diff --git a/static/js/gear_menu.js b/static/js/gear_menu.js
index 5c1f7dd440..dfc3f29288 100644
--- a/static/js/gear_menu.js
+++ b/static/js/gear_menu.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
             viewport.scrollTop(scroll_positions[target_tab]);
         } else {
             if (target_tab === '#home') {
-                scroll_to_selected();
+                navigate.scroll_to_selected();
             } else {
                 viewport.scrollTop(0);
             }
diff --git a/static/js/message_list_view.js b/static/js/message_list_view.js
index a6bd58e0b7..0902e9ca77 100644
--- a/static/js/message_list_view.js
+++ b/static/js/message_list_view.js
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         // autoscroll_forever: if we're on the last message, keep us on the last message
         if (last_message_was_selected && page_params.autoscroll_forever) {
             this.list.select_id(this.list.last().id, {from_rendering: true});
-            scroll_to_selected();
+            navigate.scroll_to_selected();
             this.list.reselect_selected_id();
             return;
         }
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         // autoscroll_forever: if we've sent a message, move pointer at least that far.
         if (page_params.autoscroll_forever && id_of_last_message_sent_by_us > -1 && (rows.last_visible().offset().top - this.list.selected_row().offset().top) < (viewport.height())) {
             this.list.select_id(id_of_last_message_sent_by_us, {from_rendering: true});
-            scroll_to_selected();
+            navigate.scroll_to_selected();
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/static/js/navigate.js b/static/js/navigate.js
index 9bb44c2d75..d82d0397b0 100644
--- a/static/js/navigate.js
+++ b/static/js/navigate.js
@@ -102,12 +102,19 @@ exports.cycle_stream = function (direction) {
     narrow.by('stream', nextStream.data('name'));
 };
 
+exports.scroll_to_selected = function () {
+    var selected_row = current_msg_list.selected_row();
+    if (selected_row && (selected_row.length !== 0)) {
+        recenter_view(selected_row);
+    }
+};
+
 
 exports.maybe_scroll_to_selected = function () {
     // If we have been previously instructed to re-center to the
     // selected message, then do so
     if (pointer.recenter_pointer_on_display) {
-        scroll_to_selected();
+        exports.scroll_to_selected();
         pointer.recenter_pointer_on_display = false;
     }
 };
diff --git a/static/js/notifications.js b/static/js/notifications.js
index a0ab624232..990e7fbd15 100644
--- a/static/js/notifications.js
+++ b/static/js/notifications.js
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ exports.register_click_handlers = function () {
     $('#out-of-view-notification').on('click', '.compose_notification_scroll_to_message', function (e) {
         var msgid = $(e.currentTarget).data('msgid');
         current_msg_list.select_id(msgid);
-        scroll_to_selected();
+        navigate.scroll_to_selected();
         e.stopPropagation();
         e.preventDefault();
     });
diff --git a/static/js/resize.js b/static/js/resize.js
index 5cb262fd43..ebaad4c357 100644
--- a/static/js/resize.js
+++ b/static/js/resize.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ exports.handler = function (e) {
     // but before we've loaded in the messages; in that case, don't
     // try to scroll to one.
     if (current_msg_list.selected_id() !== -1) {
-        scroll_to_selected();
+        navigate.scroll_to_selected();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/zulip.js b/static/js/zulip.js
index b41f4e6924..19306b2fb7 100644
--- a/static/js/zulip.js
+++ b/static/js/zulip.js
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ function recenter_view(message, opts) {
     }
 }
 
-function scroll_to_selected() {
-    var selected_row = current_msg_list.selected_row();
-    if (selected_row && (selected_row.length !== 0)) {
-        recenter_view(selected_row);
-    }
-}
-
-
 function get_private_message_recipient(message, attr, fallback_attr) {
     var recipient, i;
     var other_recipients = _.filter(message.display_recipient,
diff --git a/tools/jslint/check-all.js b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
index 5df1bef91b..c7d668bf64 100644
--- a/tools/jslint/check-all.js
+++ b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var globals =
     // zulip.js
     + ' home_msg_list current_msg_list'
     + ' respond_to_message recenter_view'
-    + ' scroll_to_selected get_private_message_recipient'
+    + ' get_private_message_recipient'
     + ' process_loaded_for_unread'
     + ' recent_subjects unread_subjects'
     ;