diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/cp.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/cp.rb
index e091103f51..a6f5b1cfd6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/cp.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/cp.rb
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ module Utils
 
       private
 
-      GENERIC_FLAGS = [].freeze
-
       def extra_flags
-        GENERIC_FLAGS
+        [].freeze
       end
     end
   end