diff --git a/packages/cli/eslint.config.mjs b/packages/cli/eslint.config.mjs
index a7e17ed9ac9..2aec476afeb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/cli/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ export default defineConfig(
 			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/security-policy/security-policy.handler.ts',
 			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/sso-oidc/sso-oidc.handler.ts',
 			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/sso-saml/sso-saml.handler.ts',
-			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler.ts',
 			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/users/users.handler.ee.ts',
 			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/workflows/workflows.handler.ts',
 		],
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ export default defineConfig(
 			'./src/eventbus/message-event-bus/message-event-bus.ts',
 			'./src/evaluation.ee/evaluation-collection.service.ts',
 			'./src/evaluation.ee/test-runner/test-runner.service.ee.ts',
-			'./src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler.ts',
 			// modules/** non-persistence services surfaced by narrowing the exemption
 			'./src/modules/agents/agent-knowledge.service.ts',
 			'./src/modules/agents/agent-publish.service.ts',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/public-api/types.ts
index 475aaadfc56..09501dc8cdc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/types.ts
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ export declare namespace TestRunRequest {
 	type Cancel = AuthenticatedRequest<{ id: string; runId: string }>;
 }
 
-export declare namespace TagRequest {
-	type Delete = AuthenticatedRequest<{ id: string }>;
-}
-
 export declare namespace CredentialTypeRequest {
 	type Get = AuthenticatedRequest<{ credentialTypeName: string }, {}, {}, {}>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/controllers/tags.public.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/controllers/tags.public.controller.ts
index 4687b24bd68..6d39c47e311 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/controllers/tags.public.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/controllers/tags.public.controller.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 	ApiSummary,
 	ApiTags,
 	Body,
+	Delete,
 	Get,
 	Param,
 	Post,
@@ -151,4 +152,29 @@ export class TagsPublicController {
 			...(updatedTag.updatedAt ? { updatedAt: updatedTag.updatedAt.toISOString() } : {}),
 		};
 	}
+
+	@Delete('/:tagId')
+	@ApiKeyScope('tag:delete')
+	@ApiSummary('Delete a tag')
+	@ApiDescription('Deletes a tag.')
+	@ApiTags(tags)
+	@ApiResponse(200, TagPublicDto)
+	@ApiErrorResponse(404)
+	async deleteTag(
+		_req: AuthenticatedRequest,
+		_res: Response,
+		@Param('tagId', tagIdParamSchema) tagId: string,
+	): Promise<TagPublicDto> {
+		let tag: TagEntity;
+
+		try {
+			tag = await this.tagService.getById(tagId);
+		} catch {
+			throw new NotFoundError('Not Found');
+		}
+
+		await this.tagService.delete(tagId);
+
+		return toTagPublicDto(tag);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/deleteTag.generated.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/deleteTag.generated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..148332bb6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/deleteTag.generated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+operationId: deleteTag
+tags:
+  - Tags
+summary: Delete a tag
+description: Deletes a tag.
+x-required-scope: tag:delete
+x-eov-operation-id: unreachable
+x-eov-operation-handler: v1/handlers/decorator-routed.handler
+x-decorator-routed: true
+parameters:
+  - schema:
+      type: string
+    required: true
+    description: The ID of the tag.
+    name: tagId
+    in: path
+responses:
+  '200':
+    description: Operation successful.
+    content:
+      application/json:
+        schema:
+          $ref: ../../../../shared/spec/schemas/tagPublicDto.generated.yml
+  '401':
+    $ref: ../../../../shared/spec/responses/unauthorized.yml
+  '403':
+    $ref: ../../../../shared/spec/responses/forbidden.yml
+  '404':
+    $ref: ../../../../shared/spec/responses/notFound.yml
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/tags.id.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/tags.id.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9842322d03f..00000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/paths/tags.id.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-delete:
-  x-eov-operation-id: deleteTag
-  x-required-scope: tag:delete
-  x-eov-operation-handler: v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler
-  tags:
-    - Tags
-  summary: Delete a tag
-  description: Deletes a tag.
-  parameters:
-    - $ref: '../schemas/parameters/tagId.yml'
-  responses:
-    '200':
-      description: Operation successful.
-      content:
-        application/json:
-          schema:
-            $ref: '../schemas/tag.yml'
-    '401':
-      $ref: '../../../../shared/spec/responses/unauthorized.yml'
-    '403':
-      $ref: '../../../../shared/spec/responses/forbidden.yml'
-    '404':
-      $ref: '../../../../shared/spec/responses/notFound.yml'
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/schemas/parameters/tagId.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/schemas/parameters/tagId.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a218184213..00000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/spec/schemas/parameters/tagId.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-name: id
-in: path
-description: The ID of the tag.
-required: true
-schema:
-  type: string
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler.ts b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aa05aecf7d9..00000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/tags/tags.handler.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { Container } from '@n8n/di';
-
-import type { TagRequest } from '../../../types';
-import type { PublicAPIEndpoint } from '../../shared/handler.types';
-import { apiKeyHasScopeWithGlobalScopeFallback } from '../../shared/middlewares/global.middleware';
-
-import { NotFoundError } from '@/errors/response-errors/not-found.error';
-import { TagService } from '@/services/tag.service';
-
-type TagHandlers = {
-	deleteTag: PublicAPIEndpoint<TagRequest.Delete>;
-};
-
-const tagHandlers: TagHandlers = {
-	deleteTag: [
-		apiKeyHasScopeWithGlobalScopeFallback({ scope: 'tag:delete' }),
-		async (req, res) => {
-			const { id } = req.params;
-
-			let tag;
-			try {
-				tag = await Container.get(TagService).getById(id);
-			} catch (error) {
-				throw new NotFoundError('Not Found');
-			}
-
-			await Container.get(TagService).delete(id);
-			return res.json(tag);
-		},
-	],
-};
-
-export = tagHandlers;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.decorator-routes.generated.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.decorator-routes.generated.yml
index 14976bed48e..e513b0e8b12 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.decorator-routes.generated.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.decorator-routes.generated.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ paths:
       $ref: ./handlers/tags/spec/paths/getTag.generated.yml
     put:
       $ref: ./handlers/tags/spec/paths/updateTag.generated.yml
+    delete:
+      $ref: ./handlers/tags/spec/paths/deleteTag.generated.yml
   /variables:
     get:
       $ref: ./handlers/variables/spec/paths/getVariables.generated.yml
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.yml
index 844c2fdb934..fcff6b6bf8f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/openapi.yml
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ paths:
     $ref: './handlers/credentials/spec/paths/credentials.id.test.yml'
   /credentials/schema/{credentialTypeName}:
     $ref: './handlers/credentials/spec/paths/credentials.schema.id.yml'
-  /tags/{id}:
-    $ref: './handlers/tags/spec/paths/tags.id.yml'
   /workflows/{id}/{versionId}:
     $ref: './handlers/workflows/spec/paths/workflows.id.versionId.yml'
   /workflows/{id}/test-runs:
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/shared/spec/parameters/_index.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/shared/spec/parameters/_index.yml
index 67bd9316c17..b84832bb163 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/shared/spec/parameters/_index.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/shared/spec/parameters/_index.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ TestRunWorkflowId:
   $ref: '../../../handlers/evaluations/spec/schemas/parameters/testRunWorkflowId.yml'
 TestRunId:
   $ref: '../../../handlers/evaluations/spec/schemas/parameters/testRunId.yml'
-TagId:
-  $ref: '../../../handlers/tags/spec/schemas/parameters/tagId.yml'
 UserIdentifier:
   $ref: '../../../handlers/users/spec/schemas/parameters/userIdentifier.yml'
 IncludeRole:
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/tags.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/tags.test.ts
index 99254388575..b7fe8ac8c7d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/tags.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/public-api/tags.test.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ describe('DELETE /tags/:id', () => {
 		const response = await authOwnerAgent.delete('/tags/gZqmqiGAuo1dHT7q');
 
