diff --git a/lib/timeline-window.js b/lib/timeline-window.js
index 1889631ae..742634313 100644
--- a/lib/timeline-window.js
+++ b/lib/timeline-window.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ TimelineWindow.prototype.paginate = function(direction, size, makeRequest,
         // remove some events from the other end, if necessary
         var excess = this._eventCount - this._windowLimit;
         if (excess > 0) {
-            this._unpaginate(excess, direction != EventTimeline.BACKWARDS);
+            this.unpaginate(excess, direction != EventTimeline.BACKWARDS);
         }
         return q(true);
     }
@@ -287,15 +287,13 @@ TimelineWindow.prototype.paginate = function(direction, size, makeRequest,
 
 
 /**
- * Trim the window to the windowlimit
+ * Remove `delta` events from the start or end of the timeline.
  *
  * @param {number}  delta           number of events to remove from the timeline
  * @param {boolean} startOfTimeline if events should be removed from the start
  *     of the timeline.
- *
- * @private
  */
-TimelineWindow.prototype._unpaginate = function(delta, startOfTimeline) {
+TimelineWindow.prototype.unpaginate = function(delta, startOfTimeline) {
     var tl = startOfTimeline ? this._start : this._end;
 
     // sanity-check the delta