diff --git a/testing/tests/info-submodules b/testing/tests/info-submodules
index ec82de6..54c0774 100644
--- a/testing/tests/info-submodules
+++ b/testing/tests/info-submodules
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ cp zkg.meta clonetest/zkg.meta
 
 pushd clonetest
 
-git add zkg.meta && gitcommit -v -m "Update zkg.meta"
+git add zkg.meta && git commit -v -m "Update zkg.meta"
 
 git submodule add "../$(basename $(realpath .))"
-sed 's~url.*$~url = http://github.com/zeek/A-REPO-WHICH-SHOULD-NOT-EXIST~' .gitmodules > modules && mv modules .gitmodules
+# Use a full URI so we go through the same Git machinery as a remote repo.
+sed 's~url.*$~url = file:///dev/null/A-REPO-WHICH-SHOULD-NOT-EXIST~' .gitmodules > modules && mv modules .gitmodules
 git add .gitmodules && git commit -v -m 'Add submodule'
 
 # @TEST-START-FILE zkg.meta
diff --git a/zeekpkg/manager.py b/zeekpkg/manager.py
index 1601a13..a11cd8c 100644
--- a/zeekpkg/manager.py
+++ b/zeekpkg/manager.py
@@ -1140,11 +1140,8 @@ def _refresh_source(
 
             agg_adds = []
             agg_mods = []
-            agg_dels = []
 
             for index_file in source.package_index_files():
-                urls = []
-
                 with open(index_file) as f:
                     urls = [line.rstrip("\n") for line in f]
 
@@ -1897,22 +1894,24 @@ def info(
 
         ipkg = self.find_installed_package(pkg_path)
 
-        status: PackageStatus | None = None
         if prefer_installed and ipkg:
-            status = ipkg.status
             pkg_name = ipkg.package.name
             clonepath = os.path.join(self.package_clonedir, pkg_name)
             clone = git.Repo(clonepath)
-            return _info_from_clone(clone, ipkg.package, status, status.current_version)
+            return _info_from_clone(
+                clone,
+                ipkg.package,
+                ipkg.status,
+                ipkg.status.current_version,
+            )
 
-        status = None
         matches = self.match_source_packages(pkg_path)
 
         if not matches:
             package = Package(git_url=pkg_path)
 
             try:
-                return self._info(package, status, version, update_submodules)
+                return self._info(package, None, version, update_submodules)
             except git.GitCommandError as error:
                 LOG.info(
                     'getting info on "%s": invalid git repo path: %s',
@@ -1926,7 +1925,7 @@ def info(
                 " not a usable git URL (invalid or inaccessible,"
                 " use -vvv for details)"
             )
-            return PackageInfo(package=package, invalid_reason=reason, status=status)
+            return PackageInfo(package=package, invalid_reason=reason, status=None)
 
         if len(matches) > 1:
             matches_string = [match.qualified_name() for match in matches]
@@ -1945,11 +1944,11 @@ def info(
         package = matches[0]
 
         try:
-            return self._info(package, status, version, update_submodules)
+            return self._info(package, None, version, update_submodules)
         except git.GitCommandError as error:
             LOG.info('getting info on "%s": invalid git repo path: %s', pkg_path, error)
             reason = "git repository is either invalid or unreachable"
-            return PackageInfo(package=package, invalid_reason=reason, status=status)
+            return PackageInfo(package=package, invalid_reason=reason, status=None)
 
     def _info(
         self,