diff --git a/middleware/rewrite.go b/middleware/rewrite.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c180861d..000000000
--- a/middleware/rewrite.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package middleware
-
-import "net/http"
-
-// Rewrite is middleware for rewriting requests internally to
-// a different path.
-func Rewrite(p parser) Middleware {
-
-	// Rewrite describes an internal location rewrite rule.
-	type rewrite struct {
-		From string
-		To   string
-	}
-
-	var rewrites []rewrite
-
-	for p.Next() {
-		var rule rewrite
-
-		if !p.NextArg() {
-			return p.ArgErr()
-		}
-		rule.From = p.Val()
-
-		if !p.NextArg() {
-			return p.ArgErr()
-		}
-		rule.To = p.Val()
-
-		rewrites = append(rewrites, rule)
-	}
-
-	return func(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
-		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			for _, rule := range rewrites {
-				if r.URL.Path == rule.From {
-					r.URL.Path = rule.To
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			next(w, r)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go b/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31e9395eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Package rewrite is middleware for rewriting requests internally to
+// a different path.
+package rewrite
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy/middleware"
+)
+
+// New instantiates a new rewrite middleware.
+func New(c middleware.Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
+	var rewrites []rewrite
+
+	for c.Next() {
+		var rule rewrite
+
+		if !c.NextArg() {
+			return nil, c.ArgErr()
+		}
+		rule.From = c.Val()
+
+		if !c.NextArg() {
+			return nil, c.ArgErr()
+		}
+		rule.To = c.Val()
+
+		rewrites = append(rewrites, rule)
+	}
+
+	return func(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			for _, rule := range rewrites {
+				if r.URL.Path == rule.From {
+					r.URL.Path = rule.To
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			next(w, r)
+		}
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// rewrite describes an internal location rewrite rule.
+type rewrite struct {
+	From string
+	To   string
+}