diff --git a/airflow/api_fastapi/common/parameters.py b/airflow/api_fastapi/common/parameters.py
index 4784a03396cb..9b265c7583a7 100644
--- a/airflow/api_fastapi/common/parameters.py
+++ b/airflow/api_fastapi/common/parameters.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generic, List, Literal, TypeVar
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generic, List, TypeVar
 
 from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, Query
 from pendulum.parsing.exceptions import ParserError
@@ -128,26 +128,6 @@ def transform_aliases(self, value: str | None) -> str | None:
         return value
 
 
-class _OrderByParam(BaseParam[str]):
-    """Order result by specified attribute ascending or descending."""
-
-    def __init__(self, attribute: ColumnElement, skip_none: bool = True) -> None:
-        super().__init__(skip_none)
-        self.attribute: ColumnElement = attribute
-        self.value: Literal["asc", "desc"] | None = None
-
-    def to_orm(self, select: Select) -> Select:
-        if self.value is None and self.skip_none:
-            return select
-        asc_stmt = select.order_by(self.attribute.asc())
-        if self.value is None:
-            return asc_stmt
-        return asc_stmt if self.value == "asc" else select.order_by(self.attribute.desc())
-
-    def depends(self, order_by: str = "asc") -> _OrderByParam:
-        return self.set_value(order_by)
-
-
 class _DagIdPatternSearch(_SearchParam):
     """Search on dag_id."""
 
@@ -331,5 +311,4 @@ def _safe_parse_datetime(date_to_check: str) -> datetime:
 # DagRun
 QueryLastDagRunStateFilter = Annotated[_LastDagRunStateFilter, Depends(_LastDagRunStateFilter().depends)]
 # DAGTags
-QueryDagTagOrderBy = Annotated[_OrderByParam, Depends(_OrderByParam(DagTag.name, skip_none=False).depends)]
 QueryDagTagPatternSearch = Annotated[_DagTagNamePatternSearch, Depends(_DagTagNamePatternSearch().depends)]
diff --git a/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v1-generated.yaml b/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v1-generated.yaml
index 165a0ae123b7..3ca0192a3ca1 100644
--- a/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v1-generated.yaml
+++ b/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v1-generated.yaml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ paths:
         required: false
         schema:
           type: string
-          default: asc
+          default: name
           title: Order By
       - name: tag_name_pattern
         in: query
diff --git a/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/dags.py b/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/dags.py
index a514fd84f386..c7b753b5cdbd 100644
--- a/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/dags.py
+++ b/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/dags.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, Query, Request, Response
-from sqlalchemy import distinct, select, update
+from sqlalchemy import select, update
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     QueryDagDisplayNamePatternSearch,
     QueryDagIdPatternSearch,
     QueryDagIdPatternSearchWithNone,
-    QueryDagTagOrderBy,
     QueryDagTagPatternSearch,
     QueryLastDagRunStateFilter,
     QueryLimit,
@@ -105,12 +104,20 @@ async def get_dags(
 async def get_dag_tags(
     limit: QueryLimit,
     offset: QueryOffset,
-    order_by: QueryDagTagOrderBy,
+    order_by: Annotated[
+        SortParam,
+        Depends(
+            SortParam(
+                ["name"],
+                DagTag,
+            ).dynamic_depends()
+        ),
+    ],
     tag_name_pattern: QueryDagTagPatternSearch,
     session: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_session)],
 ) -> DAGTagCollectionResponse:
     """Get all DAG tags."""
-    base_select = select(distinct(DagTag.name))
+    base_select = select(DagTag.name).group_by(DagTag.name)
     dag_tags_select, total_entries = paginated_select(
         base_select=base_select,
         filters=[tag_name_pattern],
diff --git a/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_dags.py b/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_dags.py
index ff9993705eb3..a48040482023 100644
--- a/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_dags.py
+++ b/tests/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_dags.py
@@ -457,14 +457,14 @@ class TestGetDagTags(TestDagEndpoint):
             ),
             # test order_by
             (
-                {"order_by": "desc"},
+                {"order_by": "-name"},
                 200,
                 ["tag_2", "tag_1", "example"],
                 3,
             ),
             # test all query params
             (
-                {"tag_name_pattern": "t%", "order_by": "desc", "offset": 1, "limit": 1},
+                {"tag_name_pattern": "t%", "order_by": "-name", "offset": 1, "limit": 1},
                 200,
                 ["tag_1"],
                 2,
@@ -475,6 +475,19 @@ class TestGetDagTags(TestDagEndpoint):
                 ["tag_1", "tag_2"],
                 3,
             ),
+            # test invalid query params
+            (
+                {"order_by": "dag_id"},
+                400,
+                None,
+                None,
+            ),
+            (
+                {"order_by": "-dag_id"},
+                400,
+                None,
+                None,
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_get_dag_tags(