diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index 73895bb04891ca5cfaf0ad1246c89bfafd7b3358..0b1605ab14060def554c2e35e9bfbe10eb42fdba 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
     end
   end
 
+  def without? name
+    not with? name
+  end
+
   def include? opt
     used_options.include? opt
   end