diff --git a/lua/base16.lua b/lua/base16.lua
index 17e8861..9190ef3 100644
--- a/lua/base16.lua
+++ b/lua/base16.lua
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ local function apply_base16_theme(theme, use_256_colorspace)
 
   -- LspDiagnostic base highlight group
 	highlight("LspDiagnosticsDefaultError",       theme.base08, nil, cterm00, cterm08, nil, nil)
-  highlight("LspDiagnosticsVirtualTextError",   theme.base08, nil, cterm00, cterm08, nil, nil)
 	highlight("LspDiagnosticsDefaultWarning",     theme.base0A, nil, cterm08, cterm00, nil, nil)
 	highlight("LspDiagnosticsDefaultInformation", theme.base0D, nil, cterm08, cterm00, nil, nil)
 	highlight("LspDiagnosticsDefaultHint",        theme.base0C, nil, cterm08, cterm00, nil, nil)