diff --git a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
index ed1e82ae28..f66141a5bc 100644
--- a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
+++ b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ function format_topic(
         is_topic: true,
         stream_id,
         topic_name: topic,
-        stream_name: stream_data.get_stream_name_from_id(stream_id),
         unread_count: topic_unread_count,
         conversation_key: get_topic_key(stream_id, topic),
         topic_url: hash_util.by_stream_topic_url(stream_id, topic),
diff --git a/web/src/message_list_view.js b/web/src/message_list_view.js
index fcc5038144..b0b569177e 100644
--- a/web/src/message_list_view.js
+++ b/web/src/message_list_view.js
@@ -289,10 +289,8 @@ function populate_group_from_message_container(group, message_container) {
             // module.  Ideally, we'd clean this up by making the
             // tutorial populate stream_settings_ui.js "properly".
             group.stream_id = -1;
-            group.stream_name = $t({defaultMessage: "Unknown channel"});
         } else {
             group.stream_id = sub.stream_id;
-            group.stream_name = stream_data.get_stream_name_from_id(sub.stream_id);
         }
         group.is_subscribed = stream_data.is_subscribed(group.stream_id);
         group.topic_is_resolved = resolved_topic.is_resolved(group.topic);
diff --git a/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_row.hbs b/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_row.hbs
index 6632530df9..88d9afb474 100644
--- a/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_row.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/inbox_view/inbox_row.hbs
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@
                           data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}" data-topic-name="{{topic_name}}" tabindex="0" data-col-index="{{ column_indexes.TOPIC_VISIBILITY }}">
                             {{#if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.FOLLOWED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-follow recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You follow this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.UNMUTED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-unmute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.MUTED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-mute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have muted this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.INHERIT)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-inherit recipient_bar_icon"
-                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for #{stream_name}' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for this channel.' }}"></i>
                             {{/if}}
                         </span>
                     {{/if}}
diff --git a/web/templates/recent_view_row.hbs b/web/templates/recent_view_row.hbs
index 41478b8860..2b2a2efce9 100644
--- a/web/templates/recent_view_row.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/recent_view_row.hbs
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@
                         <span class="recent_view_focusable change_visibility_policy hidden-for-spectators" data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}" data-topic-name="{{topic}}" data-col-index="{{ column_indexes.mute }}">
                             {{#if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.FOLLOWED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-follow recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You follow this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.UNMUTED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-unmute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.MUTED)}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-mute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have muted this topic.'}}"
-                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic.' }}"></i>
                             {{else}}
                                 <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-inherit recipient_bar_icon"
-                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for #{stream_name}' }}"></i>
+                                  role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for this channel.' }}"></i>
                             {{/if}}
                         </span>
                     </div>
diff --git a/web/templates/recipient_row.hbs b/web/templates/recipient_row.hbs
index 4f6e0e9b6d..a17b7c9cce 100644
--- a/web/templates/recipient_row.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/recipient_row.hbs
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@
                 <span class="change_visibility_policy hidden-for-spectators" data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}" data-topic-name="{{topic}}">
                     {{#if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.FOLLOWED)}}
                         <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-follow recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You follow this topic.'}}"
-                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic' }}"></i>
+                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You follow this topic.' }}"></i>
                     {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.UNMUTED)}}
                         <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-unmute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.'}}"
-                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic' }}"></i>
+                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have unmuted this topic.' }}"></i>
                     {{else if (eq visibility_policy all_visibility_policies.MUTED)}}
                         <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-mute-new recipient_bar_icon" data-tippy-content="{{t 'You have muted this topic.'}}"
-                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic' }}"></i>
+                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'You have muted this topic.' }}"></i>
                     {{else}}
                         <i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-inherit recipient_bar_icon"
-                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for #{stream_name}' }}"></i>
+                          role="button" tabindex="0" aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="{{t 'Notifications are based on your configuration for this channel.' }}"></i>
                     {{/if}}
                 </span>
             {{/if}}