diff --git a/papers/commands/__init__.py b/papers/commands/__init__.py
index 180e7bb..e772f98 100644
--- a/papers/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/papers/commands/__init__.py
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ import open_cmd
 import edit_cmd
 import remove_cmd
 import websearch_cmd
-
-import devlist_cmd
diff --git a/papers/commands/devlist_cmd.py b/papers/commands/devlist_cmd.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 34a254b..0000000
--- a/papers/commands/devlist_cmd.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-from .. import pretty
-from .. import repo
-
-#TODO how to have an empty case, i.e. cmd is not provided -> list all
-#TODO add formatting option so that the output can be piped
-
-def parser(subparsers, config):
-    parser = subparsers.add_parser('devlist', help="list papers")
-    parser.add_argument('cmd', nargs='*', help='experimental option "year: 2000 or labels: bite"')
-    return parser
-
-
-def command(config, ui, cmd):
-    rp = repo.Repository.from_directory(config)
-
-    articles = []
-    for n, p in enumerate(rp.all_papers()):
-        if test_paper(cmd, p):
-            bibdesc = pretty.bib_oneliner(p.bibentry, color=ui.color)
-            articles.append((u'{num:d}: [{citekey}] {descr} {labels}'.format(
-                num=int(n),
-                citekey=ui.colored(rp.citekeys[n], 'purple'),
-                descr=bibdesc,
-                labels=ui.colored(' '.join(p.metadata.get('labels', [])), 'purple'),
-                )).encode('utf-8'))
-    ui.print_('\n'.join(articles))
-
-#TODO author is not implemented, should we do it by last name only or more complex
-#TODO implement search by type of document
-def test_paper(tests, p):
-    for test in tests:
-        tmp = test.split(':')
-        if len(tmp) != 2:
-            raise ValueError('command not valid')
-
-        field = tmp[0]
-        value = tmp[1]
-
-        if field == 'labels':
-            if value not in p.metadata['labels']:
-                return False
-        else:
-            if p.bibentry.fields.has_key(field):
-                if value not in p.bibentry.fields[field]:
-                    return False
-            else:
-                return False
-    return True
diff --git a/papers/commands/list_cmd.py b/papers/commands/list_cmd.py
index ac28776..bffe9c2 100644
--- a/papers/commands/list_cmd.py
+++ b/papers/commands/list_cmd.py
@@ -3,19 +3,46 @@ from .. import repo
 
 
 def parser(subparsers, config):
-    parser = subparsers.add_parser('list', help="list all papers")
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser('devlist', help="list papers")
+    parser.add_argument('cmd', nargs='*', help='experimental option "year: 2000 or labels: bite"')
     return parser
 
 
-def command(config, ui):
+def command(config, ui, cmd):
     rp = repo.Repository.from_directory(config)
     articles = []
     for n, p in enumerate(rp.all_papers()):
-        bibdesc = pretty.bib_oneliner(p.bibentry, color=ui.color)
-        articles.append((u'{num:d}: [{citekey}] {descr} {labels}'.format(
-            num=int(n),
-            citekey=ui.colored(rp.citekeys[n], 'purple'),
-            descr=bibdesc,
-            labels=ui.colored(''.join(p.metadata.get('labels', [])), 'purple'),
-            )).encode('utf-8'))
+        if test_paper(cmd, p):
+            bibdesc = pretty.bib_oneliner(p.bibentry, color=ui.color)
+            articles.append((u'{num:d}: [{citekey}] {descr} {labels}'.format(
+                num=int(n),
+                citekey=ui.colored(rp.citekeys[n], 'purple'),
+                descr=bibdesc,
+                labels=ui.colored(' '.join(p.metadata.get('labels', [])),
+                                  'purple'),
+                )).encode('utf-8'))
     ui.print_('\n'.join(articles))
+
+
+# TODO author is not implemented, should we do it by last name only or more
+# complex
+# TODO implement search by type of document
+def test_paper(tests, p):
+    for test in tests:
+        tmp = test.split(':')
+        if len(tmp) != 2:
+            raise ValueError('command not valid')
+
+        field = tmp[0]
+        value = tmp[1]
+
+        if field == 'labels':
+            if value not in p.metadata['labels']:
+                return False
+        else:
+            if field in p.bibentry.fields:
+                if value not in p.bibentry.fields[field]:
+                    return False
+            else:
+                return False
+    return True
diff --git a/papers/papers b/papers/papers
index 5756f08..7c692f2 100755
--- a/papers/papers
+++ b/papers/papers
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ cmds = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('websearch', commands.websearch_cmd)
         ])
 
-cmds.update(collections.OrderedDict([('devlist', commands.devlist_cmd)]))
-
 config = configs.read_config()
 ui = UI(config)