diff --git a/js/id/actions/discard_tags.js b/js/id/actions/discard_tags.js
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+iD.actions.DiscardTags = function(entity) {
+    return entity.update({
+        tags: _.omit(entity.tags, iD.data.discarded)
+    });
+};