diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
index 3462184beb..397b8e12ca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compat/formula.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 class Formula
-  def patches
-    # Don't print deprecation warning because this method is inherited
-    # when used.
-    {}
-  end
-
   def rake(*)
     odisabled "FileUtils#rake", "system \"rake\""
   end