diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/index.js b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/index.js
index 2d6560ba3b..1f4abcbf08 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/index.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/index.js
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ module.exports = {
         return require('./files');
     },
 
-    get tags() {
-        return require('./tags');
-    },
-
     get users() {
         return require('./users');
     },
diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.js b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9334c6b562..0000000000
--- a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-const debug = require('@tryghost/debug')('api:canary:utils:serializers:output:tags');
-const mappers = require('./mappers');
-
-module.exports = {
-    all(models, apiConfig, frame) {
-        debug('all');
-
-        if (!models) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (models.meta) {
-            frame.response = {
-                tags: models.data.map(model => mappers.tags(model, frame)),
-                meta: models.meta
-            };
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        frame.response = {
-            tags: [mappers.tags(models, frame)]
-        };
-    }
-};
diff --git a/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.test.js b/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.test.js
index d3d652e0f7..609cc84e37 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/tags.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Unit: canary/utils/serializers/output/tags', function () {
     });
 
     it('calls the mapper when single tag present', function () {
-        const apiConfig = {};
+        const apiConfig = {docName: 'tags'};
         const frame = {
             options: {
                 context: {}
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ describe('Unit: canary/utils/serializers/output/tags', function () {
 
         const ctrlResponse = tagModel(testUtils.DataGenerator.forKnex.createTag());
 
-        serializers.output.tags.all(ctrlResponse, apiConfig, frame);
+        serializers.output.default.all(ctrlResponse, apiConfig, frame);
 
         mappers.tags.callCount.should.equal(1);
         mappers.tags.getCall(0).args.should.eql([ctrlResponse, frame]);
     });
 
     it('calls the mapper with multiple tags', function () {
-        const apiConfig = {};
+        const apiConfig = {docName: 'tags'};
         const frame = {
             options: {
                 context: {}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('Unit: canary/utils/serializers/output/tags', function () {
             meta: {}
         });
 
-        serializers.output.tags.all(ctrlResponse, apiConfig, frame);
+        serializers.output.default.all(ctrlResponse, apiConfig, frame);
 
         mappers.tags.callCount.should.equal(2);
         mappers.tags.getCall(0).args.should.eql([ctrlResponse.data[0], frame]);