# Automatic removal of Bad\_Stale Tags on MQTT Engine Host Client when removed from MQTT Transmission client?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-removal-of-bad-stale-tags-on-mqtt-engine-host-client-when-removed-from-mqtt-transmission-client/55613 "2022-02-01T16:25:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-removal-of-bad-stale-tags-on-mqtt-engine-host-client-when-removed-from-mqtt-transmission-client/55613/2 "2022-02-01T16:42:07Z")

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Seems like Cirrus Link had this in their backlog at some point: [MQTT Engine: auto-prune removed metrics? - #2 by wes0johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-auto-prune-removed-metrics/46785/2)

Not sure what the current status is. @wes0johnson ?

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