diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/DefaultModule.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/DefaultModule.java
index 7ef73cc157a..4efd224d43c 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/DefaultModule.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/DefaultModule.java
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ public abstract class DefaultModule implements Module, ApplicationContextAware
     private String _vcsRevision = null;
     private String _vcsUrl = null;
     private String _vcsBranch = "Unknown";
-    private String _vcsTag = "Unknown";
     private String _buildUser = null;
     private String _buildTime = null;
     private String _buildOS = null;
@@ -818,17 +817,10 @@ public void setVcsBranch(String vcsBranch)
         _vcsBranch = vcsBranch;
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Override
-    public String getVcsTag()
-    {
-        return _vcsTag;
-    }
-
     @SuppressWarnings({"UnusedDeclaration"})
     public void setVcsTag(String vcsTag)
     {
-        _vcsTag = vcsTag;
+        // Ignored - present in module.xml but not used
     }
 
     public final String getBuildUser()
@@ -974,7 +966,6 @@ public final Map<String, String> getProperties()
         props.put("VCS URL", getVcsUrl());
         props.put("VCS Revision", getVcsRevision());
         props.put("VCS Branch", getVcsBranch());
-        props.put("VCS Tag", getVcsTag());
         props.put("Build OS", getBuildOS());
 
         props.put("Build Time", getBuildTime());
@@ -1605,7 +1596,6 @@ public void copyPropertiesFrom(DefaultModule from)
         this.setUrl(from.getUrl());
         this.setVcsBranch(from.getVcsBranch());
         this.setVcsRevision(from.getVcsRevision());
-        this.setVcsTag(from.getVcsTag());
         this.setVcsUrl(from.getVcsUrl());
         this.setZippedPath(from.getZippedPath());
     }
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/MockModule.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/MockModule.java
index ee2c70dbc23..1d98b34f1e6 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/MockModule.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/MockModule.java
@@ -331,12 +331,6 @@ public String getVcsBranch()
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getVcsTag()
-    {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean shouldManageVersion()
     {
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/Module.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/Module.java
index e72d8e5350e..8785d11d9b4 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/Module.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/module/Module.java
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ default void startBackgroundThreads()
     String getVcsRevision();
     String getVcsUrl();
     String getVcsBranch();
-    String getVcsTag();
     String getBuildNumber();
 
     default String getBuildTime()
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/UsageReportingLevel.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/UsageReportingLevel.java
index 37a7ead98ac..70b1f35e088 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/UsageReportingLevel.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/util/UsageReportingLevel.java
@@ -327,9 +327,11 @@ public static void putModulesBuildInfo(Map<String, Map<String, Object>> allModul
             moduleBuildInfo.put("vcsUrl", module.getVcsUrl());
             moduleBuildInfo.put("vcsBranch", module.getVcsBranch());
             moduleBuildInfo.put("vcsRevision", module.getVcsRevision());
-            moduleBuildInfo.put("vcsTag", module.getVcsTag());
+            // We stopped capturing the Git tag in module metadata. The release version property serves
+            // the same purpose. Continue reporting as vcsTag for backwards compatibility with mothership reporting.
+            moduleBuildInfo.put("vcsTag", module.getReleaseVersion());
             moduleBuildInfo.put("moduleClass", module.getClass().getName());
-            moduleBuildInfo.put("version", module.getFormattedSchemaVersion()); // TODO: call this "schemaVersion"? Also send "releaseVersion"?
+            moduleBuildInfo.put("version", module.getFormattedSchemaVersion()); // TODO: call this "schemaVersion"?
 
             // Add to the module's info to be included in the submission
             moduleStats.put("buildInfo", moduleBuildInfo);