diff --git a/static/js/floating_recipient_bar.js b/static/js/floating_recipient_bar.js
index 838019bc2c..1c38caf066 100644
--- a/static/js/floating_recipient_bar.js
+++ b/static/js/floating_recipient_bar.js
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ export function first_visible_message(bar) {
     // overlaps the floating recipient bar's space (since you ).
 
     const messages = bar.children(".message_row");
-    const frb_bottom = get_frb_bottom();
-    const frb_top = frb_bottom - 25;
+    const frb = $("#floating_recipient_bar");
+    const frb_top = top_offset(frb);
+    const frb_bottom = frb_top + frb.safeOuterHeight();
     let result;
 
     for (const message_element of messages) {
@@ -109,14 +110,6 @@ export function get_date(elem) {
     return rendered_date;
 }
 
-export function get_frb_bottom() {
-    const bar = $("#floating_recipient_bar");
-    const bar_top = top_offset(bar);
-    const bar_bottom = bar_top + bar.safeOuterHeight();
-
-    return bar_bottom;
-}
-
 export function relevant_recipient_bars() {
     let elems = [];