diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 89f0c74..f4b4ee1 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 		log.Info("re-scanning repos now")
 		i, s := me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
 		log.Info("re-scanning repos done", i, s)
-		me.duration.SetText(s)
 	})
 
 	var tagsW *tagWindow
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 1e8a343..45df0a0 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ type autoType struct {
 	// total patches, etc
 	summary *patchSummary
 
-	// shows how long the scan went for
-	duration *gui.Node
-
 	// when switch to user or devel branches, autocreate them
 	autoCreateBranches *gui.Node
 
@@ -85,29 +82,3 @@ type autoType struct {
 	newBranch  *gui.Node
 	setBranchB *gui.Node
 }
-
-/*
-type repo struct {
-	hidden     bool
-	lasttagrev string
-	lasttag    string
-	giturl     string
-
-	pLabel *gui.Node // path label
-
-	lastTag     *gui.Node // last tagged version label
-	vLabel      *gui.Node // version label
-	dirtyLabel  *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
-	goSumStatus *gui.Node // what is the state of the go.sum file
-
-	masterVersion *gui.Node // the master branch version
-	develVersion  *gui.Node // the devel branch version
-	userVersion   *gui.Node // the user branch version
-
-	endBox       *gui.Node // a general box at the end of the row
-	statusButton *gui.Node // opens up the status window
-	diffButton   *gui.Node // opens up the status window
-
-	status *repostatus.RepoStatus
-}
-*/
diff --git a/submitPatches.go b/submitPatches.go
index b4ebeaf..ac06aab 100644
--- a/submitPatches.go
+++ b/submitPatches.go
@@ -86,21 +86,13 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		s.totalUserRepos.SetText(strconv.Itoa(repocount) + " go repos")
 	})
 
-	// this Update is deprecated and probably should be the function above
-	/*
-		s.grid.NewButton("summary.Update()", func() {
-			// update the stats
-			s.Update()
-		})
-	*/
-
-	s.grid.NewButton("Make Patches", func() {
 		/* this used to be the way and should probably be revisited
+	s.grid.NewButton("Make Patches", func() {
 		for i, p := range s.allp {
 			log.Info(i, p.Ref, p.RS.String())
 		}
-		*/
 	})
+		*/
 
 	s.grid.NextRow()
 
@@ -139,8 +131,12 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 
 	s.grid.NewLabel("")
 	s.grid.NewLabel("")
-	s.grid.NewButton("merge from user", func() {})
-	s.grid.NewButton("merge from devel", func() {})
+	s.grid.NewButton("merge from user", func() {
+		log.Info("this should make a patchset of your patches")
+	})
+	s.grid.NewButton("merge from devel", func() {
+		log.Info("this probably should not exist")
+	})
 	s.grid.NextRow()
 
 	group1 = box.NewGroup("Create GUI Patch Set")