diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 89e1147..e2774d5 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ func doRelease() error {
 	retag = append(retag, []string{"git", "tag", "-m", me.releaseReasonS, me.release.version.String()})
 	retag = append(retag, []string{"git", "push", "origin", me.release.version.String()})
 
-	if err := check.AutogenRestore(cname); err != nil {
-		log.Info("AutogenRestore() failed", err)
-	} else {
-		cmd := []string{"git", "push", "origin", "refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*"}
-		check.Run(cmd)
-	}
-
 	if !me.current.RunAll(retag) {
 		log.Info("retag failed")
 		findOk = false
@@ -190,14 +183,6 @@ func doRelease() error {
 	}
 	log.Info("EVERYTHING OK. RERELEASED", me.current.GetGoPath())
 
-	// save autogen files under the tag version (for example: "v0.2.3")
-	newtag := me.release.version.String()
-	if err := check.AutogenSave(autogen, newtag, true); err != nil {
-		log.Info("AutogenSave() error", err)
-		msg := fmt.Sprint("AutogenSave() error", err)
-		badExit(errors.New(msg))
-	}
-
 	return skipToNext()
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4510363..c4f011d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Info("Creating the Release Window")
 
-	// initialize the repo list window
-	// which should be all the git repositories in ~/go/src & the .config file
-	// me.repos = makeRepoView()
-
 	// the left side of the window options
 	globalDisplayOptions(me.mainBox)
 
@@ -104,10 +100,6 @@ func main() {
 	me.release.box.Disable()
 	me.Disable()
 
-	// scan in the State of all the repos
-	// TODO: should not really be necessary directly after init()
-	// me.repos.View.ScanRepositoriesOld()
-
 	// todo: add this to forgepb
 	me.startRepo = me.forge.FindWorkingDirRepo()
 
@@ -134,15 +126,6 @@ func main() {
 	me.Enable()
 	me.release.box.Enable()
 
-	/*
-		// intermittently scans the status indefinitly
-		me.repos.View.Watchdog(func() {
-			log.Info("In main()")
-			log.Sleep(10)
-			// processing is done. update the repo summary box
-			// me.summary.Update()
-		})
-	*/
 	// start the http server for polling status
 	startHTTP()
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 4930d55..733fc8d 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -32,32 +32,7 @@ type autoType struct {
 	mainWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
 	mainBox    *gui.Node
 
-	// our view of the repositories
-	// repos *repoWindow
-
-	// your customized repo preferences and settings
-	forge *forgepb.Forge
-
-	// #### autotypist Global Build Options
-	// what to change all the branches to
-	// so, as a developer, you can move all the repos
-	// to the 'devel' branch and then test a devel branch build
-	// then switch back to your 'username' branch and do a build there
-	// toMoveToBranch string
-
-	// displays the preferred names used for the repo tree state
-	// mainBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	// develBranch *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	// userBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-
-	// this button will regenerate everyones go.mod & go.sum
-	rerunGoMod *gui.Node
-
-	// if checked, will stop trying to os.Exec() things after failure
-	stopOnErrors *gui.Node
-
-	// button to attempt to autorebuild
-	autoRebuildButton *gui.Node
+	forge *forgepb.Forge // your customized repo preferences and settings
 
 	// checkbox for --dry-run
 	autoDryRun *gui.Node
@@ -83,9 +58,3 @@ type autoType struct {
 	// show the time it took to do a scan
 	duration *gui.Node
 }
-
-/*
-func (my *autoType) GoSrcPath() string {
-	return my.goSrcPwd.String()
-}
-*/