diff --git a/js/views/inbox_view.js b/js/views/inbox_view.js
index b50b097c3..83906355e 100644
--- a/js/views/inbox_view.js
+++ b/js/views/inbox_view.js
@@ -135,11 +135,8 @@
                     input.removeClass('active');
                 }
             },
-            hideHints: function() {
-                this.searchView.hideHints();
-            },
             openConversation: function(e, conversation) {
-                this.hideHints();
+                this.searchView.hideHints();
                 conversation = ConversationController.create(conversation);
                 this.conversation_stack.open(conversation);
                 this.hideCompose();