diff --git a/cli/command/manifest/client_test.go b/cli/command/manifest/client_test.go
index c5cb9ea1b6..07967c29ab 100644
--- a/cli/command/manifest/client_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/manifest/client_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ type fakeRegistryClient struct {
 	getManifestListFunc func(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]manifesttypes.ImageManifest, error)
 	mountBlobFunc       func(ctx context.Context, source reference.Canonical, target reference.Named) error
 	putManifestFunc     func(ctx context.Context, source reference.Named, mf distribution.Manifest) (digest.Digest, error)
-	getTagsFunc         func(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 func (c *fakeRegistryClient) GetManifest(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (manifesttypes.ImageManifest, error) {
@@ -46,11 +45,4 @@ func (c *fakeRegistryClient) PutManifest(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Name
 	return digest.Digest(""), nil
 }
 
-func (c *fakeRegistryClient) GetTags(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]string, error) {
-	if c.getTagsFunc != nil {
-		return c.getTagsFunc(ctx, ref)
-	}
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
 var _ client.RegistryClient = &fakeRegistryClient{}
diff --git a/cli/registry/client/client.go b/cli/registry/client/client.go
index 4c411b9da6..ba76a34fc8 100644
--- a/cli/registry/client/client.go
+++ b/cli/registry/client/client.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type RegistryClient interface {
 	GetManifestList(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]manifesttypes.ImageManifest, error)
 	MountBlob(ctx context.Context, source reference.Canonical, target reference.Named) error
 	PutManifest(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, manifest distribution.Manifest) (digest.Digest, error)
-	GetTags(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 // NewRegistryClient returns a new RegistryClient with a resolver
@@ -123,19 +122,6 @@ func (c *client) PutManifest(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, manifest
 	return dgst, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to put manifest %s", ref)
 }
 
-func (c *client) GetTags(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) ([]string, error) {
-	repoEndpoint, err := newDefaultRepositoryEndpoint(ref, c.insecureRegistry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	repo, err := c.getRepositoryForReference(ctx, ref, repoEndpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return repo.Tags(ctx).All(ctx)
-}
-
 func (c *client) getRepositoryForReference(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, repoEndpoint repositoryEndpoint) (distribution.Repository, error) {
 	repoName, err := reference.WithName(repoEndpoint.Name())
 	if err != nil {