diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
index 464d5dab16..26be25488d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module Homebrew
         exec_editor(*paths)
 
         if paths.any? do |path|
-             next if path.is_a?(String) && path == "--project"
+             next if path == "--project"
 
              !Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_install_from_api? &&
              !Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_env_hints? &&