diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sane-scripts.nix b/hosts/common/programs/sane-scripts.nix
index ba9f3a23..70498e4c 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sane-scripts.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sane-scripts.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ in
     "sane-scripts.dev" = declPackageSet [
       "sane-scripts.clone"
       "sane-scripts.dev-cargo-loop"
-      "sane-scripts.git-init"
     ];
     "sane-scripts.cli" = declPackageSet [
       "sane-scripts.deadlines"
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
index 6827dc0a..af5ba729 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ let
       src = ./src;
       pkgs = [ "findutils" ];
     };
-    git-init = static-nix-shell.mkBash {
-      pname = "sane-git-init";
-      src = ./src;
-      pkgs = [ "git" ];
-    };
     ip-check = static-nix-shell.mkPython3Bin {
       pname = "sane-ip-check";
       src = ./src;
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-git-init b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-git-init
deleted file mode 100755
index cb9d1d20..00000000
--- a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-git-init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p git
-
-set -x
-
-# initialize a repository with each of my machines configured as remotes.
-# it's assumed each machine stores the repo at the same fs path
-
-path=$PWD
-
-git init
-git remote add desko "colin@desko:$path"
-git remote add lappy "colin@lappy:$path"
-git remote add moby  "colin@moby:$path"
-git remote add servo "colin@servo:$path"