diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 42b95a881e..66d6bcb21c 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/clang-3.8-libc-search-path.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/clucene-pkgconfig.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/cmake-fix-tests.patch			\
-  %D%/packages/patches/cpio-gets-undeclared.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/cpio-CVE-2016-2037.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/cpufrequtils-fix-aclocal.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/cracklib-CVE-2016-6318.patch		\
@@ -804,7 +803,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/ruby-rack-ignore-failing-test.patch      \
   %D%/packages/patches/ruby-symlinkfix.patch                    \
   %D%/packages/patches/ruby-tzinfo-data-ignore-broken-test.patch\
-  %D%/packages/patches/rush-CVE-2013-6889.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/sed-hurd-path-max.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/scheme48-tests.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/scotch-test-threading.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/cpio-gets-undeclared.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/cpio-gets-undeclared.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc34de6455..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/cpio-gets-undeclared.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-This patch is needed to allow builds with newer versions of
-the GNU libc (2.16+).
-
-The upstream fix was:
-
-  commit 66712c23388e93e5c518ebc8515140fa0c807348
-  Author: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
-  Date:   Thu Mar 29 13:30:41 2012 -0600
-
-      stdio: don't assume gets any more
-
-      Gnulib intentionally does not have a gets module, and now that C11
-      and glibc have dropped it, we should be more proactive about warning
-      any user on a platform that still has a declaration of this dangerous
-      interface.
-
-      * m4/stdio_h.m4 (gl_STDIO_H, gl_STDIO_H_DEFAULTS): Drop gets
-      support.
-      * modules/stdio (Makefile.am): Likewise.
-      * lib/stdio-read.c (gets): Likewise.
-      * tests/test-stdio-c++.cc: Likewise.
-      * m4/warn-on-use.m4 (gl_WARN_ON_USE_PREPARE): Fix comment.
-      * lib/stdio.in.h (gets): Make warning occur in more places.
-      * doc/posix-functions/gets.texi (gets): Update documentation.
-      Reported by Christer Solskogen.
-
-      Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
-
-This patch just gets rid of the offending part.
-
---- cpio-2.11/gnu/stdio.in.h-orig	2012-11-25 22:17:06.000000000 +0400
-+++ cpio-2.11/gnu/stdio.in.h		2012-11-25 22:18:36.000000000 +0400
-@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@
-                  "use gnulib module fflush for portable POSIX compliance");
- #endif
- 
--/* It is very rare that the developer ever has full control of stdin,
--   so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
--   always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
--#undef gets
--_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
--
- #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
- # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
- #  if !(defined __cplusplus && defined GNULIB_NAMESPACE)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/rush-CVE-2013-6889.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/rush-CVE-2013-6889.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 862528a12c..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/rush-CVE-2013-6889.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-commit 00bdccd429517f12dbf37ab4397ddec3e51a2738
-Author: Mats Erik Andersson <gnu@gisladisker.se>
-Date:   Mon Jan 20 13:33:52 2014 +0200
-
-    Protect against CVE-2013-6889 (tiny change).
-    
-    Reset the effective user identification in testing mode.
-
-diff --git a/src/rush.c b/src/rush.c
-index 45d737a..dc6518e 100644
---- a/src/rush.c
-+++ b/src/rush.c
-@@ -980,6 +980,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
- 	} else if (argc > optind)
- 		die(usage_error, NULL, _("invalid command line"));
- 	
-+	/* Relinquish root privileges in test mode */
-+	if (lint_option)
-+		setuid(getuid());
-+	
- 	if (test_user_name) {
- 		struct passwd *pw = getpwnam(test_user_name);
- 		if (!pw)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/rush.scm b/gnu/packages/rush.scm
index cf9e49a7e3..36a8f2069b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/rush.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/rush.scm
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@
 (define-public rush
   (package
     (name "rush")
-    (version "1.7")
+    (version "1.8")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
-             (uri (string-append
-                   "mirror://gnu/rush/rush-"
-                   version
-                   ".tar.gz"))
+             (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/rush/rush-"
+                                 version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0fh0gbbp0iiq3wbkf503xb40r8ljk42vyj9bnlflbz82d6ipy1rm"))
-             (patches (search-patches "cpio-gets-undeclared.patch"
-                                      "rush-CVE-2013-6889.patch"))))
+               "1vxdb81ify4xcyygh86250pi50krb16dkj42i5ii4ns3araiwckz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/rush/")
     (synopsis "Restricted user (login) shell")