diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/bottle_api.rb b/Library/Homebrew/bottle_api.rb
index 1f0d1120cd..ef48eaaecd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/bottle_api.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/bottle_api.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module BottleAPI
       existing_formula = begin
         Formulary.factory dep_hash["name"]
       rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+        # The formula might not exist if it's not installed and homebrew/core isn't tapped
         nil
       end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
index 16922e2c75..bcbe7b0e65 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
@@ -244,11 +244,8 @@ module Homebrew
     specs = []
 
     if (stable = f.stable)
-      latest_version = if ENV["HOMEBREW_JSON_CORE"].present?
-        BottleAPI.latest_pkg_version(f.name).version || stable.version
-      else
-        stable.version
-      end
+      latest_version = BottleAPI.latest_pkg_version(f.name).version if ENV["HOMEBREW_JSON_CORE"].present?
+      latest_version ||= stable.version
 
       s = "stable #{latest_version}"
       s += " (bottled)" if stable.bottled? && f.pour_bottle?