diff --git a/lib/publicgroupnav.php b/lib/publicgroupnav.php
index 2b9c418440..79190a11f0 100644
--- a/lib/publicgroupnav.php
+++ b/lib/publicgroupnav.php
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ class PublicGroupNav extends Menu
                 // TRANS: Menu item title in search group navigation panel.
                 _('User groups'), $this->actionName == 'groups', 'nav_groups');
 
-            // TRANS: Menu item in search group navigation panel.
-            $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('publictagcloud'), _m('MENU','Recent tags'),
-                // TRANS: Menu item title in search group navigation panel.
-                _('Recent tags'), $this->actionName == 'publictagcloud', 'nav_recent-tags');
+            if (!common_config('performance', 'high')) {
+                // TRANS: Menu item in search group navigation panel.
+                $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('publictagcloud'), _m('MENU','Recent tags'),
+                                     // TRANS: Menu item title in search group navigation panel.
+                                     _('Recent tags'), $this->actionName == 'publictagcloud', 'nav_recent-tags');
+            }
 
             if (count(common_config('nickname', 'featured')) > 0) {
                 // TRANS: Menu item in search group navigation panel.