diff --git a/src/libmsc/ctrl_commands.c b/src/libmsc/ctrl_commands.c
index c99dde4..9d1f0d4 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/ctrl_commands.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/ctrl_commands.c
@@ -25,129 +25,20 @@
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 #include <openbsc/db.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/vlr.h>
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-static bool alg_supported(const char *alg)
-{
-	/*
-	 * TODO: share this with the vty_interface and extend to all
-	 * algorithms supported by libosmocore now. Make it table based
-	 * as well.
-	 */
-	if (strcasecmp(alg, "none") == 0)
-		return true;
-	if (strcasecmp(alg, "xor") == 0)
-		return true;
-	if (strcasecmp(alg, "comp128v1") == 0)
-		return true;
-	return false;
-}
+static struct gsm_network *msc_ctrl_net = NULL;
 
 static int verify_subscriber_modify(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, const char *value, void *d)
 {
-	char *tmp, *imsi, *msisdn, *alg, *ki, *saveptr = NULL;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	tmp = talloc_strdup(cmd, value);
-	if (!tmp)
-		return 1;
-
-	imsi = strtok_r(tmp, ",", &saveptr);
-	msisdn = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-	alg = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-	ki = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-
-	if (!imsi || !msisdn)
-		rc = 1;
-	else if (strlen(imsi) > GSM23003_IMSI_MAX_DIGITS)
-		rc = 1;
-	else if (strlen(msisdn) >= GSM_EXTENSION_LENGTH)
-		rc = 1;
-	else if (alg) {
-		if (!alg_supported(alg))
-			rc = 1;
-		else if (strcasecmp(alg, "none") != 0 && !ki)
-			rc = 1;
-	}
-
-	talloc_free(tmp);
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int set_subscriber_modify(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
 {
-	struct gsm_network *net = cmd->node;
-	char *tmp, *imsi, *msisdn, *alg, *ki, *saveptr = NULL;
-	struct gsm_subscriber* subscr;
-	int rc;
-
-	tmp = talloc_strdup(cmd, cmd->value);
-	if (!tmp)
-		return 1;
-
-	imsi = strtok_r(tmp, ",", &saveptr);
-	msisdn = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-	alg = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-	ki = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
-
-	subscr = subscr_get_by_imsi(net->subscr_group, imsi);
-	if (!subscr)
-		subscr = subscr_create_subscriber(net->subscr_group, imsi);
-	if (!subscr)
-		goto fail;
-
-	subscr->authorized = 1;
-	osmo_strlcpy(subscr->extension, msisdn, sizeof(subscr->extension));
-
-	/* put it back to the db */
-	rc = db_sync_subscriber(subscr);
-	db_subscriber_update(subscr);
-
-	/* handle optional ciphering */
-	if (alg) {
-		if (strcasecmp(alg, "none") == 0)
-			db_sync_authinfo_for_subscr(NULL, subscr);
-		else {
-			struct gsm_auth_info ainfo = { 0, };
-			/* the verify should make sure that this is okay */
-			OSMO_ASSERT(alg);
-			OSMO_ASSERT(ki);
-
-			if (strcasecmp(alg, "xor") == 0)
-				ainfo.auth_algo = AUTH_ALGO_XOR;
-			else if (strcasecmp(alg, "comp128v1") == 0)
-				ainfo.auth_algo = AUTH_ALGO_COMP128v1;
-
-			rc = osmo_hexparse(ki, ainfo.a3a8_ki, sizeof(ainfo.a3a8_ki));
-			if (rc < 0) {
-				subscr_put(subscr);
-				talloc_free(tmp);
-				cmd->reply = "Failed to parse KI";
-				return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
-			}
-
-			ainfo.a3a8_ki_len = rc;
-			db_sync_authinfo_for_subscr(&ainfo, subscr);
-			rc = 0;
-		}
-		db_sync_lastauthtuple_for_subscr(NULL, subscr);
-	}
-	subscr_put(subscr);
-
-	talloc_free(tmp);
-
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		cmd->reply = "Failed to store the record in the DB";
-		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	cmd->reply = "OK";
-	return CTRL_CMD_REPLY;
-
-fail:
-	talloc_free(tmp);
-	cmd->reply = "Failed to create subscriber";
+	cmd->reply = "Command moved to osmo-hlr, no longer available here";
 	return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -155,55 +46,40 @@
 
 static int set_subscriber_delete(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
 {
-	int was_used = 0;
-	int rc;
-	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr;
-	struct gsm_network *net = cmd->node;
-
-	subscr = subscr_get_by_imsi(net->subscr_group, cmd->value);
-	if (!subscr) {
-		cmd->reply = "Failed to find subscriber";
-		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	if (subscr->use_count != 1) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_NOTICE, "Going to remove active subscriber.\n");
-		was_used = 1;
-	}
-
-	rc = db_subscriber_delete(subscr);
-	subscr_put(subscr);
-
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		cmd->reply = "Failed to remove subscriber";
-		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	cmd->reply = was_used ? "Removed active subscriber" : "Removed";
-	return CTRL_CMD_REPLY;
+	cmd->reply = "Command moved to osmo-hlr, no longer available here";
+	return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
 }
 CTRL_CMD_DEFINE_WO_NOVRF(subscriber_delete, "subscriber-delete-v1");
 
-static void list_cb(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr, void *d)
-{
-	char **data = (char **) d;
-	*data = talloc_asprintf_append(*data, "%s,%s\n",
-				subscr->imsi, subscr->extension);
-}
-
 static int get_subscriber_list(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *d)
 {
+	struct vlr_subscr *vsub;
+
+	if (!msc_ctrl_net) {
+		cmd->reply = "MSC CTRL commands not initialized";
+		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	if (!msc_ctrl_net->vlr) {
+		cmd->reply = "VLR not initialized";
+		return CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	cmd->reply = talloc_strdup(cmd, "");
 
-	db_subscriber_list_active(list_cb, &cmd->reply);
-	printf("%s\n", cmd->reply);
+	llist_for_each_entry(vsub, &msc_ctrl_net->vlr->subscribers, list) {
+		cmd->reply = talloc_asprintf_append(cmd->reply, "%s,%s\n",
+						    vsub->imsi, vsub->msisdn);
+	}
+	printf("%s\n", cmd->reply); /* <-- what? */
 	return CTRL_CMD_REPLY;
 }
 CTRL_CMD_DEFINE_RO(subscriber_list, "subscriber-list-active-v1");
 
-int msc_ctrl_cmds_install(void)
+int msc_ctrl_cmds_install(struct gsm_network *net)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
+	msc_ctrl_net = net;
 
 	rc |= ctrl_cmd_install(CTRL_NODE_ROOT, &cmd_subscriber_modify);
 	rc |= ctrl_cmd_install(CTRL_NODE_ROOT, &cmd_subscriber_delete);