diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50c1eaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.go text eol=cr
diff --git a/generate/makedoc.bat b/generate/makedoc.bat
index 4aa16d13..303b5989 100644
--- a/generate/makedoc.bat
+++ b/generate/makedoc.bat
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ for %%f in (..\source\c\astronomy.c ..\source\js\astronomy.js ..\source\python\a
 )
 
 echo.Formatting Go code.
-for %%f in (
-    ..\source\golang\astronomy.go
-    ..\source\golang\astronomy_test.go
-) do (
-    node eol_hack.js %%f || (
-        echo.ERROR cleaning newlines in file: %%f
-        exit /b 1
-    )
-)
 cd ..\source\golang
 go version || (
     echo.FATAL: Cannot find Go compiler.