diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/default.nix
index 16abe8c60335..6e7bbaa8366b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,40 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, buildGoPackage }:
+{ lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildGoModule
+}:
 
-buildGoPackage rec {
+buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "vegeta";
   version = "12.8.4";
+  rev = "e04d9c0df8177e8633bff4afe7b39c2f3a9e7dea";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner  = "tsenart";
-    repo   = pname;
-    rev    = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0sw10k4g370c544dgw2c1sqdnxryld8lf6c1wnyknrm3zsfzn1hl";
+    owner = "tsenart";
+    repo = "vegeta";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-FAb7nf6jZju95YEZR1GjPnfbsA5M8NcIKQyc8cgEgWs=";
   };
 
-  goPackagePath = "github.com/tsenart/${pname}";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-v9Hu9eQJSmm4Glt49F7EN40rKjrg4acyll9Bfgey+Mw=";
 
-  goDeps = ./deps.nix;
+  subPackages = [ "." ];
+
+  ldflags = (lib.mapAttrsToList (n: v: "-X main.${n}=${v}") {
+    Version = version;
+    Commit = rev;
+    Date = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
+  }) ++ [ "-s" "-w" "-extldflags '-static'" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Versatile HTTP load testing tool";
-    license = licenses.mit;
+    longDescription = ''
+      Vegeta is a versatile HTTP load testing tool built out of a need to drill
+      HTTP services with a constant request rate. It can be used both as a
+      command line utility and a library.
+    '';
     homepage = "https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/";
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.mmahut ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/deps.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/deps.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a06ad178ec4..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/vegeta/deps.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,255 +0,0 @@
-# file generated from go.mod using vgo2nix (https://github.com/adisbladis/vgo2nix)
-[
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema";
-      rev = "f2c93856175a";
-      sha256 = "145w6zg453mbspfyixs71xfjwi3djq20lij1rcgrdcn5gmwj2cal";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/bmizerany/perks";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/bmizerany/perks";
-      rev = "d9a9656a3a4b";
-      sha256 = "0f39b3zfm1zd6xcvlm6szgss026qs84n2j9y5bnb3zxzdkxb9w9n";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/c2h5oh/datasize";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/c2h5oh/datasize";
-      rev = "4eba002a5eae";
-      sha256 = "02sxd659q7m7axfywiqfxk5rh6djh2m5240bin1makldj1nj16j3";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/dgryski/go-gk";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/dgryski/go-gk";
-      rev = "201884a44051";
-      sha256 = "17csmdlqibg5g2pjybh4522dis6nklyhjvly55pawy0vprd17agz";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/dgryski/go-lttb";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/dgryski/go-lttb";
-      rev = "318fcdf10a77";
-      sha256 = "0cs2rr2j6fbbpgmfxkq39pir4bibfzkfwxvd2cvw30q97cmfpiz3";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/blas";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/blas";
-      rev = "f22b278b28ac";
-      sha256 = "0dh73akv4gazyhva9xbm9xbq786vij8iisivp3p65p6ahf502fs6";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/diff";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/diff";
-      rev = "500114f11e71";
-      sha256 = "1bg4k3bxqb44nz1nmyigr5bx55859n55vvi45w2rq4y5djvpral8";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/floats";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/floats";
-      rev = "c233463c7e82";
-      sha256 = "12m7pa64mk3am2i10agg6c1aqdfgx9i3f4bgf3w7wra8bnnjncp6";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/integrate";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/integrate";
-      rev = "a422b5c0fdf2";
-      sha256 = "01wfav882h3bcp137cd2bsr91hkmmi4d6qwhdm0xv1p2z2qzs7iq";
-    };
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-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/internal";
-    fetch = {
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-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/internal";
-      rev = "f884aa714029";
-      sha256 = "038w8pc82vxq773qg0mw472f3p8h5vkh3ggcdn09qd3s6myp2zq7";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/lapack";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/lapack";
-      rev = "e4cdc5a0bff9";
-      sha256 = "046fffskysg0bmha16s5582bimpis0m6qd7c7k1n65a0qhrslli1";
-    };
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-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/gonum/mathext";
-    fetch = {
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-      url = "https://github.com/gonum/mathext";
-      rev = "8a4bf007ea55";
-      sha256 = "044xy32mgcjc5948na6f6fgqqq17canw3z6sppidmj52s17p0k7i";
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