diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_claim_commands.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_claim_commands.py
index 26318b22d..6d7863581 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_claim_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_claim_commands.py
@@ -1401,9 +1401,6 @@ class StreamCommands(ClaimTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(signed['outputs'][0]['is_channel_signature_valid'])
 
     async def test_repost(self):
-        sql = self.conductor.spv_node.server.bp.sql
-        sql.execute(sql.TAG_INDEXES)
-
         await self.channel_create('@goodies', '1.0')
         tx = await self.stream_create('newstuff', '1.1', channel_name='@goodies', tags=['foo', 'gaming'])
         claim_id = self.get_claim_id(tx)
@@ -1425,7 +1422,6 @@ class StreamCommands(ClaimTestCase):
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_claim_search(all_tags=['foo'], claim_type=['stream', 'repost']), 2)
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_claim_search(not_tags=['foo'], claim_type=['stream', 'repost']), 0)
         # "common" / indexed tags work too
-        self.assertIn('gaming', sql.TAG_INDEXES)  # if this breaks, next test doesn't make sense
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_claim_search(any_tags=['gaming'], claim_type=['stream', 'repost']), 2)
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_claim_search(all_tags=['gaming'], claim_type=['stream', 'repost']), 2)
         self.assertItemCount(await self.daemon.jsonrpc_claim_search(not_tags=['gaming'], claim_type=['stream', 'repost']), 0)