a32331
@@ -1236,7 +1236,8 @@
public class VisibilityController extends BaseRegionObserver implements MasterOb
         newCell.getTagsLength());
     while (tagsItr.hasNext()) {
       Tag tag = tagsItr.next();
-      if (tag.getType() != VisibilityUtils.VISIBILITY_TAG_TYPE) {
+      if (tag.getType() != VisibilityUtils.VISIBILITY_TAG_TYPE
+          && tag.getType() != VisibilityUtils.VISIBILITY_EXP_SERIALIZATION_TAG_TYPE) {
         tags.add(tag);
       }
     }
