diff --git a/packages/language-php/grammars/modern-tree-sitter-php-html.cson b/packages/language-php/grammars/modern-tree-sitter-php-html.cson
index 26f364a41..77b49260f 100644
--- a/packages/language-php/grammars/modern-tree-sitter-php-html.cson
+++ b/packages/language-php/grammars/modern-tree-sitter-php-html.cson
@@ -24,7 +24,3 @@ fileTypes: [
   'phtml'
   'profile'
 ]
-
-firstLineRegex: "^\\#!.*(?:\\s|\\/)php\\d?(?:$|\\s)|^\\s*<\\?(php|=|\\s|$)"
-
-contentRegex: "<\\?(php|=|\\s|$)"