diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
index cfec02200a..5ffa660ab6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements.rb
@@ -24,21 +24,6 @@ class MysqlDependency < Requirement
   default_formula 'mysql'
 
   satisfy { which 'mysql_config' }
-
-  def message; <<-EOS.undent
-    MySQL is required to install.
-
-    You can install this with Homebrew using:
-      brew install mysql-connector-c
-        For MySQL client libraries only.
-
-      brew install mysql
-        For MySQL server.
-
-    Or you can use an official installer from:
-      http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
-    EOS
-  end
 end
 
 class PostgresqlDependency < Requirement
@@ -46,18 +31,6 @@ class PostgresqlDependency < Requirement
   default_formula 'postgresql'
 
   satisfy { which 'pg_config' }
-
-  def message
-    <<-EOS.undent
-      Postgres is required to install.
-
-      You can install this with Homebrew using:
-        brew install postgres
-
-      Or you can use an official installer from:
-        http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/
-    EOS
-  end
 end
 
 class TeXDependency < Requirement
@@ -117,12 +90,4 @@ class MercurialDependency < Requirement
   default_formula 'mercurial'
 
   satisfy { which('hg') }
-
-  def message; <<-EOS.undent
-    Mercurial is needed to install this software.
-
-    You can install this with Homebrew using:
-      brew install mercurial
-    EOS
-  end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/fortran_dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/fortran_dependency.rb
index c65fba1604..9e21bc0f17 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/fortran_dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/fortran_dependency.rb
@@ -10,15 +10,4 @@ class FortranDependency < Requirement
   satisfy :build_env => false do
     (ENV['FC'] || which('gfortran')) ? true : false
   end
-
-  def message; <<-EOS.undent
-    Fortran is required to install.
-
-    You can install this with Homebrew using:
-      brew install gfortran
-
-    Or you can use an external compiler by setting:
-      FC=<path-to-fortran-compiler>
-    EOS
-  end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/mpi_dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/mpi_dependency.rb
index 2baf9a9048..44fc234955 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/mpi_dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/mpi_dependency.rb
@@ -60,28 +60,4 @@ class MPIDependency < Requirement
       ENV[compiler.upcase] = mpi_path
     end
   end
-
-  def message
-    if not @unknown_langs.empty?
-      <<-EOS.undent
-        There is no MPI compiler wrapper for:
-            #{@unknown_langs.join ', '}
-
-        The following values are valid arguments to `MPIDependency.new`:
-            :cc, :cxx, :f90, :f77
-        EOS
-    else
-      <<-EOS.undent
-        Homebrew could not locate working copies of the following MPI compiler
-        wrappers:
-            #{@non_functional.join ', '}
-
-        If you have a MPI installation, please ensure the bin directory is on your
-        PATH and that all the wrappers are functional. Otherwise, a MPI
-        installation can be obtained from homebrew by *picking one* of the
-        following formulae:
-            open-mpi, mpich2
-        EOS
-    end
-  end
 end