diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/anoncreds/credx_anoncreds.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/anoncreds/credx_anoncreds.rs
index 40887dda0a..c844a6f41b 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/anoncreds/credx_anoncreds.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/anoncreds/credx_anoncreds.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     wallet::{
         base_wallet::{record::Record, search_filter::SearchFilter, BaseWallet, RecordWallet},
-        entry_tag::EntryTags,
+        entry_tags::EntryTags,
     },
 };
 
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/agency_client_wallet.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/agency_client_wallet.rs
index 18bd47ffb7..3b77193c23 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/agency_client_wallet.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/agency_client_wallet.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::{
     errors::error::{AriesVcxCoreError, AriesVcxCoreErrorKind, VcxCoreResult},
-    wallet::entry_tag::EntryTags,
+    wallet::entry_tags::EntryTags,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/mod.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/mod.rs
index 1b106c6421..b3b7ba28a0 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use public_key::Key;
 
-use super::entry_tag::EntryTags;
+use super::entry_tags::EntryTags;
 use crate::{
     errors::error::VcxCoreResult,
     wallet::{
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ mod tests {
         errors::error::AriesVcxCoreErrorKind,
         wallet::{
             base_wallet::{DidWallet, Record, RecordWallet},
-            entry_tag::{EntryTag, EntryTags},
+            entry_tags::EntryTags,
         },
     };
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ mod tests {
         let category = "my";
         let value1 = "xxx";
         let value2 = "yyy";
-        let tags1: EntryTags = vec![EntryTag::Plaintext("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
+        let tags1: EntryTags = vec![("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
         let tags2 = EntryTags::default();
 
         let record = Record::builder()
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ mod tests {
         let category = "my";
         let value1 = "xxx";
         let value2 = "yyy";
-        let tags: EntryTags = vec![EntryTag::Plaintext("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
+        let tags: EntryTags = vec![("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
 
         let record = Record::builder()
             .name(name.into())
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ mod tests {
         let name = "foo";
         let category = "my";
         let value = "xxx";
-        let tags1: EntryTags = vec![EntryTag::Plaintext("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
-        let tags2: EntryTags = vec![EntryTag::Plaintext("c".into(), "d".into())].into();
+        let tags1: EntryTags = vec![("a".into(), "b".into())].into();
+        let tags2: EntryTags = vec![("c".into(), "d".into())].into();
 
         let record = Record::builder()
             .name(name.into())
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/record.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/record.rs
index 21c7f8cf92..6648455c8f 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/record.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/base_wallet/record.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use typed_builder::TypedBuilder;
 
-use crate::wallet::entry_tag::EntryTags;
+use crate::wallet::entry_tags::EntryTags;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, TypedBuilder)]
 pub struct Record {
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tag.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tags.rs
similarity index 58%
rename from aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tag.rs
rename to aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tags.rs
index d084c4a2a8..d52463e049 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tag.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/entry_tags.rs
@@ -2,32 +2,26 @@ use std::fmt;
 
 use serde::{de::Visitor, ser::SerializeMap, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub enum EntryTag {
-    Encrypted(String, String),
-    Plaintext(String, String),
-}
-
-impl EntryTag {
-    pub fn from_pair(pair: (String, String)) -> Self {
-        if pair.0.starts_with('~') {
-            EntryTag::Plaintext(pair.0.trim_start_matches('~').into(), pair.1)
-        } else {
-            EntryTag::Encrypted(pair.0, pair.1)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn key(&self) -> &str {
-        match self {
-            Self::Encrypted(key, _) => key,
-            Self::Plaintext(key, _) => key,
-        }
-    }
-}
+// #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+// pub enum EntryTag {
+//     Tag(String, String),
+// }
+
+// impl EntryTag {
+//     pub fn from_pair(pair: (String, String)) -> Self {
+//         Self::Tag(pair.0, pair.1)
+//     }
+
+//     pub fn key(&self) -> &str {
+//         match self {
+//             Self::Tag(key, _) => key,
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct EntryTags {
-    inner: Vec<EntryTag>,
+    inner: Vec<(String, String)>,
 }
 
 impl Serialize for EntryTags {
@@ -37,10 +31,7 @@ impl Serialize for EntryTags {
     {
         let mut map = serializer.serialize_map(Some(self.inner.len()))?;
         for tag in self.inner.iter() {
-            match tag {
-                EntryTag::Encrypted(key, val) => map.serialize_entry(&key, &val)?,
-                EntryTag::Plaintext(key, val) => map.serialize_entry(&format!("~{}", key), &val)?,
-            }
+            map.serialize_entry(&tag.0, &tag.1)?
         }
         map.end()
     }
@@ -62,7 +53,7 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for EntryTagsVisitor {
         let mut tags = EntryTags::new(vec![]);
 
         while let Some(pair) = map.next_entry()? {
-            tags.add(EntryTag::from_pair(pair));
+            tags.add(pair);
         }
 
