diff --git a/queries/bash/highlights.scm b/queries/bash/highlights.scm
index b4360ce7e..7c222f5c6 100644
--- a/queries/bash/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/bash/highlights.scm
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@
   argument: "$" @string) ; bare dollar
 
 (concatenation
-  [
-    (simple_expansion)
-    (expansion)
-  ]
   (word) @string)
 
 [