diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentItem.vue b/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentItem.vue
index d1cfe633347..0d4ee0617ae 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentItem.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Content/ContentItem.vue
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { iframeAdd } from "components/plugins/legacyNavigation";
 import { StatelessTags } from "components/Tags";
 import { STATES, HIERARCHICAL_COLLECTION_JOB_STATES } from "./model/states";
 import CollectionDescription from "./Collection/CollectionDescription";
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         onDisplay() {
-            iframeAdd({ path: this.itemUrls.display, title: this.name, $router: this.$router });
+            this.$router.push(this.itemUrls.display, this.name);
         },
         onDragStart(evt) {
             evt.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
index 23cfdf6c2ad..bf0f4bad48e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ import { copy as sendToClipboard } from "utils/clipboard";
 import { absPath, prependPath } from "utils/redirect.js";
 import { downloadUrlMixin } from "./mixins.js";
 import DatasetDownload from "./DatasetDownload";
-import { iframeAdd } from "components/plugins/legacyNavigation";
 
 export default {
     components: {
@@ -140,11 +139,8 @@ export default {
             this.$router.push(`/root?job_id=${this.item.creating_job}`);
         },
         onVisualize() {
-            iframeAdd({
-                path: this.itemUrls.visualize,
-                title: `Visualization of ${this.item.name || ""}`,
-                $router: this.$router,
-            });
+            const title = `Visualization of ${this.item.name || ""}`;
+            this.$router.push(this.itemUrls.visualize, title);
         },
         onHighlight() {
             this.$emit("toggleHighlights");
diff --git a/client/src/components/plugins/legacyNavigation.js b/client/src/components/plugins/legacyNavigation.js
index 23fe379a1eb..564ffcaf5db 100644
--- a/client/src/components/plugins/legacyNavigation.js
+++ b/client/src/components/plugins/legacyNavigation.js
@@ -2,15 +2,7 @@
  * Navigation mixin for legacy code. Supplies functions to components
  * to navigation to locations not controlled by Vue.
  */
-
-import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
 import { redirectToUrl, prependPath } from "utils/redirect";
-import _l from "utils/localization";
-
-// wrapper for window manager
-export function iframeAdd({ path, title = "Galaxy", $router = null }) {
-    $router.push(path);
-}
 
 // straight ifrme redirect
 export function iframeRedirect(path, target = "galaxy_main") {
@@ -37,7 +29,6 @@ export function redirect(path) {
 export const legacyNavigationMixin = {
     methods: {
         redirect,
-        iframeAdd,
         iframeRedirect,
         prependPath,
     },
diff --git a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
index eabeb4ca1b8..e9f6ee3602c 100644
--- a/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
+++ b/client/src/entry/analysis/router.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Vue.use(VueRouter);
 
 // patches $router.push() to trigger an event and hide duplication warnings
 const originalPush = VueRouter.prototype.push;
-VueRouter.prototype.push = function push(location) {
+VueRouter.prototype.push = function push(location, windowManagerTitle = null) {
     // verify if confirmation is required
     console.debug("VueRouter - push: ", location);
     if (this.confirmation) {
@@ -70,17 +70,15 @@ VueRouter.prototype.push = function push(location) {
             return;
         }
     }
-
     // show location in window manager
     const Galaxy = getGalaxyInstance();
-    if (Galaxy.frame && Galaxy.frame.active) {
+    if (windowManagerTitle && Galaxy.frame && Galaxy.frame.active) {
         Galaxy.frame.add({
             title: "Data",
             url: location,
         });
         return true;
     }
-
     // always emit event when a route is pushed
     this.app.$emit("router-push");
     // avoid console warning when user clicks to revisit same route