diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/group-thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/group-thing-types.xml
index de93d26a9c481..80be02746e454 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/group-thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/group-thing-types.xml
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 		<item-type>Switch</item-type>
 		<label>All On</label>
 		<description>"On" if all lights in this group are "On", otherwise "Off".</description>
-		<tags>
-			<tag>Status</tag>
-			<tag>Light</tag>
-		</tags>
 		<state readOnly="true"/>
 	</channel-type>
 
@@ -39,20 +35,12 @@
 		<item-type>Switch</item-type>
 		<label>Any On</label>
 		<description>"On" if any light in this group is "On", otherwise "Off".</description>
-		<tags>
-			<tag>Status</tag>
-			<tag>Light</tag>
-		</tags>
 		<state readOnly="true"/>
 	</channel-type>
 
 	<channel-type id="scene">
 		<item-type>String</item-type>
 		<label>Recall Scene</label>
-		<tags>
-			<tag>Control</tag>
-			<tag>Light</tag>
-		</tags>
 	</channel-type>
 
 </thing:thing-descriptions>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/light-thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/light-thing-types.xml
index 75bb3127ab1e6..fa134f4a7b3c7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/light-thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.deconz/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/light-thing-types.xml
@@ -166,19 +166,11 @@
 	<channel-type id="effect">
 		<item-type>String</item-type>
 		<label>Effect Channel</label>
-		<tags>
-			<tag>Control</tag>
-			<tag>Light</tag>
-		</tags>
 	</channel-type>
 
 	<channel-type id="effectSpeed">
 		<item-type>Number</item-type>
 		<label>Effect Speed Channel</label>
-		<tags>
-			<tag>Control</tag>
-			<tag>Light</tag>
-		</tags>
 		<state min="0" max="10" step="1"/>
 	</channel-type>