diff --git a/goDep.redoGoMod.go b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
index de689fd..8bb8058 100644
--- a/goDep.redoGoMod.go
+++ b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+// remove every go.mod and go.sum
+// testing to see where this stuff is coming from
+func (repo *Repo) EraseGoMod() {
+	// unset the go development ENV var to generate release files
+	if ok, err := repo.strictRun([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"}); !ok {
+		log.Warn("rm go.mod go.sum failed", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // poor name perhaps. It's because in most of these
 // repos you can also type "make redomod" to do the same thing
 // since it's a Makefile task that is also useful to be able to run