I removed that whole block but tags still show on blog default.

Please confirm this is the section you mean to remove?

<?php if ( basel_loop_prop( 'parts_meta' ) ): ?>
			<div class="entry-meta">
				<?php basel_post_meta(array(
					'date' => 0,
					'labels' => 1,
					'short_labels' => ( in_array( $blog_design, array( 'masonry', 'mask' ) ) ) 
				)); ?>
			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
		<?php endif ?>