diff --git a/runtime/syntax/help.vim b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
index 972970f619..db5ad3728c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/help.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ syn match helpNormal		"|||"
 syn match helpNormal		":|vim:|"	" for :help modeline
 syn match helpVim		"\<Vim version [0-9][0-9.a-z]*"
 syn match helpVim		"VIM REFERENCE.*"
-syn match helpVim		"\<Nvim\."
 syn match helpVim		"NVIM REFERENCE.*"
 syn match helpOption		"'[a-z]\{2,\}'"
 syn match helpOption		"'t_..'"