diff --git a/web/src/onboarding_steps.ts b/web/src/onboarding_steps.ts
index 89e964edeb..2da1549dc0 100644
--- a/web/src/onboarding_steps.ts
+++ b/web/src/onboarding_steps.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import * as blueslip from "./blueslip.ts";
 import * as channel from "./channel.ts";
 import * as dialog_widget from "./dialog_widget.ts";
 import {$t, $t_html} from "./i18n.ts";
+import type * as message_view from "./message_view.ts";
 import * as people from "./people.ts";
-import type {NarrowTerm, StateData, onboarding_step_schema} from "./state_data.ts";
+import type {StateData, onboarding_step_schema} from "./state_data.ts";
 import * as util from "./util.ts";
 
 export type OnboardingStep = z.output<typeof onboarding_step_schema>;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export function update_onboarding_steps_to_display(onboarding_steps: OnboardingS
 
 function narrow_to_dm_with_welcome_bot_new_user(
     onboarding_steps: OnboardingStep[],
-    show_message_view: (raw_terms: NarrowTerm[], opts: {trigger: string}) => void,
+    show_message_view: typeof message_view.show,
 ): void {
     if (
         onboarding_steps.some(
@@ -168,10 +169,9 @@ function show_navigation_tour_video(navigation_tour_video_url: string | null): v
 
 export function initialize(
     params: StateData["onboarding_steps"],
-    navigation_tour_video_url: StateData["navigation_tour_video_url"],
-    show_message_view: (raw_terms: NarrowTerm[], opts: {trigger: string}) => void,
+    {show_message_view}: {show_message_view: typeof message_view.show},
 ): void {
     update_onboarding_steps_to_display(params.onboarding_steps);
     narrow_to_dm_with_welcome_bot_new_user(params.onboarding_steps, show_message_view);
-    show_navigation_tour_video(navigation_tour_video_url);
+    show_navigation_tour_video(params.navigation_tour_video_url);
 }
diff --git a/web/src/state_data.ts b/web/src/state_data.ts
index e78cbc6d2c..b0d3871f0f 100644
--- a/web/src/state_data.ts
+++ b/web/src/state_data.ts
@@ -580,10 +580,7 @@ export const state_data_schema = z
                 onboarding_steps: z.array(onboarding_step_schema),
                 navigation_tour_video_url: z.nullable(z.string()),
             })
-            .transform(({onboarding_steps, navigation_tour_video_url}) => ({
-                onboarding_steps: {onboarding_steps},
-                navigation_tour_video_url,
-            })),
+            .transform((onboarding_steps) => ({onboarding_steps})),
     )
     .and(current_user_schema.transform((current_user) => ({current_user})))
     .and(realm_schema.transform((realm) => ({realm})));
diff --git a/web/src/ui_init.js b/web/src/ui_init.js
index 531e3d528c..bd94f5783f 100644
--- a/web/src/ui_init.js
+++ b/web/src/ui_init.js
@@ -717,11 +717,9 @@ export async function initialize_everything(state_data) {
     drafts_overlay_ui.initialize();
     // This needs to happen after activity_ui.initialize, so that user_filter
     // is defined. Also, must happen after people.initialize()
-    onboarding_steps.initialize(
-        state_data.onboarding_steps,
-        state_data.navigation_tour_video_url,
-        message_view.show,
-    );
+    onboarding_steps.initialize(state_data.onboarding_steps, {
+        show_message_view: message_view.show,
+    });
     typing.initialize();
     starred_messages_ui.initialize();
     user_status_ui.initialize();