diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index 210270bc679..77bf3f1ed18 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@ Comments in the form will be lost."
       ;; Empty symbol.
       ("##" (0 (unless (nth 8 (syntax-ppss))
                  (string-to-syntax "_"))))
-      ;; Give ,@ a prefix syntax.
-      (",@" (0 (unless (ppss-comment-or-string-start (syntax-ppss))
-                 (string-to-syntax "'"))))
       ;; Unicode character names.  (The longest name is 88 characters
       ;; long.)
       ("\\?\\\\N{[-A-Za-z0-9 ]\\{,100\\}}"