diff --git a/web/src/navbar_alerts.js b/web/src/navbar_alerts.js
index a87b20ca04..e541d29c16 100644
--- a/web/src/navbar_alerts.js
+++ b/web/src/navbar_alerts.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import render_navbar_alert_wrapper from "../templates/navbar_alerts/navbar_alert
 import render_profile_incomplete_alert_content from "../templates/navbar_alerts/profile_incomplete.hbs";
 import render_server_needs_upgrade_alert_content from "../templates/navbar_alerts/server_needs_upgrade.hbs";
 
-import * as compose_ui from "./compose_ui";
 import * as desktop_notifications from "./desktop_notifications";
 import * as keydown_util from "./keydown_util";
 import {localstorage} from "./localstorage";
@@ -21,22 +20,6 @@ import * as unread_ops from "./unread_ops";
 import * as unread_ui from "./unread_ui";
 import * as util from "./util";
 
-/* This is called by resize.js, and thus indirectly when we trigger
- * resize events in the logic below. */
-export function resize_app() {
-    const navbar_alerts_height = $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper").height();
-    document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
-        "--navbar-alerts-wrapper-height",
-        navbar_alerts_height + "px",
-    );
-
-    // If the compose-box is in expanded state,
-    // reset its height as well.
-    if (compose_ui.is_full_size()) {
-        compose_ui.set_compose_box_top(true);
-    }
-}
-
 const show_step = function ($process, step) {
     $process
         .find("[data-step]")
diff --git a/web/src/resize.js b/web/src/resize.js
index 42b0996e51..94a1339237 100644
--- a/web/src/resize.js
+++ b/web/src/resize.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import $ from "jquery";
 
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip";
 import * as compose_state from "./compose_state";
+import * as compose_ui from "./compose_ui";
 import * as message_viewport from "./message_viewport";
-import * as navbar_alerts from "./navbar_alerts";
 
 function get_bottom_whitespace_height() {
     return message_viewport.height() * 0.4;
@@ -144,8 +144,22 @@ export function update_recent_view_filters_height() {
     $("html").css("--recent-topics-filters-height", `${recent_view_filters_height}px`);
 }
 
+function resize_navbar_alerts() {
+    const navbar_alerts_height = $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper").height();
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+        "--navbar-alerts-wrapper-height",
+        navbar_alerts_height + "px",
+    );
+
+    // If the compose-box is in expanded state,
+    // reset its height as well.
+    if (compose_ui.is_full_size()) {
+        compose_ui.set_compose_box_top(true);
+    }
+}
+
 export function resize_page_components() {
-    navbar_alerts.resize_app();
+    resize_navbar_alerts();
     const h = resize_sidebars();
     resize_bottom_whitespace(h);
 }