diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/polyfills.js b/app/assets/javascripts/polyfills.js
index ae960cdea53..0129823fc8b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/polyfills.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/polyfills.js
@@ -13,4 +13,40 @@ if (RegExp.prototype.flags === undefined) {
   });
 }
 
+// https://github.com/uxitten/polyfill/blob/master/string.polyfill.js
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padStart
+if (!String.prototype.padStart) {
+  String.prototype.padStart = function padStart(targetLength, padString) {
+    targetLength = targetLength >> 0; //truncate if number, or convert non-number to 0;
+    padString = String(typeof padString !== "undefined" ? padString : " ");
+    if (this.length >= targetLength) {
+      return String(this);
+    } else {
+      targetLength = targetLength - this.length;
+      if (targetLength > padString.length) {
+        padString += padString.repeat(targetLength / padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
+      }
+      return padString.slice(0, targetLength) + String(this);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+// https://github.com/uxitten/polyfill/blob/master/string.polyfill.js
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padEnd
+if (!String.prototype.padEnd) {
+  String.prototype.padEnd = function padEnd(targetLength, padString) {
+    targetLength = targetLength >> 0; //floor if number or convert non-number to 0;
+    padString = String(typeof padString !== "undefined" ? padString : " ");
+    if (this.length > targetLength) {
+      return String(this);
+    } else {
+      targetLength = targetLength - this.length;
+      if (targetLength > padString.length) {
+        padString += padString.repeat(targetLength / padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
+      }
+      return String(this) + padString.slice(0, targetLength);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 /* eslint-enable */
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/js/ie.js b/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/js/ie.js
index 7a441c333db..160c9400fe0 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/js/ie.js
+++ b/plugins/discourse-internet-explorer/public/js/ie.js
@@ -156,42 +156,6 @@ if (!Array.prototype.find) {
   });
 }
 
-// https://github.com/uxitten/polyfill/blob/master/string.polyfill.js
-// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padStart
-if (!String.prototype.padStart) {
-  String.prototype.padStart = function padStart(targetLength, padString) {
-    targetLength = targetLength >> 0; //truncate if number, or convert non-number to 0;
-    padString = String(typeof padString !== "undefined" ? padString : " ");
-    if (this.length >= targetLength) {
-      return String(this);
-    } else {
-      targetLength = targetLength - this.length;
-      if (targetLength > padString.length) {
-        padString += padString.repeat(targetLength / padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
-      }
-      return padString.slice(0, targetLength) + String(this);
-    }
-  };
-}
-
-// https://github.com/uxitten/polyfill/blob/master/string.polyfill.js
-// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padEnd
-if (!String.prototype.padEnd) {
-  String.prototype.padEnd = function padEnd(targetLength, padString) {
-    targetLength = targetLength >> 0; //floor if number or convert non-number to 0;
-    padString = String(typeof padString !== "undefined" ? padString : " ");
-    if (this.length > targetLength) {
-      return String(this);
-    } else {
-      targetLength = targetLength - this.length;
-      if (targetLength > padString.length) {
-        padString += padString.repeat(targetLength / padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
-      }
-      return String(this) + padString.slice(0, targetLength);
-    }
-  };
-}
-
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/from
 // Production steps of ECMA-262, Edition 6, 22.1.2.1
 if (!Array.from) {