diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index 8c700f42e8..a5221fe376 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -588,8 +588,14 @@ class FormulaAuditor
     revision_map = fv.revision_map("origin/master")
     if (revisions = revision_map[formula.version]).any?
       problem "revision should not decrease" if formula.revision < revisions.max
-    else
-      problem "revision should be removed" unless formula.revision == 0
+    elsif formula.revision != 0
+      if formula.stable
+        if revision_map[formula.stable.version].empty? # check stable spec
+          problem "revision should be removed"
+        end
+      else # head/devel-only formula
+        problem "revision should be removed"
+      end
     end
   end