diff --git a/devel/rubygem-json_pure/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-json_pure/Makefile
index bcd684891333..0ef83c1ceba8 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-json_pure/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-json_pure/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	json_pure
-PORTVERSION=	1.7.7
+PORTVERSION=	1.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
@@ -13,10 +13,4 @@ USE_RUBY=	yes
 USE_RUBYGEMS=	yes
 RUBYGEM_AUTOPLIST=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${RUBY_VER} < 1.9
-RUN_DEPENDS+=           ${DEPEND_RUBY_ICONV}
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/rubygem-json_pure/distinfo b/devel/rubygem-json_pure/distinfo
index 9ef78f6425bd..662abea643c3 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-json_pure/distinfo
+++ b/devel/rubygem-json_pure/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (rubygem/json_pure-1.7.7.gem) = 86f22c4fcf2a8c2f06df37a0db271428375f187f6e43db235013f6d4ab02b74b
-SIZE (rubygem/json_pure-1.7.7.gem) = 148480
+SHA256 (rubygem/json_pure-1.8.1.gem) = 324b3fa4223a9b8c0b915aa70cae2e5e91e25958981d428c0ee4053a4a3060ff
+SIZE (rubygem/json_pure-1.8.1.gem) = 148992