diff --git a/src/taxonomy/data/types.ts b/src/taxonomy/data/types.ts
index d8ca63d1e7..ee5f1db8e3 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/data/types.ts
+++ b/src/taxonomy/data/types.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export interface QueryOptions {
 
 export interface TagData {
   childCount: number;
-  descendantCount: number;
   depth: number;
   externalId: string;
   id: number;
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/TagListTable.test.jsx b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/TagListTable.test.jsx
index 6074dc1e23..3e9fd9ff8e 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/TagListTable.test.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/TagListTable.test.jsx
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const mockTagsResponse = {
       ...tagDefaults,
       value: 'root tag 1',
       child_count: 1,
-      descendant_count: 14,
       _id: 1001,
       sub_tags_url: '/request/to/load/subtags/1',
       usage_count: 1,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ const mockTagsResponse = {
       ...tagDefaults,
       value: 'root tag 2',
       child_count: 1,
-      descendant_count: 10,
       _id: 1002,
       sub_tags_url: '/request/to/load/subtags/2',
       usage_count: 0,
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ const mockTagsResponse = {
       ...tagDefaults,
       value: 'root tag 3',
       child_count: 1,
-      descendant_count: 5,
       _id: 1003,
       sub_tags_url: '/request/to/load/subtags/3',
       usage_count: 3,
@@ -310,7 +307,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'a new tag',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 1234,
         });
         const { creatingRow, input } = await openTopLevelDraftRow();
@@ -357,7 +353,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
               ...tagDefaults,
               value: 'a new tag',
               child_count: 0,
-              descendant_count: 0,
               _id: 1234,
             }]);
           }, 100);
@@ -376,7 +371,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'a new tag',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 1234,
         });
         const { creatingRow, input } = await openTopLevelDraftRow();
@@ -403,7 +397,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'a new tag',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 1234,
         });
         const { creatingRow, input } = await openTopLevelDraftRow();
@@ -420,7 +413,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'xyz tag',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 1234,
         });
         const { creatingRow, input } = await openTopLevelDraftRow();
@@ -442,7 +434,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'xyz tag',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 1234,
         });
         const { creatingRow, input } = await openTopLevelDraftRow();
@@ -477,7 +468,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
             ...tagDefaults,
             value: requestData.tag,
             child_count: 0,
-            descendant_count: 0,
             _id: Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000),
           }];
         });
@@ -546,7 +536,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable />', () => {
           ...tagDefaults,
           value: 'Tag A',
           child_count: 0,
-          descendant_count: 0,
           _id: 4567,
         });
 
@@ -837,7 +826,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'child-new',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 2222,
         parent_value: 'root tag 1',
       });
@@ -858,7 +846,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'child appears immediately',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 3333,
         parent_value: 'root tag 1',
       });
@@ -879,7 +866,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'nested child',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 4444,
         parent_value: 'the child tag',
       });
@@ -903,7 +889,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'nested child appears immediately',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 5555,
         parent_value: 'the child tag',
       });
@@ -928,7 +913,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'great grandchild',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 6666,
         parent_value: 'the grandchild tag',
       });
@@ -951,7 +935,6 @@ describe('<TagListTable /> isolated async subtag tests', () => {
         ...tagDefaults,
         value: 'great grandchild appears immediately',
         child_count: 0,
-        descendant_count: 0,
         _id: 7777,
         parent_value: 'the grandchild tag',
       });
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/hooks.ts b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/hooks.ts
index a350e3eabe..3848894c01 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/hooks.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ const useEditActions = ({
         parentValue: parentTagValue,
         depth: parentTag ? parentTag.depth + 1 : 0,
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         subTagsUrl: null,
         externalId: '',
       }, parentTagValue);
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/mockData.ts b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/mockData.ts
index 77d88cb60a..a5e8b0bc3f 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/mockData.ts
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/mockData.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'ab',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 4,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 31,
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'aaa',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'ab',
     id: 49,
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'aa',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'aaa',
     id: 52,
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'ab2',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'ab',
     id: 50,
@@ -54,7 +50,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'S3',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'ab2',
     id: 51,
@@ -66,7 +61,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Brass2',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 36,
@@ -78,7 +72,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Celli',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 34,
@@ -90,7 +83,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'ViolaDaGamba',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Celli',
     id: 42,
@@ -102,7 +94,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Soprano',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'ViolaDaGamba',
     id: 46,
@@ -114,7 +105,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Contrabass',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 35,
@@ -126,7 +116,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Electrodrum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 38,
@@ -138,7 +127,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Electronic instruments',
     externalId: 'ELECTRIC',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 3,
