diff --git a/backend/src/services/tag.go b/backend/src/services/tag.go
index 76f4aec21..8fda17d26 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/tag.go
+++ b/backend/src/services/tag.go
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ func (t *TagService) GetTag(categoryID string, tagID string) (*models.Tag, *erro
 		return nil, idErr
 	}
 
-	}
-
-	tagIDAsUUID, idErr := utilities.ValidateID(tagID)
-
-	if idErr != nil {
-		return nil, idErr
-	}
-
 	return transactions.GetTag(t.DB, *categoryIDAsUUID, *tagIDAsUUID)
 }