diff --git a/queries/highlights.scm b/queries/highlights.scm
index 9312d682..3219cf0e 100644
--- a/queries/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/highlights.scm
@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@
  (#match? @constant "^[A-Z_][A-Z\\d_]+$"))
 
 ((identifier) @variable.builtin
- (#match? @variable.builtin "^(arguments|module|console|window|document)$")
- (#is-not? local))
+ (#match? @variable.builtin "^(arguments|module|console|window|document)$"))
 
 ((identifier) @function.builtin
- (#eq? @function.builtin "require")
- (#is-not? local))
+ (#eq? @function.builtin "require"))
 
 ; Literals
 ;---------
diff --git a/test/highlight/variables.js b/test/highlight/variables.js
index 93ad4317..a446e0e0 100644
--- a/test/highlight/variables.js
+++ b/test/highlight/variables.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ module.exports = function(one, two) {
 
   if (something()) {
     let module = null, one = 1;
-    //  ^ variable
+    //  ^ variable.builtin
     //                 ^ variable
 
     console.log(module, one, two);
     // ^ variable.builtin
-    //            ^ variable
+    //            ^ variable.builtin
     //                   ^ variable
     //                        ^ variable.parameter
   }