diff --git a/lib/pleroma/tag.ex b/lib/pleroma/tag.ex
index 40a41e519..f8cd88653 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/tag.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/tag.ex
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Tag do
     timestamps()
   end
 
-  @spec upsert(String.t()) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, Ecto.Changeset.t()}
-  def upsert(name) do
-    %__MODULE__{}
-    |> Ecto.Changeset.change(name: normalize_tag(name))
-    |> Ecto.Changeset.unique_constraint(:name)
-    |> Repo.insert(on_conflict: :nothing, conflict_target: :name)
-  end
-
   @spec upsert_tags(list(String.t())) :: {integer(), nil | [term()]}
   def upsert_tags(names) do
     date = NaiveDateTime.truncate(NaiveDateTime.utc_now(), :second)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/tag_test.exs b/test/pleroma/tag_test.exs
index 97b64db86..1b21cba72 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/tag_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/tag_test.exs
@@ -9,30 +9,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.TagTest do
 
   alias Pleroma.Tag
 
-  describe "upsert/1" do
-    test "create new normalize tag" do
-      Tag.upsert("  verify   \n")
-
-      assert [tag] = Pleroma.Repo.all(Tag)
-      assert tag.name == "verify"
-    end
-
-    test "create new tag" do
-      Tag.upsert("verify")
-
-      assert [tag] = Pleroma.Repo.all(Tag)
-      assert tag.name == "verify"
-    end
-
-    test "do nothing when tag exists" do
-      insert(:tag, name: "verify")
-      Tag.upsert("verify")
-
-      assert [tag] = Pleroma.Repo.all(Tag)
-      assert tag.name == "verify"
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "upsert_tags/1" do
     test "create new normalize tags" do
       Tag.upsert_tags(["  verify   \n", "bot", "unconfirmed   "])