diff --git a/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPISpec.js b/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPISpec.js
index d03d93b127..5597e024f5 100644
--- a/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPISpec.js
+++ b/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPISpec.js
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ describe('The Annotation API', () => {
       };
       comparator = (t1, t2) => t1.fooTarget.foo === t2.fooTarget.bar;
     });
-  });
 
     it('can add a comparator function', () => {
       const notebookAnnotationType = openmct.annotation.ANNOTATION_TYPES.NOTEBOOK;
@@ -297,40 +296,6 @@ describe('The Annotation API', () => {
         openmct.annotation.areAnnotationTargetsEqual(notebookAnnotationType, targets, otherTargets)
       ).toBeTrue(); // the comparator should make these equal
     });
-    it('can create a tag', async () => {
-      const annotationObject = await openmct.annotation.create(tagCreationArguments);
-      expect(annotationObject).toBeDefined();
-      expect(annotationObject.type).toEqual('annotation');
-      expect(annotationObject.tags).toContain('aWonderfulTag');
-    });
-    it('can delete a tag', async () => {
-      const annotationObject = await openmct.annotation.create(tagCreationArguments);
-      expect(annotationObject).toBeDefined();
-      openmct.annotation.deleteAnnotations([annotationObject]);
-      expect(annotationObject._deleted).toBeTrue();
-    });
-    it('can remove all tags', async () => {
-      const annotationObject = await openmct.annotation.create(tagCreationArguments);
-      expect(annotationObject).toBeDefined();
-      expect(() => {
-        openmct.annotation.deleteAnnotations([annotationObject]);
-      }).not.toThrow();
-      expect(annotationObject._deleted).toBeTrue();
-    });
-    it('can add/delete/add a tag', async () => {
-      let annotationObject = await openmct.annotation.create(tagCreationArguments);
-      expect(annotationObject).toBeDefined();
-      expect(annotationObject.type).toEqual('annotation');
-      expect(annotationObject.tags).toContain('aWonderfulTag');
-      openmct.annotation.deleteAnnotations([annotationObject]);
-      expect(annotationObject._deleted).toBeTrue();
-      annotationObject = await openmct.annotation.create(tagCreationArguments);
-      expect(annotationObject).toBeDefined();
-      expect(annotationObject.type).toEqual('annotation');
-      expect(annotationObject.tags).toContain('aWonderfulTag');
-      expect(annotationObject._deleted).toBeFalse();
-    });
-  });
 
     it('falls back to deep equality check if no comparator functions', () => {
       const annotationTypeWithoutComparator = openmct.annotation.ANNOTATION_TYPES.GEOSPATIAL;
@@ -348,4 +313,4 @@ describe('The Annotation API', () => {
       expect(areNotEqual).toBeFalse();
     });
   });
-});
+});
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