diff --git a/runtime/queries/fennel/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/fennel/highlights.scm
index 436849037..fe90279ae 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/fennel/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/fennel/highlights.scm
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@
 (unquote_reader_macro
   macro: _ @punctuation.special)
 
-[ ":" ":until" "&" "&as" "?" ] @punctuation.special
-(vararg) @punctuation.special
-
 (hashfn_reader_macro
   macro: _ @keyword.function)