diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/api.py
index 4ff21dff3f3b..4867160c1b83 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/api.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ def create_taxonomy(
     name: str,
     description: str = None,
     enabled=True,
-    required=False,
     allow_multiple=False,
     allow_free_text=False,
 ) -> Taxonomy:
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ def create_taxonomy(
         name=name,
         description=description,
         enabled=enabled,
-        required=required,
         allow_multiple=allow_multiple,
         allow_free_text=allow_free_text,
     )
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_fixture.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_fixture.py
index 7846b907c4e6..ff855482e1fc 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_fixture.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0003_system_defined_fixture.py
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ def load_system_defined_taxonomies(apps, schema_editor):
     org_taxonomy.taxonomy_class = ContentOrganizationTaxonomy
     org_taxonomy.save()
 
-    # Adding taxonomy class to the language taxonomy
-    language_taxonomy = Taxonomy.objects.get(id=-1)
-    ContentLanguageTaxonomy = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "ContentLanguageTaxonomy")
-    language_taxonomy.taxonomy_class = ContentLanguageTaxonomy
-    language_taxonomy.save()
-
 
 def revert_system_defined_taxonomies(apps, schema_editor):
     """
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0004_system_defined_org.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0004_system_defined_org.py
index 852d67ae4ab6..a60ef381cd54 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0004_system_defined_org.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0004_system_defined_org.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ def load_system_defined_org_taxonomies(apps, _schema_editor):
     Associates the system defined taxonomy Language (id=-1) to all orgs and
     removes the ContentOrganizationTaxonomy (id=-3) from the database
     """
-    TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
-    TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(id=-1, taxonomy_id=-1, org=None)
+    # Disabled for now as the way that this taxonomy is created has changed.
+    # TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
+    # TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(id=-1, taxonomy_id=-1, org=None)
 
     Taxonomy = apps.get_model("oel_tagging", "Taxonomy")
     Taxonomy.objects.get(id=-3).delete()
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ def revert_system_defined_org_taxonomies(apps, _schema_editor):
     Deletes association of system defined taxonomy Language (id=-1) to all orgs and
     creates the ContentOrganizationTaxonomy (id=-3) in the database
     """
-    TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
-    TaxonomyOrg.objects.get(id=-1).delete()
+    # TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
+    # TaxonomyOrg.objects.get(id=-1).delete()
 
     Taxonomy = apps.get_model("oel_tagging", "Taxonomy")
     org_taxonomy = Taxonomy(
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0007_system_defined_org_2.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0007_system_defined_org_2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5a916f1fda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/migrations/0007_system_defined_org_2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def mark_language_taxonomy_as_all_orgs(apps, _schema_editor):
+    """
+    Associates the system defined taxonomy Language (id=-1) to all orgs.
+    """
+    TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
+    TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(taxonomy_id=-1, org=None)
+
+
+def revert_mark_language_taxonomy_as_all_orgs(apps, _schema_editor):
+    """
+    Deletes association of system defined taxonomy Language (id=-1) to all orgs.
+    """
+    TaxonomyOrg = apps.get_model("content_tagging", "TaxonomyOrg")
+    TaxonomyOrg.objects.get(taxonomy_id=-1, org=None).delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ('content_tagging', '0006_simplify_models'),
+        ("oel_tagging", "0012_language_taxonomy"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(mark_language_taxonomy_as_all_orgs, revert_mark_language_taxonomy_as_all_orgs),
+    ]
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/rest_api/v1/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/rest_api/v1/tests/test_views.py
index 2eafb933b483..8e57c1546ff0 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/rest_api/v1/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/rest_api/v1/tests/test_views.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ def check_taxonomy(
     name,
     description=None,
     enabled=True,
-    required=False,
-    allow_multiple=False,
+    allow_multiple=True,
     allow_free_text=False,
     system_defined=False,
     visible_to_authors=True,
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ def check_taxonomy(
     assert data["name"] == name
     assert data["description"] == description
     assert data["enabled"] == enabled
-    assert data["required"] == required
     assert data["allow_multiple"] == allow_multiple
     assert data["allow_free_text"] == allow_free_text
     assert data["system_defined"] == system_defined
@@ -350,7 +348,6 @@ def test_create_taxonomy(self, user_attr, expected_status):
             "name": "taxonomy_data",
             "description": "This is a description",
             "enabled": True,
-            "required": True,
             "allow_multiple": True,
         }
 
@@ -444,7 +441,6 @@ def test_update_taxonomy(self, user_attr, taxonomy_attr, expected_status):
                     "name": "new name",
                     "description": taxonomy.description,
                     "enabled": taxonomy.enabled,
-                    "required": taxonomy.required,
                 },
             )
 
@@ -540,7 +536,6 @@ def test_patch_taxonomy(self, user_attr, taxonomy_attr, expected_status):
                     "name": "new name",
                     "description": taxonomy.description,
                     "enabled": taxonomy.enabled,
-                    "required": taxonomy.required,
                 },
             )
 
