diff --git a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
index e6a42195b8..b7ef74f162 100644
--- a/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
+++ b/remote-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/TagsImpl.java
@@ -199,11 +199,6 @@ public class TagsImpl implements Tags
     	{
     		throw new EntityNotFoundException(tagId);
     	}
-		String tag = taggingService.getTagName(tagNodeRef);
-		if(!taggingService.isTag(storeRef,tag))
-		{
-			throw new EntityNotFoundException(tagId);
-		}
     	return tagNodeRef;
     }