diff --git a/lib/private/Tags.php b/lib/private/Tags.php
index 766166beadd36..8f594b8d6529b 100644
--- a/lib/private/Tags.php
+++ b/lib/private/Tags.php
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ public function getIdsForTag($tag) {
 	 * @param string $user The user whose tags are to be checked.
 	 */
 	public function userHasTag(string $name, string $user): bool {
-		$key = $this->array_searchi($name, $this->getTagsForUser($user));
-		return ($key !== false) ? $this->tags[$key]->getId() : false;
+		return $this->array_searchi($name, $this->getTagsForUser($user)) !== false;
 	}
 
 	/**