diff --git a/server/dao/tag.go b/server/dao/tag.go
index 5dc8292..77a4df7 100644
--- a/server/dao/tag.go
+++ b/server/dao/tag.go
@@ -140,3 +140,27 @@ func RemoveTagAliasOf(tagID uint) error {
 		},
 	}).Update("alias_of", nil).Error
 }
+
+// ClearUnusedTags removes tags that are not associated with any resources.
+func ClearUnusedTags() error {
+	var tags []model.Tag
+	if err := db.Where("alias_of IS NULL").Find(&tags).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		var count int64
+		if err := db.
+			Model(&model.Resource{}).
+			Where("id IN (SELECT resource_id FROM resource_tags WHERE tag_id = ?)", tag.ID).
+			Count(&count).Error; err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if count == 0 {
+			// Use hard delete to remove the tag to ensure the tag can be re-created later
+			if err := db.Unscoped().Delete(&tag).Error; err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/service/tag.go b/server/service/tag.go
index 41c2921..a8d0b49 100644
--- a/server/service/tag.go
+++ b/server/service/tag.go
@@ -6,8 +6,24 @@ import (
 	"nysoure/server/model"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	// Start a goroutine to delete unused tags every hour
+	go func() {
+		// Wait for 1 minute to ensure the database is ready
+		time.Sleep(time.Minute)
+		for {
+			err := dao.ClearUnusedTags()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Failed to clear unused tags: %v", err)
+			}
+			time.Sleep(time.Hour)
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func CreateTag(uid uint, name string) (*model.TagView, error) {
 	canUpload, err := checkUserCanUpload(uid)
 	if err != nil {