diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index f4f4dc75..39af4e20 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ Completions highlighter_cmd_completer(
         if (scope == "shared")
             root = &DefinedHighlighters::instance();
         else if (auto* s = get_scope_ifp(scope, context))
-            root = &s->highlighters();
+            root = &s->highlighters().group();
         else
             return {};
 
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ Highlighter& get_highlighter(const Context& context, StringView path)
 
     auto sep_it = find(path, '/');
     StringView scope{path.begin(), sep_it};
-    auto* root = (scope == "shared") ? (HighlighterGroup*)&DefinedHighlighters::instance()
-                                     : (HighlighterGroup*)&get_scope(scope, context).highlighters();
+    auto* root = (scope == "shared") ? static_cast<HighlighterGroup*>(&DefinedHighlighters::instance())
+                                     : static_cast<HighlighterGroup*>(&get_scope(scope, context).highlighters().group());
     if (sep_it != path.end())
         return root->get_child(StringView{sep_it+1, path.end()});
     return *root;
diff --git a/src/highlighter_group.cc b/src/highlighter_group.cc
index 39130159..9768c160 100644
--- a/src/highlighter_group.cc
+++ b/src/highlighter_group.cc
@@ -69,19 +69,19 @@ Completions HighlighterGroup::complete_child(StringView path, ByteCount cursor_p
     return { 0, 0, std::move(candidates) };
 }
 
-void Highlighters::do_highlight(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass,
-                                    DisplayBuffer& display_buffer, BufferRange range)
+void Highlighters::highlight(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass,
+                             DisplayBuffer& display_buffer, BufferRange range)
 {
     if (m_parent)
-        m_parent->do_highlight(context, pass, display_buffer, range);
-    HighlighterGroup::do_highlight(context, pass, display_buffer, range);
+        m_parent->highlight(context, pass, display_buffer, range);
+    m_group.highlight(context, pass, display_buffer, range);
 }
 
-void Highlighters::do_compute_display_setup(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplaySetup& setup)
+void Highlighters::compute_display_setup(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplaySetup& setup)
 {
     if (m_parent)
-        m_parent->do_compute_display_setup(context, pass, setup);
-    HighlighterGroup::do_compute_display_setup(context, pass, setup);
+        m_parent->compute_display_setup(context, pass, setup);
+    m_group.compute_display_setup(context, pass, setup);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/highlighter_group.hh b/src/highlighter_group.hh
index 95a88a6b..ff9a2f05 100644
--- a/src/highlighter_group.hh
+++ b/src/highlighter_group.hh
@@ -36,19 +36,25 @@ protected:
     HighlighterMap m_highlighters;
 };
 
-class Highlighters : public HighlighterGroup, public SafeCountable
+struct ScopeList;
+
+class Highlighters : public SafeCountable
 {
 public:
-    Highlighters(Highlighters& parent) : HighlighterGroup{HighlightPass::All}, SafeCountable{}, m_parent(&parent) {}
+    Highlighters(Highlighters& parent) : SafeCountable{}, m_parent{&parent}, m_group{HighlightPass::All} {}
+
+    HighlighterGroup& group() { return m_group; }
+    const HighlighterGroup& group() const { return m_group; }
+
+    void highlight(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplayBuffer& display_buffer, BufferRange range);
+    void compute_display_setup(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplaySetup& setup);
 
 private:
-    void do_highlight(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplayBuffer& display_buffer, BufferRange range) override;
-    void do_compute_display_setup(const Context& context, HighlightPass pass, DisplaySetup& setup) override;
-
     friend class Scope;
-    Highlighters() : HighlighterGroup{HighlightPass::All} {}
+    Highlighters() : m_group{HighlightPass::All} {}
 
     SafePtr<Highlighters> m_parent;
+    HighlighterGroup m_group;
 };
 
 struct DefinedHighlighters : public HighlighterGroup,
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index e1bd3ee5..76cb10cb 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Window::Window(Buffer& buffer)
 
     options().register_watcher(*this);
 
-    setup_builtin_highlighters(m_builtin_highlighters);
+    setup_builtin_highlighters(m_builtin_highlighters.group());
 
     for (auto& option : options().flatten_options())
         on_option_changed(*option);