diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/clojure.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/clojure.ts
index 88ab2dbe9a..e363d45ebd 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/clojure.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/clojure.ts
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ const ifStatementMatcher = matcher(ifStatementFinder);
 const nodeMatchers: Partial<
   Record<SimpleScopeTypeType, NodeMatcherAlternative>
 > = {
-  map: "map_lit",
-
   collectionKey: matcher(mapParityNodeFinder(0)),
   collectionItem: cascadingMatcher(
     // Treat each key value pair as a single item if we're in a map
@@ -160,9 +158,6 @@ const nodeMatchers: Partial<
     ),
   ),
 
-  // A list is either a vector literal or a quoted list literal
-  list: ["vec_lit", "quoting_lit.list_lit"],
-
   functionCall: functionCallPattern,
   functionCallee: chainedMatcher([
     functionCallFinder,
diff --git a/queries/clojure.scm b/queries/clojure.scm
index a072a0b01d..d405a55677 100644
--- a/queries/clojure.scm
+++ b/queries/clojure.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 (comment) @comment @textFragment
 
 (str_lit) @string @textFragment
+
+(map_lit) @map
+
+;; A list is either a vector literal or a quoted list literal
+(vec_lit) @list
+(quoting_lit
+  (list_lit)
+) @list