2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependencies.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependencies.rb
index b519de111..dd51a2131 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependencies.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependencies.rb
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ class Dependency
   def hash
     name.hash
   end
+
+  def to_formula
+    Formula.factory(name)
+  end
+
+  def requested?
+    ARGV.formulae.include?(to_formula) rescue false
+  end
 end
 
 # A base class for non-formula requirements needed by formulae.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 453a06ef7..2e072afff 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ class Formula
     installed_prefix.children.length > 0 rescue false
   end
 
-  def explicitly_requested?
-    ARGV.formulae.include?(self) rescue false
-  end
-
   def linked_keg
     HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/'Library/LinkedKegs'/@name
   end