diff --git a/README b/README
index 52e23af..f24107f 100644
--- README
+++ README
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Please see the man page for documentation and examples.
 
 Depends on:
 - gpg2
-- git
-- xclip
 - pwgen
 - tree
 - GNU getopt
diff --git a/contrib/pass.zsh-completion b/contrib/pass.zsh-completion
index 5cf8808..f589b5e 100644
--- contrib/pass.zsh-completion
+++ contrib/pass.zsh-completion
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ _pass () {
       "generate[Generate a new password using pwgen]" \
       "edit[Edit a password with \$EDITOR]" \
       "rm[Remove the password]" \
-      "push[push the latest changes using git-push(1)]" \
-      "pull[pull the latest changes using git-pull(1)]" \
-      "git[Call git]" \
       "help[Help]"
     _pass_cmd_show
   fi
@@ -45,7 +42,6 @@ _pass_cmd_ls () {
 
 _pass_cmd_show () {
   _arguments : \
-    "-c[put it on the clipboard]" \
     '*::show:_get_stored_pwd'
     #'::pass id:_files -W ~/.password-store -g "*.gpg(|.*)(-.)"'
 }
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ _pass_cmd_insert () {
 _pass_cmd_generate () {
   _arguments : \
     "-n[no symbols]" \
-    "-c[put password on the clipboard]" \
     '::show:_get_stored_pwd'
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +70,6 @@ _pass_cmd_rm () {
 }
 
 _get_stored_pwd () {
-  compadd `find ~/.password-store \( -name .git -o -name .gpg-id \) -prune -o -type f -print | sed 's#.*\.password-store*.##'| sed 's#\.gpg##' | sort`
+  compadd `find ~/.password-store \( -name .gpg-id \) -prune -o -type f -print | sed 's#.*\.password-store*.##'| sed 's#\.gpg##' | sort`
 
 }
diff --git a/man/pass.1 b/man/pass.1
index a124c32..8eeb49b 100644
--- man/pass.1
+++ man/pass.1
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ or
 depending on the type of specifier in ARGS. Otherwise COMMAND must be one of
 the valid commands listed below.
 
-Several of the commands below rely on or provide additional functionality if
-the password store directory is also a git repository. If the password store
-directory is a git repository, all password store modification commands will
-cause a corresponding git commit. See the \fIEXAMPLES\fP section for an
-extended description using \fBinit\fP and
-.BR git (1).
-
 The \fBinit\fP command must be run before other commands in order to initialize
 the password store with the correct gpg key id.
 
@@ -64,12 +57,8 @@ by using the
 .BR tree (1)
 program. This command is alternatively named \fBlist\fP.
 .TP
-\fBshow\fP [ \fI--clip\fP, \fI-c\fP ] \fIpass-name\fP
-Decrypt and print a password named \fIpass-name\fP. If \fI--clip\fP or \fI-c\fP
-is specified, do not print the password but instead copy the first line to the
-clipboard using
-.BR xclip (1)
-and then restore the clipboard after 45 seconds.
+\fBshow\fP \fIpass-name\fP
+Decrypt and print a password named \fIpass-name\fP.
 .TP
 \fBinsert\fP [ \fI--no-echo\fP, \fI-n\fP | \fI--multiline\fP, \fI-m\fP ] [ \fI--force\fP, \fI-f\fP ]\fIpass-name\fP
 Insert a new password into the password store called \fIpass-name\fP. This will
@@ -88,33 +77,16 @@ ensure that temporary files are created in \fI/dev/shm\fP in order to avoid writ
 difficult-to-erase disk sectors. If \fI/dev/shm\fP is not accessible, fallback to
 the ordinary \fBTMPDIR\fP location, and print a warning.
 .TP
-\fBgenerate\fP [ \fI--no-symbols\fP, \fI-n\fP ] [ \fI--clip\fP, \fI-c\fP ] \fIpass-name pass-length\fP
+\fBgenerate\fP [ \fI--no-symbols\fP, \fI-n\fP ] \fIpass-name pass-length\fP
 Generate a new password using
 .BR pwgen (1)
 of length \fIpass-length\fP and insert into \fIpass-name\fP. If \fI--no-symbols\fP or \fI-n\fP
 is specified, do not use any non-alphanumeric characters in the generated password.
-If \fI--clip\fP or \fI-c\fP is specified, do not print the password but instead copy
-it to the clipboard using
-.BR xclip (1)
-and then restore the clipboard after 45 seconds.
 .TP
 \fBrm\fP \fIpass-name\fP
 Remove the password named \fIpass-name\fP from the password store. This command is
 alternatively named \fBremove\fP.
 .TP
-\fBpush\fP
-If the password store is a git repository, push the latest changes using
-.BR git-push (1).
-.TP
-\fBpull\fP
-If the password store is a git repository, pull the latest changes using
-.BR git-pull (1).
-.TP
-\fBgit\fP \fIgit-command-args\fP...
-If the password store is a git repository, pass \fIgit-command-args\fP as arguments to
-.BR git (1)
-using the password store as the git repository.
-.TP
 \fBhelp\fP
 Show usage message.
 .TP
@@ -165,11 +137,6 @@ Show existing password
 .br
 sup3rh4x3rizmynam3 
 .TP
-Copy existing password to clipboard
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass -c Email/zx2c4.com 
-.br
-Copied Email/jason@zx2c4.com to clipboard. Will clear in 45 seconds.
-.TP
 Add password to store
 .B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass insert Business/cheese-whiz-factory 
 .br
@@ -208,11 +175,6 @@ The generated password to Email/jasondonenfeld.com is:
 .br
 YqFsMkBeO6di
 .TP
-Generate new password and copy it to the clipboard
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass -c generate Email/jasondonenfeld.com 19
-.br
-Copied Email/jasondonenfeld.com to clipboard. Will clear in 45 seconds.
-.TP
 Remove password from store
 .B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass remove Business/cheese-whiz-factory 
 .br
@@ -220,10 +182,8 @@ rm: remove regular file \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Business/cheese-whiz
 .br
 removed \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Business/cheese-whiz-factory.gpg\[u2019]
 
