diff --git a/cmd/process-agent/command/main_common.go b/cmd/process-agent/command/main_common.go
index 188c9684fd30b..27900103990ca 100644
--- a/cmd/process-agent/command/main_common.go
+++ b/cmd/process-agent/command/main_common.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/sysprobeconfig"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/sysprobeconfig/sysprobeconfigimpl"
 	tagger "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/def"
-	dualTaggerfx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-dual"
+	taggerRemoteFx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-remote"
 	taggerTypes "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/types"
 	wmcatalog "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/collectors/catalog"
 	workloadmeta "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/def"
@@ -177,14 +177,7 @@ func runApp(ctx context.Context, globalParams *GlobalParams) error {
 			return workloadmeta.Params{AgentType: catalog}
 		}),
 
-		dualTaggerfx.Module(tagger.DualParams{
-			UseRemote: func(c config.Component) bool {
-				return c.GetBool("process_config.remote_tagger") ||
-					// If the agent is running in ECS or ECS Fargate and the ECS task collection is enabled, use the remote tagger
-					// as remote tagger can return more tags than the local tagger.
-					((env.IsECS() || env.IsECSFargate()) && c.GetBool("ecs_task_collection_enabled"))
-			},
-		}, tagger.Params{}, tagger.RemoteParams{
+		taggerRemoteFx.Module(tagger.RemoteParams{
 			RemoteTarget: func(c config.Component) (string, error) {
 				return fmt.Sprintf(":%v", c.GetInt("cmd_port")), nil
 			},
diff --git a/cmd/process-agent/subcommands/check/check.go b/cmd/process-agent/subcommands/check/check.go
index ad2181d4ac90c..f0ba92b597639 100644
--- a/cmd/process-agent/subcommands/check/check.go
+++ b/cmd/process-agent/subcommands/check/check.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/log/def"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/sysprobeconfig"
 	tagger "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/def"
-	dualTaggerfx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-dual"
+	taggerRemoteFx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-remote"
 	taggerTypes "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/types"
 	wmcatalog "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/collectors/catalog"
 	workloadmeta "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/def"
@@ -149,11 +149,7 @@ func MakeCommand(globalParamsGetter func() *command.GlobalParams, name string, a
 				}),
 
 				// Tagger must be initialized after agent config has been setup
-				dualTaggerfx.Module(tagger.DualParams{
-					UseRemote: func(c config.Component) bool {
-						return c.GetBool("process_config.remote_tagger")
-					},
-				}, tagger.Params{}, tagger.RemoteParams{
+				taggerRemoteFx.Module(tagger.RemoteParams{
 					RemoteTarget: func(c config.Component) (string, error) {
 						return fmt.Sprintf(":%v", c.GetInt("cmd_port")), nil
 					},
diff --git a/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go b/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
index dc28b536ec253..75433592febe9 100644
--- a/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
+++ b/cmd/security-agent/subcommands/start/command.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/sysprobeconfig"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/sysprobeconfig/sysprobeconfigimpl"
 	tagger "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/def"
-	dualTaggerfx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-dual"
+	taggerRemoteFx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-remote"
 	taggerTypes "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/types"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/telemetry"
 	wmcatalog "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/collectors/catalog"
@@ -113,11 +113,7 @@ func Commands(globalParams *command.GlobalParams) []*cobra.Command {
 						AgentType: catalog,
 					}
 				}),
-				dualTaggerfx.Module(tagger.DualParams{
-					UseRemote: func(c config.Component) bool {
-						return c.GetBool("security_agent.remote_tagger")
-					},
-				}, tagger.Params{}, tagger.RemoteParams{
+				taggerRemoteFx.Module(tagger.RemoteParams{
 					RemoteTarget: func(c config.Component) (string, error) {
 						return fmt.Sprintf(":%v", c.GetInt("cmd_port")), nil
 					},
diff --git a/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go b/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
index e79073508d971..32eb3dc010b06 100644
--- a/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
+++ b/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands/run/command.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
-	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/cmd/agent/common"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/cmd/trace-agent/subcommands"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/agent/autoexit"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/agent/autoexit/autoexitimpl"
@@ -27,12 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/secrets"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/secrets/secretsimpl"
 	tagger "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/def"
-	dualTaggerfx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-dual"
+	taggerRemoteFx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/fx-remote"
 	taggerTypes "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/types"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/telemetry/telemetryimpl"
-	wmcatalog "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/collectors/catalog"
-	workloadmeta "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/def"
-	workloadmetafx "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/fx"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/dogstatsd/statsd"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace"
 	traceagent "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace/agent/def"
@@ -93,19 +89,9 @@ func runTraceAgentProcess(ctx context.Context, cliParams *Params, defaultConfPat
 			return log.ForDaemon("TRACE", "apm_config.log_file", config.DefaultLogFilePath)
 		}),
 		logtracefx.Module(),
-		// setup workloadmeta
-		wmcatalog.GetCatalog(),
-		workloadmetafx.Module(workloadmeta.Params{
-			AgentType:  workloadmeta.NodeAgent,
-			InitHelper: common.GetWorkloadmetaInit(),
-		}),
 		autoexitimpl.Module(),
 		statsd.Module(),
-		dualTaggerfx.Module(tagger.DualParams{
-			UseRemote: func(c coreconfig.Component) bool {
-				return c.GetBool("apm_config.remote_tagger")
-			},
-		}, tagger.Params{}, tagger.RemoteParams{
+		taggerRemoteFx.Module(tagger.RemoteParams{
 			RemoteTarget: func(c coreconfig.Component) (string, error) {
 				return fmt.Sprintf(":%v", c.GetInt("cmd_port")), nil
 			},
diff --git a/comp/trace/agent/impl/agent.go b/comp/trace/agent/impl/agent.go
index 114273121a33b..8ca8cf62d5140 100644
--- a/comp/trace/agent/impl/agent.go
+++ b/comp/trace/agent/impl/agent.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
 	tagger "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/tagger/def"
-	workloadmeta "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/core/workloadmeta/def"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/dogstatsd/statsd"
 	traceagent "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace/agent/def"
 	compression "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/trace/compression/def"
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ type dependencies struct {
 	Context            context.Context
 	Params             *Params
 	TelemetryCollector telemetry.TelemetryCollector
-	Workloadmeta       workloadmeta.Component
 	Statsd             statsd.Component
 	Tagger             tagger.Component
 	Compressor         compression.Component
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ type component struct {
 	params             *Params
 	tagger             tagger.Component
 	telemetryCollector telemetry.TelemetryCollector
-	workloadmeta       workloadmeta.Component
 	wg                 *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ func NewAgent(deps dependencies) (traceagent.Component, error) {
 		cancel:             cancel,
 		config:             deps.Config,
 		params:             deps.Params,
-		workloadmeta:       deps.Workloadmeta,
 		telemetryCollector: deps.TelemetryCollector,
 		tagger:             deps.Tagger,
 		wg:                 &sync.WaitGroup{},