diff --git a/extensions/xml/xml.language-configuration.json b/extensions/xml/xml.language-configuration.json
index 4706ceec5fb..66524ab3682 100644
--- a/extensions/xml/xml.language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/xml/xml.language-configuration.json
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 		{ "open": "(", "close": ")" },
 		{ "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] },
 		{ "open": "'", "close": "'", "notIn": ["string"] },
-		{ "open": "<!--", "close": "-->", "notIn": [ "comment", "string" ]},
-		{ "open": "<![CDATA[", "close": "]]>", "notIn": [ "comment", "string" ]}
+		{ "open": "<!--", "close": "-->", "notIn": [ "comment", "string" ]}
 	],
 	"surroundingPairs": [
 		{ "open": "'", "close": "'" },