diff --git a/metagpt/tools/libs/git.py b/metagpt/tools/libs/git.py
index 44acb1bb0..f6e02e40f 100644
--- a/metagpt/tools/libs/git.py
+++ b/metagpt/tools/libs/git.py
@@ -12,55 +12,6 @@ from metagpt.tools.tool_registry import register_tool
 from metagpt.utils.git_repository import GitBranch, GitRepository
 
 
-# @register_tool(tags=["git"])
-async def git_clone(url: str, output_dir: str | Path = None) -> Path:
-    """
-    Clones a Git repository from the given URL.
-
-    Args:
-        url (Union[str, Path]): The URL or local path of the Git repository to clone.
-        output_dir (Union[str, Path], optional): The directory where the repository should be cloned.
-            If None, the repository will be cloned into the current working directory. Defaults to None.
-
-    Returns:
-        Path: The path to the cloned repository.
-
-    Example:
-        >>> url = "https://github.com/iorisa/snake-game.git"
-        >>> local_path = await git_clone(url=url)
-        >>> print(local_path)
-        /local/path/to/snake-game
-    """
-    repo = await GitRepository.clone_from(url=url, output_dir=output_dir)
-    return repo.workdir
-
-
-@register_tool(
-    tags=["software development", "git", "Checks out the specific commit/branch/tag of the local Git repository."]
-)
-async def git_checkout(repo_dir: str | Path, commit_id: str):
-    """
-    Checks out a specific commit in a Git repository.
-
-    Args:
-        repo_dir (str or Path): The directory containing the Git repository.
-        commit_id (str): The ID of the commit or the name of branch/tag to check out.
-
-    Raises:
-        ValueError: If the specified Git root is invalid.
-
-    Example:
-        >>> repo_dir = '/TO/GIT/REPO'
-        >>> commit_id = 'main'
-        >>> await git_checkout(repo_dir=repo_dir, commit_id=commit_id)
-        git checkout main
-    """
-    repo = GitRepository(local_path=repo_dir, auto_init=False)
-    if not repo.is_valid:
-        ValueError(f"Invalid git root: {repo_dir}")
-    await repo.checkout(commit_id)
-
-
 @register_tool(tags=["software development", "git", "Commit the changes and push to remote git repository."])
 async def git_push(
     local_path: Union[str, Path],
diff --git a/metagpt/utils/git_repository.py b/metagpt/utils/git_repository.py
index 8fc52579a..7b09c1775 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/git_repository.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/git_repository.py
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ class GitRepository:
         :param comments: Comments for the archive commit.
         """
         logger.info(f"Archive: {list(self.changed_files.keys())}")
+        if not self.changed_files:
+            return
         self.add_change(self.changed_files)
         self.commit(comments)
 
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ class GitRepository:
 
         base = self.current_branch
         head = base if not new_branch else self.new_branch(new_branch)
-        self.archive(comments)
+        self.archive(comments)  # will skip committing if no changes
         ctx = Context()
         env = ctx.new_environ()
         proxy = ["-c", f"http.proxy={ctx.config.proxy}"] if ctx.config.proxy else []
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ class GitRepository:
             raise BadCredentialsException(status=401, message=info)
         info = f"{stdout}\n{stderr}\nexit: {return_code}\n"
         info = info.replace(token, "<TOKEN>")
-        logger.info(info)
+        print(info)
 
         return GitBranch(base=base, head=head, repo_name=self.repo_name)