diff --git a/infinitepush/__init__.py b/infinitepush/__init__.py
--- a/infinitepush/__init__.py
+++ b/infinitepush/__init__.py
@@ -351,11 +351,9 @@
         destpath = path.pushloc or path.loc
         other = hg.peer(repo, opts, destpath)
         if not names:
-            defaultscratchpatterns = ui.configlist(
-                'infinitepush', 'defaultremotepatterns', ['*'])
-            fetchedbookmarks = other.listkeyspatterns(
-                'bookmarks', patterns=defaultscratchpatterns)
-            fetchedbookmarks.update(other.listkeys('bookmarks'))
+            raise error.Abort(
+                '--list-remote requires a bookmark pattern',
+                hint='use "hg book" to get a list of your local bookmarks')
         else:
             fetchedbookmarks = other.listkeyspatterns('bookmarks',
                                                       patterns=names)
diff --git a/tests/test-infinitepush-bundlestore.t b/tests/test-infinitepush-bundlestore.t
--- a/tests/test-infinitepush-bundlestore.t
+++ b/tests/test-infinitepush-bundlestore.t
@@ -371,12 +371,13 @@
      scratch/anotherbranch     1de1d7d92f8965260391d0513fe8a8d5973d3042
      scratch/mybranch          8872775dd97a750e1533dc1fbbca665644b32547
   $ hg book --list-remote
-     newbook                   0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
-     scratch/anotherbranch     1de1d7d92f8965260391d0513fe8a8d5973d3042
-     scratch/mybranch          8872775dd97a750e1533dc1fbbca665644b32547
+  abort: --list-remote requires a bookmark pattern
+  (use "hg book" to get a list of your local bookmarks)
+  [255]
   $ hg book --config infinitepush.defaultremotepatterns=scratch/another* --list-remote
-     newbook                   0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
-     scratch/anotherbranch     1de1d7d92f8965260391d0513fe8a8d5973d3042
+  abort: --list-remote requires a bookmark pattern
+  (use "hg book" to get a list of your local bookmarks)
+  [255]
   $ hg book --list-remote scratch/my
   $ hg book --list-remote scratch/my*
      scratch/mybranch          8872775dd97a750e1533dc1fbbca665644b32547