diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/requirements/java_requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/requirements/java_requirement.rb
index 5f989bb56e..9bbcba9bef 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/requirements/java_requirement.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/requirements/java_requirement.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class JavaRequirement < Requirement
     javas << Pathname.new(ENV["JAVA_HOME"])/"bin/java" if ENV["JAVA_HOME"]
     javas << java_home_cmd
     javas << which("java")
+    javas.delete(Pathname.new("/usr/bin/java")) # /usr/bin/java is a stub on macOS
     javas
   end