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 905bcfa80..a825c7a88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/tags_state.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ export class TagsState {
     this.previouslySelected_ = undefined;
     this.editing_ = undefined;
 
-    this.smartTags = this.application.getSmartTags();
-
     makeObservable(this, {
       tags: observable.ref,
       smartTags: observable.ref,