diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uses.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uses.rb
index f9af367549bcf48d0255f6bad10050a72ca31f9c..fb11a31a743c79212de7ac807f4c92f7281d8706 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uses.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uses.rb
@@ -47,49 +47,48 @@ module Homebrew
 
     uses = formulae.select do |f|
       used_formulae.all? do |ff|
-        if recursive
-          deps = f.recursive_dependencies do |dependent, dep|
-            if dep.recommended?
-              Dependency.prune if ignores.include?("recommended?") || dependent.build.without?(dep)
-            elsif dep.optional?
-              Dependency.prune if !includes.include?("optional?") && !dependent.build.with?(dep)
-            elsif dep.build?
-              Dependency.prune unless includes.include?("build?")
+        begin
+          if recursive
+            deps = f.recursive_dependencies do |dependent, dep|
+              if dep.recommended?
+                Dependency.prune if ignores.include?("recommended?") || dependent.build.without?(dep)
+              elsif dep.optional?
+                Dependency.prune if !includes.include?("optional?") && !dependent.build.with?(dep)
+              elsif dep.build?
+                Dependency.prune unless includes.include?("build?")
+              end
             end
-
-            # If a tap isn't installed, we can't find the dependencies of one
-            # its formulae, and an exception will be thrown if we try.
-            if dep.is_a?(TapDependency) && !dep.tap.installed?
-              Dependency.keep_but_prune_recursive_deps
+            reqs = f.recursive_requirements do |dependent, req|
+              if req.recommended?
+                Requirement.prune if ignores.include?("recommended?") || dependent.build.without?(req)
+              elsif req.optional?
+                Requirement.prune if !includes.include?("optional?") && !dependent.build.with?(req)
+              elsif req.build?
+                Requirement.prune unless includes.include?("build?")
+              end
             end
-          end
-          reqs = f.recursive_requirements do |dependent, req|
-            if req.recommended?
-              Requirement.prune if ignores.include?("recommended?") || dependent.build.without?(req)
-            elsif req.optional?
-              Requirement.prune if !includes.include?("optional?") && !dependent.build.with?(req)
-            elsif req.build?
-              Requirement.prune unless includes.include?("build?")
+          else
+            deps = f.deps.reject do |dep|
+              ignores.any? { |ignore| dep.send(ignore) } && !includes.any? { |include| dep.send(include) }
+            end
+            reqs = f.requirements.reject do |req|
+              ignores.any? { |ignore| req.send(ignore) } && !includes.any? { |include| req.send(include) }
             end
           end
-        else
-          deps = f.deps.reject do |dep|
-            ignores.any? { |ignore| dep.send(ignore) } && !includes.any? { |include| dep.send(include) }
-          end
-          reqs = f.requirements.reject do |req|
-            ignores.any? { |ignore| req.send(ignore) } && !includes.any? { |include| req.send(include) }
-          end
-        end
-        next true if deps.any? do |dep|
-          begin
-            dep.to_formula.full_name == ff.full_name
-          rescue
-            dep.name == ff.name
+          next true if deps.any? do |dep|
+            begin
+              dep.to_formula.full_name == ff.full_name
+            rescue
+              dep.name == ff.name
+            end
           end
-        end
 
-        reqs.any? do |req|
-          req.name == ff.name || [ff.name, ff.full_name].include?(req.default_formula)
+          reqs.any? do |req|
+            req.name == ff.name || [ff.name, ff.full_name].include?(req.default_formula)
+          end
+        rescue FormulaUnavailableError
+          # Silently ignore this case as we don't care about things used in
+          # taps that aren't currently tapped.
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
index 4a452440a7783428c4b49489cbe8ed7f31a88ffc..253ba4bee7683d3b9b57f5e160866c5ce0df0545 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class TapDependency < Dependency
   attr_reader :tap
 
   def initialize(name, tags = [], env_proc = DEFAULT_ENV_PROC, option_names = [name.split("/").last])
-    @tap = Tap.fetch(name.rpartition("/").first)
+    @tap = name.rpartition("/").first
     super(name, tags, env_proc, option_names)
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
index 134e91d1306edc5d6b04b5ed6a9d931846328db7..65255995ec0460ccd2cc0707d43336e19557d024 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ class DependencyTests < Homebrew::TestCase
 end
 
 class TapDependencyTests < Homebrew::TestCase
-  def test_tap
-    dep = TapDependency.new("foo/bar/dog")
-    assert_equal Tap.new("foo", "bar"), dep.tap
-  end
-
   def test_option_names
     dep = TapDependency.new("foo/bar/dog")
     assert_equal %w[dog], dep.option_names