         Ok(tags)
@@ -79,14 +70,14 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for EntryTags {
 }
 
 impl EntryTags {
-    pub fn new(inner: Vec<EntryTag>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(inner: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Self {
         let mut items = inner;
         items.sort();
 
         Self { inner: items }
     }
 
-    pub fn add(&mut self, tag: EntryTag) {
+    pub fn add(&mut self, tag: (String, String)) {
         self.inner.push(tag);
         self.inner.sort();
     }
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ impl EntryTags {
         self.inner.is_empty()
     }
 
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> Vec<EntryTag> {
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
         self.inner
     }
 
@@ -104,15 +95,14 @@ impl EntryTags {
         self.inner.sort();
     }
 
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, tag: EntryTag) {
-        self.inner
-            .retain(|existing_tag| existing_tag.key() != tag.key());
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, tag: (String, String)) {
+        self.inner.retain(|existing_tag| existing_tag.0 != tag.0);
         self.inner.sort();
     }
 }
 
 impl IntoIterator for EntryTags {
-    type Item = EntryTag;
+    type Item = (String, String);
 
     type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<Self::Item>;
 
@@ -121,8 +111,8 @@ impl IntoIterator for EntryTags {
     }
 }
 
-impl FromIterator<EntryTag> for EntryTags {
-    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = EntryTag>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+impl FromIterator<(String, String)> for EntryTags {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = (String, String)>>(iter: T) -> Self {
         let mut tags = Self::default();
 
         for item in iter {
@@ -132,8 +122,8 @@ impl FromIterator<EntryTag> for EntryTags {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<Vec<EntryTag>> for EntryTags {
-    fn from(value: Vec<EntryTag>) -> Self {
+impl From<Vec<(String, String)>> for EntryTags {
+    fn from(value: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Self {
         value.into_iter().fold(Self::default(), |mut memo, item| {
             memo.add(item);
             memo
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ impl From<Vec<EntryTag>> for EntryTags {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<EntryTags> for Vec<EntryTag> {
+impl From<EntryTags> for Vec<(String, String)> {
     fn from(value: EntryTags) -> Self {
         value.inner
     }
@@ -151,14 +141,11 @@ impl From<EntryTags> for Vec<EntryTag> {
 mod tests {
     use serde_json::json;
 
-    use crate::wallet::entry_tag::{EntryTag, EntryTags};
+    use crate::wallet::entry_tags::EntryTags;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_entry_tags_serialize() {
-        let tags = EntryTags::new(vec![
-            EntryTag::Plaintext("a".into(), "b".into()),
-            EntryTag::Encrypted("c".into(), "d".into()),
-        ]);
+        let tags = EntryTags::new(vec![("~a".into(), "b".into()), ("c".into(), "d".into())]);
 
         let res = serde_json::to_string(&tags).unwrap();
 
@@ -169,10 +156,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_entry_tags_deserialize() {
         let json = json!({"a":"b", "~c":"d"});
 
-        let tags = EntryTags::new(vec![
-            EntryTag::Encrypted("a".into(), "b".into()),
-            EntryTag::Plaintext("c".into(), "d".into()),
-        ]);
+        let tags = EntryTags::new(vec![("a".into(), "b".into()), ("~c".into(), "d".into())]);
 
         let res = serde_json::from_str(&json.to_string()).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_record_wallet.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_record_wallet.rs
index fc8cf63f97..d298a852e5 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_record_wallet.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_record_wallet.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use vdrtools::Locator;
 
