diff --git a/docs/apps/topics/gettingstarted.txt b/docs/apps/topics/gettingstarted.txt
index 7f1676a60..c80621f2e 100644
--- a/docs/apps/topics/gettingstarted.txt
+++ b/docs/apps/topics/gettingstarted.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ These are the requirements to run ``pinax.apps.account``:
 
  * Python **2.4+** (Python 3.x is **not** supported yet)
  * Django **1.2+**
- * django-tagging
+ * django-taggit
  * django-threadedcomments
 
 These dependencies should be added to your ``requirements/project.txt`` file
diff --git a/pinax/apps/topics/models.py b/pinax/apps/topics/models.py
index e09616b90..a5baae9d4 100644
--- a/pinax/apps/topics/models.py
+++ b/pinax/apps/topics/models.py
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
 else:
     notification = None
 
-from tagging.fields import TagField
+from taggit.managers import TaggableManager
 from threadedcomments.models import ThreadedComment
 
 
-
 class Topic(models.Model):
     """
     a discussion topic for the tribe.
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ class Topic(models.Model):
     modified = models.DateTimeField(_("modified"), default=datetime.now) # topic modified when commented on
     body = models.TextField(_("body"), blank=True)
     
-    tags = TagField()
+    tags = TaggableManager()
     
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["-modified"]
diff --git a/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic.html b/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic.html
index dd2203fe4..d0951b3b0 100644
--- a/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic.html
+++ b/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic.html
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load account_tags %}
 {% load uni_form_tags %}
-{% load extra_tagging_tags %}
 {% load pagination_tags %}
 {% load comments_tag %}
 {% load avatar_tags %}
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
             <div class="bulk">
                 <h1>{{ topic.title }}</h1>
                 <div class="body">{{ topic.body|urlize|linebreaks }}</div>
-                <p>{% show_tags_for topic %}</p>
+                <p>{% topic.tags.all %}</p>
                 {% ifequal user topic.creator %}
                 <form class="uniForm" method="POST" action="{{ request.path }}delete/">
                     {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic_item.html b/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic_item.html
index 156ed3927..88818a533 100644
--- a/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic_item.html
+++ b/pinax/templates/default/topics/topic_item.html
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {% load account_tags %}
 {% load avatar_tags %}
 {% load threadedcommentstags %}
-{% load extra_tagging_tags %}
 {% load group_tags %}
 
 <div class="topic clearfix">
@@ -23,6 +22,6 @@ <h2><a href="{% groupurl topic_detail group topic_id=topic.id %}">{{ topic.title
                 {% endblocktrans %}
             </div>
         {% endif %}
-        <p>{% show_tags_for topic %}</p>
+        <p>{% topic.tags.all %}</p>
     </div>
 </div>