diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
index 16e520d30a..811c713af2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ class JavaDependency < Requirement
   end
 
   def initialize(tags)
-    # ignore trailing +
-    @version = tags.shift.sub(/\+$/, "") if /(\d\.)+\d/ === tags.first
+    @version = tags.shift if /(\d\.)+\d/ === tags.first
     super
   end