diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
index dc433f2..ca6be35 100644
--- a/clone.go
+++ b/clone.go
@@ -105,17 +105,6 @@ func recursiveClone(check *gitpb.Repo) error {
 }
 
 func makeValidGoSum(check *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if check.Exists("go.mod") {
-		log.Info("makeValidGoSum() attempt SetPrimitive()")
-		if err := check.SetPrimitive(); err != nil {
-			log.Info("SetPrimitive() failed", err)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if check.GoInfo.GoPrimitive {
-		log.Info(check.GetGoPath(), "is a golang primitive! no need to parse go.sum because there is not one!")
-		return nil
-	}
 	// attempt to grab the notes
 	check.Run([]string{"git", "fetch", "origin", "refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*"})
 
@@ -137,15 +126,6 @@ func makeValidGoSum(check *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		if err := check.RunStrict(cmd); err != nil {
 			log.Info("go mod init failed", err)
 		}
-		if check.Exists("go.mod") {
-			if err := check.SetPrimitive(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		if check.GoInfo.GoPrimitive {
-			log.Info(check.GetGoPath(), "is a golang primitive! no need to parse go.sum because there is not one!")
-			return nil
-		}
 		if err := check.RunStrict([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy"}); err != nil {
 			log.Info("go mod tidy failed", err)
 		}