diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
index 85c7326..19a1b6a 100644
--- a/clone.go
+++ b/clone.go
@@ -85,33 +85,33 @@ func clonePathHack(dirname string, basedir string, gopath string) error {
 
 	switch gopath {
 	case "golang.org/x/crypto":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/crypto")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/crypto")
 	case "golang.org/x/mod":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/mod")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/mod")
 	case "golang.org/x/net":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/net")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/net")
 	case "golang.org/x/sys":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/sys")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/sys")
 	case "golang.org/x/sync":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/sync")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/sync")
 	case "golang.org/x/term":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/term")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/term")
 	case "golang.org/x/text":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/text")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/text")
 	case "golang.org/x/tools":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/tools")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/tools")
 	case "golang.org/x/xerrors":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/xerrors")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/xerrors")
 	case "google.golang.org/protobuf":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/protobuf")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/protobuf")
 	case "google.golang.org/genproto":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/genproto")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/genproto")
 	case "google.golang.org/api":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/api")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/api")
 	case "google.golang.org/grpc":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/grpc")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/grpc")
 	case "google.golang.org/appengine":
-		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/appengine")
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://"+"go.googlesource.com/appengine")
 	}
 
 	return errors.New("no gopath override here")
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ func Clone(workdir, gopath string) error {
 	log.Info("trying git clone")
 	log.Info("gopath =", gopath)
 
-
 	// try a direct git clone against the gopath
 	// cloneActual("helloworld", "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps", "https://go.wit.com/apps/helloworld")
 	if err = cloneActual(dirname, basedir, url); err == nil {
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 34f76ea..6d4e23d 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
@@ -61,39 +59,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrimitive() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) IsProtobuf() (bool, []string, error) {
-	fullp, fullc, err := ScanForProtobuf(rs.Path())
-	protos := make(map[string]string)
-	protoc := make(map[string]string)
-	var anyfound bool = false
-	var allc []string
-	for _, s := range fullp {
-		filebase := filepath.Base(s)
-		name := strings.TrimSuffix(filebase, ".proto")
-		anyfound = true
-		protos[name] = s
-	}
-	for pname, _ := range protos {
-		var found bool = false
-		for _, s := range fullc {
-			cfilebase := filepath.Base(s)
-			cname := strings.TrimSuffix(cfilebase, ".pb.go")
-			protoc[cname] = s
-			if cname == pname {
-				found = true
-				allc = append(allc, cfilebase)
-			}
-		}
-		if found {
-			// log.Info("found ok")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("missing compiled proto file:", pname+"pb.go")
-			err = errors.New("compiled file " + pname + ".pb.go missing")
-		}
-	}
-	return anyfound, allc, err
-}
-
 // returns the filesystem path to the repo
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
 	if rs == nil {
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index 2f81b9c..9fa15b9 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index 97f560e..601015d 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -398,27 +398,3 @@ func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 
 	return all
 }
-
-func ScanForProtobuf(srcDir string) ([]string, []string, error) {
-	var protofiles []string
-	var compiled []string
-	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Log(REPOWARN, "Error accessing path:", path, err)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".proto") {
-			//
-			protofiles = append(protofiles, path)
-		}
-
-		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".pb.go") {
-			compiled = append(compiled, path)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
-
-	return protofiles, compiled, err
-}