diff --git a/plugin/query_predicates.lua b/plugin/query_predicates.lua
index fed9a271b..7d90372f3 100644
--- a/plugin/query_predicates.lua
+++ b/plugin/query_predicates.lua
@@ -45,31 +45,3 @@ query.add_directive('set-lang-from-mimetype!', function(match, _, bufnr, pred, m
     metadata['injection.language'] = parts[#parts]
   end
 end, true)
-
-query.add_directive('downcase!', function(match, _, bufnr, pred, metadata)
-  local text, key, value ---@type string|string[], string, string|integer
-  local id = pred[2]
-
-  if #pred == 3 then
-    -- (#downcase! @capture "key")
-    key = pred[3]
-    value = metadata[id][key]
-  else
-    -- (#downcase! "key")
-    key = id
-    value = metadata[key]
-  end
-
-  if type(value) == 'string' then
-    text = value
-  else
-    local node = match[value]
-    text = vim.treesitter.get_node_text(node, bufnr, { metadata = metadata[id] }) or ''
-  end
-
-  if #pred == 3 then
-    metadata[id][key] = string.lower(text)
-  else
-    metadata[key] = string.lower(text)
-  end
-end, true)
diff --git a/runtime/queries/hcl/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/hcl/injections.scm
index fd881d503..aae0fb18f 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/hcl/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/hcl/injections.scm
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 
 (heredoc_template
   (template_literal) @injection.content
-  (heredoc_identifier) @injection.language
-  (#downcase! @injection.language))
+  (heredoc_identifier) @injection.language)
diff --git a/runtime/queries/hurl/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/hurl/injections.scm
index 363e90046..8765d120a 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/hurl/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/hurl/injections.scm
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@
  (#set! injection.language "xml"))
 
 (multiline_string
-  (multiline_string_type) @_lang
-  (multiline_string_content) @injection.content
-  (#inject-language! @_lang))
+  (multiline_string_type) @injection.language
+  (multiline_string_content) @injection.content)
diff --git a/runtime/queries/markdown/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/markdown/injections.scm
index 0bead6f4a..fda703683 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/markdown/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/markdown/injections.scm
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 (fenced_code_block
   (info_string
-    (language) @_lang)
-  (code_fence_content) @injection.content
-  (#inject-language! @_lang))
+    (language) @injection.language)
+  (code_fence_content) @injection.content)
 
 ((html_block) @injection.content 
  (#set! injection.language "html")
diff --git a/runtime/queries/php/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/php/injections.scm
index 0e78d45e5..182ba0766 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/php/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/php/injections.scm
@@ -5,17 +5,15 @@
 ((comment) @injection.content
   (#set! injection.language "phpdoc"))
 
-((heredoc
+(heredoc
   (heredoc_body) @injection.content
   (heredoc_end) @injection.language
- (#set! injection.include-children)
- (#downcase! @injection.language)))
+  (#set! injection.include-children))
 
-((nowdoc
+(nowdoc
   (nowdoc_body) @injection.content
   (heredoc_end) @injection.language
- (#set! injection.include-children)
- (#downcase! @injection.language)))
+ (#set! injection.include-children))
 
 ;; regex
 
diff --git a/runtime/queries/ruby/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/ruby/injections.scm
index 381d96b2f..06ecb3a93 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/ruby/injections.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/ruby/injections.scm
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 (heredoc_body
  (heredoc_content) @injection.content
- (heredoc_end) @injection.language
- (#downcase! @injection.language))
+ (heredoc_end) @injection.language)
 
 (regex 
   (string_content) @injection.content