diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
index 72ad8deb11..bcec3f8668 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
@@ -1790,9 +1790,6 @@ def post(self, request, repo_id):
             return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, error_msg)
 
         row_ids = resp.get('row_ids', [])
-        if not row_ids:
-            return Response({ 'tags': tags })
-
         row_ids_str = ', '.join([f'"{id}"' for id in row_ids])
         sql = f'SELECT * FROM {TAGS_TABLE.name} WHERE `{TAGS_TABLE.columns.id.name}` in ({row_ids_str})'
         try: