diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
index 652238d281..cdac90e693 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ module Cask
       @strict = strict
       @new_cask = new_cask
       @token_conflicts = token_conflicts
-      @tap_audit_exceptions = cask.tap&.audit_exceptions
     end
 
     def run!
@@ -737,25 +736,25 @@ module Cask
       return unless download
 
       if cask.url && !cask.url.using
-        check_url_for_https_availability(cask.url, "binary URL",
+        check_url_for_https_availability(cask.url, "binary URL", cask.token, cask.tap,
                                          user_agents: [cask.url.user_agent])
       end
 
-      check_url_for_https_availability(cask.appcast, "appcast URL", check_content: true) if cask.appcast && appcast?
+      if cask.appcast && appcast?
+        check_url_for_https_availability(cask.appcast, "appcast URL", cask.token, cask.tap, check_content: true)
+      end
 
       return unless cask.homepage
 
-      check_url_for_https_availability(cask.homepage,
-                                       "homepage URL",
-                                       cask.token,
+      check_url_for_https_availability(cask.homepage, "homepage URL", cask.token, cask.tap,
                                        user_agents:   [:browser, :default],
                                        check_content: true,
                                        strict:        strict?)
     end
 
-    def check_url_for_https_availability(url_to_check, url_type, cask_token, **options)
+    def check_url_for_https_availability(url_to_check, url_type, cask_token, tap, **options)
       problem = curl_check_http_content(url_to_check.to_s, url_type, **options)
-      exception = tap_audit_exception(:cert_error_allowlist, cask_token, url_to_check)
+      exception = tap&.audit_exception(:cert_error_allowlist, cask_token, url_to_check.to_s)
 
       if problem
         add_error problem unless exception
@@ -763,22 +762,5 @@ module Cask
         add_error "#{url_to_check} is in the certificate error allowlist but does not have a certificate error"
       end
     end
-
-    def tap_audit_exception(list, cask, value = nil)
-      return false if @tap_audit_exceptions.blank?
-      return false unless @tap_audit_exceptions.key? list
-
-      list = @tap_audit_exceptions[list]
-
-      case list
-      when Array
-        list.include? cask
-      when Hash
-        return false unless list.include? cask
-        return list[cask] if value.blank?
-
-        list[cask] == value
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index b7e1bfb433..1f58971355 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -169,17 +169,16 @@ module Homebrew
     formula_results = audit_formulae.sort.map do |f|
       only = only_cops ? ["style"] : args.only
       options = {
-        new_formula:          new_formula,
-        strict:               strict,
-        online:               online,
-        git:                  args.git?,
-        only:                 only,
-        except:               args.except,
-        spdx_license_data:    spdx_license_data,
-        spdx_exception_data:  spdx_exception_data,
-        tap_audit_exceptions: f.tap&.audit_exceptions,
-        style_offenses:       style_offenses ? style_offenses.for_path(f.path) : nil,
-        display_cop_names:    args.display_cop_names?,
+        new_formula:         new_formula,
+        strict:              strict,
+        online:              online,
+        git:                 args.git?,
+        only:                only,
+        except:              args.except,
+        spdx_license_data:   spdx_license_data,
+        spdx_exception_data: spdx_exception_data,
+        style_offenses:      style_offenses ? style_offenses.for_path(f.path) : nil,
+        display_cop_names:   args.display_cop_names?,
       }.compact
 
       fa = FormulaAuditor.new(f, **options)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/formula_cellar_checks.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/formula_cellar_checks.rb
index 3c297e1849..322f4de60b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/formula_cellar_checks.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/formula_cellar_checks.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module FormulaCellarChecks
 
   def check_flat_namespace(formula)
     return unless formula.prefix.directory?
-    return if formula.tap.present? && tap_audit_exception(:flat_namespace_allowlist, formula.name)
+    return if formula.tap.present? && formula.tap.audit_exception(:flat_namespace_allowlist, formula.name)
 
     keg = Keg.new(formula.prefix)
     flat_namespace_files = keg.mach_o_files.reject do |file|
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
index 43e7eb1679..d558ce4494 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ module Homebrew
       @specs = %w[stable head].map { |s| formula.send(s) }.compact
       @spdx_license_data = options[:spdx_license_data]
       @spdx_exception_data = options[:spdx_exception_data]
-      @tap_audit_exceptions = options[:tap_audit_exceptions]
     end
 
     def audit_style
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ module Homebrew
         return unless github_license
         return if (licenses + ["NOASSERTION"]).include?(github_license)
         return if PERMITTED_LICENSE_MISMATCHES[github_license]&.any? { |license| licenses.include? license }
-        return if tap_audit_exception :permitted_formula_license_mismatches, formula.name
+        return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :permitted_formula_license_mismatches, formula.name
 
         problem "Formula license #{licenses} does not match GitHub license #{Array(github_license)}."
 
