diff --git a/lib/ls.js b/lib/ls.js
index 78263554ca0a1..319439fcc8f48 100644
--- a/lib/ls.js
+++ b/lib/ls.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class LS extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
 
   /* istanbul ignore next - see test/lib/load-all-commands.js */
   static get usage () {
-    return ['npm ls [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]']
+    return ['[[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]']
   }
 
   /* istanbul ignore next - see test/lib/load-all-commands.js */
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
index 097123d46a3cc..ff6a5fb321e94 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ npm ls
 List installed packages
 
 Usage:
-npm ls npm ls [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]
+npm ls [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]
 
 Options:
 [-a|--all] [--json] [-l|--long] [-p|--parseable] [-g|--global] [--depth <depth>]
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
index 54f6c3d2feb2a..e5ae7d827a6ca 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ All commands:
                     List installed packages
                     
                     Usage:
-                    npm ls npm ls [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]
+                    npm ls [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]
                     
                     Options:
                     [-a|--all] [--json] [-l|--long] [-p|--parseable] [-g|--global] [--depth <depth>]