diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 24f047a..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(err)
-	}
-	return configs
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5466d99..d833b38 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	gitMap = make(map[string]*gitpb.Repo)
 	repoMap = make(map[string]string)
 
-	// read in forge info
-	cfg := configInit()
-	forge = forgepb.InitFromConfig(cfg)
+	forge = forgepb.Init()
 
 	// parse the repomap file
 	readRepomap()