diff --git a/app/api/routes-b/tags/[id]/route.ts b/app/api/routes-b/tags/[id]/route.ts
index 36854cb..8672fbf 100644
--- a/app/api/routes-b/tags/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/routes-b/tags/[id]/route.ts
@@ -2,73 +2,37 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { prisma } from '@/lib/db'
 import { verifyAuthToken } from '@/lib/auth'
 
+// ── DELETE /api/routes-b/tags/[id] — remove a tag and all its invoice associations ──
 export async function DELETE(
     request: NextRequest,
     { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
 ) {
-    const authToken = request.headers.get('authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', '')
-    const claims = await verifyAuthToken(authToken || '')
-    if (!claims) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
-
-    const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { privyId: claims.userId } })
-    if (!user) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'User not found' }, { status: 404 })
-
-    const { id } = await params
-
-    const tag = await prisma.tag.findUnique({ where: { id } })
-    if (!tag) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Tag not found' }, { status: 404 })
-    if (tag.userId !== user.id) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Forbidden' }, { status: 403 })
-
-    await prisma.tag.delete({ where: { id } })
-
-    return new NextResponse(null, { status: 204 })
-}
-
-export async function PATCH(
-    request: NextRequest,
-    { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
-) {
-    const authToken = request.headers.get('authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', '')
-    const claims = await verifyAuthToken(authToken || '')
-    if (!claims) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
-
-    const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { privyId: claims.userId } })
-    if (!user) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'User not found' }, { status: 404 })
-
-    const { id } = await params
-
-    const tag = await prisma.tag.findUnique({ where: { id } })
-    if (!tag) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Tag not found' }, { status: 404 })
-    if (tag.userId !== user.id) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Forbidden' }, { status: 403 })
+    try {
+        const { id } = await params
+        const authToken = request.headers.get('authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', '')
+        const claims = await verifyAuthToken(authToken || '')
+        if (!claims) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
+        }
 
-    const body = await request.json().catch(() => ({}))
-    const { name, color } = body
+        const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { privyId: claims.userId } })
+        if (!user) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'User not found' }, { status: 404 })
+        }
 
-    if (name !== undefined && (typeof name !== 'string' || name.trim() === '')) {
-        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Name must be a non-empty string' }, { status: 400 })
-    }
+        const tag = await prisma.tag.findUnique({ where: { id } })
+        if (!tag) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Tag not found' }, { status: 404 })
+        }
 
-    if (name && name.trim() !== tag.name) {
-        const existingTag = await prisma.tag.findUnique({
-            where: {
-                userId_name: {
-                    userId: user.id,
-                    name: name.trim(),
-                },
-            },
-        })
-        if (existingTag) {
-            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Tag name already used' }, { status: 409 })
+        if (tag.userId !== user.id) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Forbidden' }, { status: 403 })
         }
-    }
 
-    const updatedTag = await prisma.tag.update({
-        where: { id },
-        data: {
-            ...(name ? { name: name.trim() } : {}),
-            ...(color ? { color } : {}),
-        },
-    })
+        await prisma.tag.delete({ where: { id } })
 
-    return NextResponse.json(updatedTag)
+        return new NextResponse(null, { status: 204 })
+    } catch (error) {
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Internal server error' }, { status: 500 })
+    }
 }