diff --git a/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json b/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
index d0a01b172c9..fd6cd6a1469 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown/language-configuration.json
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 {
 	"comments": {
-		// symbol used for single line comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support line comments
-		"lineComment": "//",
 		// symbols used for start and end a block comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support block comments
 		"blockComment": [
-			"/*",
-			"*/"
+			"<!--",
+			"-->"
 		]
 	},
 	// symbols used as brackets
@@ -37,4 +35,4 @@
 			")"
 		]
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}