diff --git a/extensions/cpp/language-configuration.json b/extensions/cpp/language-configuration.json
index fcf971bc11f..d430c4d1518 100644
--- a/extensions/cpp/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/cpp/language-configuration.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 		{ "open": "{", "close": "}" },
 		{ "open": "(", "close": ")" },
 		{ "open": "'", "close": "'", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] },
-		{ "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] },
-		{ "open": "/**", "close": " */", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] }
+		{ "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string"] }
 	],
 	"surroundingPairs": [
 		["{", "}"],
@@ -30,4 +29,4 @@
 			"end": "^\\s*#pragma\\s+endregion\\b"
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}