diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
index c053f3fdc8..d508e9816a 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ run_test('test_basics', () => {
         bot = bot_data.get(43);
         assert.equal('Bot 1', bot.full_name);
         assert(bot.is_active);
-        bot_data.delete(43);
+        bot_data.del(43);
         bot = bot_data.get(43);
         assert.equal(bot, undefined);
     }());
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
index 005e03f0b2..8d16455565 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ with_overrides(function (override) {
     event = event_fixtures.realm_bot__delete;
     global.with_stub(function (bot_stub) {
         global.with_stub(function (admin_stub) {
-            override('bot_data.delete', bot_stub.f);
+            override('bot_data.del', bot_stub.f);
             override('settings_users.update_user_data', admin_stub.f);
             dispatch(event);
             var args = bot_stub.get_args('bot_id');
diff --git a/static/js/bot_data.js b/static/js/bot_data.js
index 4c1c655783..bc2d51a39d 100644
--- a/static/js/bot_data.js
+++ b/static/js/bot_data.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var bot_data = (function () {
         send_change_event();
     };
 
-    exports.delete = function bot_data__delete(bot_id) {
+    exports.del = function bot_data__del(bot_id) {
         delete bots[bot_id];
         delete services[bot_id];
         send_change_event();
diff --git a/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js b/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
index 88f74cc8f6..a3fa46202d 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ exports.dispatch_normal_event = function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
             event.bot.is_active = false;
             settings_users.update_user_data(event.bot.user_id, event.bot);
         } else if (event.op === 'delete') {
-            bot_data.delete(event.bot.user_id);
+            bot_data.del(event.bot.user_id);
             settings_users.update_user_data(event.bot.user_id, event.bot);
         } else if (event.op === 'update') {
             if (_.has(event.bot, 'owner_id')) {