diff --git a/services/twitter/twitter.service.js b/services/twitter/twitter.service.js
index 3aea7a00b2..499891d116 100644
--- a/services/twitter/twitter.service.js
+++ b/services/twitter/twitter.service.js
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const LegacyService = require('../legacy-service')
-const { makeBadgeData: getBadgeData } = require('../../lib/badge-data')
-const { makeLogo: getLogo } = require('../../lib/logos')
+const Joi = require('joi')
+const { BaseService, BaseJsonService, NotFound } = require('..')
 const { metric } = require('../text-formatters')
 
-// This legacy service should be rewritten to use e.g. BaseJsonService.
-//
-// Tips for rewriting:
-// https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/doc/rewriting-services.md
-//
-// Do not base new services on this code.
-class TwitterUrl extends LegacyService {
+class TwitterUrl extends BaseService {
   static get category() {
     return 'social'
   }
@@ -27,12 +20,12 @@ class TwitterUrl extends LegacyService {
     return [
       {
         title: 'Twitter URL',
-        pattern: ':protocol(https|http)/:hostAndPath',
         namedParams: {
           protocol: 'http',
           hostAndPath: 'shields.io',
         },
-        queryParams: { style: 'social' },
+        // hard code the static preview
+        // because link[] is not allowed in examples
         staticPreview: {
           label: 'Tweet',
           message: '',
@@ -48,40 +41,23 @@ class TwitterUrl extends LegacyService {
     }
   }
 
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler({ camp, cache }) {
-    camp.route(
-      /^\/twitter\/url\/([^/]+)\/(.+)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
-      cache((data, match, sendBadge, request) => {
-        const scheme = match[1] // eg, https
-        const path = match[2] // eg, shields.io
-        const format = match[3]
-        const page = encodeURIComponent(`${scheme}://${path}`)
-        // The URL API died: #568.
-        //var url = 'http://cdn.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json?url=' + page;
-        const badgeData = getBadgeData('tweet', data)
-        if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
-          badgeData.logo = getLogo('twitter', data)
-          badgeData.links = [
-            `https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Wow:&url=${page}`,
-            `https://twitter.com/search?q=${page}`,
-          ]
-        }
-        badgeData.text[1] = ''
-        badgeData.colorscheme = undefined
-        badgeData.colorB = data.colorB || '#55ACEE'
-        sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-      })
-    )
+  async handle({ protocol, hostAndPath }) {
+    const page = encodeURIComponent(`${protocol}://${hostAndPath}`)
+    return {
+      label: 'tweet',
+      message: '',
+      style: 'social',
+      link: [
+        `https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Wow:&url=${page}`,
+        `https://twitter.com/search?q=${page}`,
+      ],
+    }
   }
 }
 
-// This legacy service should be rewritten to use e.g. BaseJsonService.
-//
-// Tips for rewriting:
-// https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/doc/rewriting-services.md
-//
-// Do not base new services on this code.
-class TwitterFollow extends LegacyService {
+const schema = Joi.any()
+
+class TwitterFollow extends BaseJsonService {
   static get category() {
     return 'social'
   }
@@ -101,6 +77,8 @@ class TwitterFollow extends LegacyService {
           user: 'espadrine',
         },
         queryParams: { label: 'Follow' },
+        // hard code the static preview
+        // because link[] is not allowed in examples
         staticPreview: {
           label: 'Follow',
           message: '393',
@@ -116,49 +94,32 @@ class TwitterFollow extends LegacyService {
     }
   }
 
-  static registerLegacyRouteHandler({ camp, cache }) {
-    camp.route(
-      /^\/twitter\/follow\/@?([^/]+)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
-      cache((data, match, sendBadge, request) => {
-        const user = match[1] // eg, shields_io
-        const format = match[2]
-        const options = {
-          url: `http://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/info.json?screen_names=${user}`,
-        }
-        const badgeData = getBadgeData(`follow @${user}`, data)
+  async fetch({ user }) {
+    return this._requestJson({
+      schema,
+      url: `http://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/info.json`,
+      options: { qs: { screen_names: user } },
+    })
+  }
 
-        badgeData.colorscheme = undefined
-        badgeData.colorB = '#55ACEE'
-        if (badgeData.template === 'social') {
-          badgeData.logo = getLogo('twitter', data)
-        }
-        badgeData.links = [
-          `https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=${user}`,
-          `https://twitter.com/${user}/followers`,
-        ]
-        badgeData.text[1] = ''
-        request(options, (err, res, buffer) => {
-          if (err != null) {
-            badgeData.text[1] = 'inaccessible'
-            sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-            return
-          }
-          try {
-            // The data is formatted as an array.
-            const data = JSON.parse(buffer)[0]
-            if (data === undefined) {
-              badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid user'
-            } else if (data.followers_count != null) {
-              // data.followers_count could be zero… don't just check if falsey.
-              badgeData.text[1] = metric(data.followers_count)
-            }
-          } catch (e) {
-            badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid'
-          }
-          sendBadge(format, badgeData)
-        })
-      })
-    )
+  static render({ user, followers }) {
+    return {
+      label: `follow @${user}`,
+      message: metric(followers),
+      style: 'social',
+      link: [
+        `https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=${user}`,
+        `https://twitter.com/${user}/followers`,
+      ],
+    }
+  }
+
+  async handle({ user }) {
+    const data = await this.fetch({ user })
+    if (data.length === 0) {
+      throw new NotFound({ prettyMessage: 'invalid user' })
+    }
+    return this.constructor.render({ user, followers: data[0].followers_count })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/twitter/twitter.tester.js b/services/twitter/twitter.tester.js
index fb89be1fc7..ce47f3622e 100644
--- a/services/twitter/twitter.tester.js
+++ b/services/twitter/twitter.tester.js
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ t.create('Followers')
     message: isMetric,
   })
 
-t.create('Followers - Custom Label')
-  .get('/follow/shields_io.json?label=Follow')
-  .expectBadge({
-    label: 'Follow',
-    message: isMetric,
-  })
-
 t.create('Invalid Username Specified')
   .get('/follow/invalidusernamethatshouldnotexist.json?label=Follow')
   .expectBadge({
@@ -29,11 +22,6 @@ t.create('Invalid Username Specified')
     message: 'invalid user',
   })
 
-t.create('No connection')
-  .get('/follow/shields_io.json?label=Follow')
-  .networkOff()
-  .expectBadge({ label: 'Follow', message: 'inaccessible' })
-
 t.create('URL')
   .get('/url/https/shields.io.json')
   .expectBadge({ label: 'tweet', message: '' })