diff --git a/src/io/serialize.c b/src/io/serialize.c
index afc019e..7cb28dd 100644
--- a/src/io/serialize.c
+++ b/src/io/serialize.c
@@ -245,12 +245,6 @@ void read_index_bin(const char *path, const char *index_id, index_func func) {
         }
         dyn_buffer_write_char(&buf, '\0');
 
-        const char *tags_string = g_hash_table_lookup(IndexCtx.tags, buf.buf);
-        if (tags_string != NULL) {
-            cJSON *tags_arr = cJSON_Parse(tags_string);
-            cJSON_AddItemToObject(document, "tag", tags_arr);
-        }
-
         if (IndexCtx.tags != NULL) {
             const char *tags_string = g_hash_table_lookup(IndexCtx.tags, buf.buf);
             if (tags_string != NULL) {