diff --git a/content/tabs.js b/content/tabs.js
index aa574bb4..7e3d2fab 100644
--- a/content/tabs.js
+++ b/content/tabs.js
@@ -469,11 +469,8 @@ liberator.Tabs = function () //{{{
 
         liberator.commands.add(["buffers", "files", "ls", "tabs"],
             "Show a list of all buffers",
-            function (args, special) { liberator.tabs.list(special); },
-            {
-                argCount: "0",
-                bang: true
-            });
+            function (args) { liberator.tabs.list(); },
+            { argCount: "0" });
 
         liberator.commands.add(["quita[ll]", "qa[ll]"],
             "Quit " + liberator.config.name,
diff --git a/locale/en-US/tabs.txt b/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
index af362fe6..0b844b83 100644
--- a/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
+++ b/locale/en-US/tabs.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ result many buffer and tab commands are interchangeable.
 section:Listing{nbsp}tabs[listing-tabs]
 
 |B| |:tabs| |:ls| |:files| |:buffers|
-||:buffers[!]|| +
+||:buffers|| +
 ||B||
 ________________________________________________________________________________
-Show a list of all buffers (=tabs). The special version [c]:buffers![c] opens
-the buffer list in a persistent preview window. Call the special version of
-this command again to close the window.
+Show a list of all buffers (=tabs).
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 
 section:Opening{nbsp}tabs[listing-tabs]