diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/official_taps.rb b/Library/Homebrew/official_taps.rb
index 0f043c73b4..eecf8e50ef 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/official_taps.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/official_taps.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ OFFICIAL_TAPS = %w[
   emacs
   fuse
   games
-  head-only
   nginx
   php
   python
diff --git a/share/doc/homebrew/Acceptable-Formulae.md b/share/doc/homebrew/Acceptable-Formulae.md
index 9554c8b3db..d59972ff61 100644
--- a/share/doc/homebrew/Acceptable-Formulae.md
+++ b/share/doc/homebrew/Acceptable-Formulae.md
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ Formulae in the core repository must have a stable version tagged by
 the upstream project. Tarballs are preferred to git checkouts, and
 tarballs should include the version in the filename whenever possible.
 
-Software that does not provide a stable, tagged version, or had guidance to
-always install the most recent version, should be put in
-[homebrew/head-only](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-head-only) or [homebrew/devel-only](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-devel-only).
+Software that only provides a development/beta, tagged version should be put in
+[homebrew/devel-only](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-devel-only).
+We don’t accept software without a tagged version because they regularly break
+due to upstream changes; we can’t provide [bottles](Bottles.md) for them; and
+we don’t have an automatic update mechanism for `head-only` formulae which
+makes them very quickly outdated.
 
 ### Bindings
 First check that there is not already a binding available via
diff --git a/share/doc/homebrew/Formula-Cookbook.md b/share/doc/homebrew/Formula-Cookbook.md
index ac6f8a85ee..356ae28142 100644
--- a/share/doc/homebrew/Formula-Cookbook.md
+++ b/share/doc/homebrew/Formula-Cookbook.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Before contributing, make sure your package:
 *   isn't in another [Homebrew tap](https://github.com/Homebrew)
 *   isn't already waiting to be merged (check the [issue tracker](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues))
 *   is still supported by upstream
-*   has a stable, tagged version (i.e. not just a GitHub repository with no versions). See [Interesting-Taps-&-Branches](Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md) for where pre-release and head-only versions belong.
+*   has a stable, tagged version (i.e. not just a GitHub repository with no versions). See [Interesting-Taps-&-Branches](Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md) for where pre-release versions belong.
 *   passes all `brew audit --strict --online $FORMULA` tests.
 
 Make sure you search thoroughly (all aliases!). We don’t want you to waste your time.
diff --git a/share/doc/homebrew/Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md b/share/doc/homebrew/Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md
index 9313be3596..93d0168c48 100644
--- a/share/doc/homebrew/Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md
+++ b/share/doc/homebrew/Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Homebrew has the capability to add (and remove) multiple taps to your local inst
 
 *   [homebrew/games](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-games): Game or gaming-emulation related formulae.
 
-*   [homebrew/head-only](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-head-only): A tap for brews that only have unstable, unreleased versions.
+*   [homebrew/head-only](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-head-only): A tap for brews that only have unstable, unreleased versions. This tap is **deprecated** and doesn’t accept new formulae.
 
 *   [homebrew/nginx](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-nginx): Feature rich Nginx tap for modules.