diff --git a/resticbackup/cli.py b/resticbackup/cli.py
index 89e3ea2..d3352c7 100644
--- a/resticbackup/cli.py
+++ b/resticbackup/cli.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ def cmd_backup(args, parser):
     config = load_config(args.name)
 
     # the tags in both backup_tags and retention_tags will be added to the backup
-    backup_tags = {
-        "host": getfqdn()
-    }
+    backup_tags = {}
     # the tags in retention_tags will be used when pruning backups
     retention_tags = {
         "name": args.name,