diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 9040cc1dd..ac591ca52 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function handshake()
 
   socket.on('reconnect', function () {
     pad.collabClient.setChannelState("CONNECTED");
-    pad.sendClientReady(receivedClientVars);
+    sendClientReady(receivedClientVars);
   });
 
   socket.on('reconnecting', function() {
@@ -379,11 +379,6 @@ var pad = {
   {
     return paduserlist.users();
   },
-  sendClientReady: function(isReconnect, messageType)
-  {
-    messageType = typeof messageType !== 'undefined' ? messageType : 'CLIENT_READY';
-    sendClientReady(isReconnect, messageType);
-  },
   switchToPad: function(padId)
   {
     var newHref = new RegExp(/.*\/p\/[^\/]+/).exec(document.location.pathname) || clientVars.padId;