diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 5821535f40..accd27a1ab 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ def odeprecated(method, replacement = nil, disable: false, disable_on: nil, call
   if ARGV.homebrew_developer? || disable ||
      Homebrew.raise_deprecation_exceptions?
     if replacement || tap_message
-      developer_message = message + "Or, even better, submit a PR to fix it!"
+      message += "Or, even better, submit a PR to fix it!"
     end
-    raise MethodDeprecatedError, developer_message
+    raise MethodDeprecatedError, message
   elsif !Homebrew.auditing?
     opoo "#{message}\n"
   end