-.SH EXTENDED GIT EXAMPLE
-Here, we initialize new password store, create a git repository, and then manipulate and sync passwords. Make note of the arguments to the first call of \fBpass push\fP; consult
-.BR git-push (1)
-for more information.
+.SH EXTENDED EXAMPLE
+Here, we initialize new password store, and then manipulate and sync passwords.
 
 .B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass init Jason@zx2c4.com 
 .br
@@ -231,12 +191,6 @@ mkdir: created directory \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store\[u2019]
 .br
 Password store initialized for Jason@zx2c4.com. 
 
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git init 
-.br
-Initialized empty Git repository in /home/zx2c4/.password-store/.git/ 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git remote add origin kexec.com:pass-store 
-
 .B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass generate Amazon/amazonemail@email.com 21 
 .br
 mkdir: created directory \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Amazon\[u2019] 
@@ -251,24 +205,6 @@ The generated password to Amazon/amazonemail@email.com is:
 .br
 <5m,_BrZY`antNDxKN<0A 
 
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass push -u --all 
-.br
-Counting objects: 4, done. 
-.br
-Delta compression using up to 2 threads. 
-.br
-Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done. 
-.br
-Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 921 bytes, done. 
-.br
-Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) 
-.br
-To kexec.com:pass-store 
-.br
-* [new branch]      master -> master 
-.br
-Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin. 
-
 .B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass insert Amazon/otheraccount@email.com 
 .br
 Enter password for Amazon/otheraccount@email.com: som3r3a11yb1gp4ssw0rd!!88** 
@@ -293,20 +229,6 @@ rm 'Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg'
 .br
 delete mode 100644 Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg 
 
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass push 
-.br
-Counting objects: 9, done. 
-.br
-Delta compression using up to 2 threads. 
-.br
-Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done. 
-.br
-Writing objects: 100% (7/7), 1.25 KiB, done. 
-.br
-Total 7 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) 
-.br
-To kexec.com:pass-store
-
 .SH FILES
 
 .TP
@@ -320,8 +242,6 @@ be set using the \fBinit\fP command.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR gpg (1),
 .BR pwgen (1),
-.BR git (1),
-.BR xclip (1).
 
