diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/unbottled.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/unbottled.rb
index 118e68cd0f..8cbe3ad802 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/unbottled.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/unbottled.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ module Homebrew
           when MacOSRequirement
             next true unless r.version_specified?
 
-            macos_version.public_send(r.comparator, r.version)
+            macos_version.compare(r.comparator, r.version)
           when XcodeRequirement
             next true unless r.version
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/readall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/readall.rb
index adb0ad26ab..4f180a0550 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/readall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/readall.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Readall
         # Fine to have missing URLs for unsupported macOS
         macos_req = cask.depends_on.macos
         next if macos_req&.version && Array(macos_req.version).none? do |macos_version|
-          current_macos_version.public_send(macos_req.comparator, macos_version)
+          current_macos_version.compare(macos_req.comparator, macos_version)
         end
 
         raise "Missing URL" if cask.url.nil?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/macos_requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/macos_requirement.rb
index addba7473d..6309f5d47a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/macos_requirement.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/macos_requirement.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MacOSRequirement < Requirement
 
   satisfy(build_env: false) do
     T.bind(self, MacOSRequirement)
-    next Array(@version).any? { |v| MacOS.version.public_send(@comparator, v) } if OS.mac? && version_specified?
+    next Array(@version).any? { |v| MacOS.version.compare(@comparator, v) } if OS.mac? && version_specified?
     next true if OS.mac?
     next true if @version