diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 96cd0cd46..846b059c1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ ver 0.20 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - "commands" returns playlist commands only if playlist_directory configured
   - "search"/"find" have a "window" parameter
+* tags
+  - ape: drop support for non-standard tag "album artist"
 * output
   - pulse: set channel map to WAVE-EX
 
diff --git a/src/tag/ApeTag.cxx b/src/tag/ApeTag.cxx
index f714a1624..4e3a8b187 100644
--- a/src/tag/ApeTag.cxx
+++ b/src/tag/ApeTag.cxx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 const struct tag_table ape_tags[] = {
-	{ "album artist", TAG_ALBUM_ARTIST },
 	{ "year", TAG_DATE },
 	{ nullptr, TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES }
 };