diff --git a/openedx/features/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_taxonomies.py b/openedx/features/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_taxonomies.py
index 6bee20ff3e5f..53e0d7046466 100644
--- a/openedx/features/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_taxonomies.py
+++ b/openedx/features/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_taxonomies.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-07-22 18:30
+# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-07-24 01:58
 
 from django.db import migrations
+import openedx.features.content_tagging.models.base
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('oel_tagging', '0003_auto_20230721_1238'),
+        ('oel_tagging', '__latest__'),
         ('content_tagging', '0002_system_defined_taxonomies'),
     ]
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'indexes': [],
                 'constraints': [],
             },
-            bases=('oel_tagging.usersystemdefinedtaxonomy',),
+            bases=(openedx.features.content_tagging.models.base.ContentTaxonomyMixin, 'oel_tagging.usersystemdefinedtaxonomy'),
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='ContentLanguageTaxonomy',
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'indexes': [],
                 'constraints': [],
             },
-            bases=('oel_tagging.languagetaxonomy',),
+            bases=(openedx.features.content_tagging.models.base.ContentTaxonomyMixin, 'oel_tagging.languagetaxonomy'),
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
-            name='OrganizarionSystemDefinedTaxonomy',
+            name='OrganizationModelObjectTag',
             fields=[
             ],
             options={
@@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'indexes': [],
                 'constraints': [],
             },
-            bases=('oel_tagging.modelsystemdefinedtaxonomy',),
+            bases=('oel_tagging.modelobjecttag',),
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
-            name='OrganizationModelObjectTag',
+            name='OrganizationSystemDefinedTaxonomy',
             fields=[
             ],
             options={
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'indexes': [],
                 'constraints': [],
             },
-            bases=('oel_tagging.modelobjecttag',),
+            bases=('oel_tagging.modelsystemdefinedtaxonomy',),
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='ContentOrganizationTaxonomy',
@@ -64,6 +65,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'indexes': [],
                 'constraints': [],
             },
-            bases=('content_tagging.organizarionsystemdefinedtaxonomy',),
+            bases=(openedx.features.content_tagging.models.base.ContentTaxonomyMixin, 'content_tagging.organizationsystemdefinedtaxonomy'),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/base.py b/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/base.py
index e25dd949a2b9..54505d0e9d1e 100644
--- a/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/base.py
+++ b/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/base.py
@@ -98,14 +98,20 @@ def object_key(self) -> OpaqueKey:
         return None
 
 
-class ContentTaxonomy(Taxonomy):
+class ContentTaxonomyMixin:
     """
     Taxonomy that accepts ContentTags,
     and ensures a valid TaxonomyOrg owner relationship with the content object.
     """
 
-    class Meta:
-        proxy = True
+    @property
+    def object_tag_class(self) -> Type:
+        """
+        Returns the ObjectTag subclass associated with this taxonomy, which is ObjectTag by default.
+
+        Taxonomy subclasses may override this method to use different subclasses of ObjectTag.
+        """
+        return ContentTag
 
     def _check_object(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
         """
@@ -124,3 +130,13 @@ def _check_taxonomy(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
             and object_key
             and TaxonomyOrg.is_owner(self, object_key.org)
         )
+
+
+class ContentTaxonomy(ContentTaxonomyMixin, Taxonomy):
+    """
+    Taxonomy that accepts ContentTags,
+    and ensures a valid TaxonomyOrg owner relationship with the content object.
+    """
+
+    class Meta:
+        proxy = True
diff --git a/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/system_defined.py b/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/system_defined.py
index fbee3be5f75d..1b187aa0b7b5 100644
--- a/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/system_defined.py
+++ b/openedx/features/content_tagging/models/system_defined.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from typing import Type
 
 from openedx_tagging.core.tagging.models import (
-    ObjectTag,
     ModelSystemDefinedTaxonomy,
     ModelObjectTag,
     UserSystemDefinedTaxonomy,
@@ -12,12 +11,12 @@
 )
 
 from organizations.models import Organization
-from .base import ContentTaxonomy
+from .base import ContentTaxonomyMixin
 
 
 class OrganizationModelObjectTag(ModelObjectTag):
     """
-    ObjectTags for the OrganizarionSystemDefinedTaxonomy.
+    ObjectTags for the OrganizationSystemDefinedTaxonomy.
     """
 
     class Meta:
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ def tag_class_value(self) -> str:
         return "name"
 
 
-class OrganizarionSystemDefinedTaxonomy(ModelSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
+class OrganizationSystemDefinedTaxonomy(ModelSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
     """
     Organization based system taxonomy class.
     """
@@ -54,61 +53,31 @@ def object_tag_class(self) -> Type:
         return OrganizationModelObjectTag
 
 
-class ContentLanguageTaxonomy(LanguageTaxonomy):
+class ContentLanguageTaxonomy(ContentTaxonomyMixin, LanguageTaxonomy):
     """
     Language system-defined taxonomy that accepts ContentTags
-
-    Inherit `_check_tag` from LanguageTaxonomy and uses
-    `_check_object` and `_check_taxonomy` from ContentTaxonomy
     """
 
     class Meta:
         proxy = True
 
-    def _check_object(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_object(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-    def _check_taxonomy(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_taxonomy(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
 
-class ContentAuthorTaxonomy(UserSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
+class ContentAuthorTaxonomy(ContentTaxonomyMixin, UserSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
     """
     Author system-defined taxonomy that accepts Content Tags
-
-    Inherit `_check_tag` from UserSystemDefinedTaxonomy and uses
-    `_check_object` and `_check_taxonomy` from ContentTaxonomy
     """
 
     class Meta:
         proxy = True
 
-    def _check_object(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_object(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
-    def _check_taxonomy(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_taxonomy(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
-
-class ContentOrganizationTaxonomy(OrganizarionSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
+class ContentOrganizationTaxonomy(ContentTaxonomyMixin, OrganizationSystemDefinedTaxonomy):
     """
     Organization system-defined taxonomy that accepts Content Tags
-
-    Inherit `_check_tag` from OrganizarionSystemDefinedTaxonomy and uses
-    `_check_object` and `_check_taxonomy` from ContentTaxonomy
     """
 
     class Meta:
         proxy = True
 
-    def _check_object(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_object(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-    def _check_taxonomy(self, object_tag: ObjectTag) -> bool:
-        taxonomy = ContentTaxonomy().copy(self)
-        return taxonomy._check_taxonomy(object_tag)  # pylint: disable=protected-access