-use super::{indy_tag::IndyTags, SEARCH_OPTIONS, WALLET_OPTIONS};
+use super::{indy_tags::IndyTags, SEARCH_OPTIONS, WALLET_OPTIONS};
 use crate::{
     errors::error::{AriesVcxCoreError, VcxCoreResult},
     wallet::{
         base_wallet::{record::Record, search_filter::SearchFilter, RecordWallet},
-        entry_tag::EntryTags,
+        entry_tags::EntryTags,
         indy::IndySdkWallet,
     },
 };
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tag.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tag.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6161592c21..0000000000
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tag.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use crate::wallet::entry_tag::{EntryTag, EntryTags};
-struct IndyTag((String, String));
-
-impl IndyTag {
-    pub fn new(pair: (String, String)) -> Self {
-        Self(pair)
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> (String, String) {
-        self.0
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_entry_tag(self) -> EntryTag {
-        let inner = self.into_inner();
-
-        EntryTag::from_pair(inner)
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_entry_tag(tag: EntryTag) -> Self {
-        match tag {
-            EntryTag::Encrypted(key, val) => Self((key, val)),
-            EntryTag::Plaintext(key, val) => Self((format!("~{}", key), val)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) struct IndyTags(HashMap<String, String>);
-
-impl IndyTags {
-    pub fn new(map: HashMap<String, String>) -> Self {
-        Self(map)
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> HashMap<String, String> {
-        self.0
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_entry_tags(tags: EntryTags) -> Self {
-        let mut map = HashMap::new();
-        let tags_vec: Vec<_> = tags
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|tag| IndyTag::from_entry_tag(tag).into_inner())
-            .collect();
-        map.extend(tags_vec);
-        Self(map)
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_entry_tags(self) -> EntryTags {
-        let mut items: Vec<EntryTag> = self
-            .0
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|pair| IndyTag::new(pair).into_entry_tag())
-            .collect();
-        items.sort();
-
-        EntryTags::new(items)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tags.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tags.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..722a99bd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/indy_tags.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::wallet::entry_tags::EntryTags;
+
+pub(crate) struct IndyTags(HashMap<String, String>);
+
+impl IndyTags {
+    pub fn new(map: HashMap<String, String>) -> Self {
+        Self(map)
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_entry_tags(tags: EntryTags) -> Self {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        let tags_vec: Vec<_> = tags.into_iter().collect();
+        map.extend(tags_vec);
+        Self(map)
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_entry_tags(self) -> EntryTags {
+        let mut items: Vec<(String, String)> = self.0.into_iter().collect();
+        items.sort();
+
+        EntryTags::new(items)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/mod.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/mod.rs
index 0d3e049724..12e861ffb4 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/mod.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/indy/mod.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ use indy_api_types::domain::wallet::IndyRecord;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use typed_builder::TypedBuilder;
 
-use self::indy_tag::IndyTags;
+use self::indy_tags::IndyTags;
 use super::base_wallet::{record::Record, BaseWallet};
 use crate::{errors::error::VcxCoreResult, WalletHandle};
 
 mod indy_did_wallet;
 mod indy_record_wallet;
-mod indy_tag;
+mod indy_tags;
 pub mod internal;
 pub mod wallet;
 
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mock_wallet.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mock_wallet.rs
index 5d3cc071df..bf7560bd14 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mock_wallet.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mock_wallet.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use super::{
 use crate::{
     errors::error::{AriesVcxCoreError, AriesVcxCoreErrorKind, VcxCoreResult},
     utils::{self},
-    wallet::entry_tag::EntryTags,
+    wallet::entry_tags::EntryTags,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mod.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 8c8b97d96a..d94145b889 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub mod agency_client_wallet;
 pub mod base_wallet;
-pub mod entry_tag;
+pub mod entry_tags;
 #[cfg(feature = "vdrtools_wallet")]
 pub mod indy;
 pub mod mock_wallet;
diff --git a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/api_vcx/api_global/wallet.rs b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/api_vcx/api_global/wallet.rs
index a858e5f1c1..524bea752b 100644
--- a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/api_vcx/api_global/wallet.rs
+++ b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/api_vcx/api_global/wallet.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use aries_vcx::{
 };
 use aries_vcx_core::wallet::{
     base_wallet::{record::Record, DidWallet, RecordWallet},
-    entry_tag::EntryTags,
+    entry_tags::EntryTags,
     indy::IndyWalletRecord,
 };
 use futures::FutureExt;