diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/default.nix
index fb6ce653cc4b..802be18e566f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
-{ lib, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
-buildGoPackage rec {
+buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "goconvey";
-  version = "1.6.3";
+  version = "1.7.2";
 
-  goPackagePath = "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey";
   excludedPackages = "web/server/watch/integration_testing";
 
-  goDeps = ./deps.nix;
-
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "smartystreets";
     repo = "goconvey";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1ph18rkl3ns3fgin5i4j54w5a69grrmf3apcsmnpdn1wlrbs3dxh";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YT9M9VaLIGUo6pdkaLWLtomcjrDqdnOqwl+C9UwDmT8=";
   };
 
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-sHyK/4YdNCLCDjxjMKygWAVRnHZ1peYjYRYyEcqoe+E=";
+
+  ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
+
+  checkFlags = [ "-short" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Go testing in the browser. Integrates with `go test`. Write behavioral tests in Go";
     homepage = "https://github.com/smartystreets/goconvey";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ vdemeester ];
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ vdemeester ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/deps.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/deps.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d329359da709..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/goconvey/deps.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/jtolds/gls";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/jtolds/gls";
-      rev = "77f18212c9c7edc9bd6a33d383a7b545ce62f064";
-      sha256 = "1vm37pvn0k4r6d3m620swwgama63laz8hhj3pyisdhxwam4m2g1h";
-    };
-  }
-  {
-    goPackagePath = "github.com/smartystreets/assertions";
-    fetch = {
-      type = "git";
-      url = "https://github.com/smartystreets/assertions";
-      rev = "0b37b35ec7434b77e77a4bb29b79677cced992ea";
-      sha256 = "1j0adgbykl55rf2945g0n5bmqdsnjcqlx5dcmpfh4chki43hiwg9";
-    };
-  }
-]