diff --git a/runtime/queries/erlang/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/erlang/locals.scm
index c17d50a4..c8676a47 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/erlang/locals.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/erlang/locals.scm
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 ; parametric `-type`s
 ((attribute
-    name: (atom) @keyword
+    name: (atom) @_keyword
     (arguments
       (binary_operator
         left: (call (arguments (variable) @local.definition.variable.parameter))
         operator: "::") @local.scope))
- (#any-of? @keyword "type" "opaque" "nominal"))
+ (#any-of? @_keyword "type" "opaque" "nominal"))
 
 ; `fun`s
 (anonymous_function (stab_clause pattern: (arguments (variable) @local.definition.variable.parameter))) @local.scope
diff --git a/runtime/queries/go/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/go/locals.scm
index 2ba63bed..6830e91d 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/go/locals.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/go/locals.scm
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 
 ; Field names in struct literals are identifier rather than field_identifier,
 ; these cannot be locals.
-(keyed_element . (literal_element (identifier) @variable.other.member))
+(keyed_element . (literal_element (identifier) @_))
diff --git a/runtime/queries/python/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/python/locals.scm
index 955ebc52..555b3e12 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/python/locals.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/python/locals.scm
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@
 
 ; don't make the name of kwargs locals
 (keyword_argument
-  name: (identifier) @variable.parameter)
+  name: (identifier) @_)
diff --git a/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm b/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
index 527877b1..10bdded3 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/rust/locals.scm
@@ -43,23 +43,22 @@
 (identifier) @local.reference
 
 ; lifetimes / labels
-(lifetime (identifier) @label)
-(label (identifier) @label)
+(lifetime (identifier) @_)
+(label (identifier) @_)
 
 ; == scoped function calls and function defs ==
 ; avoid coloring functions as variables
-; taken from highlights.scm
 (call_expression
   function: (scoped_identifier
-    name: (identifier) @function))
+    name: (identifier) @_))
 (generic_function
   function: (scoped_identifier
-    name: (identifier) @function))
+    name: (identifier) @_))
 
 (function_item
-  name: (identifier) @function)
+  name: (identifier) @_)
 (function_signature_item
-  name: (identifier) @function)
+  name: (identifier) @_)
 
 ; == other ==
-(enum_variant (identifier) @type.enum.variant)
+(enum_variant (identifier) @_)