diff --git a/queries/lua/highlights.scm b/queries/lua/highlights.scm
index 01c280f2d..79ab165aa 100644
--- a/queries/lua/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/lua/highlights.scm
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@
 ((identifier) @constant
   (#lua-match? @constant "^[A-Z][A-Z_0-9]*$"))
 
-(vararg_expression) @constant
-
 (nil) @constant.builtin
 
 [