diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.0.9
+
+* fix reversing
+
 0.0.8
 
 * add `rev` function to reverse
diff --git a/list-zipper.cabal b/list-zipper.cabal
--- a/list-zipper.cabal
+++ b/list-zipper.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               list-zipper
-version:            0.0.8
+version:            0.0.9
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENCE
 author:             Queensland Functional Programming Lab <oᴉ˙ldɟb@llǝʞsɐɥ>
diff --git a/src/Data/ListZipper.hs b/src/Data/ListZipper.hs
--- a/src/Data/ListZipper.hs
+++ b/src/Data/ListZipper.hs
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 , list
 -- * indices
 , zipperIndices
--- * transform
-, rev
 -- * movement
 , moveLeft
 , moveRight
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@
 
 instance Reversing (ListZipper a) where
   reversing (ListZipper l x r) =
-    ListZipper (reverse l) x (reverse r)
+    ListZipper r x l
 
 type instance IxValue (ListZipper a) = a
 type instance Index (ListZipper a) = Int
@@ -363,12 +361,6 @@
         (reverse l')
         (ln, x)
         (zip [ln + 1..] r)
-
-rev ::
-  ListZipper a
-  -> ListZipper a
-rev (ListZipper l x r) =
-  ListZipper r x l
 
 moveStart ::
   ListZipper a