diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/java_requirement.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/java_requirement.rb
index 448ebb7e4a..93650d4136 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/java_requirement.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/java_requirement.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ class JavaRequirement < Requirement
   cask "java"
   download "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html"
 
-  satisfy(:build_env => false) { java_version }
+  satisfy :build_env => false do
+    args = %w[--failfast]
+    args << "--version" << "#{@version}" if @version
+    @java_home = Utils.popen_read("/usr/libexec/java_home", *args).chomp
+    $?.success?
+  end
 
   env do
     java_home = Pathname.new(@java_home)
@@ -24,13 +29,6 @@ class JavaRequirement < Requirement
     super
   end
 
-  def java_version
-    args = %w[--failfast]
-    args << "--version" << "#{@version}" if @version
-    @java_home = Utils.popen_read("/usr/libexec/java_home", *args).chomp
-    $?.success?
-  end
-
   def message
     version_string = " #{@version}" if @version