diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1aacd13..da5e0918 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ rvm:
   - 2.0.0
   - 1.9.3
   - 1.9.2
-  - 1.8.7
 script: bundle exec rake
 notifications:
   irc:
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 250c54e6..070dd24b 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ end
 #
 #############################################################################
 
-if RUBY_VERSION > '1.9' && ENV["TRAVIS"] == "true"
+if ENV["TRAVIS"] == "true"
   require 'coveralls/rake/task'
   Coveralls::RakeTask.new
 
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index cf2055a1..07ae1f76 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-if RUBY_VERSION > '1.9'
-  require 'coveralls'
-  Coveralls.wear_merged!
-end
+require 'coveralls'
+Coveralls.wear_merged!
 
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'rr'
@@ -56,15 +54,8 @@ def file_contents(path)
 end
 
 def seconds_agnostic_datetime(datetime = Time.now)
-  pieces = datetime.to_s.split(" ")
-  if pieces.size == 6 # Ruby 1.8.7
-    date = pieces[0..2].join(" ")
-    time = seconds_agnostic_time(pieces[3])
-    zone = pieces[4..5].join(" ")
-  else # Ruby 1.9.1 or greater
-    date, time, zone = pieces
-    time = seconds_agnostic_time(time)
-  end
+  date, time, zone = datetime.to_s.split(" ")
+  time = seconds_agnostic_time(time)
   [
     Regexp.escape(date),
     "#{time}:\\d{2}",
@@ -79,6 +70,3 @@ def seconds_agnostic_time(time)
   hour, minutes, _ = time.split(":")
   "#{hour}:#{minutes}"
 end
-
-# work around "invalid option: --format" cucumber bug (see #296)
-Test::Unit.run = true if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
diff --git a/jekyll.gemspec b/jekyll.gemspec
index 0fe32b6b..091d01ed 100644
--- a/jekyll.gemspec
+++ b/jekyll.gemspec
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.specification_version = 2 if s.respond_to? :specification_version=
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.rubygems_version = '1.3.5'
+  s.required_ruby_version = '>= 1.9.2'
 
   s.name              = 'jekyll'
   s.version           = '1.4.0'
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index 723b0da7..815c36b0 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ module Jekyll
     # Returns nothing.
     def read_yaml(base, name, opts = {})
       begin
-        self.content = File.read_with_options(File.join(base, name),
-                                              merged_file_read_opts(opts))
+        self.content = File.read(File.join(base, name),
+                                 merged_file_read_opts(opts))
         if self.content =~ /\A(---\s*\n.*?\n?)^(---\s*$\n?)/m
           self.content = $POSTMATCH
           self.data = YAML.safe_load($1)
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
index 54f7c9d5..ce74d2ba 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ class Hash
   end
 end
 
-# Thanks, ActiveSupport!
-class Date
-  # Converts datetime to an appropriate format for use in XML
-  def xmlschema
-    strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Z")
-  end if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
-end
-
 module Enumerable
   # Returns true if path matches against any glob pattern.
   # Look for more detail about glob pattern in method File::fnmatch.
@@ -69,18 +61,3 @@ module Enumerable
     any? { |exp| File.fnmatch?(exp, e) }
   end
 end
-
-# Ruby 1.8's File.read don't support option.
-# read_with_options ignore optional parameter for 1.8,
-# and act as alias for 1.9 or later.
-class File
-  if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
-    def self.read_with_options(path, opts = {})
-      self.read(path)
-    end
-  else
-    def self.read_with_options(path, opts = {})
-      self.read(path, opts)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
index a261e6f5..49033ab0 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ eos
 
       # This method allows to modify the file content by inheriting from the class.
       def source(file, context)
-        File.read_with_options(file, file_read_opts(context))
+        File.read(file, file_read_opts(context))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 5eb41938..97faab12 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-if RUBY_VERSION > '1.9'
-  require 'simplecov'
-  require 'simplecov-gem-adapter'
-  SimpleCov.start('gem')
+require 'simplecov'
+require 'simplecov-gem-adapter'
+SimpleCov.start('gem')
 
-  require 'coveralls'
-  Coveralls.wear_merged!
-end
+require 'coveralls'
+Coveralls.wear_merged!
 
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'test/unit'
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ require 'rdiscount'
 require 'kramdown'
 require 'redcarpet'
 
-require 'redgreen' if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
 require 'shoulda'
 require 'rr'
 
diff --git a/test/test_convertible.rb b/test/test_convertible.rb
index 694c152c..c7ad9b9a 100644
--- a/test/test_convertible.rb
+++ b/test/test_convertible.rb
@@ -36,16 +36,14 @@ class TestConvertible < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_no_match /undefined class\/module DoesNotExist/, out
     end
 
-    if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.2'
-      should "not parse if there is encoding error in file" do
-        name = 'broken_front_matter3.erb'
-        out = capture_stdout do
-          ret = @convertible.read_yaml(@base, name, :encoding => 'utf-8')
-          assert_equal({}, ret)
-        end
-        assert_match(/invalid byte sequence in UTF-8/, out)
-        assert_match(/#{File.join(@base, name)}/, out)
+    should "not parse if there is encoding error in file" do
+      name = 'broken_front_matter3.erb'
+      out = capture_stdout do
+        ret = @convertible.read_yaml(@base, name, :encoding => 'utf-8')
+        assert_equal({}, ret)
       end
+      assert_match(/invalid byte sequence in UTF-8/, out)
+      assert_match(/#{File.join(@base, name)}/, out)
     end
   end
 end