diff --git a/goConfig.go b/goConfig.go
index c29e787..ab9ae83 100644
--- a/goConfig.go
+++ b/goConfig.go
@@ -6,69 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-/*
-
-// readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file
-// saves the config information in *Repo.goConfig
-func (rs *RepoStatus) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "missing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	var deps GoConfig
-	deps = make(GoConfig)
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Log(REPO, "gosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
-			if ok {
-				// only use the first value found in the file?
-				// this shouldn't have been possible. this function should
-				// only be called from MakeRedomod()
-				// todo: make go things a seperate package so this function
-				// isn't exported?
-				if version != currentversion {
-					log.Log(REPOWARN, "\tgo.sum ", godep, "had both", version, currentversion)
-				}
-			} else {
-				deps[godep] = version
-				log.Log(REPO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
-			}
-		} else {
-			// I've never seen this happen yet
-			return false, errors.New("go.sum invalid: " + line)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	rs.goConfig = deps
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GoConfig() map[string]string {
-	return rs.goConfig
-}
-*/
-
 // for now, even check cmd.Exit
 func (rs *RepoStatus) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
 	r := rs.Run(cmd)
@@ -84,62 +21,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 /*
-// poor name perhaps. It's because in most of these
-// repos you can also type "make redomod" to do the same thing
-// since it's a Makefile task that is also useful to be able to run
-// from the command line
-func (rs *RepoStatus) MakeRedomod() (bool, error) {
-	if rs.ReadOnly() {
-		log.Log(REPO, "will not go mod redo read only repos", rs.String())
-		return false, errors.New(rs.GoPath() + " is read-only ")
-	}
-
-	// unset the go development ENV var to generate release files
-	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
-	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"}); !ok {
-		log.Log(REPO, "rm go.mod go.sum failed", err)
-		return ok, err
-	}
-	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "init", rs.GoPath()}); !ok {
-		log.Log(REPO, "go mod init failed", err)
-		return ok, err
-	}
-	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy"}); !ok {
-		log.Log(REPO, "go mod tidy failed", err)
-		return ok, err
-	}
-	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "edit", "-go=1.20"}); !ok {
-		log.Log(REPO, "go mod edit failed", err)
-		return ok, err
-	}
-	log.Log(REPO, "MakeRedomod() worked", rs.GoPath())
-
-	if rs.Exists("go.sum") {
-		// return the attempt to parse go.mod & go.sum
-		return rs.parseGoSum()
-	}
-	rs.goConfig = nil
-	rs.primitive.SetText("false")
-
-	ok, err := rs.isPrimativeGoMod()
-	if err != nil {
-		// this means this repo does not depend on any other package
-		log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", rs.String(), "err =", err)
-		return false, err
-	}
-	if ok {
-		// this means the repo is primitive so there is no go.sum
-		rs.primitive.SetText("true")
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	// this should never happen
-	return false, errors.New("MakeRedomod() logic failed")
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) IsReleased() bool {
 	if rs.GetTargetVersion() == rs.GetCurrentVersion() {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
+*/