diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index d57c82e5272..bfb1c0a6a81 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1781,16 +1781,16 @@ collation, and NAMESPACE files.")
 (define-public r-rstudioapi
   (package
     (name "r-rstudioapi")
-    (version "0.17.1")
+    (version "0.18.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "rstudioapi" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "029rbfdw9b57mcnx8yblgrwd79v47ky068mr3w9p61lnr21zjzk1"))))
+                "1ggxhrc4zd984y1qx5m2w2dqpmwjhwp7ha39v7ivvlw10gqfwjcn"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list r-knitr r-testthat))
+     (list r-knitr))
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rstudioapi")
     (synopsis "Safely access the RStudio API")
     (description