diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs
index 3879483..fb8ff5a 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/branch/validate_positions.rs
@@ -4,24 +4,22 @@ use git::ForgeLike as _;
 use git_next_config as config;
 use git_next_git as git;
 
-use kxio::network;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
-pub async fn validate_positions(
+#[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)] // TODO: (#83) reduce complexity
+pub fn validate_positions(
     forge: &forgejo::ForgeJo,
     repository: &git::OpenRepository,
     repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
 ) -> git::validation::Result {
-    let repo_details = &forge.repo_details;
     // Collect Commit Histories for `main`, `next` and `dev` branches
     repository.fetch()?;
-    let commit_histories =
-        get_commit_histories(repository, repo_details, &repo_config, &forge.net).await;
+    let commit_histories = get_commit_histories(repository, &repo_config);
     let commit_histories = match commit_histories {
         Ok(commit_histories) => commit_histories,
         Err(err) => {
             error!(?err, "Failed to get commit histories");
-            return Err(git::validation::Error::Network(Box::new(err)));
+            return Err(git::validation::Error::CommitLog(err));
         }
     };
     // Validations
@@ -145,37 +143,14 @@ pub async fn validate_positions(
     })
 }
 
-async fn get_commit_histories(
+fn get_commit_histories(
     repository: &git::repository::OpenRepository,
-    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
     repo_config: &config::RepoConfig,
-    net: &network::Network,
-) -> Result<git::commit::Histories, network::NetworkError> {
-    let main = (get_commit_history(
-        repository,
-        repo_details,
-        &repo_config.branches().main(),
-        &[],
-        net,
-    )
-    .await)?;
-    let main_head = main[0].clone();
-    let next = (get_commit_history(
-        repository,
-        repo_details,
-        &repo_config.branches().next(),
-        &[main_head.clone()],
-        net,
-    )
-    .await)?;
-    let dev = (get_commit_history(
-        repository,
-        repo_details,
-        &repo_config.branches().dev(),
-        &[main_head],
-        net,
-    )
-    .await)?;
+) -> Result<git::commit::Histories, git::commit::log::Error> {
+    let main = (repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().main(), &[]))?;
+    let main_head = [main[0].clone()];
+    let next = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().next(), &main_head)?;
+    let dev = repository.commit_log(&repo_config.branches().dev(), &main_head)?;
     debug!(
         main = main.len(),
         next = next.len(),
@@ -185,120 +160,3 @@ async fn get_commit_histories(
     let histories = git::commit::Histories { main, next, dev };
     Ok(histories)
 }
-
-#[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(%branch_name, ?find_commits))]
-async fn get_commit_history(
-    repository: &git::repository::OpenRepository,
-    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
-    branch_name: &config::BranchName,
-    find_commits: &[git::Commit],
-    net: &kxio::network::Network,
-) -> Result<Vec<git::Commit>, network::NetworkError> {
-    let original = original_get_commit_history(repo_details, branch_name, find_commits, net).await;
-    let updated = repository.commit_log(branch_name, find_commits);
-    match (original, updated) {
-        (Ok(original), Ok(updated)) => {
-            if updated == original {
-                info!("new version matches");
-                Ok(updated)
-            } else {
-                error!("new version doesn't match original");
-                Ok(original)
-            }
-        }
-        (Ok(original), Err(err_updated)) => {
-            warn!(?err_updated, "original ok, updated error");
-            Ok(original)
-        }
-        (Err(err_original), Ok(updated)) => {
-            warn!(?err_original, "original err, updated ok");
-            Ok(updated)
-        }
-        (Err(err_orignal), Err(err_updated)) => {
-            error!(?err_orignal, ?err_updated, "original err, updated err");
-            Err(err_orignal)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[tracing::instrument(fields(%branch_name),skip_all)]
-async fn original_get_commit_history(
-    repo_details: &git::RepoDetails,
-    branch_name: &config::BranchName,
-    find_commits: &[git::Commit],
-    net: &kxio::network::Network,
-) -> Result<Vec<git::Commit>, network::NetworkError> {
-    let hostname = &repo_details.forge.hostname();
-    let repo_path = &repo_details.repo_path;
-
-    let mut page = 1;
-    let limit = match find_commits.is_empty() {
-        true => 1,
-        false => 50,
-    };
-    let options = "stat=false&verification=false&files=false";
-    let mut all_commits = Vec::new();
-    loop {
-        let api_token = &repo_details.forge.token();
-        use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
-        let token = api_token.expose_secret();
-        let url = network::NetUrl::new(format!(
-            "https://{hostname}/api/v1/repos/{repo_path}/commits?sha={branch_name}&{options}&token={token}&page={page}&limit={limit}"
-        ));
-
-        let request = network::NetRequest::new(
-            network::RequestMethod::Get,
-            url,
-            network::NetRequestHeaders::new(),
-            network::RequestBody::None,
-            network::ResponseType::Json,
-            None,
-            network::NetRequestLogging::None,
-        );
-        let response = net.get::<Vec<Commit>>(request).await?;
-        let commits = response
-            .response_body()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(git::Commit::from)
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        let found = find_commits.is_empty()
-            || find_commits
-                .iter()
-                .any(|find_commit| commits.iter().any(|commit| commit == find_commit));
-        let at_end = commits.len() < limit; // i.e. less than the number of commits requested
-        for commit in commits {
-            all_commits.push(commit.clone());
-            if find_commits.contains(&commit) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if found || at_end {
-            break;
-        }
-        page += 1;
-    }
-
-    Ok(all_commits)
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
-struct Commit {
-    sha: String,
-    commit: RepoCommit,
-}
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
-struct RepoCommit {
-    message: String,
-}
-impl From<Commit> for git::Commit {
-    fn from(value: Commit) -> Self {
-        Self::new(
-            git::commit::Sha::new(value.sha),
-            git::commit::Message::new(value.commit.message),
-        )
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
index bdc029d..4f43df9 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl git::ForgeLike for ForgeJo {
         repository: git::OpenRepository,
         repo_config: config::RepoConfig,
     ) -> git::validation::Result {
-        branch::validate_positions(self, &repository, repo_config).await
+        branch::validate_positions(self, &repository, repo_config)
     }
 
     fn branch_reset(
diff --git a/crates/git/src/validation.rs b/crates/git/src/validation.rs
index 2b7a8ae..d2d5f91 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/validation.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ pub struct Positions {
 
 #[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display)]
 pub enum Error {
-    Network(Box<kxio::network::NetworkError>),
-
     Fetch(git::fetch::Error),
 
+    CommitLog(git::commit::log::Error),
+
     #[display("Failed to Reset Branch {branch} to {commit}")]
     FailedToResetBranch {
         branch: BranchName,