diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 1a8452c9194bbff76c7f7164fa685665ca320cdb..ad6794c1ef80e74d78034683039cd4642291a760 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Formula
     validate_variable :version if @version
     
     set_instance_variable 'homepage'
-    raise if @homepage.nil?
+#    raise if @homepage.nil? # not a good idea while we have eg GitManpages!
 
     CHECKSUM_TYPES.each do |type|
       set_instance_variable type