diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index f827c52dd5..847ec6c21a 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -611,9 +611,11 @@ func postImagesTag(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.ResponseW
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 
-	job := eng.Job("tag", vars["name"], r.Form.Get("repo"), r.Form.Get("tag"))
-	job.Setenv("force", r.Form.Get("force"))
-	if err := job.Run(); err != nil {
+	d := getDaemon(eng)
+	repo := r.Form.Get("repo")
+	tag := r.Form.Get("tag")
+	force := toBool(r.Form.Get("force"))
+	if err := d.Repositories().Tag(repo, tag, vars["name"], force); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
diff --git a/builder/job.go b/builder/job.go
index f9ff610396..60f9071191 100644
--- a/builder/job.go
+++ b/builder/job.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (b *BuilderJob) CmdBuild(job *engine.Job) error {
 	}
 
 	if repoName != "" {
-		b.Daemon.Repositories().Set(repoName, tag, id, true)
+		b.Daemon.Repositories().Tag(repoName, tag, id, true)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/daemon/commit.go b/daemon/commit.go
index 1e534cf628..a60ed08191 100644
--- a/daemon/commit.go
+++ b/daemon/commit.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Commit(container *Container, repository, tag, comment, aut
 
 	// Register the image if needed
 	if repository != "" {
-		if err := daemon.repositories.Set(repository, tag, img.ID, true); err != nil {
+		if err := daemon.repositories.Tag(repository, tag, img.ID, true); err != nil {
 			return img, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/graph/import.go b/graph/import.go
index a970b22d9b..5d86ba2cb9 100644
--- a/graph/import.go
+++ b/graph/import.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) Import(src string, repo string, tag string, imageImportConfig
 	}
 	// Optionally register the image at REPO/TAG
 	if repo != "" {
-		if err := s.Set(repo, tag, img.ID, true); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Tag(repo, tag, img.ID, true); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/graph/manifest_test.go b/graph/manifest_test.go
index 9137041827..2702dcaf56 100644
--- a/graph/manifest_test.go
+++ b/graph/manifest_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestManifestTarsumCache(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := store.graph.Register(img, archive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := store.Set(testManifestImageName, testManifestTag, testManifestImageID, false); err != nil {
+	if err := store.Tag(testManifestImageName, testManifestTag, testManifestImageID, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/graph/pull.go b/graph/pull.go
index 4cb5957a54..fa22d335d3 100644
--- a/graph/pull.go
+++ b/graph/pull.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) pullRepository(r *registry.Session, out io.Writer, repoInfo *
 		if askedTag != "" && tag != askedTag {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := s.Set(repoInfo.LocalName, tag, id, true); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Tag(repoInfo.LocalName, tag, id, true); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) pullV2Tag(eng *engine.Engine, r *registry.Session, out io.Wri
 		}
 	} else {
 		// only set the repository/tag -> image ID mapping when pulling by tag (i.e. not by digest)
-		if err = s.Set(repoInfo.LocalName, tag, downloads[0].img.ID, true); err != nil {
+		if err = s.Tag(repoInfo.LocalName, tag, downloads[0].img.ID, true); err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/graph/service.go b/graph/service.go
index adc775235e..e16d4ac04f 100644
--- a/graph/service.go
+++ b/graph/service.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 func (s *TagStore) Install(eng *engine.Engine) error {
 	for name, handler := range map[string]engine.Handler{
 		"image_set":      s.CmdSet,
-		"tag":            s.CmdTag,
 		"image_get":      s.CmdGet,
 		"image_inspect":  s.CmdLookup,
 		"image_tarlayer": s.CmdTarLayer,
diff --git a/graph/tag.go b/graph/tag.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c0b269946f..0000000000
--- a/graph/tag.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package graph
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
-)
-
-func (s *TagStore) CmdTag(job *engine.Job) error {
-	if len(job.Args) != 2 && len(job.Args) != 3 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Usage: %s IMAGE REPOSITORY [TAG]\n", job.Name)
-	}
-	var tag string
-	if len(job.Args) == 3 {
-		tag = job.Args[2]
-	}
-	return s.Set(job.Args[1], tag, job.Args[0], job.GetenvBool("force"))
-}
diff --git a/graph/tags.go b/graph/tags.go
index 6346ea8b50..444e74f726 100644
--- a/graph/tags.go
+++ b/graph/tags.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (store *TagStore) Delete(repoName, ref string) (bool, error) {
 	return deleted, store.save()
 }
 
-func (store *TagStore) Set(repoName, tag, imageName string, force bool) error {
+func (store *TagStore) Tag(repoName, tag, imageName string, force bool) error {
 	return store.SetLoad(repoName, tag, imageName, force, nil)
 }
 
diff --git a/graph/tags_unit_test.go b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
index be5624245c..4a4ddbe4b3 100644
--- a/graph/tags_unit_test.go
+++ b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func mkTestTagStore(root string, t *testing.T) *TagStore {
 	if err := graph.Register(img, officialArchive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := store.Set(testOfficialImageName, "", testOfficialImageID, false); err != nil {
+	if err := store.Tag(testOfficialImageName, "", testOfficialImageID, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	privateArchive, err := fakeTar()
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func mkTestTagStore(root string, t *testing.T) *TagStore {
 	if err := graph.Register(img, privateArchive); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := store.Set(testPrivateImageName, "", testPrivateImageID, false); err != nil {
+	if err := store.Tag(testPrivateImageName, "", testPrivateImageID, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if err := store.SetDigest(testPrivateImageName, testPrivateImageDigest, testPrivateImageID); err != nil {
diff --git a/integration/api_test.go b/integration/api_test.go
index 4b09e49174..614966f6e5 100644
--- a/integration/api_test.go
+++ b/integration/api_test.go
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ func TestDeleteImages(t *testing.T) {
 
 	initialImages := getImages(eng, t, true, "")
 
-	if err := eng.Job("tag", unitTestImageName, "test", "test").Run(); err != nil {
+	d := getDaemon(eng)
+	if err := d.Repositories().Tag("test", "test", unitTestImageName, true); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}