diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/command_runner/list.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/command_runner/list.dart
index 7d48fc59..7c60c554 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/command_runner/list.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/command_runner/list.dart
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ class ListCommand extends MelosCommand {
       negatable: false,
       help: 'Show extended information.',
     );
-    argParser.addFlag(
-      'all',
-      abbr: 'a',
-      negatable: false,
-      help: 'Show private packages that are hidden by default.',
-    );
     argParser.addFlag(
       'parsable',
       abbr: 'p',
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@ class ListCommand extends MelosCommand {
   @override
   Future<void> run() async {
     final long = argResults!['long'] as bool;
-    final all = argResults!['all'] as bool;
     final parsable = argResults!['parsable'] as bool;
     final json = argResults!['json'] as bool;
     final relative = argResults!['relative'] as bool;
@@ -97,7 +90,6 @@ class ListCommand extends MelosCommand {
     if (gviz) kind = ListOutputKind.gviz;
 
     return melos.list(
-      showPrivatePackages: all,
       long: long,
       filter: parsePackageFilter(config.path),
       relativePaths: relative,
diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/list.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/list.dart
index 138ae83d..cc1cc6fa 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/list.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/list.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ enum ListOutputKind { json, parsable, graph, gviz, column }
 
 mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
   Future<void> list({
-    bool showPrivatePackages = false,
     bool long = false,
     bool relativePaths = false,
     PackageFilter? filter,
@@ -15,24 +14,21 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
 
     switch (kind) {
       case ListOutputKind.graph:
-        return _listGraph(workspace, showPrivatePackages: showPrivatePackages);
+        return _listGraph(workspace);
       case ListOutputKind.parsable:
         return _listParsable(
           workspace,
           long: long,
           relativePaths: relativePaths,
-          showPrivatePackages: showPrivatePackages,
         );
       case ListOutputKind.column:
         return _listColumn(
           workspace,
           long: long,
-          showPrivatePackages: showPrivatePackages,
         );
       case ListOutputKind.json:
         return _listJson(
           workspace,
-          showPrivatePackages: showPrivatePackages,
           relativePaths: relativePaths,
           long: long,
         );
@@ -41,15 +37,9 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
     }
   }
 
-  void _listGraph(
-    MelosWorkspace workspace, {
-    required bool showPrivatePackages,
-  }) {
+  void _listGraph(MelosWorkspace workspace) {
     final jsonGraph = <String, List<String>>{};
     for (final package in workspace.filteredPackages.values) {
-      if (!showPrivatePackages && package.isPrivate) {
-        continue;
-      }
       jsonGraph[package.name] = package.dependenciesInWorkspace.keys.toList();
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +49,6 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
 
   void _listColumn(
     MelosWorkspace workspace, {
-    required bool showPrivatePackages,
     required bool long,
   }) {
     if (workspace.filteredPackages.values.isEmpty) {
@@ -80,7 +69,6 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
     if (long) {
       final table = listAsPaddedTable(
         workspace.filteredPackages.values
-            .where((package) => !package.isPrivate || showPrivatePackages)
             .map(
               (package) => [
                 package.name,
@@ -97,19 +85,16 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
     }
 
     for (final package in workspace.filteredPackages.values) {
-      if (!showPrivatePackages && package.isPrivate) continue;
       logger?.stdout(package.name);
     }
   }
 
   void _listParsable(
     MelosWorkspace workspace, {
-    required bool showPrivatePackages,
     required bool relativePaths,
     required bool long,
   }) {
     for (final package in workspace.filteredPackages.values) {
-      if (package.isPrivate && !showPrivatePackages) continue;
       final packagePath =
           relativePaths ? package.pathRelativeToWorkspace : package.path;
       if (long) {
@@ -129,14 +114,12 @@ mixin _ListMixin on _Melos {
 
   void _listJson(
     MelosWorkspace workspace, {
-    required bool showPrivatePackages,
     required bool relativePaths,
     required bool long,
   }) {
     final jsonArrayItems = <Map<String, Object?>>[];
 
     for (final package in workspace.filteredPackages.values) {
-      if (!showPrivatePackages && package.isPrivate) continue;
       final packagePath =
           relativePaths ? package.pathRelativeToWorkspace : package.path;
 
diff --git a/packages/melos/test/commands/list_test.dart b/packages/melos/test/commands/list_test.dart
index edb2615d..fe9dfcae 100644
--- a/packages/melos/test/commands/list_test.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/test/commands/list_test.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ b
       );
 
       test(
-        'does not log private packages by default',
+        'logs private packages by default',
         withMockFs(() async {
           final workspaceDir = createMockWorkspaceFs(
             packages: [
@@ -71,39 +71,6 @@ b
             equalsIgnoringAnsii(
               '''
 a
-''',
-            ),
-          );
-        }),
-      );
-
-      test(
-        'log private packages if showPrivatePackages is true',
-        withMockFs(() async {
-          final workspaceDir = createMockWorkspaceFs(
-            packages: [
-              MockPackageFs(name: 'a', version: Version.none),
-              // b has no version, so it is considered private
-              MockPackageFs(name: 'b'),
-              // c has a version but publish_to:none so is private
-              MockPackageFs(
-                name: 'c',
-                version: Version.none,
-                publishToNone: true,
-              ),
-            ],
-          );
-
-          final config = await MelosWorkspaceConfig.fromDirectory(workspaceDir);
-          final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
-
-          await melos.list(showPrivatePackages: true);
-
-          expect(
-            logger.output,
-            equalsIgnoringAnsii(
-              '''
-a
 b
 c
 ''',
@@ -127,8 +94,8 @@ c
           final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
 
           await melos.list(
-            showPrivatePackages: true,
             filter: PackageFilter(
+              includePrivatePackages: true,
               ignore: [
                 createGlob('b', currentDirectoryPath: workspaceDir.path),
               ],
@@ -148,7 +115,7 @@ c
       );
 
       test(
-        'supports long flag for extra informations',
+        'supports long flag for extra information',
         withMockFs(() async {
           final workspaceDir = createMockWorkspaceFs(
             packages: [
@@ -162,7 +129,6 @@ c
           final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
 
           await melos.list(
-            showPrivatePackages: true,
             long: true,
           );
 
@@ -179,34 +145,6 @@ long_name 0.0.0 packages/long_name PRIVATE
         }),
       );
 
-      test(
-        'long flag hides private packages by default',
-        withMockFs(() async {
-          final workspaceDir = createMockWorkspaceFs(
-            packages: [
-              MockPackageFs(name: 'a', version: Version(1, 2, 3)),
-              MockPackageFs(name: 'b'),
-              MockPackageFs(name: 'c', version: Version.none),
-            ],
-          );
-
-          final config = await MelosWorkspaceConfig.fromDirectory(workspaceDir);
-          final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
-
-          await melos.list(long: true);
-
-          expect(
-            logger.output,
-            equalsIgnoringAnsii(
-              '''
-a 1.2.3 packages/a
-c 0.0.0 packages/c
-''',
-            ),
-          );
-        }),
-      );
-
       test(
         'relativePaths flag prints relative paths only if true',
         withMockFs(() async {
@@ -222,7 +160,6 @@ c 0.0.0 packages/c
           final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
           await melos.list(
             kind: ListOutputKind.parsable,
-            showPrivatePackages: true,
             relativePaths: true,
           );
 
@@ -254,7 +191,6 @@ packages/c
           final melos = Melos(logger: logger, config: config);
           await melos.list(
             kind: ListOutputKind.parsable,
-            showPrivatePackages: true,
           );
 
           expect(