diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index 05f5272..4b435b3 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ func doClean() error {
 		if repo.IsDirty() {
 			continue
 		}
+
+		// when publishing, clean out the details of that if it's still there
 		if repo.GetTargetVersion() != "" {
 			repo.SetTargetVersion("")
 			configSave = true
 		}
 
 		// try to delete user
-		if err := doCleanUserRepo(repo); err != nil {
+		if err := doRepoCleanUser(repo); err != nil {
 			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), err)
 		}
 
@@ -70,38 +72,8 @@ func doRepoCleanDevel(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func doCleanDevel() error {
-	var total int
-	var count int
-	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		repo := all.Next()
-		total += 1
-		if !repo.IsLocalBranch(repo.GetDevelBranchName()) {
-			// there is no local branch named 'devel'
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() != repo.GetMasterBranchName() {
-			log.Info("Repo not on master branch:", repo.GetGoPath())
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo.IsDirty() {
-			log.Info("Repo is dirty:", repo.GetGoPath())
-			continue
-		}
-		count += 1
-		if err := justDeleteTheDevelBranchAlready(repo); err != nil {
-			log.Info("justDeleteTheDevel() err", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
-		}
-	}
-	log.Info("")
-	log.Printf("attempted cleaning %d devel branches of %d total branches\n", count, total)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// removes all local branches
-func doCleanUserRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+// removes all local user branches
+func doRepoCleanUser(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	if repo.IsDirty() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -153,22 +125,6 @@ func doCleanUserRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s branch has unique commits", bruser)
 }
 
-// hack to cleanup release versioning info
-func doCleanPub() error {
-	total := 0
-	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-	for all.Scan() {
-		repo := all.Next()
-		if repo.GetTargetVersion() != "" {
-			repo.SetTargetVersion("")
-			configSave = true
-			total += 1
-		}
-	}
-	log.Printf("clearing %d total repos\n", total)
-	return nil
-}
-
 // if you call this, there is no going back. no checks anymore. nothing
 // it deletes the 'devel' branch. git branch -D "devel". END OF STORY
 func justDeleteTheDevelBranchAlready(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {