=== modified file 'debian/changelog'
--- debian/changelog	2016-08-12 21:26:34 +0000
+++ debian/changelog	2016-08-12 21:26:42 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+imagemagick (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Drop useless dependency on jasper. Closes # 818203. (LP: #1612822)
+
+ -- Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:18:29 -0400
+
 imagemagick (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7) yakkety; urgency=medium
 
   * SECURITY UPDATE: ImageTragick remote code execution

=== modified file 'debian/control'
--- debian/control	2016-08-12 21:26:34 +0000
+++ debian/control	2016-08-12 21:26:42 +0000
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
  libx11-dev, libxext-dev, libxt-dev,
 # for plugins
  ghostscript, libdjvulibre-dev, libexif-dev,
- libjasper-dev, libjpeg-dev,
+ libjpeg-dev,
+# libopenjp2-7-dev, Needed for JPEG2000 but not in main see MIR #711061
  libopenexr-dev, libperl-dev, libpng-dev, libtiff-dev,
  libwmf-dev,
 # libgraphviz-dev, incompatible license against fftw
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (= ${binary:Version}),
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra (= ${binary:Version}),
  libbz2-dev, libdjvulibre-dev,
- libexif-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libgraphviz-dev, libjasper-dev, libjpeg-dev,
+ libexif-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libgraphviz-dev, libjpeg-dev,
  liblcms2-dev, liblqr-1-0-dev, libltdl-dev, libopenexr-dev, libpng-dev,
  librsvg2-dev, libtiff-dev, libwmf-dev, libx11-dev, libxext-dev, libxml2-dev,
  libxt-dev, zlib1g-dev,