diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/AutocompleteTagResult.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/AutocompleteTagResult.tsx
index d732541af..84bb150ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/AutocompleteTagResult.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/AutocompleteTagResult.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export const AutocompleteTagResult = observer(
 
     const tagResultRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
-    const title = tagResult.title;
-    const prefixTitle = appState.noteTags.getPrefixTitle(tagResult);
-
     const onTagOptionClick = async (tag: SNTag) => {
       await appState.noteTags.addTagToActiveNote(tag);
       appState.noteTags.clearAutocompleteSearch();
@@ -89,10 +86,9 @@ export const AutocompleteTagResult = observer(
       >
         <Icon type="hashtag" className="color-neutral mr-2 min-h-5 min-w-5" />
         <span className="whitespace-nowrap overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis">
-          {prefixTitle && <span className="grey-2">{prefixTitle}</span>}
           {autocompleteSearchQuery === ''
-            ? title
-            : title
+            ? tagResult.title
+            : tagResult.title
                 .split(new RegExp(`(${autocompleteSearchQuery})`, 'gi'))
                 .map((substring, index) => (
                   <span
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/NoteTag.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/NoteTag.tsx
index 372f6017e..bd6ecd767 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/NoteTag.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/NoteTag.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 export const NoteTag = observer(({ appState, tag }: Props) => {
-  const noteTags = appState.noteTags;
-
-  const { autocompleteInputFocused, focusedTagUuid, tags } = noteTags;
+  const { autocompleteInputFocused, focusedTagUuid, tags } = appState.noteTags;
 
   const [showDeleteButton, setShowDeleteButton] = useState(false);
   const [tagClicked, setTagClicked] = useState(false);
@@ -20,10 +18,6 @@ export const NoteTag = observer(({ appState, tag }: Props) => {
 
   const tagRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
-  const title = tag.title;
-  const prefixTitle = noteTags.getPrefixTitle(tag);
-  const longTitle = noteTags.getLongTitle(tag);
-
   const deleteTag = () => {
     appState.noteTags.focusPreviousTag(tag);
     appState.noteTags.removeTagFromActiveNote(tag);
@@ -103,12 +97,10 @@ export const NoteTag = observer(({ appState, tag }: Props) => {
       onFocus={onFocus}
       onBlur={onBlur}
       tabIndex={getTabIndex()}
-      title={longTitle}
     >
       <Icon type="hashtag" className="sn-icon--small color-info mr-1" />
       <span className="whitespace-nowrap overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis max-w-290px">
-        {prefixTitle && <span className="color-grey-1">{prefixTitle}</span>}
-        {title}
+        {tag.title}
       </span>
       {showDeleteButton && (
         <button
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/note_tags_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/note_tags_state.ts
index 1a99e5170..f24a08936 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/note_tags_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/note_tags_state.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ContentType, SNNote, SNTag, UuidString } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
+import { SNNote, ContentType, SNTag, UuidString } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { WebApplication } from '../application';
 import { AppState } from './app_state';
@@ -194,41 +194,4 @@ export class NoteTagsState {
       this.reloadTags();
     }
   }
-
-  getSortedTagsForNote(note: SNNote): SNTag[] {
-    const tags = this.application.getSortedTagsForNote(note);
-
-    const sortFunction = (tagA: SNTag, tagB: SNTag): number => {
-      const a = this.getLongTitle(tagA);
-      const b = this.getLongTitle(tagB);
-
-      if (a < b) {
-        return -1;
-      }
-      if (b > a) {
-        return 1;
-      }
-      return 0;
-    };
-
-    return tags.sort(sortFunction);
-  }
-
-  getPrefixTitle(tag: SNTag): string | undefined {
-    const hierarchy = this.application.getTagParentChain(tag);
-
-    if (hierarchy.length === 0) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    const prefixTitle = hierarchy.map((tag) => tag.title).join('/');
-    return `${prefixTitle}/`;
-  }
-
-  getLongTitle(tag: SNTag): string {
-    const hierarchy = this.application.getTagParentChain(tag);
-    const tags = [...hierarchy, tag];
-    const longTitle = tags.map((tag) => tag.title).join('/');
-    return longTitle;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts
index a825c7a88..8a19847e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   ComponentAction,
   ContentType,
   MessageData,
-  SNApplication,
   SNSmartTag,
   SNTag,
   TagMutator,
@@ -23,48 +22,6 @@ import { FeaturesState, SMART_TAGS_FEATURE_NAME } from './features_state';
 
 type AnyTag = SNTag | SNSmartTag;
 
-const rootTags = (application: SNApplication): SNTag[] => {
-  const hasNoParent = (tag: SNTag) => !application.getTagParent(tag);
-
-  const allTags = application.getDisplayableItems(ContentType.Tag) as SNTag[];
-  const rootTags = allTags.filter(hasNoParent);
-
-  return rootTags;
-};
-
-const tagSiblings = (application: SNApplication, tag: SNTag): SNTag[] => {
-  const withoutCurrentTag = (tags: SNTag[]) =>
-    tags.filter((other) => other.uuid !== tag.uuid);
-
-  const isTemplateTag = application.isTemplateItem(tag);
-  const parentTag = !isTemplateTag && application.getTagParent(tag);
-
-  if (parentTag) {
-    const siblingsAndTag = application.getTagChildren(parentTag);
-    return withoutCurrentTag(siblingsAndTag);
-  }
-
-  return withoutCurrentTag(rootTags(application));
-};
-
-const isValidFutureSiblings = (
-  application: SNApplication,
-  futureSiblings: SNTag[],
-  tag: SNTag
-): boolean => {
-  const siblingWithSameName = futureSiblings.find(
-    (otherTag) => otherTag.title === tag.title
-  );
-
-  if (siblingWithSameName) {
-    application.alertService?.alert(
-      `A tag with the name ${tag.title} already exists at this destination. Please rename this tag before moving and try again.`
-    );
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-};
-
 export class TagsState {
   tags: SNTag[] = [];
   smartTags: SNSmartTag[] = [];
@@ -187,27 +144,12 @@ export class TagsState {
   ): Promise<void> {
     const tag = this.application.findItem(tagUuid) as SNTag;
 
-    const currentParent = this.application.getTagParent(tag);
-    const currentParentUuid = currentParent?.parentId;
-
-    if (currentParentUuid === parentUuid) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const parent =
       parentUuid && (this.application.findItem(parentUuid) as SNTag);
 
     if (!parent) {
-      const futureSiblings = rootTags(this.application);
-      if (!isValidFutureSiblings(this.application, futureSiblings, tag)) {
-        return;
-      }
       await this.application.unsetTagParent(tag);
     } else {
-      const futureSiblings = this.application.getTagChildren(parent);
-      if (!isValidFutureSiblings(this.application, futureSiblings, tag)) {
-        return;
-      }
       await this.application.setTagParent(parent, tag);
     }
 
@@ -307,11 +249,7 @@ export class TagsState {
     const hasEmptyTitle = newTitle.length === 0;
     const hasNotChangedTitle = newTitle === tag.title;
     const isTemplateChange = this.application.isTemplateItem(tag);
-
-    const siblings = tagSiblings(this.application, tag);
-    const hasDuplicatedTitle = siblings.some(
-      (other) => other.title.toLowerCase() === newTitle.toLowerCase()
-    );
+    const hasDuplicatedTitle = !!this.application.findTagByTitle(newTitle);
 
     runInAction(() => {
       this.editing_ = undefined;