diff --git a/app/models/annotations/tag.rb b/app/models/annotations/tag.rb
index d365976f0..4755b39d6 100644
--- a/app/models/annotations/tag.rb
+++ b/app/models/annotations/tag.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ def self.run_bulk_create_callbacks(ids_json, pmids_json)
     ProjectMedia.where(id: pmids).find_each { |pm| pm.tags_as_sentence }
   end
 
+  def hit_nested_objects_limit?
+    ret = false
+    pm = self.project_media
+    ret = pm.get_annotations(self.annotation_type).count > CheckConfig.get('nested_objects_limit', 10000, :integer) unless pm.nil?
+    ret
+  end
+
   private
 
   def get_tag_text_reference
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb b/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
index ad3cebb94..20636fbc0 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ def custom_permissions(ability = nil)
       perms["destroy Smooch"] = ability.can?(:destroy, self) if self.annotation_type == 'smooch'
       perms
     end
-
-    def hit_nested_objects_limit?
-      ret = false
-      pm = self.project_media
-      ret = pm.get_annotations(self.annotation_type).count > CheckConfig.get('nested_objects_limit', 10000, :integer) unless pm.nil?
-      ret
-    end
   end
 
   module ClassMethods
diff --git a/test/controllers/elastic_search_7_test.rb b/test/controllers/elastic_search_7_test.rb
index a10d4dee8..dca282fad 100644
--- a/test/controllers/elastic_search_7_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/elastic_search_7_test.rb
@@ -300,29 +300,5 @@ def setup
     end
   end
 
-  test "should ignore index task responses that exceeds nested objects limit" do
-    team = create_team
-    stub_configs({ 'nested_objects_limit' => 2 }) do
-      tt = create_team_task team_id: team.id, type: 'single_choice', options: ['ans_a', 'ans_b', 'ans_c']
-      tt2 = create_team_task team_id: team.id, type: 'single_choice', options: ['ans_aa', 'ans_bb', 'ans_cc']
-      tt3 = create_team_task team_id: team.id, type: 'free_text'
-      pm = create_project_media team: team, disable_es_callbacks: false
-      pm_tt = pm.annotations('task').select{|t| t.team_task_id == tt.id}.last
-      pm_tt.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_single_choice', set_fields: { response_single_choice: 'ans_a' }.to_json }.to_json
-      pm_tt.save!
-      pm_tt2 = pm.annotations('task').select{|t| t.team_task_id == tt2.id}.last
-      pm_tt2.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_single_choice', set_fields: { response_single_choice: 'ans_aa' }.to_json }.to_json
-      pm_tt2.save!
-      pm_tt3 = pm.annotations('task').select{|t| t.team_task_id == tt3.id}.last
-      pm_tt3.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_free_text', set_fields: { response_free_text: 'Foo by Sawy' }.to_json }.to_json
-      pm_tt3.save!
-      sleep 2
-      es = $repository.find(pm.get_es_doc_id)
-      task_responses = es['task_responses']
-      # TODO: fix the test
-      # assert_equal 2, task_responses.size
-    end
-  end
-
   # Please add new tests to test/controllers/elastic_search_8_test.rb
 end
diff --git a/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb b/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
index 3f14d8f21..6493472a9 100644
--- a/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/elastic_search_9_test.rb
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ def setup
       t = create_tag annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
       t2 = create_tag annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
       t3 = create_tag annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
-      c = create_comment annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
-      c2 = create_comment annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
-      c3 = create_comment annotated: pm, disable_es_callbacks: false
       sleep 2
       es = $repository.find(pm.get_es_doc_id)
       requests = es['requests']
@@ -251,9 +248,6 @@ def setup
       tags = es['tags']
       assert_equal 2, tags.size
       assert_equal [t.id, t2.id], tags.collect{|i| i['id']}.sort
-      comments = es['comments']
-      assert_equal 2, comments.size
-      assert_equal [c.id, c2.id], comments.collect{|i| i['id']}.sort
     end
   end