diff --git a/api/migrations/versions/5c7755ead95d_remove_region_tags.py b/api/migrations/versions/5c7755ead95d_remove_region_tags.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08fe361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/versions/5c7755ead95d_remove_region_tags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""remove region tags
+
+Revision ID: 5c7755ead95d
+Revises: f7b21148126a
+Create Date: 2023-03-26 09:36:46.808239
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import HSTORE
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "5c7755ead95d"
+down_revision = "f7b21148126a"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.drop_column("region", "tags")
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.add_column(
+        "region",
+        sa.Column("tags", HSTORE, nullable=True),
+    )
diff --git a/api/obs/api/db.py b/api/obs/api/db.py
index 5793558..6025300 100644
--- a/api/obs/api/db.py
+++ b/api/obs/api/db.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import (
     text,
     literal,
 )
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import HSTORE, UUID
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ class Region(Base):
     name = Column(String)
     geometry = Column(Geometry)
     admin_level = Column(Integer)
-    tags = Column(HSTORE)
 
 
 Comment.author = relationship("User", back_populates="authored_comments")