diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
index 8598dc996e..7ba9fbd731 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/language/python.rb
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ module Language
           targets = Array(targets)
           targets.each do |t|
             if t.respond_to? :stage
-              next if t.name.start_with? "homebrew-"
-
               t.stage { do_install Pathname.pwd }
             else
               t = t.lines.map(&:strip) if t.respond_to?(:lines) && t.include?("\n")