diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 6f8fc91dbd..eff006cdcd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ private
     end
 
     def version val=nil
-      return @version if val.nil?
       @stable ||= SoftwareSpec.new
       @stable.version(val)
     end