diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/java.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/java.rb
index 2bcf485e2f..3ad89ebc74 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/java.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compat/language/java.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ module Language
     class << self
       module Compat
         def java_home_cmd(version = nil)
-          odeprecated "Language::Java.java_home_cmd",
-                      "Language::Java.java_home or Language::Java.overridable_java_home_env"
+          odeprecated "Language::Java::java_home_cmd", "Language::Java::java_home"
 
           # macOS provides /usr/libexec/java_home, but Linux does not.
           return system_java_home_cmd(version) if OS.mac?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/language/java.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/language/java.rb
index a92b386ece..b552027a9a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/language/java.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/language/java.rb
@@ -4,26 +4,18 @@ module Language
   module Java
     def self.system_java_home_cmd(version = nil)
       version_flag = " --version #{version}" if version
-      "/usr/libexec/java_home#{version_flag} --failfast 2>/dev/null"
+      "/usr/libexec/java_home#{version_flag}"
     end
     private_class_method :system_java_home_cmd
 
     def self.java_home(version = nil)
-      f = find_openjdk_formula(version)
-      return f.opt_libexec/"openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home" if f
-
       cmd = system_java_home_cmd(version)
-      path = Utils.popen_read(cmd).chomp
-
-      Pathname.new path if path.present?
+      Pathname.new Utils.popen_read(cmd).chomp
     end
 
+    # @private
     def self.java_home_shell(version = nil)
-      f = find_openjdk_formula(version)
-      return (f.opt_libexec/"openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home").to_s if f
-
       "$(#{system_java_home_cmd(version)})"
     end
-    private_class_method :java_home_shell
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
index c5b9760659..e0c331f4dd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
@@ -370,8 +370,12 @@ class Pathname
 
   # Writes an exec script that invokes a Java jar
   def write_jar_script(target_jar, script_name, java_opts = "", java_version: nil)
-    (self/script_name).write_env_script "java #{java_opts} -jar #{target_jar}",
-                                        Language::Java.overridable_java_home_env(java_version)
+    mkpath
+    java_home = ("JAVA_HOME=\"#{Language::Java.java_home_shell(java_version)}\" " if java_version)
+    join(script_name).write <<~SH
+      #!/bin/bash
+      #{java_home}exec java #{java_opts} -jar #{target_jar} "$@"
+    SH
   end
 
   def install_metafiles(from = Pathname.pwd)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb b/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
index 77bddccf5f..612ab32c8d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
@@ -2,41 +2,17 @@
 
 module Language
   module Java
-    def self.find_openjdk_formula(version = nil)
-      can_be_newer = version&.end_with?("+")
-      version = version.to_i
-
-      openjdk = Formula["openjdk"]
-      [openjdk, *openjdk.versioned_formulae].find do |f|
-        next false unless f.any_version_installed?
-
-        unless version.zero?
-          major = f.version.to_s[/\d+/].to_i
-          next false if major < version
-          next false if major > version && !can_be_newer
-        end
-
-        true
-      end
-    rescue FormulaUnavailableError
-      nil
-    end
-    private_class_method :find_openjdk_formula
-
     def self.java_home(version = nil)
-      f = find_openjdk_formula(version)
-      return f.opt_libexec if f
-
       req = JavaRequirement.new [*version]
       raise UnsatisfiedRequirements, req.message unless req.satisfied?
 
       req.java_home
     end
 
+    # @private
     def self.java_home_shell(version = nil)
       java_home(version).to_s
     end
-    private_class_method :java_home_shell
 
     def self.java_home_env(version = nil)
       { JAVA_HOME: java_home_shell(version) }