diff --git a/data/model/tag.py b/data/model/tag.py
index 3af310853..a1c1ae24d 100644
--- a/data/model/tag.py
+++ b/data/model/tag.py
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ def restore_tag_to_image(repo_obj, tag_name, docker_image_id):
     return existing_image
 
 
-def store_tag_manifest(namespace_name, repository_name, tag_name, manifest, leaf_layer_id=None,
-                       reversion=False):
+def store_tag_manifest_for_testing(namespace_name, repository_name, tag_name, manifest,
+                                   leaf_layer_id=None):
   """ Stores a tag manifest for a specific tag name in the database. Returns the TagManifest
       object, as well as a boolean indicating whether the TagManifest was created.
   """
@@ -559,8 +559,7 @@ def store_tag_manifest(namespace_name, repository_name, tag_name, manifest, leaf
   except Repository.DoesNotExist:
     raise DataModelException('Invalid repository %s/%s' % (namespace_name, repository_name))
 
-  return store_tag_manifest_for_repo(repo.id, tag_name, manifest, leaf_layer_id=leaf_layer_id,
-                                     reversion=False)
+  return store_tag_manifest_for_repo(repo.id, tag_name, manifest, leaf_layer_id=leaf_layer_id)
 
 
 def store_tag_manifest_for_repo(repository_id, tag_name, manifest, leaf_layer_id=None,
diff --git a/data/model/test/test_gc.py b/data/model/test/test_gc.py
index aa77a82df..a1a450fea 100644
--- a/data/model/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/data/model/test/test_gc.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ def store_tag_manifest(namespace, repo_name, tag_name, image_id):
     pass
 
   manifest = builder.build(docker_v2_signing_key)
-  manifest_row, _ = model.tag.store_tag_manifest(namespace, repo_name, tag_name, manifest,
-                                                 leaf_layer_id=image_id)
+  manifest_row, _ = model.tag.store_tag_manifest_for_testing(namespace, repo_name, tag_name,
+                                                             manifest, leaf_layer_id=image_id)
   return manifest_row
 
 
diff --git a/data/model/test/test_tag.py b/data/model/test/test_tag.py
index bb5c9d28b..3cba8e01f 100644
--- a/data/model/test/test_tag.py
+++ b/data/model/test/test_tag.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from data.database import (Image, RepositoryTag, ImageStorage, Repository, Manif
 from data.model.repository import create_repository
 from data.model.tag import (list_active_repo_tags, create_or_update_tag, delete_tag,
                             get_matching_tags, _tag_alive, get_matching_tags_for_images,
-                            change_tag_expiration, get_active_tag, store_tag_manifest)
+                            change_tag_expiration, get_active_tag, store_tag_manifest_for_testing)
 from data.model.image import find_create_or_link_image
 from image.docker.schema1 import DockerSchema1ManifestBuilder
 from util.timedeltastring import convert_to_timedelta
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def test_store_tag_manifest(initialized_db):
     find_create_or_link_image(image_id, repo, 'devtable', {}, 'local_us')
 
   manifest = builder.build(docker_v2_signing_key)
-  tag_manifest, _ = store_tag_manifest('devtable', 'simple', 'sometag', manifest)
+  tag_manifest, _ = store_tag_manifest_for_testing('devtable', 'simple', 'sometag', manifest)
 
   # Ensure we have the new-model expected rows.
   mapping_row = TagManifestToManifest.get(tag_manifest=tag_manifest)