diff --git a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/descriptionproperties/FieldPersist.java b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/descriptionproperties/FieldPersist.java
index 0931fe362..580e18ee8 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/descriptionproperties/FieldPersist.java
+++ b/backend/core/src/main/java/org/opencdmp/model/persist/descriptionproperties/FieldPersist.java
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ public class FieldPersist {
                             .iff(()-> !this.isNull(item.getTextListValue()) && (fieldType.equals(FieldType.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DMPS)  || fieldType.equals(FieldType.INTERNAL_ENTRIES_DESCRIPTIONS)))
                             .must(() -> item.getTextListValue().stream().allMatch(this::isUUID))
                             .failOn(FieldPersist._textListValue).failWith(this.messageSource.getMessage("Validation_UnexpectedValue", new Object[]{FieldPersist._textListValue}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale())),
-                    this.navSpec()
-                            .iff(() -> FieldType.isTagType(fieldType) &&  !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getTags()))
-                            .on(FieldPersist._tags)
-                            .over(item.getTags())
-                            .using((itm) -> this.validatorFactory.validator(TagPersist.TagPersistValidator.class)),
                     this.navSpec()
                             .iff(() -> FieldType.isReferenceType(fieldType) &&  !this.isListNullOrEmpty(item.getReferences()))
                             .on(FieldPersist._references)