diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
index 2daa239822..88c5199c22 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ module GitHub
   end
 
   def repository(user, repo)
-    open(URI.parse("#{API_URL}/repos/#{user}/#{repo}")) { |j| j }
+    open(URI.parse("#{API_URL}/repos/#{user}/#{repo}"))
   end
 
   def search_code(*params)