diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
index f9ed8bcde0..b4fbef99c1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/compilers.rb
@@ -21,29 +21,6 @@ class Compilers
 end
 
 
-class CompilerFailures
-  include Enumerable
-
-  def initialize(*args)
-    @failures = Array.new(*args)
-  end
-
-  def each(*args, &block)
-    @failures.each(*args, &block)
-  end
-
-  def include?(cc)
-    cc = Compiler.new(cc) unless cc.is_a? Compiler
-    @failures.any? { |failure| failure.compiler == cc.name }
-  end
-
-  def <<(o)
-    @failures << o unless include? o.compiler
-    self
-  end
-end
-
-
 class Compiler
   attr_reader :name, :build
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 9234b45df5..7ba0cd01e0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -785,12 +785,8 @@ private
     end
 
     def fails_with compiler, &block
-      @cc_failures ||= CompilerFailures.new
-      @cc_failures << if block_given?
-        CompilerFailure.new(compiler, &block)
-      else
-        CompilerFailure.new(compiler)
-      end
+      @cc_failures ||= Set.new
+      @cc_failures << CompilerFailure.new(compiler, &block)
     end
 
     def test &block