diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 6d32dc675..a73b2f21f 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -8787,8 +8787,6 @@ wisp:
 Xmake:
   type: programming
   color: "#22a079"
-  extensions:
-  - ".lua"
   filenames:
   - xmake.lua
   tm_scope: source.xmake
diff --git a/samples/Xmake/xmake.lua b/samples/Xmake/xmake.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index cf6882d09..000000000
--- a/samples/Xmake/xmake.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-set_project("sample")
-set_version("1.0.0")
-
-add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
-
-option("test", {default = false, description = "the test option"})
-
-add_requires("zlib", {system = false})
-
-target("test")
-    set_kind("binary")
-    add_files("src/*.c")
-    add_packages("zlib")
-    if is_plat("windows") then
-        add_defines("WIN32")
-    end
-    if has_config("test") then
-        add_defines("TEST")
-    end
-