diff --git a/web/src/message_scroll.js b/web/src/message_scroll.js
index ad9643e90c..eb7deb4e06 100644
--- a/web/src/message_scroll.js
+++ b/web/src/message_scroll.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export function initialize() {
                 // The below checks might seem redundant, but it's
                 // possible this logic, which runs after a delay, lost
                 // a race with switching to another view, like Recent
-                // Topics, and we don't want to displ[ay this banner
+                // Topics, and we don't want to display this banner
                 // in such a view.
                 //
                 // This can likely be fixed more cleanly with another approach.
diff --git a/web/src/narrow.js b/web/src/narrow.js
index 3d02acbd75..31627d3c80 100644
--- a/web/src/narrow.js
+++ b/web/src/narrow.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export function reset_ui_state() {
     narrow_banner.hide_empty_narrow_message();
     message_scroll.hide_top_of_narrow_notices();
     message_scroll.hide_indicators();
-    unread_ui.reset_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
+    unread_ui.reset_unread_banner();
 }
 
 export function handle_middle_pane_transition() {
diff --git a/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js b/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
index b5ed684764..f57bc83240 100644
--- a/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/recent_topics_ui.js
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ export function show() {
     set_visible(true);
     $(".header").css("padding-bottom", "0px");
 
-    unread_ui.hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
+    unread_ui.hide_unread_banner();
 
     // We want to show `new stream message` instead of
     // `new topic`, which we are already doing in this
diff --git a/web/src/stream_events.js b/web/src/stream_events.js
index 89bc98cb8c..421771affc 100644
--- a/web/src/stream_events.js
+++ b/web/src/stream_events.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function mark_unsubscribed(sub) {
 
         // This update would likely be better implemented by having it
         // disappear whenever no unread messages remain.
-        unread_ui.hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
+        unread_ui.hide_unread_banner();
     }
 
     // Unread messages in the now-unsubscribe stream need to be
diff --git a/web/src/unread_ui.js b/web/src/unread_ui.js
index b3f482884b..44d63a367e 100644
--- a/web/src/unread_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/unread_ui.js
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ import * as topic_list from "./topic_list";
 import * as unread from "./unread";
 import {notify_server_messages_read} from "./unread_ops";
 
-let user_closed_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner = false;
-export function hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner() {
+let user_closed_unread_banner = false;
+export function hide_unread_banner() {
     // Use visibility instead of hide() to prevent messages on the screen from
     // shifting vertically.
     $("#mark_as_read_turned_off_banner").toggleClass("invisible", true);
 }
 
-export function reset_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner() {
-    hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
-    user_closed_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner = false;
+export function reset_unread_banner() {
+    hide_unread_banner();
+    user_closed_unread_banner = false;
 }
 
 export function notify_messages_remain_unread() {
-    if (!user_closed_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner) {
+    if (!user_closed_unread_banner) {
         $("#mark_as_read_turned_off_banner").toggleClass("invisible", false);
     }
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     update_unread_counts();
 
     $("#mark_as_read_turned_off_banner").html(render_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner());
-    hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
+    hide_unread_banner();
     $("#mark_view_read").on("click", () => {
         // Mark all messages in the current view as read.
         //
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ export function initialize() {
         // New messages received may be marked as read based on narrow type.
         message_lists.current.resume_reading();
 
-        hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
+        hide_unread_banner();
     });
     $("#mark_as_read_close").on("click", () => {
-        hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner();
-        user_closed_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner = true;
+        hide_unread_banner();
+        user_closed_unread_banner = true;
     });
 }
diff --git a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
index 6868704286..c2704ee459 100644
--- a/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/recent_topics.test.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mock_esm("../src/user_topics", {
 });
 const narrow = mock_esm("../src/narrow", {
     update_narrow_title: noop,
-    hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner: noop,
+    hide_unread_banner: noop,
     handle_middle_pane_transition: noop,
     has_shown_message_list_view: true,
 });
diff --git a/web/tests/stream_events.test.js b/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
index a195ffe0ea..35008adb27 100644
--- a/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/stream_events.test.js
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ test("mark_unsubscribed (render_title_area)", ({override}) => {
     override(stream_list, "remove_sidebar_row", noop);
     override(stream_list, "update_subscribe_to_more_streams_link", noop);
     override(unread_ui, "update_unread_counts", noop);
-    override(unread_ui, "hide_mark_as_read_turned_off_banner", noop);
+    override(unread_ui, "hide_unread_banner", noop);
 
     $("#streams_overlay_container .stream-row:not(.notdisplayed)").length = 0;