diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index d1bcf8ea1..fde4d7fee 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -406,15 +406,6 @@ struct Tag : ULONG
   /* What the char* converters return is NOT nul-terminated.  Print using "%.4s" */
   inline operator const char* (void) const { return CharP(this); }
   inline operator char* (void) { return CharP(this); }
-
-  inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {
-    TRACE_SANITIZE ();
-    /* Note: Only accept ASCII-visible tags (mind DEL)
-     * This is one of the few places (only place?) that we check
-     * for data integrity, as opposed to just boundary checks.
-     */
-    return SANITIZE_SELF () && (((uint32_t) *this) & 0x80808080) == 0;
-  }
 };
 ASSERT_SIZE (Tag, 4);
 DEFINE_NULL_DATA (Tag, 4, "    ");
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 38d19835e..4973a1351 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct Record
 
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF, void *base) {
     TRACE_SANITIZE ();
-    return SANITIZE (tag) && SANITIZE_BASE (offset, base);
+    return SANITIZE_SELF () && SANITIZE_BASE (offset, base);
   }
 
   Tag		tag;		/* 4-byte Tag identifier */