diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1e7ba524..3f76f4fc 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -5044,7 +5044,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             what = {'project': ''}
         elif type in args_sr:
             requests = get_request_list(apiurl, req_who=user, exclude_target_projects=exclude_projects)
-            for r in requests_sort(requests):
+            for r in sorted(requests):
                 print r.list_view(), '\n'
             return
         elif not type in args_pkg:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 988edcc3..32deb7cb 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ class Request:
         return '\n'.join(lines)
 
     def __cmp__(self, other):
-        return cmp(self.reqid, other.reqid)
+        return cmp(int(self.reqid), int(other.reqid))
 
     def create(self, apiurl):
         """create a new request"""
@@ -6122,7 +6122,4 @@ def filter_role(meta, user, role):
         for node in delete:
             root.remove(node)
 
-def requests_sort(requests):
-    return sorted(requests, cmp=lambda a,b: cmp(int(a.reqid), int(b.reqid)))
-
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