diff --git a/zerver/views/user_settings.py b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
index b96c5f777d..203728b729 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@ def json_left_side_userlist(request, user_profile, left_side_userlist=REQ(valida
 
     return json_success(result)
 
+# TODO: Merge json_left_side_userlist and json_time_setting endpoints
+# into this one; it should be straightforward
 @has_request_variables
-def json_language_setting(request, user_profile, default_language=REQ(validator=check_string, default=None)):
+def update_display_settings_backend(request, user_profile,
+                                    default_language=REQ(validator=check_string, default=None)):
     # type: (HttpRequest, UserProfile, Optional[str]) -> HttpResponse
     result = {}
     if (default_language is not None and
diff --git a/zproject/urls.py b/zproject/urls.py
index ac8104ef3f..4cabd0a750 100644
--- a/zproject/urls.py
+++ b/zproject/urls.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ v1_api_and_json_patterns = [
         {'PUT': 'zerver.views.user_settings.set_avatar_backend',
          'DELETE': 'zerver.views.user_settings.delete_avatar_backend'}),
     url(r'^settings/display$', rest_dispatch,
-        {'PATCH': 'zerver.views.user_settings.json_language_setting'}),
+        {'PATCH': 'zerver.views.user_settings.update_display_settings_backend'}),
 
     # users/me/alert_words -> zerver.views.alert_words
     url(r'^users/me/alert_words$', rest_dispatch,