diff --git a/nushell/config/aliases.nu b/nushell/config/aliases.nu
index 7432231..879160c 100644
--- a/nushell/config/aliases.nu
+++ b/nushell/config/aliases.nu
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def rm-ext [] {
 # ls builtin
 alias _ls = ls
 
+# shortcut for ls builtin
+alias l = _ls
+
 def _ls_format_mode [mode: string] {
     let chars = $mode | split chars
     let r1 = if ($chars | get 0) == "r" { [(ansi yellow_bold), "r", (ansi reset)] } else { [(ansi grey), "-"] }
@@ -29,12 +32,6 @@ def _ls_format_mode [mode: string] {
     [$r1, $w1, $x1, $r2, $w2, $x2, $r3, $w3, $x3] | each { $in | str join } | str join
 }
 
-# quick and easy ls
-def l [dir?: string] {
-    let output = _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir }) | sort-by type name -i
-    if ($output | length) == 0 { "" | cat } else { $output | grid -c -s "  " | cat }
-}
-
 # quick and easy ls
 def ls [dir?: string] {
     let output = _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir }) | sort-by type name -i