diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f56c9fe0d17..22bd01eb143 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "vscode-regexpp": "^3.1.0",
     "vscode-ripgrep": "^1.11.1",
     "vscode-sqlite3": "4.0.10",
-    "vscode-textmate": "5.3.1",
+    "vscode-textmate": "5.2.0",
     "xterm": "4.12.0-beta.3",
     "xterm-addon-search": "0.8.0",
     "xterm-addon-unicode11": "0.3.0-beta.3",
diff --git a/remote/package.json b/remote/package.json
index 8b20831e0ef..fd69fc737f5 100644
--- a/remote/package.json
+++ b/remote/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "vscode-proxy-agent": "^0.8.1",
     "vscode-regexpp": "^3.1.0",
     "vscode-ripgrep": "^1.11.1",
-    "vscode-textmate": "5.3.1",
+    "vscode-textmate": "5.2.0",
     "xterm": "4.12.0-beta.3",
     "xterm-addon-search": "0.8.0",
     "xterm-addon-unicode11": "0.3.0-beta.3",
diff --git a/remote/web/package.json b/remote/web/package.json
index f21e3a7ea0e..362c0b4997d 100644
--- a/remote/web/package.json
+++ b/remote/web/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"jschardet": "2.2.1",
 		"tas-client-umd": "0.1.4",
 		"vscode-oniguruma": "1.3.1",
-		"vscode-textmate": "5.3.1",
+		"vscode-textmate": "5.2.0",
 		"xterm": "4.12.0-beta.3",
 		"xterm-addon-search": "0.8.0",
 		"xterm-addon-unicode11": "0.3.0-beta.3",
diff --git a/remote/web/yarn.lock b/remote/web/yarn.lock
index fe940574ed1..8377719ac17 100644
--- a/remote/web/yarn.lock
+++ b/remote/web/yarn.lock
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ vscode-oniguruma@1.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-oniguruma/-/vscode-oniguruma-1.3.1.tgz#e2383879c3485b19f533ec34efea9d7a2b14be8f"
   integrity sha512-gz6ZBofA7UXafVA+m2Yt2zHKgXC2qedArprIsHAPKByTkwq9l5y/izAGckqxYml7mSbYxTRTfdRwsFq3cwF4LQ==
 
-vscode-textmate@5.3.1:
-  version "5.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.3.1.tgz#7ce578a4841a1b114485388ef734cc9e23b45a02"
-  integrity sha512-X4E7iPJzmMsL9AY4MyZrxUt0Dm/kGWreJEGdQgAHXHQrRGDdlwAu9X1LCsQ0VKUCg5wjwSS1LPpy1BOfxIw4Tw==
+vscode-textmate@5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.2.0.tgz#01f01760a391e8222fe4f33fbccbd1ad71aed74e"
+  integrity sha512-Uw5ooOQxRASHgu6C7GVvUxisKXfSgW4oFlO+aa+PAkgmH89O3CXxEEzNRNtHSqtXFTl0nAC1uYj0GMSH27uwtQ==
 
 xterm-addon-search@0.8.0:
   version "0.8.0"
diff --git a/remote/yarn.lock b/remote/yarn.lock
index 1b16d9c92c6..1999d9958c4 100644
--- a/remote/yarn.lock
+++ b/remote/yarn.lock
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ vscode-ripgrep@^1.11.1:
     https-proxy-agent "^4.0.0"
     proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
 
-vscode-textmate@5.3.1:
-  version "5.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.3.1.tgz#7ce578a4841a1b114485388ef734cc9e23b45a02"
-  integrity sha512-X4E7iPJzmMsL9AY4MyZrxUt0Dm/kGWreJEGdQgAHXHQrRGDdlwAu9X1LCsQ0VKUCg5wjwSS1LPpy1BOfxIw4Tw==
+vscode-textmate@5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.2.0.tgz#01f01760a391e8222fe4f33fbccbd1ad71aed74e"
+  integrity sha512-Uw5ooOQxRASHgu6C7GVvUxisKXfSgW4oFlO+aa+PAkgmH89O3CXxEEzNRNtHSqtXFTl0nAC1uYj0GMSH27uwtQ==
 
 vscode-windows-ca-certs@0.3.0:
   version "0.3.0"
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/browser/abstractTextMateService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/browser/abstractTextMateService.ts
index fd32104a505..c73fb058af1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/browser/abstractTextMateService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/browser/abstractTextMateService.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractTextMateService extends Disposable implements ITex
 
 		const [vscodeTextmate, vscodeOniguruma] = await Promise.all([import('vscode-textmate'), this._getVSCodeOniguruma()]);
 		const onigLib: Promise<IOnigLib> = Promise.resolve({
-			createOnigScanner: (sources: string[]) => <any>vscodeOniguruma.createOnigScanner(sources),
+			createOnigScanner: (sources: string[]) => vscodeOniguruma.createOnigScanner(sources),
 			createOnigString: (str: string) => vscodeOniguruma.createOnigString(str)
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/electron-sandbox/textMateWorker.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/electron-sandbox/textMateWorker.ts
index 4cad5a0eeb1..5b811274fbc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/electron-sandbox/textMateWorker.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/textMate/electron-sandbox/textMateWorker.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class TextMateWorker {
 		await vscodeOniguruma.loadWASM(bytes);
 
 		const onigLib: Promise<IOnigLib> = Promise.resolve({
-			createOnigScanner: (sources) => <any>vscodeOniguruma.createOnigScanner(sources),
+			createOnigScanner: (sources) => vscodeOniguruma.createOnigScanner(sources),
 			createOnigString: (str) => vscodeOniguruma.createOnigString(str)
 		});
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0f7f566baed..e3615ef81b4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10135,10 +10135,10 @@ vscode-telemetry-extractor@^1.6.0:
     ts-morph "^3.1.3"
     vscode-ripgrep "^1.6.2"
 
-vscode-textmate@5.3.1:
-  version "5.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.3.1.tgz#7ce578a4841a1b114485388ef734cc9e23b45a02"
-  integrity sha512-X4E7iPJzmMsL9AY4MyZrxUt0Dm/kGWreJEGdQgAHXHQrRGDdlwAu9X1LCsQ0VKUCg5wjwSS1LPpy1BOfxIw4Tw==
+vscode-textmate@5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-textmate/-/vscode-textmate-5.2.0.tgz#01f01760a391e8222fe4f33fbccbd1ad71aed74e"
+  integrity sha512-Uw5ooOQxRASHgu6C7GVvUxisKXfSgW4oFlO+aa+PAkgmH89O3CXxEEzNRNtHSqtXFTl0nAC1uYj0GMSH27uwtQ==
 
 vscode-windows-ca-certs@^0.3.0:
   version "0.3.0"