diff --git a/rc/base/javascript.kak b/rc/base/javascript.kak
index 861958fb0..4d16ee68a 100644
--- a/rc/base/javascript.kak
+++ b/rc/base/javascript.kak
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ define-command -hidden init-javascript-filetype -params 1 %~
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/jsx/tag/base/" regex </?([\w-$]+) 1:keyword
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/jsx/tag/base/" regex (</?|/?>) 0:meta
 
-    add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/jsx/tag/expr/"   fill default,default+F
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/jsx/tag/expr/"   ref %arg{1}
 
     # Keywords are collected at