2 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 78b5752eb..1c8417f0f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ class Formula
   # yields self with current working directory set to the uncompressed tarball
   # @private
   def brew
-    validate_attributes :name, :version
-
     stage do
       begin
         patch
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_validation.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_validation.rb
index 44f789584..4bc16deb6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_validation.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_formula_validation.rb
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ class FormulaValidationTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     end
   end
 
-  def test_validates_when_initialize_overridden
-    assert_invalid :name do
-      formula do
-        def initialize(*); end
-      end.brew {}
-    end
-  end
-
   def test_devel_only_valid
     f = formula do
       devel do