diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
index 228efb25b..3f6fd4832 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/graphql/index.js
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ export default {
                 created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
                 __typename: 'Tag'
               },
-              assigned_by: {
-                id: auth.user.id,
-                __typename: 'User'
-              },
               __typename: 'TagLink'
             })),
             status: 'NONE',