diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index 0af9421b5c951..57325f50b7da8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -1134,9 +1134,6 @@ def core_cask_tap?
   sig { params(token: String).returns(Pathname) }
   def new_cask_path(token)
     cask_subdir = token[0].to_s
-
-    return super unless (cask_dir/cask_subdir).directory?
-
     cask_dir/cask_subdir/"#{token.downcase}.rb"
   end