diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb
index cf97e9daf..4688fd549 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/base.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require "logstash/namespace"
 require "logstash/event"
 require "logstash/logging"
 require "logstash/config/mixin"
-require "uri"
 
 class LogStash::Inputs::Base
   include LogStash::Config::Mixin
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Base
   config_name "input"
   config :type => :string
 
-  config :tag => (lambda do |value|
+  config :tags => (lambda do |value|
     re = /^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$/
     value.each do |v|
       if v !~ re
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Base
   def initialize(params)
     @logger = LogStash::Logger.new(STDERR)
     config_init(params)
+
+    @tags ||= []
   end # def initialize
 
   public
@@ -37,13 +38,4 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Base
   def tag(newtag)
     @tags << newtag
   end # def tag
-
-  public
-  def receive(event)
-    @logger.debug(["Got event", { :url => @url, :event => event }])
-    # Only override the type if it doesn't have one
-    event.type = @type if !event.type 
-    event.tags |= @tags # set union
-    @callback.call(event)
-  end # def receive
 end # class LogStash::Inputs::Base
diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/internal.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/internal.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a109ac558..000000000
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/internal.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-require "eventmachine-tail"
-require "logstash/inputs/base"
-require "logstash/namespace"
-require "socket" # for Socket.gethostname
-
-class LogStash::Inputs::Internal < LogStash::Inputs::Base
-  attr_reader :channel
-
-  config_name "internal"
-
-  public
-  def initialize(params)
-    super
-    raise "issue/17: needs refactor to support configfile"
-
-    # Default host to the machine's hostname if it's not set
-    @url.host ||= Socket.gethostname
-    @channel = EventMachine::Channel.new
-  end
-
-  public
-  def register
-    @logger.info("Registering input #{@url}")
-    @channel.subscribe do |event|
-      receive(event)
-    end
-  end # def register
-
-  public
-  def receive(event)
-    if !event.is_a?(LogStash::Event)
-      event = LogStash::Event.new({
-        "@message" => event,
-        "@type" => @type,
-        "@tags" => @tags.clone,
-        "@source" => @url,
-      })
-    end
-    @logger.debug(["Got event", event])
-    @callback.call(event)
-  end # def receive
-end # class LogStash::Inputs::Internal
diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/tcp.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/tcp.rb
index b5e706423..647e63ebe 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/tcp.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/tcp.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Tcp < LogStash::Inputs::Base
             e = LogStash::Event.new({
               "@message" => buf,
               "@type" => @type,
-              "@tags" => [@type],
+              "@tags" => @tags.clone,
             })
             e.source = "tcp://#{@host}:#{@port}/client/#{peer}"
             @logger.debug(["Received message from #{peer}"], e)
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Tcp < LogStash::Inputs::Base
         end # begin
       end # Thread.start
     end # loop (outer)
-  end # def receive
+  end # def run
 end # class LogStash::Inputs::Tcp