diff --git a/rslib/src/dbcheck.rs b/rslib/src/dbcheck.rs
index ac76b0147..c216800bc 100644
--- a/rslib/src/dbcheck.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/dbcheck.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl Collection {
         let stamp = TimestampMillis::now();
 
         // will rebuild tag list below
-        let old_tags = self.storage.all_tags_sorted()?;
+        let old_tags = self.storage.all_tags()?;
         self.storage.clear_tags()?;
 
         let total_notes = self.storage.total_notes()?;
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs b/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
index fcd4f2c8a..7620f314f 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fn row_to_tag(row: &Row) -> Result<Tag> {
 }
 
 impl SqliteStorage {
+    /// All tags in the collection, in alphabetical order.
     pub(crate) fn all_tags(&self) -> Result<Vec<Tag>> {
         self.db
             .prepare_cached("select tag, usn, collapsed from tags")?
@@ -23,14 +24,6 @@ impl SqliteStorage {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    /// Get all tags in human form, sorted by name
-    pub(crate) fn all_tags_sorted(&self) -> Result<Vec<Tag>> {
-        self.db
-            .prepare_cached("select tag, usn, collapsed from tags order by tag")?
-            .query_and_then(NO_PARAMS, row_to_tag)?
-            .collect()
-    }
-
     /// Get tag by human name
     pub(crate) fn get_tag(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Option<Tag>> {
         self.db
diff --git a/rslib/src/tags.rs b/rslib/src/tags.rs
index f01fabcbf..fd6a068f6 100644
--- a/rslib/src/tags.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/tags.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fn add_child_nodes(tags: &mut Peekable<impl Iterator<Item = Tag>>, parent: &mut
 
 impl Collection {
     pub fn tag_tree(&mut self) -> Result<TagTreeNode> {
-        let tags = self.storage.all_tags_sorted()?;
+        let tags = self.storage.all_tags()?;
         let tree = tags_to_tree(tags);
 
         Ok(tree)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl Collection {
 
     /// Update collapse state of existing tags and register tags in old_tags that are parents of those tags
     pub(crate) fn update_tags_collapse(&self, old_tags: Vec<Tag>) -> Result<()> {
-        let new_tags = self.storage.all_tags_sorted()?;
+        let new_tags = self.storage.all_tags()?;
         for old in old_tags.into_iter() {
             for new in new_tags.iter() {
                 if new.name == old.name {