 .SH AUTHOR
 .B pass
diff --git a/src/password-store.sh b/src/password-store.sh
index 1553e5b..103dfd1 100755
--- src/password-store.sh
+++ src/password-store.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/local/bin/bash
 
 # (C) Copyright 2012 Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>. All Rights Reserved.
 # This is released under the GPLv2+. Please see COPYING for more information.
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ umask 077
 
 PREFIX="${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR:-$HOME/.password-store}"
 ID="$PREFIX/.gpg-id"
-GIT="$PREFIX/.git"
 GPG_OPTS="--quiet --yes --batch"
-
-export GIT_DIR="$GIT"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE="$PREFIX"
+GETOPT=/usr/local/bin/getopt
+GPG=gpg2
 
 version() {
 	cat <<_EOF
@@ -34,27 +32,18 @@ Usage:
         Initialize new password storage and use gpg-id for encryption.
     $program [ls] [subfolder]
         List passwords.
-    $program [show] [--clip,-c] pass-name
-        Show existing password and optionally put it on the clipboard.
-        If put on the clipboard, it will be cleared in 45 seconds.
+    $program [show] pass-name
+        Show existing password
     $program insert [--no-echo,-n | --multiline,-m] [--force,-f] pass-name
         Insert new password. Optionally, the console can be enabled to not
         echo the password back. Or, optionally, it may be multiline. Prompt
         before overwriting existing password unless forced.
     $program edit pass-name
         Insert a new password or edit an existing password using ${EDITOR:-vi}.
-    $program generate [--no-symbols,-n] [--clip,-c] pass-name pass-length
+    $program generate [--no-symbols,-n] pass-name pass-length
         Generate a new password of pass-length with optionally no symbols.
-        Optionally put it on the clipboard and clear board after 45 seconds.
     $program rm pass-name
         Remove existing password.
-    $program push
-        If the password store is a git repository, push the latest changes.
-    $program pull
-        If the password store is a git repository, pull the latest changes.
-    $program git git-command-args...
-        If the password store is a git repository, execute a git command
-        specified by git-command-args.
     $program help
         Show this text.
     $program version
@@ -63,32 +52,10 @@ _EOF
 }
 isCommand() {
 	case "$1" in
-		init|ls|list|show|insert|edit|generate|remove|rm|delete|push|pull|git|help|--help|version|--version) return 0 ;;
+		init|ls|list|show|insert|edit|generate|remove|rm|delete|help|--help|version|--version) return 0 ;;
 		*) return 1 ;;
 	esac
 }
-clip() {
-	# This base64 business is a disgusting hack to deal with newline inconsistancies
-	# in shell. There must be a better way to deal with this, but because I'm a dolt,
-	# we're going with this for now.
-
-	before="$(xclip -o -selection clipboard | base64)"
-	echo -n "$1" | xclip -selection clipboard
-	(
-		sleep 45
-		now="$(xclip -o -selection clipboard | base64)"
-		if [[ $now != $(echo -n "$1" | base64) ]]; then
-			before="$now"
-		fi
-		# It might be nice to programatically check to see if klipper exists,
-		# as well as checking for other common clipboard managers. But for now,
-		# this works fine. Clipboard managers frequently write their history
-		# out in plaintext, so we axe it here.
-		qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper org.kde.klipper.klipper.clearClipboardHistory >/dev/null 2>&1
-		echo "$before" | base64 -d | xclip -selection clipboard
-	) & disown
-	echo "Copied $2 to clipboard. Will clear in 45 seconds."
-}
 program="$(basename "$0")"
 command="$1"
 if isCommand "$command"; then
@@ -132,18 +99,10 @@ fi
 
 case "$command" in
 	show|ls|list)
-		clip=0
-
-		opts="$(getopt -o c -l clip -n $program -- "$@")"
 		err=$?
-		eval set -- "$opts"
-		while true; do case $1 in
-			-c|--clip) clip=1; shift ;;
-			--) shift; break ;;
-		esac done
 
 		if [[ $err -ne 0 ]]; then
-			echo "Usage: $program $command [--clip,-c] [pass-name]"
+			echo "Usage: $program $command [pass-name]"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 
@@ -161,11 +120,7 @@ case "$command" in
 				echo "$path is not in the password store."
 				exit 1
 			fi
-			if [ $clip -eq 0 ]; then
-				exec gpg -q -d --yes --batch "$passfile"
-			else
-				clip "$(gpg -q -d --yes --batch "$passfile" | head -n 1)" "$path"
-			fi
+		    exec $GPG -q -d --yes --batch "$passfile"
 		fi
 		;;
 	insert)
@@ -173,7 +128,7 @@ case "$command" in
 		noecho=0
 		force=0
 
