diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommand.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommand.java
index cfd04d856a..05faa1fea6 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommand.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommand.java
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 package org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.tags;
 
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.EmbedBuilder;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.Permission;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.component.ButtonInteractionEvent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.CommandVisibility;
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.SlashCommandAdapter;
 
-import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +26,6 @@
  * </pre>
  */
 public final class TagsCommand extends SlashCommandAdapter {
-
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TagsCommand.class);
     private static final int MAX_TAGS_THRESHOLD_WARNING = 200;
 
@@ -63,27 +57,9 @@ public void onSlashCommand(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
         event
             .replyEmbeds(new EmbedBuilder().setTitle("All available tags")
                 .setDescription(tagListText)
-                .setFooter(event.getUser().getName() + " • used " + event.getCommandString())
-                .setTimestamp(Instant.now())
                 .setColor(TagSystem.AMBIENT_COLOR)
                 .build())
-            .addActionRow(
-                    TagSystem.createDeleteButton(generateComponentId(event.getUser().getId())))
+            .setEphemeral(true)
             .queue();
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onButtonClick(ButtonInteractionEvent event, List<String> args) {
-        String userId = args.get(0);
-
-        if (!event.getUser().getId().equals(userId) && !Objects.requireNonNull(event.getMember())
-            .hasPermission(Permission.MESSAGE_MANAGE)) {
-            event.reply(
-                    "The message can only be deleted by its author or an user with 'MESSAGE_MANAGE' permissions.")
-                .setEphemeral(true)
-                .queue();
-            return;
-        }
-        event.getMessage().delete().queue();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommandTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommandTest.java
index 9586c2b6d6..22a821f3da 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommandTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/tags/TagsCommandTest.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.tags;
 
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.Permission;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Member;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.MessageEmbed;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.component.ButtonInteractionEvent;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -17,8 +14,6 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
@@ -42,15 +37,6 @@ private SlashCommandInteractionEvent triggerSlashCommand() {
         return event;
     }
 
-    private ButtonInteractionEvent triggerButtonClick(Member userWhoClicked, long idOfAuthor) {
-        ButtonInteractionEvent event = jdaTester.createButtonInteractionEvent()
-            .setUserWhoClicked(userWhoClicked)
-            .setActionRow(TagSystem.createDeleteButton("foo"))
-            .buildWithSingleButton();
-        command.onButtonClick(event, List.of(Long.toString(idOfAuthor)));
-        return event;
-    }
-
     @BeforeEach
     void setUp() {
         system = spy(new TagSystem(Database.createMemoryDatabase(Tags.TAGS)));
@@ -100,49 +86,4 @@ void multipleElementListForMultipleTag() {
                 • third""";
         assertEquals(expectedDescription, getResponseDescription(event));
     }
-
-    @Test
-    @DisplayName("The list of tags can be deleted by the original author")
-    void authorCanDeleteList() {
-        // GIVEN a '/tags' message send by an author
-        long idOfAuthor = 1;
-        Member messageAuthor = jdaTester.createMemberSpy(idOfAuthor);
-
-        // WHEN the original author clicks the delete button
-        ButtonInteractionEvent event = triggerButtonClick(messageAuthor, idOfAuthor);
-
-        // THEN the '/tags' message is deleted
-        verify(event.getMessage()).delete();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    @DisplayName("The list of tags can be deleted by a moderator")
-    void moderatorCanDeleteList() {
-        // GIVEN a '/tags' message send by an author and a moderator
-        long idOfAuthor = 1;
-        Member moderator = jdaTester.createMemberSpy(2);
-        doReturn(true).when(moderator).hasPermission(any(Permission.class));
-
-        // WHEN the moderator clicks the delete button
-        ButtonInteractionEvent event = triggerButtonClick(moderator, idOfAuthor);
-
-        // THEN the '/tags' message is deleted
-        verify(event.getMessage()).delete();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    @DisplayName("The list of tags cannot be deleted by other users")
-    void othersCanNotDeleteList() {
-        // GIVEN a '/tags' message send by an author and another user
-        long idOfAuthor = 1;
-        Member otherUser = jdaTester.createMemberSpy(3);
-        doReturn(false).when(otherUser).hasPermission(any(Permission.class));
-
-        // WHEN the other clicks the delete button
-        ButtonInteractionEvent event = triggerButtonClick(otherUser, idOfAuthor);
-
-        // THEN the '/tags' message is not deleted
-        verify(event.getMessage(), never()).delete();
-        verify(event).reply(anyString());
-    }
 }