diff --git a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
index 96fe4c1c6e..ff7ff4a428 100644
--- a/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/directories_controller.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DirectoriesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def set_tags
-    @tags = Tag.discoverable.limit(30)
+    @tags = Tag.discoverable.limit(30).reject { |tag| tag.cached_sample_accounts.empty? }
   end
 
   def set_accounts