1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/patch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/patch.rb
index 2b60a2e4d..973bc3b71 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/patch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/patch.rb
@@ -48,22 +48,19 @@ class Patch
 
     patches
   end
-
-  attr_reader :whence
-
-  def external?
-    whence == :resource
-  end
 end
 
-class IOPatch < Patch
+class IOPatch
   attr_writer :owner
   attr_reader :strip
 
+  def external?
+    false
+  end
+
   def initialize(io, strip)
     @io     = io
     @strip  = strip
-    @whence = :io
   end
 
   def apply
@@ -83,13 +80,16 @@ class IOPatch < Patch
   end
 end
 
-class ExternalPatch < Patch
+class ExternalPatch
   attr_reader :resource, :strip
 
   def initialize(strip, &block)
     @strip    = strip
     @resource = Resource.new("patch", &block)
-    @whence   = :resource
+  end
+
+  def external?
+    true
   end
 
   def owner= owner