diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 46e53be683..6e9d40447c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -1065,15 +1065,7 @@ function walk_category_dropdown_tree() {
  * @return string Link on success, empty string if tag does not exist.
  */
 function get_tag_link( $tag ) {
-	if ( ! is_object( $tag ) )
-		$tag = (int) $tag;
-
-	$tag = get_term_link( $tag, 'post_tag' );
-
-	if ( is_wp_error( $tag ) )
-		return '';
-
-	return $tag;
+	return get_category_link( $tag );
 }
 
 /**