diff --git a/pkg/git/read.go b/pkg/git/read.go
index 69081322..038ea6f4 100644
--- a/pkg/git/read.go
+++ b/pkg/git/read.go
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 package git
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os/user"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	gitConfigPkg "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -46,12 +40,6 @@ func IsClean(recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	patterns, err := GetExcludesFiles()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	worktree.Excludes = append(patterns, worktree.Excludes...)
-
 	status, err := worktree.Status()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -65,95 +53,3 @@ func IsClean(recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 
 	return status.IsClean(), nil
 }
-
-// GetExcludesFiles reads the exlude files from a global git ignore
-func GetExcludesFiles() ([]gitignore.Pattern, error) {
-	var err error
-	var patterns []gitignore.Pattern
-
-	cfg, err := parseGitConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return patterns, err
-	}
-
-	excludesfile := getExcludesFile(cfg)
-	patterns, err = parseExcludesFile(excludesfile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return patterns, err
-	}
-
-	return patterns, nil
-}
-
-func parseGitConfig() (*gitConfigPkg.Config, error) {
-	cfg := gitConfigPkg.NewConfig()
-
-	usr, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(usr.HomeDir + "/.gitconfig")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if err := cfg.Unmarshal(b); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return cfg, err
-}
-
-func getExcludesFile(cfg *gitConfigPkg.Config) string {
-	for _, sec := range cfg.Raw.Sections {
-		if sec.Name == "core" {
-			for _, opt := range sec.Options {
-				if opt.Key == "excludesfile" {
-					return opt.Value
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-func parseExcludesFile(excludesfile string) ([]gitignore.Pattern, error) {
-	excludesfile, err := expandTilde(excludesfile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(excludesfile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ps []gitignore.Pattern
-	for _, s := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "#") && len(strings.TrimSpace(s)) > 0 {
-			ps = append(ps, gitignore.ParsePattern(s, nil))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ps, nil
-}
-
-func expandTilde(path string) (string, error) {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
-		return path, nil
-	}
-	var paths []string
-	u, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	for _, p := range strings.Split(path, string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		if p == "~" {
-			paths = append(paths, u.HomeDir)
-		} else {
-			paths = append(paths, p)
-		}
-	}
-	return "/" + filepath.Join(paths...), nil
-}