diff --git a/static/js/stream_edit.js b/static/js/stream_edit.js
index c59509e000..3ff703d386 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_edit.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_edit.js
@@ -34,33 +34,13 @@ exports.is_sub_settings_active = function (sub) {
     return false;
 };
 
-function get_email_of_subscribers(subscribers) {
+exports.get_email_of_subscribers = function (subscribers) {
     var emails = [];
     subscribers.each(function (o, i) {
         var email = people.get_person_from_user_id(i).email;
         emails.push(email);
     });
     return emails;
-}
-
-exports.rerender_subscribers_list = function (sub) {
-    if (!sub.can_access_subscribers) {
-        $(".subscriber_list_settings_container").hide();
-    } else {
-        var emails = get_email_of_subscribers(sub.subscribers);
-        var subscribers_list = list_render.get("stream_subscribers/" + sub.stream_id);
-
-        // Changing the data clears the rendered list and the list needs to be re-rendered.
-        // Perform re-rendering only when the stream settings form of the corresponding
-        // stream is open.
-        if (subscribers_list) {
-            exports.sort_but_pin_current_user_on_top(emails);
-            subscribers_list.data(emails);
-            subscribers_list.render();
-            ui.update_scrollbar($(".subscriber_list_container"));
-        }
-        $(".subscriber_list_settings_container").show();
-    }
 };
 
 function clear_edit_panel() {
@@ -188,7 +168,7 @@ function show_subscription_settings(sub_row) {
     var list = get_subscriber_list(sub_settings);
     list.empty();
 
-    var emails = get_email_of_subscribers(sub.subscribers);
+    var emails = exports.get_email_of_subscribers(sub.subscribers);
     exports.sort_but_pin_current_user_on_top(emails);
 
     list_render.create(list, emails, {
diff --git a/static/js/stream_ui_updates.js b/static/js/stream_ui_updates.js
index d9d86b5f69..d6ebee099b 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_ui_updates.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_ui_updates.js
@@ -111,6 +111,31 @@ exports.update_subscribers_count = function (sub, just_subscribed) {
     }
 };
 
+exports.update_subscribers_list = function (sub) {
+    // Render subscriptions only if stream settings is open
+    if (!stream_edit.is_sub_settings_active(sub)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!sub.can_access_subscribers) {
+        $(".subscriber_list_settings_container").hide();
+    } else {
+        var emails = stream_edit.get_email_of_subscribers(sub.subscribers);
+        var subscribers_list = list_render.get("stream_subscribers/" + sub.stream_id);
+
+        // Changing the data clears the rendered list and the list needs to be re-rendered.
+        // Perform re-rendering only when the stream settings form of the corresponding
+        // stream is open.
+        if (subscribers_list) {
+            stream_edit.sort_but_pin_current_user_on_top(emails);
+            subscribers_list.data(emails);
+            subscribers_list.render();
+            ui.update_scrollbar($(".subscriber_list_container"));
+        }
+        $(".subscriber_list_settings_container").show();
+    }
+};
+
 return exports;
 }());
 
diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index 7aeba31a28..9721410a33 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -171,10 +171,7 @@ exports.rerender_subscriptions_settings = function (sub) {
     }
     stream_data.update_subscribers_count(sub);
     stream_ui_updates.update_subscribers_count(sub);
-    if (stream_edit.is_sub_settings_active(sub)) {
-        // Render subscriptions only if stream settings is open
-        stream_edit.rerender_subscribers_list(sub);
-    }
+    stream_ui_updates.update_subscribers_list(sub);
 };
 
 function add_email_hint_handler() {
@@ -267,9 +264,7 @@ exports.update_settings_for_subscribed = function (sub) {
         exports.add_sub_to_table(sub);
     }
 
-    if (stream_edit.is_sub_settings_active(sub)) {
-        stream_edit.rerender_subscribers_list(sub);
-    }
+    stream_ui_updates.update_subscribers_list(sub);
 
     // Display the swatch and subscription stream_settings
     stream_ui_updates.update_regular_sub_settings(sub);