diff --git a/app/jobs/tag_batch_change_job.rb b/app/jobs/tag_batch_change_job.rb
index 934d1bdc5..9d0a6dbd8 100644
--- a/app/jobs/tag_batch_change_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/tag_batch_change_job.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class TagBatchChangeJob < ApplicationJob
 
     CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
       migrate_posts(normalized_antecedent, normalized_consequent)
-      ModAction.log("processed mass update: #{antecedent} -> #{consequent}", :mass_update)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/mod_action.rb b/app/models/mod_action.rb
index 430948648..87fbfda97 100644
--- a/app/models/mod_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/mod_action.rb
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class ModAction < ApplicationRecord
     forum_post_update: 101,
     forum_post_delete: 102,
     tag_alias_create: 120,
-    tag_alias_update: 121,
+    tag_alias_update: 121, # XXX unused
     tag_implication_create: 140,
-    tag_implication_update: 141,
+    tag_implication_update: 141, # XXX unused
     ip_ban_create: 160,
     ip_ban_delete: 162,
     ip_ban_undelete: 163,
-    mass_update: 1000,
+    mass_update: 1000, # XXX unused
     bulk_revert: 1001, # XXX unused
     other: 2000
   }
diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index f3884ef03..82c79374f 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class TagAlias < TagRelationship
-  after_save :create_mod_action
   validates_uniqueness_of :antecedent_name, scope: :status, conditions: -> { active }
   validate :absence_of_transitive_relation
 
@@ -23,24 +22,4 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
       errors[:base] << "A tag alias for #{consequent_name} already exists"
     end
   end
-
-  def create_mod_action
-    alias_desc = %("tag alias ##{id}":[#{Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.tag_alias_path(self)}]: [[#{antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{consequent_name}]])
-
-    if saved_change_to_id?
-      ModAction.log("created #{status} #{alias_desc}", :tag_alias_create)
-    else
-      # format the changes hash more nicely.
-      change_desc = saved_changes.except(:updated_at).map do |attribute, values|
-        old, new = values[0], values[1]
-        if old.nil?
-          %(set #{attribute} to "#{new}")
-        else
-          %(changed #{attribute} from "#{old}" to "#{new}")
-        end
-      end.join(", ")
-
-      ModAction.log("updated #{alias_desc}\n#{change_desc}", :tag_alias_update)
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index ab7da6bc8..ccb889d55 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
   has_many :child_implications, class_name: "TagImplication", primary_key: :consequent_name, foreign_key: :antecedent_name
   has_many :parent_implications, class_name: "TagImplication", primary_key: :antecedent_name, foreign_key: :consequent_name
 
-  after_save :create_mod_action
   validates :antecedent_name, uniqueness: { scope: [:consequent_name, :status], conditions: -> { active }}
   validate :absence_of_circular_relation
   validate :absence_of_transitive_relation
@@ -121,26 +120,6 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
         end
       end
     end
-
-    def create_mod_action
-      implication = %("tag implication ##{id}":[#{Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.tag_implication_path(self)}]: [[#{antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{consequent_name}]])
-
-      if saved_change_to_id?
-        ModAction.log("created #{status} #{implication}", :tag_implication_create)
-      else
-        # format the changes hash more nicely.
-        change_desc = saved_changes.except(:updated_at).map do |attribute, values|
-          old, new = values[0], values[1]
-          if old.nil?
-            %(set #{attribute} to "#{new}")
-          else
-            %(changed #{attribute} from "#{old}" to "#{new}")
-          end
-        end.join(", ")
-
-        ModAction.log("updated #{implication}\n#{change_desc}", :tag_implication_update)
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   include DescendantMethods
diff --git a/test/jobs/tag_batch_change_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/tag_batch_change_job_test.rb
index 40b3a6ced..3b44611ad 100644
--- a/test/jobs/tag_batch_change_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/jobs/tag_batch_change_job_test.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,5 @@ class TagBatchChangeJobTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
       TagBatchChangeJob.perform_now("aaa", "bbb")
       assert_equal("bbb", @post.reload.tag_string)
     end
-
-    should "log a modaction" do
-      TagBatchChangeJob.perform_now("1", "2")
-      assert_equal("mass_update", ModAction.last.category)
-    end
   end
 end