diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index addd833..03db057 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 anyhow = "1.0.95"
 clap = { version = "4.5.26", features = ["derive"] }
 mktemp = "0.5.1"
-rand = "0.9.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "2.0.11"
 toml = "0.8.19"
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index 8d1ce46..f8c5465 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ pub fn checkout_branch_in_worktree(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn git_worktree_prune() -> Result<(), GitError> {
+pub fn remove_worktree(worktree_dir: &std::path::Path) -> Result<(), GitError> {
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(worktree_dir)?;
     let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
         .args(["worktree", "prune"])
         .output()?;
@@ -35,46 +36,22 @@ pub fn git_worktree_prune() -> Result<(), GitError> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn git_remove_branch(branch: &str) -> Result<(), GitError> {
-    let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .args(["branch", "-D", branch])
-        .output()?;
-    if !result.status.success() {
-        println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
-        println!("stderr: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stderr).unwrap());
-        return Err(GitError::Oops);
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub fn create_orphan_branch(branch: &str) -> Result<(), GitError> {
-    {
-        let tmp_worktree = mktemp::Temp::new_path();
-        create_orphan_branch_at_path(branch, &tmp_worktree.to_path_buf())?;
-    }
-    // The temp dir is now removed / cleaned up.
-
-    let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .args(["worktree", "prune"])
-        .output()?;
-    if !result.status.success() {
-        println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
-        println!("stderr: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stderr).unwrap());
-        return Err(GitError::Oops);
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-pub fn create_orphan_branch_at_path(
-    branch: &str,
-    worktree_path: &std::path::PathBuf,
-) -> Result<(), GitError> {
-    let Some(worktree_dir) = worktree_path.to_str() else {
+    let tmp_worktree = mktemp::Temp::new_path();
+    let tmp_worktree_pathbuf = tmp_worktree.to_path_buf();
+    let Some(tmp_worktree_dir) = tmp_worktree_pathbuf.as_path().to_str() else {
         return Err(GitError::Oops);
     };
 
     let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .args(["worktree", "add", "--orphan", "-b", branch, worktree_dir])
+        .args([
+            "worktree",
+            "add",
+            "--orphan",
+            "-b",
+            branch,
+            tmp_worktree_dir,
+        ])
         .output()?;
     if !result.status.success() {
         println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
@@ -82,8 +59,10 @@ pub fn create_orphan_branch_at_path(
         return Err(GitError::Oops);
     }
 
-    let mut readme_filename = worktree_path.clone();
+    let mut readme_filename = tmp_worktree_pathbuf.clone();
     readme_filename.push("README.md");
+    println!("readme_filename: {:?}", readme_filename);
+    println!("tmp_worktree_pathbuf: {:?}", tmp_worktree_pathbuf);
     let mut readme = std::fs::File::create(readme_filename)?;
     write!(
         readme,
@@ -92,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn create_orphan_branch_at_path(
 
     let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
         .args(["add", "README.md"])
-        .current_dir(worktree_dir)
+        .current_dir(tmp_worktree_dir)
         .output()?;
     if !result.status.success() {
         println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
@@ -102,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn create_orphan_branch_at_path(
 
     let result = std::process::Command::new("git")
         .args(["commit", "-m", "create entomologist issue branch"])
-        .current_dir(worktree_path)
+        .current_dir(tmp_worktree_dir)
         .output()?;
     if !result.status.success() {
         println!("stdout: {}", std::str::from_utf8(&result.stdout).unwrap());
@@ -110,6 +89,8 @@ pub fn create_orphan_branch_at_path(
         return Err(GitError::Oops);
     }
 
+    // git worktree prune
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -119,20 +100,13 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_worktree() {
-        {
-            let temp_worktree = mktemp::Temp::new_path();
-            checkout_branch_in_worktree("origin/main", temp_worktree.as_path()).unwrap();
-            // The temporary worktree directory is removed when the Temp variable is dropped.
-        }
-        git_worktree_prune().unwrap();
+        let worktree_dir = std::path::Path::new("/tmp/boo");
+        checkout_branch_in_worktree("origin/main", worktree_dir).unwrap();
+        remove_worktree(worktree_dir).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_create_orphan_branch() {
-        let rnd: u128 = rand::random();
-        let mut branch = std::string::String::from("entomologist-test-branch-");
-        branch.push_str(&format!("{:0x}", rnd));
-        create_orphan_branch(&branch).unwrap();
-        git_remove_branch(&branch).unwrap();
+        create_orphan_branch("bloppers").unwrap();
     }
 }