diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index 06606cf9a5..5bd37548f6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ module Homebrew extend self
 
     files = []
     tapd.find_formula{ |file| files << tapd.basename.join(file) }
-    tapped = link_tap_formula(files)
-    puts "Tapped #{tapped} formula"
+    link_tap_formula(files)
+    puts "Tapped #{files.count} formula"
 
     # Figure out if this repo is private
     # curl will throw an exception if the repo is private (Github returns a 404)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/untap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/untap.rb
index 32b6232776..abfa6df227 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/untap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/untap.rb
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ module Homebrew extend self
 
     files = []
     tapd.find_formula{ |file| files << Pathname.new("#{user}-#{repo}").join(file) }
-    untapped = unlink_tap_formula(files)
+    unlink_tap_formula(files)
     rm_rf tapd
-    puts "Untapped #{untapped} formula"
+    puts "Untapped #{files.count} formula"
   end
 
   def unlink_tap_formula formulae