diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 3280aa15d6..9fa8ab3a23 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2464,13 +2464,13 @@ (define-public r-rstudioapi
 (define-public r-devtools
   (package
     (name "r-devtools")
-    (version "2.4.0")
+    (version "2.4.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "devtools" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "094kl4d07kvmn1dcvq73mn4r30c4vpshrqj4998azh7garjlz3kj"))))
+                "0jd4ph3z7shqyy8lw34i10qmhqr6z8ihqix96kkayjql315ccah6"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-callr" ,r-callr)
@@ -2479,7 +2479,6 @@ (define-public r-devtools
        ("r-ellipsis" ,r-ellipsis)
        ("r-fs" ,r-fs)
        ("r-httr" ,r-httr)
-       ("r-jsonlite" ,r-jsonlite)
        ("r-lifecycle" ,r-lifecycle)
        ("r-memoise" ,r-memoise)
        ("r-pkgbuild" ,r-pkgbuild)