diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
index c14461c628..1cc61ce117 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ module Homebrew
     def formula(formula_name)
       @category = "#{__method__}.#{formula_name}"
 
-      test "brew", "uses", "--recursive", formula_name
+      test "brew", "uses", formula_name
 
       formula = Formulary.factory(formula_name)
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ module Homebrew
       build_dependencies = dependencies - runtime_dependencies
       unchanged_build_dependencies = build_dependencies - @formulae
 
-      dependents = Utils.popen_read("brew", "uses", "--recursive", "--skip-build", "--skip-optional", formula_name).split("\n")
+      dependents = Utils.popen_read("brew", "uses", "--skip-build", "--skip-optional", formula_name).split("\n")
       dependents -= @formulae
       dependents = dependents.map { |d| Formulary.factory(d) }