diff --git a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index b4143becaf9..ec6d6ba2841 100644
--- a/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 from .renderer import Renderer
 from .structure.listing.manager import ListingManager
 from .structure.mapping.manager import MappingManager
-from .structure.mapping.storage import MappingStorage
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@
 class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
     """
     A tags plugin.
-
-    This plugin collects tags from the front matter of pages, and builds a tag
-    structure from them. The tag structure can be used to render listings on
-    pages, or to just create a site-wide tags index and export all tags and
-    mappings to a JSON file for consumption in another project.
     """
 
     supports_multiple_instances = True
@@ -129,12 +123,6 @@ def on_config(self, config: MkDocsConfig) -> None:
         else:
             config.markdown_extensions.append("attr_list")
 
-        # If the author only wants to extract and export mappings, we allow to
-        # disable the rendering of all tags and listings with a single setting
-        if self.config.export_only:
-            self.config.tags = False
-            self.config.listings = False
-
     @event_priority(-50)
     def on_page_markdown(
         self, markdown: str, *, page: Page, config: MkDocsConfig, **kwargs
@@ -163,10 +151,6 @@ def on_page_markdown(
         if self.config.tags_file:
             markdown = self._handle_deprecated_tags_file(page, markdown)
 
-        # Handle deprecation of `tags_extra_files` setting
-        if self.config.tags_extra_files:
-            markdown = self._handle_deprecated_tags_extra_files(page, markdown)
-
         # Collect tags from page
         try:
             self.mappings.add(page, markdown)
@@ -202,15 +186,6 @@ def on_env(
         # Populate and render all listings
         self.listings.populate_all(self.mappings, Renderer(env, config))
 
-        # Export mappings to file, if enabled
-        if self.config.export:
-            path = os.path.join(config.site_dir, self.config.export_file)
-            path = os.path.normpath(path)
-
-            # Serialize mappings and save to file
-            storage = MappingStorage(self.config)
-            storage.save(path, self.mappings)
-
     def on_page_context(
         self, context: TemplateContext, *, page: Page, **kwargs
     ) -> None:
@@ -268,38 +243,6 @@ def _handle_deprecated_tags_file(
         # Return markdown
         return markdown
 
-    def _handle_deprecated_tags_extra_files(
-        self, page: Page, markdown: str
-    ) -> str:
-        """
-        Handle deprecation of `tags_extra_files` setting.
-
-        Arguments:
-            page: The page.
-        """
-        directive = self.config.listings_directive
-        if page.file.src_uri not in self.config.tags_extra_files:
-            return markdown
-
-        # Compute tags to render on page
-        tags = self.config.tags_extra_files[page.file.src_uri]
-        if tags:
-            directive += f" {{ include: [{', '.join(tags)}] }}"
-
-        # Try to find the legacy tags marker and replace with directive
-        if "[TAGS]" in markdown:
-            markdown = markdown.replace(
-                "[TAGS]", f"<!-- {directive} -->"
-            )
-
-        # Try to find the directive and add it if not present
-        pattern = r"<!--\s+{directive}".format(directive = re.escape(directive))
-        if not re.search(pattern, markdown):
-            markdown += f"\n<!-- {directive} -->"
-
-        # Return markdown
-        return markdown
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Data
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/material/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py b/material/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
index 7c8e4275abf..e9970c0305e 100644
--- a/material/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
+++ b/material/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ def populate(listing: Listing, slugify: Slugify) -> dict[Tag, AnchorLink]:
 
     # Filter top-level anchor links and insert them into the page
     children = [anchors[tag] for tag in anchors if not tag.parent]
-    if listing.config.toc:
-        host.children[at:at + 1] = children
-    else:
-        host.children.pop(at)
+    host.children[at:at + 1] = children
 
     # Return mapping of tags to anchor links
     return anchors
diff --git a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
index b4143becaf9..ec6d6ba2841 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tags/plugin.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 from .renderer import Renderer
 from .structure.listing.manager import ListingManager
 from .structure.mapping.manager import MappingManager
-from .structure.mapping.storage import MappingStorage
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@
 class TagsPlugin(BasePlugin[TagsConfig]):
     """
     A tags plugin.
-
-    This plugin collects tags from the front matter of pages, and builds a tag
-    structure from them. The tag structure can be used to render listings on
-    pages, or to just create a site-wide tags index and export all tags and
-    mappings to a JSON file for consumption in another project.
     """
 
     supports_multiple_instances = True
@@ -129,12 +123,6 @@ def on_config(self, config: MkDocsConfig) -> None:
         else:
             config.markdown_extensions.append("attr_list")
 
-        # If the author only wants to extract and export mappings, we allow to
-        # disable the rendering of all tags and listings with a single setting
-        if self.config.export_only:
-            self.config.tags = False
-            self.config.listings = False
-
     @event_priority(-50)
     def on_page_markdown(
         self, markdown: str, *, page: Page, config: MkDocsConfig, **kwargs
@@ -163,10 +151,6 @@ def on_page_markdown(
         if self.config.tags_file:
             markdown = self._handle_deprecated_tags_file(page, markdown)
 
-        # Handle deprecation of `tags_extra_files` setting
-        if self.config.tags_extra_files:
-            markdown = self._handle_deprecated_tags_extra_files(page, markdown)
-
         # Collect tags from page
         try:
             self.mappings.add(page, markdown)
@@ -202,15 +186,6 @@ def on_env(
         # Populate and render all listings
         self.listings.populate_all(self.mappings, Renderer(env, config))
 
-        # Export mappings to file, if enabled
-        if self.config.export:
-            path = os.path.join(config.site_dir, self.config.export_file)
-            path = os.path.normpath(path)
-
-            # Serialize mappings and save to file
-            storage = MappingStorage(self.config)
-            storage.save(path, self.mappings)
-
     def on_page_context(
         self, context: TemplateContext, *, page: Page, **kwargs
     ) -> None:
@@ -268,38 +243,6 @@ def _handle_deprecated_tags_file(
         # Return markdown
         return markdown
 
-    def _handle_deprecated_tags_extra_files(
-        self, page: Page, markdown: str
-    ) -> str:
-        """
-        Handle deprecation of `tags_extra_files` setting.
-
-        Arguments:
-            page: The page.
-        """
-        directive = self.config.listings_directive
-        if page.file.src_uri not in self.config.tags_extra_files:
-            return markdown
-
-        # Compute tags to render on page
-        tags = self.config.tags_extra_files[page.file.src_uri]
-        if tags:
-            directive += f" {{ include: [{', '.join(tags)}] }}"
-
-        # Try to find the legacy tags marker and replace with directive
-        if "[TAGS]" in markdown:
-            markdown = markdown.replace(
-                "[TAGS]", f"<!-- {directive} -->"
-            )
-
-        # Try to find the directive and add it if not present
-        pattern = r"<!--\s+{directive}".format(directive = re.escape(directive))
-        if not re.search(pattern, markdown):
-            markdown += f"\n<!-- {directive} -->"
-
-        # Return markdown
-        return markdown
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Data
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py b/src/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
index 7c8e4275abf..e9970c0305e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
+++ b/src/plugins/tags/structure/listing/manager/toc.py
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ def populate(listing: Listing, slugify: Slugify) -> dict[Tag, AnchorLink]:
 
     # Filter top-level anchor links and insert them into the page
     children = [anchors[tag] for tag in anchors if not tag.parent]
-    if listing.config.toc:
-        host.children[at:at + 1] = children
-    else:
-        host.children.pop(at)
+    host.children[at:at + 1] = children
 
     # Return mapping of tags to anchor links
     return anchors