diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_device_dns.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_device_dns.py
index f05c1f7af2..1de22c3f90 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_device_dns.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_device_dns.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# Copyright: (c) 2017, F5 Networks Inc.
 # GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ options:
 extends_documentation_fragment: f5
 author:
   - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
+  - Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     search:
       - localdomain
       - lab.local
-    password: secret
-    server: lb.mydomain.com
-    user: admin
-    validate_certs: no
+    provider:
+      password: secret
+      server: lb.mydomain.com
+      user: admin
   delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
@@ -104,153 +105,278 @@ warnings:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import HAS_F5SDK
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import F5Client
+    from library.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import F5RestClient
     from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
     from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import AnsibleF5Parameters
     from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import cleanup_tokens
+    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import fq_name
     from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import f5_argument_spec
-    try:
-        from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    except ImportError:
-        HAS_F5SDK = False
+    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import exit_json
+    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import fail_json
+    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import is_empty_list
 except ImportError:
-    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import HAS_F5SDK
-    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import F5Client
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.bigip import F5RestClient
     from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
     from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import AnsibleF5Parameters
     from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import cleanup_tokens
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import fq_name
     from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import f5_argument_spec
-    try:
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    except ImportError:
-        HAS_F5SDK = False
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import exit_json
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import fail_json
+    from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import is_empty_list
 
 
 class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
     api_map = {
-        'dhclient.mgmt': 'dhcp',
         'dns.cache': 'cache',
         'nameServers': 'name_servers',
-        'include': 'ip_version'
+        'include': 'ip_version',
     }
 
     api_attributes = [
-        'nameServers', 'search', 'include'
+        'nameServers', 'search', 'include',
     ]
 
     updatables = [
-        'cache', 'name_servers', 'search', 'ip_version'
+        'cache', 'name_servers', 'search', 'ip_version',
     ]
 
     returnables = [
-        'cache', 'name_servers', 'search', 'ip_version'
+        'cache', 'name_servers', 'search', 'ip_version',
     ]
 
     absentables = [
-        'name_servers', 'search'
+        'name_servers', 'search',
     ]
 
-    def to_return(self):
-        result = {}
-        for returnable in self.returnables:
-            result[returnable] = getattr(self, returnable)
-        result = self._filter_params(result)
-        return result
 
+class ApiParameters(Parameters):
+    pass
+
+
+class ModuleParameters(Parameters):
     @property
     def search(self):
-        result = []
-        if self._values['search'] is None:
+        search = self._values['search']
+        if search is None:
             return None
-        for server in self._values['search']:
-            result.append(str(server))
-        return result
+        if isinstance(search, str) and search != "":
+            result = list()
+            result.append(str(search))
+            return result
+        if is_empty_list(search):
+            return []
+        return search
 
     @property
     def name_servers(self):
-        result = []
-        if self._values['name_servers'] is None:
+        name_servers = self._values['name_servers']
+        if name_servers is None:
             return None
-        for server in self._values['name_servers']:
-            result.append(str(server))
-        return result
+        if isinstance(name_servers, str) and name_servers != "":
+            result = list()
+            result.append(str(name_servers))
+            return result
+        if is_empty_list(name_servers):
+            return []
+        return name_servers
 
     @property
     def cache(self):
+        if self._values['cache'] is None:
+            return None
         if str(self._values['cache']) in ['enabled', 'enable']:
             return 'enable'
         else:
             return 'disable'
 
-    @property
-    def dhcp(self):
-        valid = ['enable', 'enabled']
-        return True if self._values['dhcp'] in valid else False
-
     @property
     def ip_version(self):
-        if self._values['ip_version'] in [6, '6', 'options inet6']:
+        if self._values['ip_version'] == 6:
             return "options inet6"
-        elif self._values['ip_version'] in [4, '4', '']:
+        elif self._values['ip_version'] == 4:
             return ""
         else:
             return None
 
