diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
index 5f25ecc0e..b92d5523b 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ public class TagViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
                                             android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert,
                                             new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                                                 public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+                                                    String oldUuid = tagData.getUuid();
                                                     tagData.setValue(TagData.DELETION_DATE, DateUtilities.now());
                                                     tagData.putTransitory(SyncFlags.ACTFM_SUPPRESS_OUTSTANDING_ENTRIES, true);
                                                     tagDataDao.saveExisting(tagData);
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ public class TagViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
                                                     } finally {
                                                         tasks.close();
                                                     }
+                                                    tagService.deleteTagMetadata(oldUuid);
 
                                                     Filter newFilter = TagFilterExposer.filterFromTagData(tla, tagData);
                                                     tla.onFilterItemClicked(newFilter);
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
index 5ba662bad..0b97b7a9f 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public final class TagService {
         return null;
     }
 
-    private int deleteTagMetadata(String uuid) {
+    public int deleteTagMetadata(String uuid) {
         Metadata deleted = new Metadata();
         deleted.setValue(Metadata.DELETION_DATE, DateUtilities.now());