diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 0a529135fd..094f87dc0c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 *.txt text
 *.yml text
 
-# Use Rust syntax highlighter for Move and Move IR code
-*.move linguist-language=Rust
-*.mvir linguist-language=Rust
+# Use Move syntax highlighter for Move  IR code
+*.mvir linguist-language=Move