diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index e0be1e9..46a0ceb 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -89,20 +89,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByName(name string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
 }
 
-// todo: don't run git every time?
-func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchVersion() string {
-	out := rs.pb.GetCurrentVersion()
-	rs.currentVersion.SetValue(out)
-	return out
-}
-
-// this should get the most recent tag
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setLastTagVersion() {
-	name := rs.pb.GetLastTagVersion()
-	rs.lasttag.SetText(name)
-	return
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
 	tmp := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/tags"
 	log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() path =", tmp)
@@ -115,17 +101,3 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
 	}
 	// rs.tagsDrop.SetText(rs.lasttagrev)
 }
-
-// returns quickly based on the last time it was checked
-func (rs *RepoStatus) IsDirty() bool {
-	return rs.pb.IsDirty()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
-	if rs.pb.IsDirty() {
-		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("dirty")
-		return true
-	}
-	rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("")
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 81dec1a..2373053 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	newgrid.NewButton("CheckDirty()", func() {
-		if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		if rs.pb.CheckDirty() {
 			log.Log(WARN, "is dirty")
 		} else {
 			log.Log(WARN, "is not dirty")
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index a30b35c..e17e12c 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 
 	// store the current checked out branch name and version
 	rs.checkCurrentBranchName()
-	rs.checkCurrentBranchVersion()
+	out := rs.pb.GetCurrentVersion()
+	rs.currentVersion.SetValue(out)
 
 	// read in the tags
 	rs.populateTags()
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 	// record if the repo is dirty
 	pb.CheckDirty()
 
-	// store the last tag version
-	rs.setLastTagVersion()
+	// display the last tag version
+	name := rs.pb.GetLastTagVersion()
+	rs.lasttag.SetText(name)
 
 	// store the master branch version
 	ver := pb.GetMasterVersion()