diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/ruby.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/ruby.rb
index 8b8d8eecd3..13477d5f6d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/ruby.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/ruby.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
     begin
       safe_system RUBY_PATH,
+                  ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"],
                   "-I", $LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR),
                   "-rglobal", "-rdev-cmd/irb",
                   *ruby_sys_args
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
index 196652f9a5..35012774c2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module Homebrew
       begin
         exec_args = %W[
           #{RUBY_PATH}
-          -W0
+          #{ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"]}
           -I #{$LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)}
           --
           #{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/test.rb
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_info.rb
index 75013a40c1..4243d6d392 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_info.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class FormulaInfo
   def self.lookup(name)
     json = Utils.popen_read(
       RUBY_PATH,
-      "-W0",
+      ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"],
       "-I", $LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR),
       HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH/"brew.rb",
       "info",
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 57a62988e1..34a2992ab1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     #    the easiest way to do this
     args = %W[
       nice #{RUBY_PATH}
-      -W0
+      #{ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"]}
       -I #{$LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)}
       --
       #{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/build.rb
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
   def post_install
     args = %W[
       nice #{RUBY_PATH}
-      -W0
+      #{ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"]}
       -I #{$LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)}
       --
       #{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH}/postinstall.rb
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/spec/shared_context/integration_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/spec/shared_context/integration_test.rb
index 619eae5c80..ed35329cc7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/spec/shared_context/integration_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/spec/shared_context/integration_test.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RSpec.shared_context "integration test" do
 
     @ruby_args ||= begin
       ruby_args = [
-        "-W0",
+        ENV["HOMEBREW_RUBY_WARNINGS"],
         "-I", $LOAD_PATH.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)
       ]
       if ENV["HOMEBREW_TESTS_COVERAGE"]