diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/livecheck.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/livecheck.rb
index 045006553a..914880e13c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/livecheck.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/livecheck.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "open3"
-
 module Livecheck
-  def livecheck_formula_response(formula_name)
-    ohai "Checking livecheck formula : #{formula_name}"
-    command_args = ["brew", "livecheck", formula_name, "--quiet"]
+  def livecheck_formula_response(name)
+    ohai "Checking livecheck formula : #{name}"
 
-    response = Open3.capture2e(*command_args)
+    response = Utils.popen_read("brew", "livecheck", name, "--quiet").chomp
     parse_livecheck_response(response)
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/versions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/versions.rb
index 1cacdd30b6..de5de6d239 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/versions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/versions.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "open3"
 require "formula"
 
 module Versions
@@ -9,10 +8,9 @@ module Versions
   end
 
   def bump_formula_pr(formula_name, url)
-    command_args = ["brew", "bump-formula-pr", "--no-browse",
-                    "--dry-run", formula_name, "--url=#{url}"]
+    response = Utils.popen_read("brew", "bump-formula-pr", "--no-browse",
+                                "--dry-run", formula_name, "--url=#{url}").chomp
 
-    response = Open3.capture2e(*command_args)
     parse_formula_bump_response(response)
   end