diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 6d4e23d..6480e56 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -37,28 +37,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) String() string {
 	return rs.path.String()
 }
 
-// returns the go path for the repo. "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GoName() string {
-	return rs.GoPath()
-}
-
-// not sure which name is easier to remember. probably this one
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GoPath() string {
-	return rs.goPath.String()
-}
-
-// full path
-func (rs *RepoStatus) FullPath() string {
-	return rs.realPath.String()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrimitive() bool {
-	if rs.primitive.String() == "true" {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // returns the filesystem path to the repo
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
 	if rs == nil {
@@ -185,7 +163,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementVersion() bool {
 	rs.EnableSelectTag()
 	rs.setTag()
 	newtag := "v" + rs.newversion.String()
-	log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.GoPath(), "old version:", rs.LastTag(), "new version:", newtag)
 	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText(newtag)
 	return true
 }
@@ -212,15 +189,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetPrivate(b bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// returns a name for human consuption only
-// todo: implement nicknames
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Name() string {
-	if rs.IsGoLang() {
-		return rs.GoPath()
-	}
-	return rs.Path()
-}
-
 func trimNonNumericFromStart(s string) string {
 	for i, r := range s {
 		if unicode.IsDigit(r) {
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index 2a37c08..d735d15 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) fetchBranchByName(bname string) (error, string) {
 	if rs.gitConfig == nil {
 		return errors.New("missing .git/config"), ""
 	}
-	log.Log(REPO, rs.Name(), "looking for branch:", bname)
 	for name, branch := range rs.gitConfig.branches {
 		if name == bname {
 			// found the branch!
 			log.Log(REPO, "  ", name, "remote:", branch.remote, "merge", branch.merge)
 			cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", branch.remote, bname + ":" + bname}
-			log.Log(REPO, "running:", rs.Name(), cmd)
 			r := rs.Run(cmd)
 			output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
 			return r.Error, strings.TrimSpace(output)