diff --git a/cmds-subvolume.c b/cmds-subvolume.c
index 3b4edb63..58e89830 100644
--- a/cmds-subvolume.c
+++ b/cmds-subvolume.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_delete(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 static const char * const cmd_subvol_list_usage[] = {
-	"btrfs subvolume list [-apurt] [-s 0|1] [-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] "
+	"btrfs subvolume list [-apurts] [-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] "
 	"[--sort=gen,ogen,rootid,path] <path>",
 	"List subvolumes (and snapshots)",
 	"",
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ static const char * const cmd_subvol_list_usage[] = {
 	"-a           print all the subvolumes in the filesystem.",
 	"-u           print the uuid of subvolumes (and snapshots)",
 	"-t           print the result as a table",
-	"-s value     list snapshots with generation in ascending/descending order",
-	"             (1: ascending, 0: descending)",
+	"-s           list snapshots only in the filesystem",
 	"-r           list readonly subvolumes (including snapshots)",
 	"-g [+|-]value",
 	"             filter the subvolumes by generation",
@@ -292,7 +291,6 @@ static int cmd_subvol_list(int argc, char **argv)
 	int fd;
 	u64 top_id;
 	int ret;
-	int order;
 	int c;
 	char *subvol;
 	int is_tab_result = 0;
@@ -308,7 +306,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_list(int argc, char **argv)
 	optind = 1;
 	while(1) {
 		c = getopt_long(argc, argv,
-				    "aps:urg:c:t", long_options, NULL);
+				    "apsurg:c:t", long_options, NULL);
 		if (c < 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -323,13 +321,9 @@ static int cmd_subvol_list(int argc, char **argv)
 			is_tab_result = 1;
 			break;
 		case 's':
-			order = atoi(optarg);
 			btrfs_list_setup_filter(&filter_set,
 						BTRFS_LIST_FILTER_SNAPSHOT_ONLY,
 						0);
-			btrfs_list_setup_comparer(&comparer_set,
-						  BTRFS_LIST_COMP_OGEN,
-						  !order);
 			btrfs_list_setup_print_column(BTRFS_LIST_OGENERATION);
 			btrfs_list_setup_print_column(BTRFS_LIST_OTIME);
 
diff --git a/man/btrfs.8.in b/man/btrfs.8.in
index 632802a2..6d6c70af 100644
--- a/man/btrfs.8.in
+++ b/man/btrfs.8.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ btrfs \- control a btrfs filesystem
 .PP
 \fBbtrfs\fP \fBsubvolume create\fP\fI [<dest>/]<name>\fP
 .PP
-\fBbtrfs\fP \fBsubvolume list\fP\fI [-aprt] [-s 0|1] [-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] [--rootid=rootid,gen,ogen,path] <path>\fP
+\fBbtrfs\fP \fBsubvolume list\fP\fI [-aprts] [-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] [--rootid=rootid,gen,ogen,path] <path>\fP
 .PP
 \fBbtrfs\fP \fBsubvolume set-default\fP\fI <id> <path>\fP
 .PP
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Create a subvolume in \fI<dest>\fR (or in the current directory if
 \fI<dest>\fR is omitted).
 .TP
 
-\fBsubvolume list\fR\fI [-aprt][-s 0|1] [-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] [--sort=gen,ogen,rootid,path] <path>\fR
+\fBsubvolume list\fR\fI [-aprts][-g [+|-]value] [-c [+|-]value] [--sort=gen,ogen,rootid,path] <path>\fR
 .RS
 List the subvolumes present in the filesystem \fI<path>\fR. For every
 subvolume the following information is shown by default.