diff --git a/jobs/garden/spec b/jobs/garden/spec
index 47419267f..e47de01ed 100644
--- a/jobs/garden/spec
+++ b/jobs/garden/spec
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ properties:
     description: "log level for the Garden server - can be debug, info, error or fatal"
     default: info
 
-  garden.tag:
-    description: "A string that is a server-wide identifier used for 'global' configuration."
-
   garden.debug_listen_address:
     description: "tcp address on which to serve debug info"
     default: "0.0.0.0:17013"
diff --git a/jobs/garden/templates/garden_ctl.erb b/jobs/garden/templates/garden_ctl.erb
index 4332df8d0..51cd30cdc 100644
--- a/jobs/garden/templates/garden_ctl.erb
+++ b/jobs/garden/templates/garden_ctl.erb
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ case $1 in
     <% if_p("garden.dropsonde.destination") do |destination| %> \
       --dropsonde-destination=<%= destination %> \
     <% end %> \
-    <% if_p("garden.tag") do |tag| %> \
-      --tag=<%= tag %> \
-    <% end %> \
     <% if_p("garden.port_pool.start") do |start| %> \
       --port-pool-start=<%= start %> \
     <% end %> \