diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 05f2da3..560bb89 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func setAllBranchesToMaster() bool {
 		if repo.IsDirty() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+		if repo.Status.Whitelist {
 			continue
 		}
 		if repo.Status.CheckoutMaster() {
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 42143a5..acdcb2b 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ func (w *autoType) Enable() {
 }
 
 func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
-	initWhitelist()
-
 	me.release.box = box.NewVerticalBox("vbox")
 	me.release.group = me.release.box.NewGroup("Current Repo")
 	me.release.grid = me.release.group.NewGrid("buildOptions", 0, 0)
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
-			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+			if repo.Status.Whitelist {
 				log.Warn("skipping whitelist", repo.GoPath())
 				continue
 			}
@@ -281,9 +279,6 @@ func findNext() bool {
 		if repo.Status.IsReleased() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
-			continue
-		}
 		if repo.Status.Whitelist {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/whitelist.go b/whitelist.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d8c6c77..0000000
--- a/whitelist.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// This is a simple example
-package main
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-)
-
-func initWhitelist() {
-	me.release.whitelist = make(map[string]*repolist.RepoRow)
-	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(repo.GoPath(), "go.wit.com/dev/davecgh") {
-			repo.Status.Whitelist = true
-			// me.release.whitelist[repo.GoPath()] = repo
-		}
-		//
-		//	if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
-		//		me.release.whitelist[repo.String()] = repo
-		//	}
-		//
-		//	if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus" {
-		//		me.release.whitelist[repo.String()] = repo
-		//	}
-		//
-	}
-}
-
-func whitelist(path string) bool {
-	// log.Info("whitelist START", path)
-	//	if me.ignoreWhitelist.Checked() {
-	//		return false
-	//	}
-
-	_, ok := me.release.whitelist[path]
-	if ok {
-		// log.Info("whitelist ok == true", path)
-		return true
-	}
-	// log.Info("whitelist ok == false", path)
-	return false
-}