diff --git a/pkgs/servers/skydns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/skydns/default.nix
index e6f35124a6fc..be9e815b9ec4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/skydns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/skydns/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,34 @@
-{ lib, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch }:
 
-buildGoPackage rec {
+buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "skydns";
-  version = "2.5.3a";
-  rev = version;
-
-  goPackagePath = "github.com/skynetservices/skydns";
+  version = "unstable-2019-10-15";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    inherit rev;
     owner = "skynetservices";
     repo = "skydns";
-    sha256 = "0i1iaif79cwnwm7pc8nxfa261cgl4zhm3p2a5a3smhy1ibgccpq7";
+    rev = "94b2ea0d8bfa43395656ea94d4a6235bdda47129";
+    hash = "sha256-OWLJmGx21UoWwrm6YNbPYdj3OgEZz7C+xccnkMOZ71g=";
   };
 
-  goDeps = ./deps.nix;
+  vendorHash = "sha256-J3+DACU9JuazGCZZrfKxHukG5M+nb+WbV3eTG8EaT/w=";
 
-  meta = {
+  patches = [
+    # Add Go Modules support
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/skynetservices/skydns/commit/37be34cd64a3037a6d5a3b3dbb673f391e9d7eb1.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-JziYREg3vw8NMIPd8Zv8An7XUj+U6dvgRcaZph0DLPg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  subPackages = [ "." ];
+
+  ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A distributed service for announcement and discovery of services";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/skynetservices/skydns";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aaronjheng ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/skydns/deps.nix b/pkgs/servers/skydns/deps.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a4f4eb120458..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/skydns/deps.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/golang/protobuf";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/golang/protobuf";
-      rev = "59b73b37c1e45995477aae817e4a653c89a858db";
-      sha256 = "1dx22jvhvj34ivpr7gw01fncg9yyx35mbpal4mpgnqka7ajmgjsa";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/coreos/go-systemd";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/coreos/go-systemd";
-      rev = "a606a1e936df81b70d85448221c7b1c6d8a74ef1";
-      sha256 = "0fhan564swp982dnzzspb6jzfdl453489c0qavh65g3shy5x8x28";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics";
-      rev = "1ce93efbc8f9c568886b2ef85ce305b2217b3de3";
-      sha256 = "06gg72krlmd0z3zdq6s716blrga95pyj8dc2f2psfbknbkyrkfqa";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/prometheus/client_model";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/prometheus/client_model";
-      rev = "fa8ad6fec33561be4280a8f0514318c79d7f6cb6";
-      sha256 = "11a7v1fjzhhwsl128znjcf5v7v6129xjgkdpym2lial4lac1dhm9";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/prometheus/common";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/prometheus/common";
-      rev = "40456948a47496dc22168e6af39297a2f8fbf38c";
-      sha256 = "15700w18pifng0l2isa6v25y91r5rb7yfgljqw2g2gqrvac6sr5l";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/beorn7/perks";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/beorn7/perks";
-      rev = "b965b613227fddccbfffe13eae360ed3fa822f8d";
-      sha256 = "1p8zsj4r0g61q922khfxpwxhdma2dx4xad1m5qx43mfn28kxngqk";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/coreos/go-etcd";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/coreos/go-etcd";
-      rev = "9847b93751a5fbaf227b893d172cee0104ac6427";
-      sha256 = "1ihq01ayqzxvn6hca5j00vl189vi5lm78f0fy2wpk5mrm3xi01l4";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions";
-      rev = "fc2b8d3a73c4867e51861bbdd5ae3c1f0869dd6a";
-      sha256 = "0ajg41h6402big484drvm72wvid1af2sffw0qkzbmpy04lq68ahj";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang";
-      rev = "6dbab8106ed3ed77359ac85d9cf08e30290df864";
-      sha256 = "1i3g5h2ncdb8b67742kfpid7d0a1jas1pyicglbglwngfmzhpkna";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/stathat/go";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/stathat/go";
-      rev = "91dfa3a59c5b233fef9a346a1460f6e2bc889d93";
-      sha256 = "105ql5v8r4hqcsq0ag7asdxqg9n7rvf83y1q1dj2nfjyn4manv6r";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/ugorji/go";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/ugorji/go";
-      rev = "03e33114d4d60a1f37150325e15f51b0fa6fc4f6";
-      sha256 = "01kdzgx23cgb4k867m1pvsw14hhdr9jf2frqy6i4j4221055m57v";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/miekg/dns";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/miekg/dns";
-      rev = "7e024ce8ce18b21b475ac6baf8fa3c42536bf2fa";
-      sha256 = "0hlwb52lnnj3c6papjk9i5w5cjdw6r7c891v4xksnfvk1f9cy9kl";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/prometheus/procfs";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/prometheus/procfs";
-      rev = "c91d8eefde16bd047416409eb56353ea84a186e4";
-      sha256 = "0pj3gzw9b58l72w0rkpn03ayssglmqfmyxghhfad6mh0b49dvj3r";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "hg";
-      url = "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg";
-      rev = "75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675";
-      sha256 = "19khhn5xhqv1yp7d6k987gh5w5rhrjnp4p0c6fyrd8z6lzz5h9qi";
-    };
-  }
-]