diff --git a/irc/caps/constants.go b/irc/caps/constants.go
index da37c1ed..57f088e3 100644
--- a/irc/caps/constants.go
+++ b/irc/caps/constants.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ const (
 	RelaymsgTagName = "draft/relaymsg"
 	// BOT mode: https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/bot-mode
 	BotTagName = "bot"
+	// https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/chathistory
+	ChathistoryTargetsBatchType = "draft/chathistory-targets"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index d8c5606f..61b5a159 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ func (channel *Channel) replayHistoryItems(rb *ResponseBuffer, items []history.I
 		}
 	}
 
-	batchID := rb.StartNestedHistoryBatch(chname)
+	batchID := rb.StartNestedBatch(chname, "chathistory")
 	defer rb.EndNestedBatch(batchID)
 
 	for _, item := range items {
diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index f26985aa..feca599b 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (client *Client) replayPrivmsgHistory(rb *ResponseBuffer, items []history.I
 	if target == "" {
 		target = nick
 	}
-	batchID = rb.StartNestedHistoryBatch(target)
+	batchID = rb.StartNestedBatch(target, "chathistory")
 
 	isSelfMessage := func(item *history.Item) bool {
 		// XXX: Params[0] is the message target. if the source of this message is an in-memory
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 0c54a02c..71c724ef 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -655,10 +655,8 @@ func chathistoryHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *
 		} else {
 			// successful responses are sent as a chathistory or history batch
 			if listTargets {
-				if rb.session.capabilities.Has(caps.Batch) { // #2066
-					batchID := rb.StartNestedBatch("draft/chathistory-targets")
-					defer rb.EndNestedBatch(batchID)
-				}
+				batchID := rb.StartNestedBatch(caps.ChathistoryTargetsBatchType)
+				defer rb.EndNestedBatch(batchID)
 				for _, target := range targets {
 					name := server.UnfoldName(target.CfName)
 					rb.Add(nil, server.name, "CHATHISTORY", "TARGETS", name,
diff --git a/irc/responsebuffer.go b/irc/responsebuffer.go
index bacfbc11..6dfeade8 100644
--- a/irc/responsebuffer.go
+++ b/irc/responsebuffer.go
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ func (rb *ResponseBuffer) sendBatchEnd(blocking bool) {
 // Starts a nested batch (see the ResponseBuffer struct definition for a description of
 // how this works)
 func (rb *ResponseBuffer) StartNestedBatch(batchType string, params ...string) (batchID string) {
+	if !rb.session.capabilities.Has(caps.Batch) {
+		return
+	}
 	batchID = rb.session.generateBatchID()
 	msgParams := make([]string, len(params)+2)
 	msgParams[0] = "+" + batchID
@@ -219,19 +222,6 @@ func (rb *ResponseBuffer) EndNestedBatch(batchID string) {
 	rb.AddMessage(ircmsg.MakeMessage(nil, rb.target.server.name, "BATCH", "-"+batchID))
 }
 
-// Convenience to start a nested batch for history lines, at the highest level
-// supported by the client (`history`, `chathistory`, or no batch, in descending order).
-func (rb *ResponseBuffer) StartNestedHistoryBatch(params ...string) (batchID string) {
-	var batchType string
-	if rb.session.capabilities.Has(caps.Batch) {
-		batchType = "chathistory"
-	}
-	if batchType != "" {
-		batchID = rb.StartNestedBatch(batchType, params...)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 // Send sends all messages in the buffer to the client.
 // Afterwards, the buffer is in an undefined state and MUST NOT be used further.
 // If `blocking` is true you MUST be sending to the client from its own goroutine.