diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d7684b1..0000000
--- a/config.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"go.wit.com/lib/config"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-// sent via -ldflags
-
-func configInit() *forgepb.ForgeConfigs {
-	configs := new(forgepb.ForgeConfigs)
-	err := config.ConfigLoad(configs, "forge", "forge")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("This tool requires your repos be scanned by forge first")
-		badExit(nil, err)
-	}
-	return configs
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 48fdf15..703c1a4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 	prep.Bash(ARGNAME, argv.DoAutoComplete) // todo: make this: prep.Bash(argv)
 	pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
-	// read in forge info
-	cfg := configInit()
-	forge = forgepb.InitFromConfig(cfg)
+	forge = forgepb.Init()
 
 	// figure out what directory we are running in
 	check := findPwdRepo()