@@ -150,7 +138,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Synthesizer',
     externalId: 'SYNTH',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Electronic instruments',
     id: 25,
@@ -162,7 +149,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Theramin',
     externalId: 'THERAMIN',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Electronic instruments',
     id: 9,
@@ -174,7 +160,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Fiddle',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 54,
@@ -186,7 +171,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'grand piano',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 48,
@@ -198,7 +182,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Horns',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 55,
@@ -210,7 +193,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'English Horn',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Horns',
     id: 56,
@@ -222,7 +204,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Small English Horn',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'English Horn',
     id: 57,
@@ -234,7 +215,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Keyboard',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 37,
@@ -246,7 +226,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Kid drum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 33,
@@ -258,7 +237,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Mezzosopranocello',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 41,
@@ -270,7 +248,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Oriental',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 53,
@@ -282,7 +259,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Percussion instruments',
     externalId: 'PERCUSS',
     childCount: 4,
-    descendantCount: 11,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 2,
@@ -294,7 +270,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Chordophone',
     externalId: 'CHORD',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
     id: 10,
@@ -306,7 +281,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Piano',
     externalId: 'PIANO',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Chordophone',
     id: 29,
@@ -318,7 +292,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Drum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
     id: 45,
@@ -330,7 +303,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'bass drum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Drum',
     id: 47,
@@ -342,7 +314,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Idiophone',
     externalId: 'BELLS',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
     id: 5,
@@ -354,7 +325,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Celesta',
     externalId: 'CELESTA',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Idiophone',
     id: 26,
@@ -366,7 +336,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Hi-hat',
     externalId: 'HI-HAT',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Idiophone',
     id: 27,
@@ -378,7 +347,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Membranophone',
     externalId: 'DRUMS',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 3,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
     id: 6,
@@ -390,7 +358,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Cajón',
     externalId: 'CAJÓN',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 1,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Membranophone',
     id: 7,
@@ -402,7 +369,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Tabla',
     externalId: 'TABLA',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Membranophone',
     id: 28,
@@ -414,7 +380,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Recorder',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 39,
@@ -426,7 +391,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'String instruments',
     externalId: 'STRINGS',
     childCount: 3,
-    descendantCount: 9,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 4,
@@ -438,7 +402,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Bowed strings',
     externalId: 'BOW',
     childCount: 3,
-    descendantCount: 3,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'String instruments',
     id: 18,
@@ -450,7 +413,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Cello',
     externalId: 'CELLO',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
     id: 20,
@@ -462,7 +424,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Viola',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
     id: 44,
@@ -474,7 +435,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Violin',
     externalId: 'VIOLIN',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
     id: 19,
@@ -486,7 +446,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Other strings',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'String instruments',
     id: 43,
@@ -498,7 +457,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Plucked strings',
     externalId: 'PLUCK',
     childCount: 3,
-    descendantCount: 3,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'String instruments',
     id: 14,
@@ -510,7 +468,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Banjo',
     externalId: 'BANJO',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
     id: 17,
@@ -522,7 +479,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Harp',
     externalId: 'HARP',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
     id: 16,
@@ -534,7 +490,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Mandolin',
     externalId: 'MANDOLIN',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
     id: 15,
@@ -546,7 +501,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Subbass',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 40,
@@ -558,7 +512,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Trumpets',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 30,
@@ -570,7 +523,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Wind instruments',
     externalId: 'WINDS',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 7,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 1,
@@ -582,7 +534,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Brass',
     externalId: 'BRASS',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Wind instruments',
     id: 11,
@@ -594,7 +545,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Trumpet',
     externalId: 'TRUMPET',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Brass',
     id: 23,
@@ -606,7 +556,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Tuba',
     externalId: 'TUBA',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Brass',
     id: 24,
@@ -618,7 +567,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Woodwinds',
     externalId: 'WOODS',
     childCount: 3,
-    descendantCount: 3,
     depth: 1,
     parentValue: 'Wind instruments',
     id: 12,
@@ -630,7 +578,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Clarinet',
     externalId: 'CLARINET',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
     id: 21,
@@ -642,7 +589,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Flute',
     externalId: 'FLUTE',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
