diff --git a/boards/models/tag.py b/boards/models/tag.py
--- a/boards/models/tag.py
+++ b/boards/models/tag.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class TagManager(models.Manager):
 
     def get_not_empty_tags(self):
         tags = self.annotate(Count('threads')) \
-            .filter(threads__count__gt=0).order_by('name')
+            .filter(threads__count__gt=0).filter(threads__archived=False) \
+            .order_by('name')
 
         return tags