 
+class Changes(Parameters):
+    def to_return(self):
+        result = {}
+        try:
+            for returnable in self.returnables:
+                change = getattr(self, returnable)
+                if isinstance(change, dict):
+                    result.update(change)
+                else:
+                    result[returnable] = change
+            result = self._filter_params(result)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return result
+
+
+class UsableChanges(Changes):
+    pass
+
+
+class ReportableChanges(Changes):
+    @property
+    def ip_version(self):
+        if self._values['ip_version'] == 'options inet6':
+            return 6
+        elif self._values['ip_version'] == "":
+            return 4
+        else:
+            return None
+
+
+class Difference(object):
+    def __init__(self, want, have=None):
+        self.want = want
+        self.have = have
+
+    def compare(self, param):
+        try:
+            result = getattr(self, param)
+            return result
+        except AttributeError:
+            return self.__default(param)
+
+    def __default(self, param):
+        attr1 = getattr(self.want, param)
+        try:
+            attr2 = getattr(self.have, param)
+            if attr1 != attr2:
+                return attr1
+        except AttributeError:
+            return attr1
+
+    @property
+    def ip_version(self):
+        if self.want.ip_version is None:
+            return None
+        if self.want.ip_version == "" and self.have.ip_version is None:
+            return None
+        if self.want.ip_version == self.have.ip_version:
+            return None
+        if self.want.ip_version != self.have.ip_version:
+            return self.want.ip_version
+
+    @property
+    def name_servers(self):
+        state = self.want.state
+        if self.want.name_servers is None:
+            return None
+        if state == 'absent':
+            if self.have.name_servers is None and self.want.name_servers:
+                return None
+            if set(self.want.name_servers) == set(self.have.name_servers):
+                return []
+            if set(self.want.name_servers) != set(self.have.name_servers):
+                return list(set(self.want.name_servers).difference(self.have.name_servers))
+        if not self.want.name_servers:
+            if self.have.name_servers is None:
+                return None
+            if self.have.name_servers is not None:
+                return self.want.name_servers
+        if self.have.name_servers is None:
+            return self.want.name_servers
+        if set(self.want.name_servers) != set(self.have.name_servers):
+                return self.want.name_servers
+
+    @property
+    def search(self):
+        state = self.want.state
+        if self.want.search is None:
+            return None
+        if not self.want.search:
+            if self.have.search is None:
+                return None
+            if self.have.search is not None:
+                return self.want.search
+        if state == 'absent':
+            if self.have.search is None and self.want.search:
+                return None
+            if set(self.want.search) == set(self.have.search):
+                return []
+            if set(self.want.search) != set(self.have.search):
+                return list(set(self.want.search).difference(self.have.search))
+        if self.have.search is None:
+            return self.want.search
+        if set(self.want.search) != set(self.have.search):
+                return self.want.search
+
+
 class ModuleManager(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.module = kwargs.get('module', None)
-        self.client = kwargs.get('client', None)
-        self.want = Parameters(params=self.module.params)
-        self.have = None
-        self.changes = Parameters()
+        self.module = kwargs.pop('module', None)
+        self.client = kwargs.pop('client', None)
+        self.want = ModuleParameters(params=self.module.params)
+        self.have = ApiParameters()
+        self.changes = UsableChanges()
 
-    def _update_changed_options(self):  # lgtm [py/similar-function]
-        changed = {}
-        for key in Parameters.updatables:
-            if getattr(self.want, key) is not None:
-                attr1 = getattr(self.want, key)
-                attr2 = getattr(self.have, key)
-                if attr1 != attr2:
-                    changed[key] = attr1
+    def _announce_deprecations(self, result):
+        warnings = result.pop('__warnings', [])
+        for warning in warnings:
+            self.module.deprecate(
+                msg=warning['msg'],
+                version=warning['version']
+            )
+
+    def _update_changed_options(self):
+        diff = Difference(self.want, self.have)
+        updatables = Parameters.updatables
+        changed = dict()
+        for k in updatables:
+            change = diff.compare(k)
+            if change is None:
+                continue
+            else:
+                if isinstance(change, dict):
+                    changed.update(change)
+                else:
+                    changed[k] = change
         if changed:
-            self.changes = Parameters(params=changed)
+            self.changes = UsableChanges(params=changed)
             return True
         return False
 
-    def exec_module(self):  # lgtm [py/similar-function]
+    def _absent_changed_options(self):
+        diff = Difference(self.want, self.have)
+        absentables = Parameters.absentables
+        changed = dict()
+        for k in absentables:
+            change = diff.compare(k)
+            if change is None:
+                continue
+            else:
+                if isinstance(change, dict):
+                    changed.update(change)
+                else:
+                    changed[k] = change
+        if changed:
+            self.changes = UsableChanges(params=changed)
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def exec_module(self):
         changed = False
         result = dict()
         state = self.want.state
 
