diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index a51d0cd5d2..5643a952de 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
 
     To view formula history locally: `brew log -p <formula>`.
 
-  * `info` <URL>:
-    Print the name and version that will be detected for <URL>.
-
   * `install [--debug] [--env=<std|super>] [--ignore-dependencies] [--only-dependencies] [--fresh] [--cc=<compiler>] [--build-from-source] [--devel|--HEAD]` <formula>:
     Install <formula>.
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
index 508efd6ffe..d88cd0b12d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ module Homebrew extend self
       elsif HOMEBREW_CELLAR.exist?
         puts "#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR.children.length} kegs, #{HOMEBREW_CELLAR.abv}"
       end
-    elsif valid_url ARGV[0]
-      info_formula Formula.factory(ARGV.shift)
     else
       ARGV.named.each do |f|
         begin
@@ -158,11 +156,4 @@ module Homebrew extend self
     end
     deps_status * ", "
   end
-
-  private
-
-  def valid_url u
-    u[0..6] == 'http://' or u[0..7] == 'https://' or u[0..5] == 'ftp://'
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 70175cbdd3..1197ba20cb 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@ Open a browser to the GitHub History page for formula \fIformula\fR\.
 To view formula history locally: \fBbrew log \-p <formula>\fR\.
 .
 .TP
-\fBinfo\fR \fIURL\fR
-Print the name and version that will be detected for \fIURL\fR\.
-.
-.TP
 \fBinstall [\-\-debug] [\-\-env=<std|super>] [\-\-ignore\-dependencies] [\-\-only\-dependencies] [\-\-fresh] [\-\-cc=<compiler>] [\-\-build\-from\-source] [\-\-devel|\-\-HEAD]\fR \fIformula\fR
 Install \fIformula\fR\.
 .