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ module Homebrew
              dep_f.keg_only_reason.provided_by_macos? &&
              dep_f.keg_only_reason.applicable? &&
              formula.requirements.none?(LinuxRequirement) &&
-             !tap_audit_exception(:provided_by_macos_depends_on_allowlist, dep.name)
+             !formula.tap&.audit_exception(:provided_by_macos_depends_on_allowlist, dep.name)
             new_formula_problem(
               "Dependency '#{dep.name}' is provided by macOS; " \
               "please replace 'depends_on' with 'uses_from_macos'.",
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ module Homebrew
       end
 
       return unless @core_tap
-      return if tap_audit_exception :versioned_dependencies_conflicts_allowlist, formula.name
+      return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :versioned_dependencies_conflicts_allowlist, formula.name
 
       # The number of conflicts on Linux is absurd.
       # TODO: remove this and check these there too.
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ module Homebrew
         return if formula.name.start_with?("openssl", "libressl") && formula.keg_only_reason.by_macos?
       end
 
-      return if tap_audit_exception :versioned_keg_only_allowlist, formula.name
+      return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :versioned_keg_only_allowlist, formula.name
 
       problem "Versioned formulae in homebrew/core should use `keg_only :versioned_formula`"
     end
@@ -409,7 +408,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
       return unless @online
 
-      return if tap_audit_exception :cert_error_allowlist, formula.name, homepage
+      return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :cert_error_allowlist, formula.name, homepage
 
       return unless DevelopmentTools.curl_handles_most_https_certificates?
 
@@ -536,7 +535,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
         except = @except.to_a
         if spec_name == :head &&
-           tap_audit_exception(:head_non_default_branch_allowlist, formula.name, spec.specs[:branch])
+           formula.tap&.audit_exception(:head_non_default_branch_allowlist, formula.name, spec.specs[:branch])
           except << "head_branch"
         end
 
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@ module Homebrew
       return unless @core_tap
 
       if formula.head && @versioned_formula &&
-         !tap_audit_exception(:versioned_head_spec_allowlist, formula.name)
+         !formula.tap&.audit_exception(:versioned_head_spec_allowlist, formula.name)
         problem "Versioned formulae should not have a `HEAD` spec"
       end
 
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ module Homebrew
       stable_url_minor_version = stable_url_version.minor.to_i
 
       formula_suffix = stable.version.patch.to_i
-      throttled_rate = tap_audit_exception(:throttled_formulae, formula.name)
+      throttled_rate = formula.tap&.audit_exception(:throttled_formulae, formula.name)
       if throttled_rate && formula_suffix.modulo(throttled_rate).nonzero?
         problem "should only be updated every #{throttled_rate} releases on multiples of #{throttled_rate}"
       end
@@ -602,13 +601,13 @@ module Homebrew
       when /[\d._-](alpha|beta|rc\d)/
         matched = Regexp.last_match(1)
         version_prefix = stable_version_string.sub(/\d+$/, "")
-        return if tap_audit_exception :unstable_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
-        return if tap_audit_exception :unstable_devel_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
+        return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :unstable_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
+        return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :unstable_devel_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
 
