diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tag.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tag.js
index b85130144a..8b1031937f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tag.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tag.js
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Zotero.Tag.prototype.serialize = function () {
 /**
  * Remove tag from all linked items
  *
- * Tags.erase() should be used externally instead of this
+ * Tags.erase() should be used instead of tag.erase() for deleting multiple tags
  *
  * Actual deletion of tag occurs in Zotero.Tags.purge()
  */
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ Zotero.Tag.prototype.erase = function () {
 		
 		itemTags.push(itemID + '-' + this.id);
 	}
+	
+	this.unload(this.id);
+	
 	Zotero.Notifier.trigger('remove', 'item-tag', itemTags);
 	
 	// Send notification of linked items
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
index 3912910038..da571c111d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
@@ -315,19 +315,13 @@ Zotero.Tags = new function() {
 	function erase(ids) {
 		ids = Zotero.flattenArguments(ids);
 		
-		var erasedTags = {};
-		
 		Zotero.DB.beginTransaction();
 		for each(var id in ids) {
 			var tag = this.get(id);
 			if (tag) {
-				erasedTags[id] = tag.serialize();
 				tag.erase();
 			}
 		}
-		
-		this.unload(ids);
-		
 		Zotero.DB.commitTransaction();
 	}
 	
@@ -364,8 +358,9 @@ Zotero.Tags = new function() {
 			
 			for each(var tagID in toDelete) {
 				var tag = Zotero.Tags.get(tagID);
-				Zotero.debug(tag);
-				notifierData[tagID] = { old: tag.serialize() }
+				if (tag) {
+					notifierData[tagID] = { old: tag.serialize() }
+				}
 			}
 			
 			this.unload(toDelete);