diff --git a/app/models/tag.rb b/app/models/tag.rb
index 2eab7fe6b..9ccfa309c 100644
--- a/app/models/tag.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag.rb
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class Tag < ApplicationRecord
     end
 
     def search(params)
-      q = search_attributes(params, :id, :created_at, :updated_at, :is_locked, :category, :post_count, :name, :wiki_page, :artist, :antecedent_alias, :consequent_aliases, :antecedent_implications, :consequent_implications, :dtext_links)
+      q = search_attributes(params, :id, :created_at, :updated_at, :category, :post_count, :name, :wiki_page, :artist, :antecedent_alias, :consequent_aliases, :antecedent_implications, :consequent_implications, :dtext_links)
 
       if params[:fuzzy_name_matches].present?
         q = q.fuzzy_name_matches(params[:fuzzy_name_matches])
diff --git a/app/policies/tag_policy.rb b/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
index b5a02f2c9..88a48c10a 100644
--- a/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/tag_policy.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 class TagPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   def can_change_category?
     user.is_admin? ||
-      (user.is_builder? && !record.is_locked? && record.post_count < 1_000) ||
-      (user.is_member? && !record.is_locked? && record.post_count < 50)
-  end
-
-  def can_lock?
-    user.is_moderator?
+      (user.is_builder? && record.post_count < 1_000) ||
+      (user.is_member? && record.post_count < 50)
   end
 
   def permitted_attributes
-    [(:category if can_change_category?), (:is_locked if can_lock?)].compact
+    [(:category if can_change_category?)].compact
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb b/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
index 08f98f2d8..6cb39264c 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tags/edit.html.erb
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@
     <%= edit_form_for(@tag) do |f| %>
       <% if policy(@tag).can_change_category? %>
         <%= f.input :category, collection: TagCategory.canonical_mapping.to_a, include_blank: false %>
+        <%= f.button :submit, "Submit" %>
       <% else %>
         <p>Create a <%= link_to "bulk update request", new_bulk_update_request_path(bulk_update_request: { script: "category #{@tag.name} -> general" }) %> to change this tag's category.</p>
       <% end %>
-
-      <% if policy(@tag).can_lock? %>
-        <%= f.input :is_locked, :collection => [["No", "false"], ["Yes", "true"]], :include_blank => false %>
-      <% end %>
-
-      <%= f.button :submit, "Submit" %>
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/functional/tags_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tags_controller_test.rb
index 7da163454..266e0cd1b 100644
--- a/test/functional/tags_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tags_controller_test.rb
@@ -98,20 +98,6 @@ class TagsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         assert_equal(Tag.categories.general, @tag.reload.category)
       end
 
-      should "lock the tag for a moderator" do
-        put_auth tag_path(@tag), @mod, params: { tag: { is_locked: true } }
-
-        assert_redirected_to @tag
-        assert_equal(true, @tag.reload.is_locked)
-      end
-
-      should "not lock the tag for a user" do
-        put_auth tag_path(@tag), @user, params: {tag: { is_locked: true }}
-
-        assert_response 403
-        assert_equal(false, @tag.reload.is_locked)
-      end
-
       context "for a tag with >50 posts" do
         setup do
           @tag.update(post_count: 100)
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_test.rb
index 419181214..03d4e3518 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_test.rb
@@ -99,14 +99,6 @@ class TagTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    should "not change the category is the tag is locked" do
-      tag = FactoryBot.create(:tag, :is_locked => true)
-      assert_equal(true, tag.is_locked?)
-      Tag.find_or_create_by_name("artist:#{tag.name}")
-      tag.reload
-      assert_equal(0, tag.category)
-    end
-
     should "not change category when the tag is too large to be changed by a builder" do
       tag = FactoryBot.create(:tag, post_count: 1001)
       Tag.find_or_create_by_name("artist:#{tag.name}", creator: @builder)