diff --git a/src/compiler.cc b/src/compiler.cc
index 2e4a1cca96..fe2a26aa19 100644
--- a/src/compiler.cc
+++ b/src/compiler.cc
@@ -1153,6 +1153,18 @@ void Compiler::CompileForLiveEdit(Handle<Script> script) {
 }
 
 
+// Checks whether the passed {raw_filter} is a script filter (i.e. it matches
+// the "s:{name}" pattern) and {name} is a prefix of the given scripts name.
+// TODO(rmcilroy): Remove filtering once ignition can handle test262 harness.
+static bool ScriptPassesFilter(const char* raw_filter, Handle<Script> script) {
+  if (!script->name()->IsString()) return false;
+  String* name = String::cast(script->name());
+  Vector<const char> filter = CStrVector(raw_filter);
+  if (filter.length() < 2 || filter[0] != 's' || filter[1] != ':') return false;
+  return name->IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(2, filter.length()), true);
+}
+
+
 static Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> CompileToplevel(CompilationInfo* info) {
   Isolate* isolate = info->isolate();
   PostponeInterruptsScope postpone(isolate);
@@ -1215,13 +1227,8 @@ static Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> CompileToplevel(CompilationInfo* info) {
           : info->isolate()->counters()->compile();
     HistogramTimerScope timer(rate);
 
-    Handle<String> script_name =
-        script->name()->IsString()
-            ? Handle<String>(String::cast(script->name()))
-            : isolate->factory()->empty_string();
-
     // Compile the code.
-    if (FLAG_ignition && script_name->PassesFilter(FLAG_ignition_filter)) {
+    if (FLAG_ignition && ScriptPassesFilter(FLAG_ignition_filter, script)) {
       if (!GenerateBytecode(info)) {
         return Handle<SharedFunctionInfo>::null();
       }
@@ -1252,6 +1259,10 @@ static Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> CompileToplevel(CompilationInfo* info) {
       result->set_allows_lazy_compilation_without_context(false);
     }
 
+    Handle<String> script_name =
+        script->name()->IsString()
+            ? Handle<String>(String::cast(script->name()))
+            : isolate->factory()->empty_string();
     Logger::LogEventsAndTags log_tag = info->is_eval()
         ? Logger::EVAL_TAG
         : Logger::ToNativeByScript(Logger::SCRIPT_TAG, *script);
diff --git a/src/objects.cc b/src/objects.cc
index bb10a35898..d4188ccfa4 100644
--- a/src/objects.cc
+++ b/src/objects.cc
@@ -1552,41 +1552,6 @@ void String::PrintUC16(std::ostream& os, int start, int end) {  // NOLINT
 }
 
 
-// The filter is a pattern that matches string names in this way:
-//   "*"      all; the default
-//   "-name"  all but "name"
-//   "name"   only the function "name"
-//   "name*"  only functions starting with "name"
-//   "~"      none; the tilde is not an identifier
-bool String::PassesFilter(const char* raw_filter) {
-  if (*raw_filter == '*') return true;
-
-  Vector<const char> filter = CStrVector(raw_filter);
-  if (filter.length() == 0) return length() == 0;
-  if (filter[0] == '-') {
-    // Negative filter.
-    if (filter.length() == 1) {
-      return (length() != 0);
-    } else if (IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(1, filter.length()))) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (filter[filter.length() - 1] == '*' &&
-        IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(1, filter.length() - 1), true)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-
-  } else if (IsUtf8EqualTo(filter)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (filter[filter.length() - 1] == '*' &&
-      IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(0, filter.length() - 1), true)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-
 void JSObject::JSObjectShortPrint(StringStream* accumulator) {
   switch (map()->instance_type()) {
     case JS_ARRAY_TYPE: {
@@ -11007,8 +10972,31 @@ void JSFunction::PrintName(FILE* out) {
 //   "name*"  only functions starting with "name"
 //   "~"      none; the tilde is not an identifier
 bool JSFunction::PassesFilter(const char* raw_filter) {
+  if (*raw_filter == '*') return true;
   String* name = shared()->DebugName();
-  return name->PassesFilter(raw_filter);
+  Vector<const char> filter = CStrVector(raw_filter);
+  if (filter.length() == 0) return name->length() == 0;
+  if (filter[0] == '-') {
+    // Negative filter.
+    if (filter.length() == 1) {
+      return (name->length() != 0);
+    } else if (name->IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(1, filter.length()))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (filter[filter.length() - 1] == '*' &&
+        name->IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(1, filter.length() - 1), true)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+
+  } else if (name->IsUtf8EqualTo(filter)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (filter[filter.length() - 1] == '*' &&
+      name->IsUtf8EqualTo(filter.SubVector(0, filter.length() - 1), true)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/objects.h b/src/objects.h
index dcb258a8c3..47c9ee929a 100644
--- a/src/objects.h
+++ b/src/objects.h
@@ -7289,8 +7289,6 @@ class JSFunction: public JSObject {
   inline int NumberOfLiterals();
 
   // Used for flags such as --hydrogen-filter.
-  // TODO(rmcilroy/mstarzinger): Move this back to JSFunction when compiler.cc
-  // is refactored to allow use of JSFunction::PassesFilter for top-level code.
   bool PassesFilter(const char* raw_filter);
 
   // The function's name if it is configured, otherwise shared function info
@@ -8693,9 +8691,6 @@ class String: public Name {
   // For use during stack traces.  Performs rudimentary sanity check.
   bool LooksValid();
 
-  // Used for flags such as --hydrogen-filter.
-  bool PassesFilter(const char* raw_filter);
-
   // Dispatched behavior.
   void StringShortPrint(StringStream* accumulator);
   void PrintUC16(std::ostream& os, int start = 0, int end = -1);  // NOLINT
diff --git a/test/test262/testcfg.py b/test/test262/testcfg.py
index 8765da3fac..42576642ac 100644
--- a/test/test262/testcfg.py
+++ b/test/test262/testcfg.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Test262TestSuite(testsuite.TestSuite):
     self.harness = [os.path.join(self.harnesspath, f)
                     for f in TEST_262_HARNESS_FILES]
     self.harness += [os.path.join(self.root, "harness-adapt.js")]
-    self.ignition_filter = "--ignition-filter=" + self.testroot + "/*"
+    self.ignition_filter = "--ignition-filter=s:" + self.testroot
     self.ParseTestRecord = None
 
   def ListTests(self, context):