diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/tag_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/tag_serializer.rb
index 7801e77d1f..52bfaa4ce4 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/tag_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/tag_serializer.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ class REST::TagSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
 
   attributes :name, :url, :history
 
-  attribute :following, if: :current_user?
-
   def url
     tag_url(object)
   end
@@ -14,16 +12,4 @@ class REST::TagSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   def name
     object.display_name
   end
-
-  def following
-    if instance_options && instance_options[:relationships]
-      instance_options[:relationships].following_map[object.id] || false
-    else
-      TagFollow.where(tag_id: object.id, account_id: current_user.account_id).exists?
-    end
-  end
-
-  def current_user?
-    !current_user.nil?
-  end
 end