1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/version_option.rb b/lib/rubygems/version_option.rb
index a0755d5020..a3de4dc9e7 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/version_option.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/version_option.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ module Gem::VersionOption
     add_option("--[no-]prerelease",
                "Allow prerelease versions of a gem", *wrap) do |value, options|
       options[:prerelease] = value
-      options[:explicit_prerelease] = true
     end
   end
 
@@ -51,19 +50,14 @@ module Gem::VersionOption
 
   def add_version_option(task = command, *wrap)
     OptionParser.accept Gem::Requirement do |value|
-      Gem::Requirement.new(*value.split(/\s*,\s*/))
+      Gem::Requirement.new value
     end
 
     add_option('-v', '--version VERSION', Gem::Requirement,
                "Specify version of gem to #{task}", *wrap) do
                  |value, options|
       options[:version] = value
-
-      explicit_prerelease_set = !options[:explicit_prerelease].nil?
-      options[:explicit_prerelease] = false unless explicit_prerelease_set
-
-      options[:prerelease] = value.prerelease? unless
-        options[:explicit_prerelease]
+      options[:prerelease] = true if value.prerelease?
     end
   end