     id: 13,
@@ -654,7 +600,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Oboe',
     externalId: 'OBOE',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 2,
     parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
     id: 22,
@@ -666,7 +611,6 @@ export const rawData: TagData[] = [
     value: 'Xyllophones',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 32,
@@ -681,7 +625,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'ab',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 4,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 31,
@@ -693,7 +636,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'aaa',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'ab',
         id: 49,
@@ -705,7 +647,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'aa',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'aaa',
             id: 52,
@@ -719,7 +660,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'ab2',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'ab',
         id: 50,
@@ -731,7 +671,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'S3',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'ab2',
             id: 51,
@@ -747,7 +686,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Brass2',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 36,
@@ -759,7 +697,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Celli',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 34,
@@ -771,7 +708,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'ViolaDaGamba',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Celli',
         id: 42,
@@ -783,7 +719,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Soprano',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'ViolaDaGamba',
             id: 46,
@@ -799,7 +734,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Contrabass',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 35,
@@ -811,7 +745,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Electrodrum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 38,
@@ -823,7 +756,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Electronic instruments',
     externalId: 'ELECTRIC',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 3,
@@ -835,7 +767,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Synthesizer',
         externalId: 'SYNTH',
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Electronic instruments',
         id: 25,
@@ -847,7 +778,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Theramin',
         externalId: 'THERAMIN',
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Electronic instruments',
         id: 9,
@@ -861,7 +791,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Fiddle',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 54,
@@ -873,7 +802,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'grand piano',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 48,
@@ -885,7 +813,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Horns',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 1,
-    descendantCount: 2,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 55,
@@ -897,7 +824,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'English Horn',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Horns',
         id: 56,
@@ -909,7 +835,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Small English Horn',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'English Horn',
             id: 57,
@@ -925,7 +850,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Keyboard',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 37,
@@ -937,7 +861,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Kid drum',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 33,
@@ -949,7 +872,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Mezzosopranocello',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 41,
@@ -961,7 +883,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Oriental',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 53,
@@ -973,7 +894,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Percussion instruments',
     externalId: 'PERCUSS',
     childCount: 4,
-    descendantCount: 11,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 2,
@@ -985,7 +905,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Chordophone',
         externalId: 'CHORD',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
         id: 10,
@@ -997,7 +916,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Piano',
             externalId: 'PIANO',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Chordophone',
             id: 29,
@@ -1011,7 +929,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Drum',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
         id: 45,
@@ -1023,7 +940,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'bass drum',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Drum',
             id: 47,
@@ -1037,7 +953,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Idiophone',
         externalId: 'BELLS',
         childCount: 2,
-        descendantCount: 2,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
         id: 5,
@@ -1049,7 +964,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Celesta',
             externalId: 'CELESTA',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Idiophone',
             id: 26,
@@ -1061,7 +975,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Hi-hat',
             externalId: 'HI-HAT',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Idiophone',
             id: 27,
@@ -1075,7 +988,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Membranophone',
         externalId: 'DRUMS',
         childCount: 2,
-        descendantCount: 3,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Percussion instruments',
         id: 6,
@@ -1087,7 +999,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Cajón',
             externalId: 'CAJÓN',
             childCount: 1,
-            descendantCount: 1,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Membranophone',
             id: 7,
@@ -1099,7 +1010,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Tabla',
             externalId: 'TABLA',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Membranophone',
             id: 28,
@@ -1115,7 +1025,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Recorder',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 39,
@@ -1127,7 +1036,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'String instruments',
     externalId: 'STRINGS',
     childCount: 3,
-    descendantCount: 9,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 4,
@@ -1139,7 +1047,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Bowed strings',
         externalId: 'BOW',
         childCount: 3,
-        descendantCount: 3,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'String instruments',
         id: 18,
@@ -1151,7 +1058,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Cello',
             externalId: 'CELLO',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
             id: 20,
@@ -1163,7 +1069,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Viola',
             externalId: 'some-external-id',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
             id: 44,
