2 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
index 556276546..442671518 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,3 @@ HOMEBREW_PULL_OR_COMMIT_URL_REGEX = %r[https://github\.com/([\w-]+)/homebrew(-[\
 require 'compat' unless ARGV.include? "--no-compat" or ENV['HOMEBREW_NO_COMPAT']
 
 ORIGINAL_PATHS = ENV['PATH'].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).map{ |p| Pathname.new(p).expand_path rescue nil }.compact.freeze
-
-SUDO_BAD_ERRMSG = <<-EOS.undent
-  You can use brew with sudo, but only if the brew executable is owned by root.
-  However, this is both not recommended and completely unsupported so do so at
-  your own risk.
-EOS
diff --git a/Library/brew.rb b/Library/brew.rb
index 64006cc81..d095744f6 100755
--- a/Library/brew.rb
+++ b/Library/brew.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ begin
 
   if sudo_check.include? cmd
     if Process.uid.zero? and not File.stat(HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE).uid.zero?
-      raise "Cowardly refusing to `sudo brew #{cmd}`\n#{SUDO_BAD_ERRMSG}"
+      raise <<-EOS.undent
+        Cowardly refusing to `sudo brew #{cmd}`
+        You can use brew with sudo, but only if the brew executable is owned by root.
+        However, this is both not recommended and completely unsupported so do so at
+        your own risk.
+        EOS
     end
   end