diff --git a/include/tags.php b/include/tags.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a1c3c977f..0000000000
--- a/include/tags.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file include/tags.php
- */
-
-use Friendica\Content\Widget;
-use Friendica\Model\Term;
-
-function create_tags_from_item($itemid)
-{
-	return Term::insertFromItemId($itemid);
-}
-
-function create_tags_from_itemuri($itemuri, $uid)
-{
-	return Term::insertFromItemUri($itemuri, $uid);
-}
-
-function tagcloud_wall_widget($limit = 50)
-{
-	return Widget::tagCloud($limit);
-}