diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/example5.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/example5.js
index 0c2bb3ef28..58db584878 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/example5.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/example5.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ const message_util = mock_esm("../../static/js/message_util");
 const notifications = mock_esm("../../static/js/notifications");
 const pm_list = mock_esm("../../static/js/pm_list");
 const recent_topics_data = mock_esm("../../static/js/recent_topics_data");
-const resize = mock_esm("../../static/js/resize");
 const stream_list = mock_esm("../../static/js/stream_list");
 const unread_ops = mock_esm("../../static/js/unread_ops");
 const unread_ui = mock_esm("../../static/js/unread_ui");
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ run_test("insert_message", ({override}) => {
     helper.redirect(message_util, "add_new_messages");
     helper.redirect(notifications, "received_messages");
     helper.redirect(recent_topics_data, "process_message");
-    helper.redirect(resize, "resize_page_components");
     helper.redirect(stream_list, "update_streams_sidebar");
     helper.redirect(unread_ops, "process_visible");
     helper.redirect(unread_ui, "update_unread_counts");
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ run_test("insert_message", ({override}) => {
         [message_util, "add_new_messages_data"],
         [message_util, "add_new_messages"],
         [unread_ui, "update_unread_counts"],
-        [resize, "resize_page_components"],
         [unread_ops, "process_visible"],
         [notifications, "received_messages"],
         [stream_list, "update_streams_sidebar"],
diff --git a/static/js/message_events.js b/static/js/message_events.js
index 5083b8896c..c1f488746a 100644
--- a/static/js/message_events.js
+++ b/static/js/message_events.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {page_params} from "./page_params";
 import * as pm_list from "./pm_list";
 import * as recent_senders from "./recent_senders";
 import * as recent_topics_ui from "./recent_topics_ui";
-import * as resize from "./resize";
 import * as stream_list from "./stream_list";
 import * as stream_topic_history from "./stream_topic_history";
 import * as sub_store from "./sub_store";
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ export function insert_new_messages(messages, sent_by_this_client) {
     if (any_untracked_unread_messages) {
         unread_ui.update_unread_counts();
     }
-    resize.resize_page_components();
 
     unread_ops.process_visible();
     notifications.received_messages(messages);
diff --git a/static/js/message_util.js b/static/js/message_util.js
index 3545ac952b..716197820a 100644
--- a/static/js/message_util.js
+++ b/static/js/message_util.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import $ from "jquery";
 import {all_messages_data} from "./all_messages_data";
 import * as loading from "./loading";
 import * as message_store from "./message_store";
-import * as resize from "./resize";
 import * as unread from "./unread";
 import * as unread_ui from "./unread_ui";
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export function do_unread_count_updates(messages, expect_no_new_unreads = false)
         // The following operations are expensive, and thus should
         // only happen if we found any unread messages justifying it.
         unread_ui.update_unread_counts();
-        resize.resize_page_components();
     }
 }