diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
index 3da2fdc7e1..0744334108 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump-formula-pr.rb
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
     new_formula_version = formula_version(formula, requested_spec, new_contents)
 
-    GitHub.check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, new_formula_version.to_s, args)
+    GitHub.check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, new_formula_version.to_s)
 
     if !new_mirrors && !formula_spec.mirrors.empty?
       if args.force?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
index b277eba964..d6b6909c55 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Homebrew
     tap_full_name = formula.tap&.full_name
     current_version = current_formula_version(formula)
     livecheck_response = livecheck_formula(package_name)
-    pull_requests = GitHub.check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, latest_version, args, true)
+    pull_requests = GitHub.check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, latest_version, true)
 
     {
       repology_latest_version:  latest_version,
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
index f4ce5f7e3c..f40dba7fd3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ module GitHub
     []
   end
 
-  def check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, version, args, fetch_pr = false)
+  def check_for_duplicate_pull_requests(formula, tap_full_name, version, fetch_pr = false)
     # check for open requests
     pull_requests = fetch_pull_requests(formula.name, tap_full_name, state: "open")
 
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ module GitHub
       #{pull_requests.map { |pr| "#{pr["title"]} #{pr["html_url"]}" }.join("\n")}
     EOS
     error_message = "Duplicate PRs should not be opened. Use --force to override this error."
-    if args.force? && !args.quiet?
+    if Homebrew.args.force? && !Homebrew.args.quiet?
       opoo duplicates_message
-    elsif !args.force? && args.quiet?
+    elsif !Homebrew.args.force? && Homebrew.args.quiet?
       odie error_message
-    elsif !args.force?
+    elsif !Homebrew.args.force?
       odie <<~EOS
         #{duplicates_message.chomp}
         #{error_message}