diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index d172c094e4..b65f1d14d9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ module Homebrew
       begin
         tap.install clone_target:      ARGV.named.second,
                     force_auto_update: force_auto_update?,
-                    full_clone:        full_clone?,
                     quiet:             Homebrew.args.quiet?
       rescue TapRemoteMismatchError => e
         odie e
@@ -66,10 +65,6 @@ module Homebrew
     end
   end
 
-  def full_clone?
-    args.full? || ARGV.homebrew_developer?
-  end
-
   def force_auto_update?
     # if no relevant flag is present, return nil, meaning "no change"
     true if args.force_auto_update?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index 6e6824f98a..d652086386 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -224,32 +224,24 @@ class Tap
 
   # Install this {Tap}.
   #
-  # @param  options [Hash]
-  # @option options [String] :clone_target If passed, it will be used as the clone remote.
-  # @option options [Boolean, nil] :force_auto_update If present, whether to override the
+  # @param clone_target [String] If passed, it will be used as the clone remote.
+  # @param force_auto_update [Boolean, nil] If present, whether to override the
   #   logic that skips non-GitHub repositories during auto-updates.
-  # @option options [Boolean] :full_clone If set as true, full clone will be used.
-  # @option options [Boolean] :quiet If set, suppress all output.
-  def install(options = {})
+  # @param full_clone [Boolean] If set as true, full clone will be used. If unset/nil, means "no change".
+  # @param quiet [Boolean] If set, suppress all output.
+  def install(full_clone: true, quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil)
     require "descriptions"
 
-    full_clone = options.fetch(:full_clone, true)
-    quiet = options.fetch(:quiet, false)
-    requested_remote = options[:clone_target] || default_remote
-    # if :force_auto_update is unset, use nil, meaning "no change"
-    force_auto_update = options.fetch(:force_auto_update, nil)
-
     if official? && DEPRECATED_OFFICIAL_TAPS.include?(repo)
       odie "#{name} was deprecated. This tap is now empty as all its formulae were migrated."
     elsif user == "caskroom"
       odie "#{name} was moved. Tap homebrew/cask-#{repo} instead."
     end
 
-    if installed?
-      if options[:clone_target] && requested_remote != remote
-        raise TapRemoteMismatchError.new(name, @remote, requested_remote)
-      end
+    requested_remote = clone_target || default_remote
 
+    if installed?
+      raise TapRemoteMismatchError.new(name, @remote, requested_remote) if clone_target && requested_remote != remote
       raise TapAlreadyTappedError, name if force_auto_update.nil?
     end
 
@@ -302,7 +294,7 @@ class Tap
                            .update_from_formula_names!(formula_names)
     end
 
-    return if options[:clone_target]
+    return if clone_target
     return unless private?
     return if quiet
 
@@ -647,13 +639,13 @@ class CoreTap < Tap
     safe_system HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE, "tap", instance.name
   end
 
-  def install(options = {})
+  def install(full_clone: true, quiet: false, clone_target: nil, force_auto_update: nil)
     if HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE != default_remote
       puts "HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE set: using #{HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE} " \
            "for Homebrew/core Git remote URL."
-      options[:clone_target] ||= HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE
+      clone_target ||= HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE
     end
-    super(options)
+    super(full_clone: full_clone, quiet: quiet, clone_target: clone_target, force_auto_update: force_auto_update)
   end
 
   # @private
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/tap_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/tap_spec.rb
index 4a14ee081d..25d3552bad 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/tap_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/tap_spec.rb
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe Tap do
       expect(already_tapped_tap).to be_installed
       wrong_remote = "#{subject.remote}-oops"
       expect {
-        already_tapped_tap.install clone_target: wrong_remote, full_clone: true
+        already_tapped_tap.install clone_target: wrong_remote
       }.to raise_error(TapRemoteMismatchError)
     end