diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 6150c0dd9f..893ec43a93 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -327,8 +327,7 @@ module Homebrew
                                  include_test:               args.include_test?,
                                  include_test_formulae:      args.include_test_formulae,
                                  build_from_source:          args.build_from_source?,
-                                 build_from_source_formulae: args.build_from_source_formulae,
-                                 args:                       args)
+                                 build_from_source_formulae: args.build_from_source_formulae)
     fi.options              = build_options.used_options
     fi.env                  = args.env
     fi.force                = args.force?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 669df60645..980ff92b92 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
   end
 
   attr_reader :formula
-  attr_accessor :cc, :env, :args, :options, :build_bottle, :bottle_arch,
+  attr_accessor :cc, :env, :options, :build_bottle, :bottle_arch,
                 :build_from_source_formulae, :include_test_formulae,
                 :installed_as_dependency, :installed_on_request, :link_keg, :other_installers
 
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
                  force_bottle: false,
                  include_test: false, include_test_formulae: [],
                  build_from_source: false, build_from_source_formulae: [],
-                 cc: nil, args: nil)
-    @args = args
+                 cc: nil)
     @formula = formula
     @env = nil
     @force = false
@@ -599,8 +598,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     df = dep.to_formula
     fi = FormulaInstaller.new(df, force_bottle:      false,
                                   include_test:      include_test_formulae.include?(df.full_name),
-                                  build_from_source: build_from_source_formulae.include?(df.full_name),
-                                  args:              args)
+                                  build_from_source: build_from_source_formulae.include?(df.full_name))
 
     fi.force                   = force?
     fi.keep_tmp                = keep_tmp?
@@ -641,8 +639,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
     fi = FormulaInstaller.new(df, force_bottle:      false,
                                   include_test:      include_test_formulae.include?(df.full_name),
-                                  build_from_source: build_from_source_formulae.include?(df.full_name),
-                                  args:              args)
+                                  build_from_source: build_from_source_formulae.include?(df.full_name))
 
     fi.options                |= tab.used_options
     fi.options                |= Tab.remap_deprecated_options(df.deprecated_options, dep.options)
@@ -780,12 +777,6 @@ class FormulaInstaller
       args << "--devel"
     end
 
-    formula.options.each do |opt|
-      name = opt.name[/^([^=]+)=$/, 1]
-      value = self.args&.value(name) if name
-      args << "--#{name}=#{value}" if value
-    end
-
     args
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
index bba654734a..0e9f5ef038 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
     fi = FormulaInstaller.new(f, force_bottle:               args.force_bottle?,
                                  build_from_source:          args.build_from_source?,
-                                 build_from_source_formulae: args.build_from_source_formulae,
-                                 args:                       args)
+                                 build_from_source_formulae: args.build_from_source_formulae)
     fi.options              = options
     fi.force                = args.force?
     fi.keep_tmp             = args.keep_tmp?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/upgrade.rb
index 0f590652a8..3a9a211129 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/upgrade.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module Homebrew
     options &= f.options
 
     fi = FormulaInstaller.new(f, force_bottle: args.force_bottle?, include_test: args.include_test?,
-                              build_from_source: args.build_from_source?, args: args)
+                              build_from_source: args.build_from_source?)
     fi.options = options
     fi.force = args.force?
     fi.keep_tmp = args.keep_tmp?