diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
index 02e12514b26..4dd90c71801 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@
 		{
 			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
 			"scope": [
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.js",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.js",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
 				"punctuation.section.embedded.coffee"
 			],
 			"settings": {
@@ -256,8 +254,7 @@
 		{
 			"name": "Reset JavaScript string interpolation expression",
 			"scope": [
-				"meta.template.expression.js",
-				"meta.template.expression.ts"
+				"meta.template.expression"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#d4d4d4"
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
index fe0b672d312..986fa7cf615 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black_defaults.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 				"foreground": "#000080"
 			}
 		},
-
 		{
 			"scope": "comment",
 			"settings": {
@@ -230,10 +229,8 @@
 		{
 			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
 			"scope": [
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.js",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.js",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
 				"punctuation.section.embedded.coffee"
 			],
 			"settings": {
@@ -243,8 +240,7 @@
 		{
 			"name": "Reset JavaScript string interpolation expression",
 			"scope": [
-				"meta.template.expression.js",
-				"meta.template.expression.ts"
+				"meta.template.expression"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#ffffff"
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
index a1d9f797f64..162c32f6218 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
@@ -239,10 +239,8 @@
 		{
 			"name": "JavaScript string interpolation ${}",
 			"scope": [
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.js",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.ts",
-				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end.js",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.begin",
+				"punctuation.definition.template-expression.end",
 				"punctuation.section.embedded.coffee"
 			],
 			"settings": {
@@ -252,8 +250,7 @@
 		{
 			"name": "Reset JavaScript string interpolation expression",
 			"scope": [
-				"meta.template.expression.js",
-				"meta.template.expression.ts"
+				"meta.template.expression"
 			],
 			"settings": {
 				"foreground": "#000000"