diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
index 364cb9a380..a84e32626f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ end
 # Also define here so we can rescue regardless of location.
 class MissingEnvironmentVariables < RuntimeError; end
 
-def create_tap(cmd, tap_name)
-  tap_commands = []
-  if cmd == "services"
-    brew_uid = HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE.stat.uid
-    tap_commands += %W[/usr/bin/sudo -u ##{brew_uid}] if Process.uid.zero? && !brew_uid.zero?
-  end
-  tap_commands += %W[#{HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE} tap #{tap_name}]
-  safe_system(*tap_commands)
-end
-
 begin
   require_relative "global"
 rescue MissingEnvironmentVariables => e
@@ -123,7 +113,14 @@ begin
 
     # Unset HOMEBREW_HELP to avoid confusing the tap
     ENV.delete("HOMEBREW_HELP") if help_flag
-    create_tap(cmd, possible_tap.name)
+    tap_commands = []
+    cgroup = Utils.popen_read("cat", "/proc/1/cgroup")
+    if !cgroup.include?("azpl_job") && !cgroup.include?("docker")
+      brew_uid = HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE.stat.uid
+      tap_commands += %W[/usr/bin/sudo -u ##{brew_uid}] if Process.uid.zero? && !brew_uid.zero?
+    end
+    tap_commands += %W[#{HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE} tap #{possible_tap.name}]
+    safe_system(*tap_commands)
     ENV["HOMEBREW_HELP"] = "1" if help_flag
     exec HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE, cmd, *ARGV
   end