diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index 7f3998e..e645abf 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use git2::{Cred, FetchOptions, PushOptions, Remote, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
+use git2::{Cred, PushOptions, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
 use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
 
 use crate::common::{self, Refractr};
@@ -69,23 +69,6 @@ fn fast_forward(repo_dir: &str, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) -> Result<(), Er
   Ok(())
 }
 
-fn fetch_origin(repo: &Repository, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) {
-  let mut origin = repo.find_remote("origin").unwrap();
-  let callbacks = RemoteCallbacks::new();
-  let mut push_options = FetchOptions::new();
-  push_options.remote_callbacks(callbacks);
-
-  let mut refs = Vec::new();
-  let strings = get_branches(&repo, &branches, true);
-  for branch in &strings {
-    refs.push(branch.as_str());
-  }
-
-  if let Err(e) = origin.download(&[] as &[&str], Some(&mut push_options)) {
-    eprintln!("refractr: failed to fetch origin: {}: {}", origin.url().unwrap(), e)
-  }
-}
-
 fn make_remotes<'a> (refractr: &Refractr, repo: &'a Repository, cfg: &ConfigFile) -> Vec<String> {
   // create remotes for each "to" repo
   let mut remote_list = Vec::new();
@@ -142,7 +125,7 @@ fn looper(refractr: Refractr, repos: Vec<OpenedRepository>) {
   for i in 0..repos.len() {
     current_ints.push(u64::from(repos[i].cfg.schedule.interval.unwrap().unsigned_abs()));
   };
-  let mut original_ints = current_ints.clone();
+  let original_ints = current_ints.clone();
 
   ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
     r.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
@@ -166,8 +149,7 @@ fn looper(refractr: Refractr, repos: Vec<OpenedRepository>) {
           if i <= 0 {
             current_ints[i] = original_ints[i].clone();
             common::verbose(refractr.verbose, 2, format!("Interval for {} has arrived, pulling", repos[i].cfg.from));
-            fetch_origin(&repos[i].repo, &repos[i].cfg.branches);
-            common::verbose(refractr.verbose, 2, format!("Pushing {}", repos[i].cfg.from));
+            let _ = fast_forward(&repos[i].repo.path().to_string_lossy(), &repos[i].cfg.branches);
             push_remotes(&refractr, &repos[i].cfg, &repos[i].repo, &repos[i].remotes);
           }
         }