diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
index d31d2d71c3..176636aa7c 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ java-ts-mode--font-lock-settings
    :override t
    :feature 'string
    `((string_literal) @font-lock-string-face
-     (text_block) @font-lock-string-face)
    :language 'java
    :override t
    :feature 'literal