         problem "Stable version URLs should not contain #{matched}"
       when %r{download\.gnome\.org/sources}, %r{ftp\.gnome\.org/pub/GNOME/sources}i
         version_prefix = stable.version.major_minor
-        return if tap_audit_exception :gnome_devel_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
+        return if formula.tap&.audit_exception :gnome_devel_allowlist, formula.name, version_prefix
         return if stable_url_version < Version.create("1.0")
         # All minor versions are stable in the new GNOME version scheme (which starts at version 40.0)
         # https://discourse.gnome.org/t/new-gnome-versioning-scheme/4235
@@ -812,22 +811,5 @@ module Homebrew
     def head_only?(formula)
       formula.head && formula.stable.nil?
     end
-
-    def tap_audit_exception(list, formula, value = nil)
-      return false if @tap_audit_exceptions.blank?
-      return false unless @tap_audit_exceptions.key? list
-
-      list = @tap_audit_exceptions[list]
-
-      case list
-      when Array
-        list.include? formula
-      when Hash
-        return false unless list.include? formula
-        return list[formula] if value.blank?
-
-        list[formula] == value
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
index c40ab91788..606d4a89eb 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
@@ -332,13 +332,13 @@ module FormulaCellarChecks
     end.map(&:to_h) # To prevent transformation into nested arrays
 
     universal_binaries_expected = if formula.tap.present? && formula.tap.core_tap?
-      tap_audit_exception(:universal_binary_allowlist, formula.name)
+      formula.tap.audit_exception(:universal_binary_allowlist, formula.name)
     else
       true
     end
     return if mismatches.empty? && universal_binaries_expected
 
-    mismatches_expected = formula.tap.blank? || tap_audit_exception(:mismatched_binary_allowlist, formula.name)
+    mismatches_expected = formula.tap&.audit_exception(:mismatched_binary_allowlist, formula.name) || true
     return if compatible_universal_binaries.empty? && mismatches_expected
 
     return if universal_binaries_expected && mismatches_expected
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 4b68053421..78aacaab5a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -1212,12 +1212,6 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     super
   end
 
-  # This is a stub for calls made to this method at install time.
-  # Exceptions are correctly identified when doing `brew audit`.
-  def tap_audit_exception(*)
-    true
-  end
-
   def self.locked
     @locked ||= []
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index 660e80a79d..01eb2a37c4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -691,6 +691,23 @@ class Tap
     "#{name}/#{file.basename}"
   end
 
+  def audit_exception(list, formula_or_cask, value = nil)
+    return false if audit_exceptions.blank?
+    return false unless audit_exceptions.key? list
+
+    list = audit_exceptions[list]
+
+    case list
+    when Array
+      list.include? formula_or_cask
+    when Hash
+      return false unless list.include? formula_or_cask
+      return list[formula_or_cask] if value.blank?
+
+      list[formula_or_cask] == value
+    end
+  end
+
   private
 
   def read_or_set_private_config
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
index 92bf2c2b9c..6845336faf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ module SharedAudits
     return unless release
 
     exception, name, version = if formula
-      [tap_audit_exception(:github_prerelease_allowlist, formula.tap, formula.name), formula.name, formula.version]
+      [formula.tap&.audit_exception(:github_prerelease_allowlist, formula.name), formula.name, formula.version]
     elsif cask
-      [tap_audit_exception(:github_prerelease_allowlist, cask.tap, cask.token), cask.token, cask.version]
+      [cask.tap&.audit_exception(:github_prerelease_allowlist, cask.token), cask.token, cask.version]
     end
 
     return "#{tag} is a GitHub pre-release." if release["prerelease"] && [version, "all"].exclude?(exception)
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ module SharedAudits
     return if DateTime.parse(release["released_at"]) <= DateTime.now
 
     exception, version = if formula
-      [tap_audit_exception(:gitlab_prerelease_allowlist, formula.tap, formula.name), formula.version]
+      [formula.tap&.audit_exception(:gitlab_prerelease_allowlist, formula.name), formula.version]
     elsif cask
-      [tap_audit_exception(:gitlab_prerelease_allowlist, cask.tap, cask.token), cask.version]
+      [cask.tap&.audit_exception(:gitlab_prerelease_allowlist, cask.token), cask.version]
     end
     return if [version, "all"].include?(exception)
 
@@ -166,21 +166,4 @@ module SharedAudits
        .to_a
        .second
   end
-
-  def tap_audit_exception(list, tap, formula_or_cask, value = nil)
-    return false if tap.audit_exceptions.blank?
-    return false unless tap.audit_exceptions.key? list
-
-    list = tap.audit_exceptions[list]
-
-    case list
-    when Array
-      list.include? formula_or_cask
-    when Hash
-      return false if list.exclude? formula_or_cask
-      return list[formula_or_cask] if value.blank?
-
-      list[formula_or_cask] == value
-    end
-  end
 end