diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 6fa40f90f..c6d83694a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      */
     public function showByTag($tag)
     {
-        if ($asset = Asset::with('assetstatus')->with('assignedTo')->withTrashed()->where('asset_tag',$tag)->first()) {
+        if ($asset = Asset::with('assetstatus')->with('assignedTo')->where('asset_tag',$tag)->first()) {
             $this->authorize('view', $asset);
             return (new AssetsTransformer)->transformAsset($asset);
         }