diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
index b549b99a493d..fbd7734fe202 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def __new_library_upload(trans, cntrller, uploaded_dataset, library_bunch, tag_h
 
 
 def new_upload(
-    trans: ProvidesUserContext, cntrller, uploaded_dataset, library_bunch=None, history=None, state=None, tag_list=None
+    trans: ProvidesUserContext, cntrller, uploaded_dataset, library_bunch=None, history=None, state=None
 ):
     tag_handler = trans.tag_handler
     if library_bunch:
@@ -279,12 +279,9 @@ def new_upload(
         if uploaded_dataset.tags:
             new_tags = tag_handler.parse_tags_list(uploaded_dataset.tags.split(","))
             for tag in new_tags:
-                log.info(f"applying item tag.... {tag}")
                 tag_handler.apply_item_tag(
                     user=trans.user, item=upload_target_dataset_instance, name=tag[0], value=tag[1], flush=True
                 )
-    if tag_list:
-        tag_handler.add_tags_from_list(trans.user, upload_target_dataset_instance, tag_list, flush=False)
 
     return upload_target_dataset_instance