@@ -668,13 +663,13 @@ def setUp(self):
         )
 
         self.multiple_taxonomy = Taxonomy.objects.create(name="Multiple Taxonomy", allow_multiple=True)
-        self.required_taxonomy = Taxonomy.objects.create(name="Required Taxonomy", required=True)
+        self.single_value_taxonomy = Taxonomy.objects.create(name="Required Taxonomy", allow_multiple=False)
         for i in range(20):
             # Valid ObjectTags
             Tag.objects.create(taxonomy=self.tA1, value=f"Tag {i}")
             Tag.objects.create(taxonomy=self.tA2, value=f"Tag {i}")
             Tag.objects.create(taxonomy=self.multiple_taxonomy, value=f"Tag {i}")
-            Tag.objects.create(taxonomy=self.required_taxonomy, value=f"Tag {i}")
+            Tag.objects.create(taxonomy=self.single_value_taxonomy, value=f"Tag {i}")
 
         self.open_taxonomy = Taxonomy.objects.create(name="Enabled Free-Text Taxonomy", allow_free_text=True)
 
@@ -685,7 +680,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             rel_type=TaxonomyOrg.RelType.OWNER,
         )
         TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(
-            taxonomy=self.required_taxonomy,
+            taxonomy=self.single_value_taxonomy,
             org=self.orgA,
             rel_type=TaxonomyOrg.RelType.OWNER,
         )
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/tests/test_tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/tests/test_tasks.py
index f3c964b836c7..9e55a8a743e5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.test import override_settings
 from edx_toggles.toggles.testutils import override_waffle_flag
-from openedx_tagging.core.tagging.models import LanguageTaxonomy, Tag, Taxonomy
+from openedx_tagging.core.tagging.models import Tag, Taxonomy
 from organizations.models import Organization
 
 from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import UserFactory
@@ -16,16 +15,43 @@
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import TEST_DATA_SPLIT_MODULESTORE, ModuleStoreTestCase
 
 from .. import api
-from ..models import TaxonomyOrg
+from ..models.base import TaxonomyOrg
 from ..toggles import CONTENT_TAGGING_AUTO
 from ..types import ContentKey
 
 LANGUAGE_TAXONOMY_ID = -1
 
 
+class LanguageTaxonomyTestMixin:
+    """
+    Mixin for test cases that expect the Language System Taxonomy to exist.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        When pytest runs, it creates the database by inspecting models, not by
+        running migrations. So data created by our migrations is not present.
+        In particular, the Language Taxonomy is not present. So this mixin will
+        create the taxonomy, simulating the effect of the following migrations:
+            1. openedx_tagging.core.tagging.migrations.0012_language_taxonomy
+            2. content_tagging.migrations.0007_system_defined_org_2
+        """
+        super().setUp()
+        Taxonomy.objects.get_or_create(id=-1, defaults={
+            "name": "Languages",
+            "description": "Languages that are enabled on this system.",
+            "enabled": True,
+            "allow_multiple": False,
+            "allow_free_text": False,
+            "visible_to_authors": True,
+            "_taxonomy_class": "openedx_tagging.core.tagging.models.system_defined.LanguageTaxonomy",
+        })
+        TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(taxonomy_id=-1, org=None)
+
+
 @skip_unless_cms  # Auto-tagging is only available in the CMS
 @override_waffle_flag(CONTENT_TAGGING_AUTO, active=True)
-class TestAutoTagging(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+class TestAutoTagging(LanguageTaxonomyTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
     Test if the Course and XBlock tags are automatically created
     """
@@ -51,17 +77,6 @@ def _check_tag(self, object_key: ContentKey, taxonomy_id: int, value: str | None
 
         return True
 
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        # Run fixtures to create the system defined tags
-        call_command("loaddata", "--app=oel_tagging", "language_taxonomy.yaml")
-
-        # Enable Language taxonomy for all orgs
-        language_taxonomy = LanguageTaxonomy.objects.get(id=LANGUAGE_TAXONOMY_ID)
-        TaxonomyOrg.objects.create(taxonomy=language_taxonomy, org=None)
-
-        super().setUpClass()
-
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         # Create user
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index bae9a5be22e1..382ccd64c117 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ libsass==0.10.0
 click==8.1.6
 
 # pinning this version to avoid updates while the library is being developed
-openedx-learning==0.2.0
+openedx-learning==0.2.1
 
 # lti-consumer-xblock 9.6.2 contains a breaking change that makes
 # existing custom parameter configurations unusable.
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index e2e9014d326f..b8adc5e12378 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ openedx-filters==1.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
-openedx-learning==0.2.0
+openedx-learning==0.2.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/kernel.in
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 2c95eabd1882..3dc2dae200fa 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ openedx-filters==1.6.0
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/testing.txt
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
-openedx-learning==0.2.0
+openedx-learning==0.2.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/doc.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/doc.txt b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
index b636f128f415..3416983a8113 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/doc.txt
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ openedx-filters==1.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
-openedx-learning==0.2.0
+openedx-learning==0.2.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index c8a9dc113106..fd7bcf7a2df7 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ openedx-filters==1.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt
     #   lti-consumer-xblock
-openedx-learning==0.2.0
+openedx-learning==0.2.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/edx/../constraints.txt
     #   -r requirements/edx/base.txt