diff --git a/doSmart.go b/doSmart.go
index af601a0..7ac902f 100644
--- a/doSmart.go
+++ b/doSmart.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -10,19 +8,10 @@ import (
 // this will make go.mod and go.sum files, but you have to
 // have the files in .gitignore for now
 func doSmart(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if !repo.IsValidDir() {
-		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "is invalid. fix your repos.pb file with 'forge' first")
-		log.Info("")
-		log.Info("go install go.wit.com/apps/forge@latest")
-		log.Info("")
-		return errors.New(repo.GetGoPath() + " is invalid. fix your repository list with 'forge' first")
-	}
-	log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "is valid according to forge")
-
 	// if the repo has go.mod in the repo...
 	if err := repo.RepoIgnoresGoMod(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("never modify go.mod or go.sum for this repo", repo.GetGoPath())
-		log.Info("We recommend you add 'go.*' to your .gitignore file and store those files as git tag metadata")
+		log.Info("go-mod-clean can not run on this repo", repo.GetGoPath())
+		log.Info("go.mod and go.sum must be git metadata to continue")
 		repo.ParseGoSum()
 		return nil
 	}