diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae98523..d5153ef3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -458,14 +458,6 @@ If everything is okay, then it might be an actual error.
 
 In both cases, feel free to [open an issue here](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter/issues/new/choose).
 
-### While typing my code is marked as red
-
-You can deactivate highlighting of syntax errors by adding this to your `init.vim` file:
-
-```vim
-highlight link TSError Normal
-```
-
 ## I get `Error detected while processing .../plugin/nvim-treesitter.vim` every time I open Neovim
 
 This is probably due to a change in a parser's grammar or its queries.
diff --git a/doc/nvim-treesitter.txt b/doc/nvim-treesitter.txt
index 66d5a569..5afcd906 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-treesitter.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-treesitter.txt
@@ -562,10 +562,6 @@ HIGHLIGHTS                                        *nvim-treesitter-highlights*
                                                                   *hl-TSError*
 For syntax/parser errors.
 
-You can deactivate highlighting of syntax errors by adding this to your
-init.vim: >
-  highlight link TSError Normal
-
 `TSPunctDelimiter`
                                                          *hl-TSPunctDelimiter*
 For delimiters ie: `.`
diff --git a/plugin/nvim-treesitter.vim b/plugin/nvim-treesitter.vim
index 6aeb8a57..421a01f8 100644
--- a/plugin/nvim-treesitter.vim
+++ b/plugin/nvim-treesitter.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let g:loaded_nvim_treesitter = 1
 
 lua require'nvim-treesitter'.setup()
 
-highlight default link TSError Error
+highlight default link TSError Normal
 
 highlight default link TSPunctDelimiter Delimiter
 highlight default link TSPunctBracket Delimiter