diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 617c1f243..3cfeb3235 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -53,33 +53,23 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
       raise errors.full_messages.join("; ")
     end
 
-    tries = 0
-
-    begin
-      CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
-        update!(status: "processing")
-        move_aliases_and_implications
-        move_saved_searches
-        ensure_category_consistency
-        update_posts
-        forum_updater.update(approval_message(approver), "APPROVED") if update_topic
-        rename_wiki_and_artist
-        update!(status: "active")
-      end
-    rescue Exception => e
-      if tries < 5
-        tries += 1
-        sleep 2**tries
-        retry
-      end
-
-      CurrentUser.scoped(approver) do
-        forum_updater.update(failure_message(e), "FAILED") if update_topic
-        update(status: "error: #{e}")
-      end
-
-      DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_alias_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
+    CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
+      update!(status: "processing")
+      move_aliases_and_implications
+      move_saved_searches
+      ensure_category_consistency
+      update_posts
+      forum_updater.update(approval_message(approver), "APPROVED") if update_topic
+      rename_wiki_and_artist
+      update!(status: "active")
     end
+  rescue Exception => e
+    CurrentUser.scoped(approver) do
+      forum_updater.update(failure_message(e), "FAILED") if update_topic
+      update(status: "error: #{e}")
+    end
+
+    DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_alias_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
   end
 
   def absence_of_transitive_relation
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 066e2c56f..4b7730d4a 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -131,28 +131,18 @@ class TagImplication < TagRelationship
         raise errors.full_messages.join("; ")
       end
 
-      tries = 0
-
-      begin
-        CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
-          update(status: "processing")
-          update_posts
-          update(status: "active")
-          update_descendant_names_for_parents
-          forum_updater.update(approval_message(approver), "APPROVED") if update_topic
-        end
-      rescue Exception => e
-        if tries < 5
-          tries += 1
-          sleep 2**tries
-          retry
-        end
-
-        forum_updater.update(failure_message(e), "FAILED") if update_topic
-        update(status: "error: #{e}")
-
-        DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_implication_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
+      CurrentUser.scoped(User.system) do
+        update(status: "processing")
+        update_posts
+        update(status: "active")
+        update_descendant_names_for_parents
+        forum_updater.update(approval_message(approver), "APPROVED") if update_topic
       end
+    rescue Exception => e
+      forum_updater.update(failure_message(e), "FAILED") if update_topic
+      update(status: "error: #{e}")
+
+      DanbooruLogger.log(e, tag_implication_id: id, antecedent_name: antecedent_name, consequent_name: consequent_name)
     end
 
     def approve!(approver: CurrentUser.user, update_topic: true)