diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 4fa07af9a1..d6ea652c8a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -388,9 +388,7 @@ def exec_browser(*args)
   browser ||= OS::PATH_OPEN if defined?(OS::PATH_OPEN)
   return unless browser
 
-  if ENV["HOMEBREW_DISPLAY"]
-    ENV["DISPLAY"] = ENV["HOMEBREW_DISPLAY"]
-  end
+  ENV["DISPLAY"] = ENV["HOMEBREW_DISPLAY"]
 
   safe_exec(browser, *args)
 end