@@ -1175,7 +1080,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Violin',
             externalId: 'VIOLIN',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Bowed strings',
             id: 19,
@@ -1189,7 +1093,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Other strings',
         externalId: 'some-external-id',
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'String instruments',
         id: 43,
@@ -1201,7 +1104,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Plucked strings',
         externalId: 'PLUCK',
         childCount: 3,
-        descendantCount: 3,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'String instruments',
         id: 14,
@@ -1213,7 +1115,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Banjo',
             externalId: 'BANJO',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
             id: 17,
@@ -1225,7 +1126,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Harp',
             externalId: 'HARP',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
             id: 16,
@@ -1237,7 +1137,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Mandolin',
             externalId: 'MANDOLIN',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Plucked strings',
             id: 15,
@@ -1253,7 +1152,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Subbass',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 40,
@@ -1265,7 +1163,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Trumpets',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 30,
@@ -1277,7 +1174,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Wind instruments',
     externalId: 'WINDS',
     childCount: 2,
-    descendantCount: 7,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 1,
@@ -1289,7 +1185,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Brass',
         externalId: 'BRASS',
         childCount: 2,
-        descendantCount: 2,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Wind instruments',
         id: 11,
@@ -1301,7 +1196,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Trumpet',
             externalId: 'TRUMPET',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Brass',
             id: 23,
@@ -1313,7 +1207,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Tuba',
             externalId: 'TUBA',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Brass',
             id: 24,
@@ -1327,7 +1220,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
         value: 'Woodwinds',
         externalId: 'WOODS',
         childCount: 3,
-        descendantCount: 3,
         depth: 1,
         parentValue: 'Wind instruments',
         id: 12,
@@ -1339,7 +1231,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Clarinet',
             externalId: 'CLARINET',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
             id: 21,
@@ -1351,7 +1242,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Flute',
             externalId: 'FLUTE',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
             id: 13,
@@ -1363,7 +1253,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
             value: 'Oboe',
             externalId: 'OBOE',
             childCount: 0,
-            descendantCount: 0,
             depth: 2,
             parentValue: 'Woodwinds',
             id: 22,
@@ -1379,7 +1268,6 @@ export const treeRowData: TagTreeNode[] = [
     value: 'Xyllophones',
     externalId: 'some-external-id',
     childCount: 0,
-    descendantCount: 0,
     depth: 0,
     parentValue: null,
     id: 32,
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagColumns.tsx b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagColumns.tsx
index 2fad2e25c6..8b3291302e 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagColumns.tsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagColumns.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import OptionalExpandLink from './OptionalExpandLink';
 interface TagListRowData extends TreeRowData {
   depth: number;
   childCount: number;
-  descendantCount: number;
   usageCount?: number;
   isNew?: boolean;
   isEditing?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.test.ts b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.test.ts
index 068005adb5..12e4d2103b 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.test.ts
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const newChildNode: TagData = {
   parentValue: 'ab',
   subTagsUrl: null,
   childCount: 0,
-  descendantCount: 0,
   depth: 1,
 };
 
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: null,
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 0,
     };
     tree.addNode(newRow, null);
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
         parentValue: 'missing-parent',
         subTagsUrl: null,
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 1,
       },
     ];
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
         parentValue: null,
         subTagsUrl: null,
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 0,
       },
       {
@@ -185,7 +181,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
         parentValue: null,
         subTagsUrl: null,
         childCount: 0,
-        descendantCount: 0,
         depth: 0,
       },
     ];
@@ -204,7 +199,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
         parentValue: 'b',
         subTagsUrl: null,
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 0,
       },
       {
@@ -216,7 +210,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
         parentValue: 'a',
         subTagsUrl: null,
         childCount: 1,
-        descendantCount: 1,
         depth: 1,
       },
     ];
@@ -241,7 +234,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: null,
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 0,
     };
 
@@ -259,7 +251,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: null,
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 0,
     };
 
@@ -275,7 +266,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: null,
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 0,
     };
     tree.addNode(nextNewNode, null); // Add another top-level node
@@ -294,7 +284,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: 'ab',
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 1,
     };
 
@@ -312,7 +301,6 @@ describe('TagTree', () => {
       parentValue: 'ab',
       subTagsUrl: null,
       childCount: 0,
-      descendantCount: 0,
       depth: 1,
     };
     tree.addNode(nextNewChild, 'ab'); // Add another child to 'ab'
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.ts b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.ts
index 881e3dc623..06d43a04b6 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.ts
+++ b/src/taxonomy/tag-list/tagTree.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class TagTree {
    *     value: 'parent tag name',
    *     externalId: null,
    *     childCount: 2,
-   *     descendantCount: 4,
    *     depth: 0,
    *     parentValue: null,
    *     id: 1,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ export class TagTree {
    *     value: 'child tag name',
    *     externalId: null,
    *     childCount: 0,
-   *     descendantCount: 0,
    *     depth: 1,
    *     parentValue: 'parent tag name',
    *     id: 2,