-		opts="$(getopt -o mnf -l multiline,no-echo,force -n $program -- "$@")"
+		opts="$($GETOPT -o mnf -l multiline,no-echo,force -n $program -- "$@")"
 		err=$?
 		eval set -- "$opts"
 		while true; do case $1 in
@@ -201,7 +156,7 @@ case "$command" in
 		if [[ $ml -eq 1 ]]; then
 			echo "Enter contents of $path and press Ctrl+D when finished:"
 			echo
-			cat | gpg -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS
+			cat | $GPG -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS
 		elif [[ $noecho -eq 1 ]]; then
 			while true; do
 				read -p "Enter password for $path: " -s password
@@ -209,7 +164,7 @@ case "$command" in
 				read -p "Retype password for $path: " -s password_again
 				echo
 				if [[ $password == $password_again ]]; then
-					gpg -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$password"
+					$GPG -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$password"
 					break
 				else
 					echo "Error: the entered passwords do not match."
@@ -217,11 +172,7 @@ case "$command" in
 			done
 		else
 			read -p "Enter password for $path: " -e password
-			gpg -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$password"
-		fi
-		if [[ -d $GIT ]]; then
-			git add "$passfile"
-			git commit -m "Added given password for $path to store."
+			$GPG -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$password"
 		fi
 		;;
 	edit)
@@ -252,35 +203,28 @@ case "$command" in
 
 		action="Added"
 		if [[ -f $passfile ]]; then
-			gpg -d -o "$tmp_file" $GPG_OPTS "$passfile" || exit 1
+			$GPG -d -o "$tmp_file" $GPG_OPTS "$passfile" || exit 1
 			action="Edited"
 		fi
 		${EDITOR:-vi} "$tmp_file"
-		while ! gpg -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS "$tmp_file"; do
+		while ! $GPG -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS "$tmp_file"; do
 			echo "GPG encryption failed. Retrying."
 			sleep 1
 		done
-
-		if [[ -d $GIT ]]; then
-			git add "$passfile"
-			git commit -m "$action password for $path using ${EDITOR:-vi}."
-		fi
 		;;
 	generate)
-		clip=0
 		symbols="-y"
 
-		opts="$(getopt -o nc -l no-symbols,clip -n $program -- "$@")"
+		opts="$($GETOPT -o nc -l no-symbols -n $program -- "$@")"
 		err=$?
 		eval set -- "$opts"
 		while true; do case $1 in
 			-n|--no-symbols) symbols=""; shift ;;
-			-c|--clip) clip=1; shift ;;
 			--) shift; break ;;
 		esac done
 
 		if [[ $err -ne 0 || $# -ne 2 ]]; then
-			echo "Usage: $program $command [--no-symbols,-n] [--clip,-c] pass-name pass-length"
+			echo "Usage: $program $command [--no-symbols,-n] pass-name pass-length"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 		path="$1"
@@ -292,18 +236,9 @@ case "$command" in
 		mkdir -p -v "$PREFIX/$(dirname "$path")"
 		pass="$(pwgen -s $symbols $length 1)"
 		passfile="$PREFIX/$path.gpg"
-		gpg -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$pass"
-		if [[ -d $GIT ]]; then
-			git add "$passfile"
-			git commit -m "Added generated password for $path to store."
-		fi
-		
-		if [ $clip -eq 0 ]; then
-			echo "The generated password to $path is:"
-			echo "$pass"
-		else
-			clip "$pass" "$path"
-		fi
+		$GPG -e -r "$ID" -o "$passfile" $GPG_OPTS <<<"$pass"
+		echo "The generated password to $path is:"
+		echo "$pass"
 		;;
 	delete|rm|remove)
 		if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
@@ -317,26 +252,6 @@ case "$command" in
 			exit 1
 		fi
 		rm -i -v "$passfile"
-		if [[ -d $GIT ]] && ! [[ -f $passfile ]]; then
-			git rm -f "$passfile"
-			git commit -m "Removed $path from store."
-		fi
-		;;
-	push|pull)
-		if [[ -d $GIT ]]; then
-			exec git $command "$@"
-		else
-			echo "Error: the password store is not a git repository."
-			exit 1
-		fi
-		;;
-	git)
-		if [[ $1 == "init" ]] || [[ -d $GIT ]]; then
-			exec git "$@"
-		else
-			echo "Error: the password store is not a git repository."
-			exit 1
-		fi
 		;;
 	*)
 		usage