diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 3d87f034..83e6e080 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ Haskell:
 
 Haxe:
   type: programming
-  lexer: haXe
   ace_mode: haxe
   color: "#346d51"
   primary_extension: .hx