diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 1c7f9d7043..8aeeae26b3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -414,6 +414,13 @@ module Homebrew
           if dep.tags.include?(:run)
             problem "Dependency '#{dep.name}' is marked as :run. Remove :run; it is a no-op."
           end
+
+          next unless @new_formula
+          next if formula.versioned_formula?
+          next unless @official_tap
+          if dep.tags.include?(:recommended) || dep.tags.include?(:optional)
+            new_formula_problem "Formulae should not have #{dep.tags} dependencies."
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/options_cop.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/options_cop.rb
index c162441610..7818787c4a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/options_cop.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/options_cop.rb
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ module RuboCop
 
     module NewFormulaAudit
       class Options < FormulaCop
-        MSG = "New Formula should not use `deprecated_option`".freeze
+        DEP_OPTION = "New Formula should not use `deprecated_option`".freeze
+        OPTION = "Formula should not have an `option`".freeze
 
         def audit_formula(_node, _class_node, _parent_class_node, body_node)
           return if versioned_formula?
-          problem MSG if method_called_ever?(body_node, :deprecated_option)
+          problem DEP_OPTION if method_called_ever?(body_node, :deprecated_option)
+          return unless formula_tap == "homebrew-core"
+          problem OPTION if method_called_ever?(body_node, :option)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/options_cop_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/options_cop_spec.rb
index b888f4315c..d44f044487 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/options_cop_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/options_cop_spec.rb
@@ -64,5 +64,15 @@ describe RuboCop::Cop::NewFormulaAudit::Options do
         end
       RUBY
     end
+
+    it "with options" do
+      expect_offense(<<~RUBY, "/homebrew-core/")
+        class Foo < Formula
+          url 'http://example.com/foo-1.0.tgz'
+          option "with-examples"
+          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Formula should not have an `option`
+        end
+      RUBY
+    end
   end
 end