diff --git a/repo.helpers.go b/repo.helpers.go
index f23393c..7cc6d5a 100644
--- a/repo.helpers.go
+++ b/repo.helpers.go
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package gitpb
 
-// this is becoming a standard format
-// todo: autogenerate this from the .proto file?
-
+// delete a gopath:
+// myrepos.DeleteByPath("go.wit.com/apps/go-clone")
 func (all *Repos) DeleteByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 	repolock.Lock()
 	defer repolock.Unlock()
@@ -16,3 +15,32 @@ func (all *Repos) DeleteByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// find a package by gopath
+func (all *Repos) FindByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
+	repolock.RLock()
+	defer repolock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Repos {
+		if p.GoPath == gopath {
+			return p
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// enforces no duplicate gopath's
+func (all *Repos) add(newP *Repo) bool {
+	repolock.Lock()
+	defer repolock.Unlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Repos {
+		if p.GoPath == newP.GoPath {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Repos = append(all.Repos, newP)
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/repo.new.go b/repo.new.go
index 6a37b8f..f599c93 100644
--- a/repo.new.go
+++ b/repo.new.go
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ func (r *Repos) InitNewGoPath(basepath string, gopath string) *Repo {
 	}
 	newr.UpdateGit()
 
-	r.Append(&newr)
+	r.add(&newr)
 	return &newr
 }
diff --git a/repo.sort.go b/repo.sort.go
index 28b0f91..b4656e6 100644
--- a/repo.sort.go
+++ b/repo.sort.go
@@ -70,43 +70,6 @@ func (r *Repos) SortByName() *RepoIterator {
 	return iterator
 }
 
-// enforces no duplicate package names
-func (all *Repos) Append(newP *Repo) bool {
-	repolock.Lock()
-	defer repolock.Unlock()
-
-	for _, p := range all.Repos {
-		if p.GoPath == newP.GoPath {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-
-	all.Repos = append(all.Repos, newP)
-	return true
-}
-
-/*
-// returns time.Duration since last Update()
-func (r *Repo) LastPull() time.Duration {
-	t := time.Since(r.LastPull.AsTime())
-	return t
-}
-*/
-
-// find a package by gopath
-func (all *Repos) FindByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
-	repolock.RLock()
-	defer repolock.RUnlock()
-
-	for _, p := range all.Repos {
-		if p.GoPath == gopath {
-			return p
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (all *Repos) Len() int {
 	repolock.RLock()
 	defer repolock.RUnlock()