diff --git a/rc/core/c-family.kak b/rc/core/c-family.kak
index ec845b2b..0a04307c 100644
--- a/rc/core/c-family.kak
+++ b/rc/core/c-family.kak
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
     # Add the language's grammar to the static completion list
     printf %s\\n "hook global WinSetOption filetype=cpp %{
         set-option window static_words $(join "${keywords} ${attributes} ${types} ${values}" ' ')
-        uchar_types="char16_t char32_t"
     }"
 
     # Highlight keywords