diff --git a/zerver/actions/message_send.py b/zerver/actions/message_send.py
index 45d3d8ed01..6b62928dbd 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/message_send.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/message_send.py
@@ -696,10 +696,7 @@ def filter_presence_idle_user_ids(user_ids: Set[int]) -> List[int]:
     if not user_ids:
         return []
 
-    # Matches presence.js constant
-    OFFLINE_THRESHOLD_SECS = 140
-
-    recent = timezone_now() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=OFFLINE_THRESHOLD_SECS)
+    recent = timezone_now() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=settings.OFFLINE_THRESHOLD_SECS)
     rows = (
         UserPresence.objects.filter(
             user_profile_id__in=user_ids,
diff --git a/zproject/default_settings.py b/zproject/default_settings.py
index 1e2c7a3f5d..0894ffe2a1 100644
--- a/zproject/default_settings.py
+++ b/zproject/default_settings.py
@@ -488,10 +488,8 @@ LOG_API_EVENT_TYPES = False
 STAGING = False
 
 # How long to wait before presence should treat a user as offline.
-# TODO: Figure out why this is different from the corresponding
-# value in static/js/presence.js.  Also, probably move it out of
-# default_settings, since it likely isn't usefully user-configurable.
-OFFLINE_THRESHOLD_SECS = 5 * 60
+# Should match the presence.js constant.
+OFFLINE_THRESHOLD_SECS = 140
 
 # Specifies the number of active users in the realm
 # above which sending of presence update events will be disabled.