diff --git a/queries/typescript/highlights.scm b/queries/typescript/highlights.scm
index 13b7d99a8..b82231567 100644
--- a/queries/typescript/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/typescript/highlights.scm
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 (type_annotation
   ":" @punctuation.delimiter)
 
-(pair
-  ":" @punctuation.delimiter)
-
 (index_signature
   ":" @punctuation.delimiter)