diff --git a/lisp/org/org-exp.el b/lisp/org/org-exp.el
index 5ccaec3..63a0659 100644
--- a/lisp/org/org-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/org/org-exp.el
@@ -2113,8 +2110,7 @@ Also, store forced alignment information found in such lines."
       (put-text-property (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0) 'org-normalized-link t))
     (goto-char (point-min))
     (while (re-search-forward re-plain-link nil t)
-      (unless (or (get-text-property (match-beginning 0) 'org-normalized-link)
-		  (assoc :tags (org-context)))
+      (unless (get-text-property (match-beginning 0) 'org-normalized-link)
 	(goto-char (1- (match-end 0)))
 	(org-if-unprotected-at (1+ (match-beginning 0))
 	  (let* ((s (concat (match-string 1)