diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/pom.xml
index 0dc3cb7cebf65..f7735e7e0a063 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <bnd.importpackage>com.sun.nio.*;resolution:=optional,com.sun.security.*;resolution:=optional,org.apache.tools.ant.*;resolution:=optional,org.bouncycastle.*;resolution:=optional,org.joda.*;resolution:=optional,sun.management.*;resolution:=optional,sun.nio.*;resolution:=optional,jakarta.annotation;resolution:=optional</bnd.importpackage>
-    <jruby.version>9.3.6.0</jruby.version>
+    <jruby.version>9.3.7.0</jruby.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/JRubyScriptEngineConfiguration.java b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/JRubyScriptEngineConfiguration.java
index f0a9a24a025a7..27f4e632224bc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/JRubyScriptEngineConfiguration.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jrubyscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrubyscripting/internal/JRubyScriptEngineConfiguration.java
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ private synchronized void configureGems(ScriptEngine engine) {
             engine.eval(gemCommand);
         } catch (ScriptException e) {
             logger.warn("Error installing Gems: {}", e.getMessage());
-        } catch (BootstrapMethodError e) {
-            logger.warn("Error while checking/installing gems: {}. You may need to restart OpenHAB", e.getMessage());
-            logger.debug("Error in configureGems", e);
         }
     }