diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2d9c9cd..3f685dd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ func main() {
 	me.pollDelay = 3 * time.Second
 	me.failcountmax = 20 // die every minute if zookeeper can't be found
 
-	me.forge = forgepb.InitPB()
 	me.machine = zoopb.InitMachine()
 
 	zood() // talks to zookeeper
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index bb07847..802a5a7 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 )
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ type stuff struct {
 	pollDelay    time.Duration  // how often to report our status
 	dog          *time.Ticker   // the watchdog timer
 	machine      *zoopb.Machine // populated from protobuf based zoopb
-	forge        *forgepb.Forge // handle to forge
 	failcount    int            // how many times we've failed to contact the zookeeper
 	failcountmax int            // after this, exit and let systemd restart the daemon
 }