diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/muting.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/muting.js
index 3263c3af9a..c2307637b5 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/muting.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/muting.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stream_data.add_sub(social);
 
 function test(label, f) {
     run_test(label, ({override}) => {
-        user_topics.set_muted_topics([]);
+        user_topics.set_user_topics([]);
         muted_users.set_muted_users([]);
         f({override});
     });
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ test("unknown streams", () => {
 test("set_user_topics", () => {
     blueslip.expect("warn", "Unknown stream ID in set_user_topic: 999");
 
-    user_topics.set_muted_topics([]);
+    user_topics.set_user_topics([]);
     assert.ok(!user_topics.is_topic_muted(social.stream_id, "breakfast"));
     assert.ok(!user_topics.is_topic_muted(design.stream_id, "typography"));
 
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ test("set_user_topics", () => {
 });
 
 test("case_insensitivity", () => {
-    user_topics.set_muted_topics([]);
+    user_topics.set_user_topics([]);
     assert.ok(!user_topics.is_topic_muted(social.stream_id, "breakfast"));
-    user_topics.set_muted_topics([
+    user_topics.set_user_topics([
         {
             stream_id: social.stream_id,
             topic_name: "breakfast",
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/pm_conversations.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/pm_conversations.js
index 773b536715..bbe4df1a2e 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/pm_conversations.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/pm_conversations.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const params = {
 function test(label, f) {
     run_test(label, ({override}) => {
         pmc.clear_for_testing();
-        user_topics.set_muted_topics([]);
+        user_topics.set_user_topics([]);
         muted_users.set_muted_users([]);
         people.initialize_current_user(15);
         f({override});
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
index 5d5110bb33..f793805d9f 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/unread.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function test_notifiable_count(home_unread_messages, expected_notifiable_count)
 function test(label, f) {
     run_test(label, (helpers) => {
         unread.declare_bankruptcy();
-        user_topics.set_muted_topics([]);
+        user_topics.set_user_topics([]);
         f(helpers);
     });
 }
diff --git a/static/js/user_topics.js b/static/js/user_topics.js
index e5bf09a4bf..06e4deae5f 100644
--- a/static/js/user_topics.js
+++ b/static/js/user_topics.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function set_user_topic(user_topic) {
     }
 }
 
-export function set_muted_topics(user_topics) {
+export function set_user_topics(user_topics) {
     muted_topics.clear();
 
     for (const user_topic of user_topics) {
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ export function set_muted_topics(user_topics) {
 }
 
 export function initialize() {
-    set_muted_topics(page_params.user_topics);
+    set_user_topics(page_params.user_topics);
 }