diff --git a/extensions/markdown-math/language-configuration.json b/extensions/markdown-math/language-configuration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e1a820422..00000000000
--- a/extensions/markdown-math/language-configuration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"comments": {
-		"lineComment": "%"
-	},
-	// symbols used as brackets
-	"brackets": [
-		[
-			"{",
-			"}"
-		],
-		[
-			"[",
-			"]"
-		],
-		[
-			"(",
-			")"
-		]
-	],
-	"autoClosingPairs": [
-		{
-			"open": "{",
-			"close": "}"
-		},
-		{
-			"open": "[",
-			"close": "]"
-		},
-		{
-			"open": "(",
-			"close": ")"
-		}
-	],
-	"surroundingPairs": [
-		[
-			"(",
-			")"
-		],
-		[
-			"[",
-			"]"
-		],
-		[
-			"{",
-			"}"
-		],
-		[
-			"'",
-			"'"
-		],
-		[
-			"\"",
-			"\""
-		]
-	]
-}
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-math/package.json b/extensions/markdown-math/package.json
index 5a4dbe3080b..8267989daee 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-math/package.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown-math/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
     "languages": [
       {
         "id": "markdown-math",
-        "aliases": [],
-        "configuration": "./language-configuration.json"
+        "aliases": []
       }
     ],
     "grammars": [
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
           "text.html.markdown"
         ],
         "embeddedLanguages": {
-          "meta.embedded.math.markdown": "markdown-math"
+          "meta.embedded.math.markdown": "latex"
         }
       },
       {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
           "text.html.markdown"
         ],
         "embeddedLanguages": {
-          "meta.embedded.math.markdown": "markdown-math"
+          "meta.embedded.math.markdown": "latex"
         }
       }
     ],