diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
index 20b21481a8..6cd4f6b685 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ interface IState {
     me?: RoomMember;
     narrowMode?: boolean;
     isMenuOpen: boolean;
-    showStickers: boolean;
+    isStickerPickerOpen: boolean;
     showStickersButton: boolean;
     showLocationButton: boolean;
 }
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             haveRecording: false,
             recordingTimeLeftSeconds: null, // when set to a number, shows a toast
             isMenuOpen: false,
-            showStickers: false,
+            isStickerPickerOpen: false,
             showStickersButton: SettingsStore.getValue("MessageComposerInput.showStickersButton"),
             showLocationButton: (
                 !window.electron &&
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             this.setState({
                 narrowMode,
                 isMenuOpen: !narrowMode ? false : this.state.isMenuOpen,
-                showStickers: false,
+                isStickerPickerOpen: false,
             });
         }
     };
@@ -499,8 +499,8 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
     };
 
-    private showStickers = (showStickers: boolean) => {
-        this.setState({ showStickers });
+    private setStickerPickerOpen = (isStickerPickerOpen: boolean) => {
+        this.setState({ isStickerPickerOpen });
     };
 
     private toggleButtonMenu = (): void => {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         if (this.state.showStickersButton) {
             let title: string;
             if (!this.state.narrowMode) {
-                title = this.state.showStickers ? _t("Hide Stickers") : _t("Show Stickers");
+                title = this.state.isStickerPickerOpen ? _t("Hide Stickers") : _t("Show Stickers");
             }
 
             buttons.push(
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     id='stickersButton'
                     key="controls_stickers"
                     className="mx_MessageComposer_button mx_MessageComposer_stickers"
-                    onClick={() => this.showStickers(!this.state.showStickers)}
+                    onClick={() => this.setStickerPickerOpen(!this.state.isStickerPickerOpen)}
                     title={title}
                     label={this.state.narrowMode ? _t("Send a sticker") : null}
                 />,
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             <Stickerpicker
                 room={this.props.room}
                 threadId={threadId}
-                showStickers={this.state.showStickers}
-                setShowStickers={this.showStickers}
+                isStickerPickerOpen={this.state.isStickerPickerOpen}
+                setStickerPickerOpen={this.setStickerPickerOpen}
                 menuPosition={menuPosition}
                 key="stickers"
             />,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
index e327d64953..aab1386082 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ const PERSISTED_ELEMENT_KEY = "stickerPicker";
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
     threadId?: string | null;
-    showStickers: boolean;
+    isStickerPickerOpen: boolean;
     menuPosition?: any;
-    setShowStickers: (showStickers: boolean) => void;
+    setStickerPickerOpen: (isStickerPickerOpen: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 interface IState {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             if (scalarClient) {
                 scalarClient.disableWidgetAssets(WidgetType.STICKERPICKER, this.state.widgetId).then(() => {
                     logger.log('Assets disabled');
-                }).catch((err) => {
+                }).catch(() => {
                     logger.error('Failed to disable assets');
                 });
             } else {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             logger.warn('No widget ID specified, not disabling assets');
         }
 
-        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
         WidgetUtils.removeStickerpickerWidgets().then(() => {
             this.forceUpdate();
         }).catch((e) => {
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         }
     }
 
-    public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: IProps, prevState: IState): void {
-        this.sendVisibilityToWidget(this.props.showStickers);
+    public componentDidUpdate(): void {
+        this.sendVisibilityToWidget(this.props.isStickerPickerOpen);
     }
 
     private imError(errorMsg: string, e: Error): void {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         this.setState({
             imError: _t(errorMsg),
         });
-        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
     }
 
     private updateWidget = (): void => {
@@ -204,17 +204,17 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 this.forceUpdate();
                 break;
             case "stickerpicker_close":
-                this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+                this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
                 break;
             case "show_left_panel":
             case "hide_left_panel":
-                this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+                this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
                 break;
         }
     };
 
     private onRightPanelStoreUpdate = () => {
-        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
     };
 
     private defaultStickerpickerContent(): JSX.Element {
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
         const y = (buttonRect.top + (buttonRect.height / 2) + window.pageYOffset) - 19;
 
-        this.props.setShowStickers(true);
+        this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(true);
         this.setState({
             stickerpickerX: x,
             stickerpickerY: y,
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * Called when the window is resized
      */
     private onResize = (): void => {
-        if (this.props.showStickers) {
-            this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        if (this.props.isStickerPickerOpen) {
+            this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
         }
     };
 
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * The stickers picker was hidden
      */
     private onFinished = (): void => {
-        if (this.props.showStickers) {
-            this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        if (this.props.isStickerPickerOpen) {
+            this.props.setStickerPickerOpen(false);
         }
     };
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     public render(): JSX.Element {
-        if (!this.props.showStickers) return null;
+        if (!this.props.isStickerPickerOpen) return null;
 
         return <ContextMenu
             chevronOffset={this.state.stickerpickerChevronOffset}