diff --git a/src/components/NavExpandableGroup.jsx b/src/components/NavExpandableGroup.jsx
index c124c77c16..8a5562fcfa 100644
--- a/src/components/NavExpandableGroup.jsx
+++ b/src/components/NavExpandableGroup.jsx
@@ -14,15 +14,20 @@ class NavExpandableGroup extends Component {
     // Extract a list of paths from the route params and store them for later. This creates
     // an array of url paths associated with any NavItem component rendered by this component.
     this.navItemPaths = routes.map(({ path }) => path);
+
+    this.isActiveGroup = this.isActiveGroup.bind(this);
+    this.isActivePath = this.isActivePath.bind(this);
   }
 
-  isActiveGroup = () => this.navItemPaths.some(this.isActivePath);
+  isActiveGroup () {
+    return this.navItemPaths.some(this.isActivePath);
+  }
 
-  isActivePath = (path) => {
+  isActivePath (path) {
     const { history } = this.props;
 
     return history.location.pathname.startsWith(path);
-  };
+  }
 
   render () {
     const { groupId, groupTitle, routes } = this.props;