diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
index 0a97b3a25d..d5f7c977f6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class DependencyCollector
 
   CACHE = {}
 
+  def self.clear_cache
+    CACHE.clear
+  end
+
   attr_reader :deps, :requirements
 
   def initialize
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_collector.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_collector.rb
index dafc779741..fcec3de334 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_collector.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_dependency_collector.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DependencyCollectorTests < Homebrew::TestCase
   end
 
   def teardown
-    DependencyCollector::CACHE.clear
+    DependencyCollector.clear_cache
   end
 
   def test_dependency_creation