diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index ebdc251e6f9f2b36b18665a4d2a501c23192b336..8e3a4b037c3a18ae6f01d1ae0f1b6c53555d171a 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ static void P_NetArchiveWorld(void)
 				for (j = 0; j < ss->tags.count; j++)
 					WRITEINT16(put, ss->tags.tags[j]);
 			}
-				WRITEINT16(put, ss->tag);
 			if (diff3 & SD_TAGLIST) // save both firsttag and nexttag
 			{ // either of these could be changed even if tag isn't
 				WRITEINT32(put, ss->firsttag);