 		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(404);
+		expect(response.body.message).toBe('Not Found');
 	});
 
 	test('owner should delete the tag', async () => {
@@ -171,12 +172,12 @@ describe('DELETE /tags/:id', () => {
 
 		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
 
-		const { id, name, createdAt, updatedAt } = response.body;
-
-		expect(id).toEqual(tag.id);
-		expect(name).toEqual(tag.name);
-		expect(createdAt).toEqual(tag.createdAt.toISOString());
-		expect(updatedAt).toEqual(tag.updatedAt.toISOString());
+		expect(response.body).toStrictEqual({
+			id: tag.id,
+			name: tag.name,
+			createdAt: tag.createdAt.toISOString(),
+			updatedAt: tag.updatedAt.toISOString(),
+		});
 
 		// make sure the tag actually deleted from the db
 		const deletedTag = await Container.get(TagRepository).findOneBy({
@@ -205,6 +206,23 @@ describe('DELETE /tags/:id', () => {
 
 		expect(notDeletedTag).not.toBeNull();
 	});
+
+	test('should fail due to missing "tag:delete" scope', async () => {
+		const tag = await createTag({});
+
+		const memberWithoutScope = await createMemberWithApiKey({ scopes: ['tag:list'] });
+		const agent = testServer.publicApiAgentFor(memberWithoutScope);
+
+		const response = await agent.delete(`/tags/${tag.id}`);
+
+		expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+		expect(response.body.message).toBe('Forbidden');
+
+		// make sure the tag was not deleted from the db
+		const notDeletedTag = await Container.get(TagRepository).findOneBy({ id: tag.id });
+
+		expect(notDeletedTag).not.toBeNull();
+	});
 });
 
 describe('POST /tags', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/N8n/n8n-api-coverage.json b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/N8n/n8n-api-coverage.json
index f4c543809f8..4c514de0cd5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/N8n/n8n-api-coverage.json
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/N8n/n8n-api-coverage.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 		"GET /tags/{tagId}": {
 			"status": "gap"
 		},
-		"DELETE /tags/{id}": {
+		"DELETE /tags/{tagId}": {
 			"status": "gap"
 		},
 		"PUT /tags/{tagId}": {