diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.info.yml b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.info.yml
index cb1bcb1..953c3cc 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.info.yml
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.info.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ regions:
   help: Help
   page_top: 'Page top'
   page_bottom: 'Page bottom'
-  highlighted: Highlighted
   featured: Featured
   content: Content
   sidebar_first: 'Sidebar first'
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.libraries.yml b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.libraries.yml
index 236a167..734f3fa 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.libraries.yml
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.libraries.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ global-styling:
       css/components/forum.css: {}
       css/components/header.css: {}
       css/components/help.css: {}
-      css/components/highlighted.css: {}
       css/components/list.css: {}
       css/components/messages.css: {}
       css/components/node-preview.css: {}
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/css/components/highlighted.css b/core/themes/bartik/css/components/highlighted.css
deleted file mode 100644
index bc32a78..0000000
--- a/core/themes/bartik/css/components/highlighted.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/* --------------- Highlighted ---------------- */
-
-#highlighted {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #d3d7d9;
-  font-size: 120%;
-}
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/templates/page.html.twig b/core/themes/bartik/templates/page.html.twig
index 2b34b1a..d86ee60 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/templates/page.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/templates/page.html.twig
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
  * - page.primary_menu: Items for the primary menu region.
  * - page.secondary_menu: Items for the secondary menu region.
  * - page.featured: Items for the featured region.
- * - page.highlighted: Items for the highlighted content region.
  * - page.help: Dynamic help text, mostly for admin pages.
  * - page.content: The main content of the current page.
  * - page.sidebar_first: Items for the first sidebar.
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@
     {{ breadcrumb }}
 
     <main id="content" class="column" role="main"><section class="section">
-      {% if page.highlighted %}<div id="highlighted">{{ page.highlighted }}</div>{% endif %}
       <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a>
       {{ title_prefix }}
         {% if title %}