diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index c9b29d187..4901d3852 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ func init() {
 	prListCmd.Flags().StringP("base", "B", "", "Filter by base branch")
 	prListCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("label", "l", nil, "Filter by labels")
 	prListCmd.Flags().StringP("assignee", "a", "", "Filter by assignee")
-	prListCmd.Flags().StringP("author", "A", "", "Filter by author")
 
 	prCmd.AddCommand(prViewCmd)
 	prViewCmd.Flags().BoolP("web", "w", false, "Open a pull request in the browser")
@@ -226,20 +225,13 @@ func prList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	author, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("author")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if author != "" && !web {
-		return errors.New("the --author flag is currently supported only with the --web flag")
-	}
 
 	if web {
 		prListURL := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"https://github.com/%s/pulls",
 			ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo),
 		)
-		openURL, err := listURLWithQuery(prListURL, "pr", state, assignee, labels, author, baseBranch)
+		openURL, err := listURLWithQuery(prListURL, "pr", state, assignee, labels, "", baseBranch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 91a1150c6..bac0e38d4 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -480,17 +480,6 @@ func TestPRList_withInvalidLimitFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPRList_AuthorWithoutWebFlag(t *testing.T) {
-	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
-	http := initFakeHTTP()
-	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
-
-	_, err := RunCommand(`pr list --author abc`)
-	if err == nil && err.Error() != "the --author flag is currently supported only with the --web flag" {
-		t.Errorf("error running command `issue list`: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestPRList_web(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
@@ -503,19 +492,19 @@ func TestPRList_web(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
-	output, err := RunCommand("pr list --web -a peter -A john -l bug -l docs -L 10 -s merged -B trunk")
+	output, err := RunCommand("pr list --web -a peter -l bug -l docs -L 10 -s merged -B trunk")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr list` with `--web` flag: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	eq(t, output.String(), "")
-	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "Opening https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+assignee%3Apeter+label%3Abug+label%3Adocs+author%3Ajohn+base%3Atrunk+ in your browser.\n")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "Opening https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+assignee%3Apeter+label%3Abug+label%3Adocs+base%3Atrunk+ in your browser.\n")
 
 	if seenCmd == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected a command to run")
 	}
 	url := seenCmd.Args[len(seenCmd.Args)-1]
-	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+assignee%3Apeter+label%3Abug+label%3Adocs+author%3Ajohn+base%3Atrunk+")
+	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+assignee%3Apeter+label%3Abug+label%3Adocs+base%3Atrunk+")
 }
 
 func TestPRView_Preview(t *testing.T) {