diff --git a/runtime/queries/rust/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/rust/highlights.scm
index babc1ce7d..5e3471b36 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/rust/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/rust/highlights.scm
@@ -305,13 +305,6 @@
 ; Functions
 ; -------
 
-; In here, `bar` is a function, as it is equal to a closure:
-;
-; let bar = || 4;
-(let_declaration
-  pattern: (identifier) @function
-  value: (closure_expression))
-
 ; highlight `baz` in `any_function(foo::bar::baz)` as function
 ; This generically works for an unlimited number of path segments:
 ;
diff --git a/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
index 0267a55dd..3262f9473 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
@@ -41,18 +41,3 @@
 
 ; References
 (identifier) @local.reference
-
-; In here, `bar` is a function, as it is equal to a closure:
-;
-; let bar = || 4;
-;
-; After this, we know that `bar` must be a function:
-;
-; let a = bar;
-;         ^^^ function
-;
-; let a = f(bar)
-;           ^^^ function
-(let_declaration
-  pattern: (identifier) @local.definition.function
-  value: (closure_expression))