diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0070_auto_20210423_0121.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0070_auto_20210423_0121.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90540ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0070_auto_20210423_0121.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.8 on 2021-04-23 01:21
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookwyrm', '0069_auto_20210422_1604'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterUniqueTogether(
+            name='usertag',
+            unique_together=None,
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='usertag',
+            name='book',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='usertag',
+            name='tag',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='usertag',
+            name='user',
+        ),
+        migrations.DeleteModel(
+            name='Tag',
+        ),
+        migrations.DeleteModel(
+            name='UserTag',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/tag.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/tag.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 507def72..00000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/tag.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{% load i18n %}
-<div class="control">
-    <form name="tag" action="/{% if tag.tag.identifier in user_tags %}untag{% else %}tag{% endif %}/" method="post">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
-        <input type="hidden" name="name" value="{{ tag.tag.name }}">
-
-        <div class="tags has-addons">
-            <a class="tag" href="{{ tag.tag.local_path }}">
-                {{ tag.tag.name }}
-            </a>
-            {% if tag.tag.identifier in user_tags %}
-            <button class="tag is-delete" type="submit">
-                <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Remove tag" %}</span>
-            </button>
-            {% else %}
-            <button class="tag" type="submit">+
-                <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Add tag" %}</span>
-            </button>
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
-    </form>
-</div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/tag.html b/bookwyrm/templates/tag.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b6fa6778..00000000
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/tag.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'layout.html' %}
-{% load i18n %}
-{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
-
-{% block title %}{{ tag.name }}{% endblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="block">
-    <h1 class="title">{% blocktrans %}Books tagged "{{ tag.name }}"{% endblocktrans %}</h1>
-    {% include 'snippets/book_tiles.html' with books=books.all %}
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-
-
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/books.py b/bookwyrm/views/books.py
index 0c61d1a2..34ebe0b6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/books.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/books.py
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ class Book(View):
         )
         reviews_page = paginated.get_page(request.GET.get("page"))
 
-        user_tags = readthroughs = user_shelves = other_edition_shelves = []
         if request.user.is_authenticated:
-            user_tags = models.UserTag.objects.filter(
-                book=book, user=request.user
-            ).values_list("tag__identifier", flat=True)
-
             readthroughs = models.ReadThrough.objects.filter(
                 user=request.user,
                 book=book,
@@ -87,11 +82,9 @@ class Book(View):
             "review_count": reviews.count(),
             "ratings": reviews.filter(Q(content__isnull=True) | Q(content="")),
             "rating": reviews.aggregate(Avg("rating"))["rating__avg"],
-            "tags": models.UserTag.objects.filter(book=book),
             "lists": privacy_filter(
                 request.user, book.list_set.filter(listitem__approved=True)
             ),
-            "user_tags": user_tags,
             "user_shelves": user_shelves,
             "other_edition_shelves": other_edition_shelves,
             "readthroughs": readthroughs,