diff --git a/autonicer/__init__.py b/autonicer/__init__.py
index 8e5643d..c218c36 100644
--- a/autonicer/__init__.py
+++ b/autonicer/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from .autonicer import AutoNICER
 from .autonicer import get_caldb_ver
-from .autonicer import file_find
 from .reprocess import reprocess_check
 from .reprocess import inlist
 from .reprocess import Reprocess
diff --git a/autonicer/autonicer.py b/autonicer/autonicer.py
index 403cf94..6a37ddb 100644
--- a/autonicer/autonicer.py
+++ b/autonicer/autonicer.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import warnings
 from astropy.utils.exceptions import AstropyWarning
 
+
 def get_caldb_ver():
     """
     Gets most up to nicer caldb version
@@ -29,18 +30,6 @@ def get_caldb_ver():
     return convo[0]
 
 
-def file_find(query):
-    """
-    Runs a ls command and returns the contents in a list
-    """
-    files = sp.run(f"ls {query}", shell=True, capture_output=True, encoding="utf-8")
-    filelist = []
-    for i in str(files.stdout).split("\n"):
-        if i != "":
-            filelist.append(i)
-    return filelist
-
-
 class AutoNICER(object):
     def __init__(self, src=None, bc=None, comp=None):
         self.st = True
@@ -106,7 +95,7 @@ def call_nicer(self):
         """
         heasarc = Heasarc()
         try:
-            warnings.simplefilter('ignore', category=AstropyWarning)
+            warnings.simplefilter("ignore", category=AstropyWarning)
             xti = heasarc.query_object(
                 self.obj, mission="nicermastr"
             )  # calls NICER master catalogue for an input object
diff --git a/autonicer/reprocess.py b/autonicer/reprocess.py
index 6a35026..5d3c416 100644
--- a/autonicer/reprocess.py
+++ b/autonicer/reprocess.py
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ def inlist(argp):
     """
     cwd = os.getcwd()
     try:
-        df = pd.read_csv(f"{argp.inlist}") 
+        df = pd.read_csv(f"{argp.inlist}")
         for i in df["Input"]:
             path_sep = i.split("/xti/event_cl/")
             os.chdir(path_sep[0])
             if argp.checkcal is True or argp.reprocess is True:
                 reprocess_check(argp)
             os.chdir(cwd)
-        
+
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print(colored(f"{argp.inlist} NOT FOUND ", "red"))