diff --git a/runtime/queries/hocon/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/hocon/highlights.scm
index 4a92af460b19..95163ce33a95 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/hocon/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/hocon/highlights.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,3 @@
 (path (_) @keyword)
 (unquoted_path "." @punctuation.delimiter)
 [ "," ] @punctuation.delimiter
-
-(ERROR) @error
-