-        try:
-            if state == "present":
-                changed = self.update()
-            elif state == "absent":
-                changed = self.absent()
-        except iControlUnexpectedHTTPError as e:
-            raise F5ModuleError(str(e))
+        if state == "present":
+            changed = self.update()
+        elif state == "absent":
+            changed = self.absent()
 
-        changes = self.changes.to_return()
+        reportable = ReportableChanges(params=self.changes.to_return())
+        changes = reportable.to_return()
         result.update(**changes)
         result.update(dict(changed=changed))
+        self._announce_deprecations(result)
         return result
 
-    def read_current_from_device(self):
-        want_keys = ['dns.cache']
-        result = dict()
-        dbs = self.client.api.tm.sys.dbs.get_collection()
-        for db in dbs:
-            if db.name in want_keys:
-                result[db.name] = db.value
-        dns = self.client.api.tm.sys.dns.load()
-        attrs = dns.attrs
-        if 'include' not in attrs:
-            attrs['include'] = 4
-        result.update(attrs)
-        return Parameters(params=result)
-
     def update(self):
         self.have = self.read_current_from_device()
         if not self.should_update():
@@ -266,32 +392,6 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def update_on_device(self):
-        params = self.want.api_params()
-        cache = self.client.api.tm.sys.dbs.db.load(name='dns.cache')
-        dns = self.client.api.tm.sys.dns.load()
-
-        # Empty values can be supplied, but you cannot supply the
-        # None value, so we check for that specifically
-        if self.want.cache is not None:
-            cache.update(value=self.want.cache)
-        if params:
-            dns.update(**params)
-
-    def _absent_changed_options(self):
-        changed = {}
-        for key in Parameters.absentables:
-            if getattr(self.want, key) is not None:
-                set_want = set(getattr(self.want, key))
-                set_have = set(getattr(self.have, key))
-                set_new = set_have - set_want
-                if set_new != set_have:
-                    changed[key] = list(set_new)
-        if changed:
-            self.changes = Parameters(params=changed)
-            return True
-        return False
-
     def should_absent(self):
         result = self._absent_changed_options()
         if result:
@@ -307,10 +407,100 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
         self.absent_on_device()
         return True
 
+    def read_dns_cache_setting(self):
+        uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/sys/db/{2}".format(
+            self.client.provider['server'],
+            self.client.provider['server_port'],
+            'dns.cache'
+        )
+        resp = self.client.api.get(uri)
+        try:
+            response = resp.json()
+        except ValueError as ex:
+            raise F5ModuleError(str(ex))
+
+        if 'code' in response and response['code'] == 400:
+            if 'message' in response:
+                raise F5ModuleError(response['message'])
+            else:
+                raise F5ModuleError(resp.content)
+        return response
+
+    def read_current_from_device(self):
+        cache = self.read_dns_cache_setting()
+        uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/sys/dns/".format(
+            self.client.provider['server'],
+            self.client.provider['server_port'],
+        )
+        resp = self.client.api.get(uri)
+        try:
+            response = resp.json()
+        except ValueError as ex:
+            raise F5ModuleError(str(ex))
+
+        if 'code' in response and response['code'] == 400:
+            if 'message' in response:
+                raise F5ModuleError(response['message'])
+            else:
+                raise F5ModuleError(resp.content)
+        if cache:
+            response['cache'] = cache['value']
+        return ApiParameters(params=response)
+
+    def update_on_device(self):
+        params = self.changes.api_params()
+        if params:
+            uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/sys/dns/".format(
+                self.client.provider['server'],
+                self.client.provider['server_port'],
+            )
+            resp = self.client.api.patch(uri, json=params)
+            try:
+                response = resp.json()
+            except ValueError as ex:
+                raise F5ModuleError(str(ex))
+
+            if 'code' in response and response['code'] == 400:
+                if 'message' in response:
+                    raise F5ModuleError(response['message'])
+                else:
+                    raise F5ModuleError(resp.content)
+        if self.want.cache:
+            uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/sys/db/{2}".format(
+                self.client.provider['server'],
+                self.client.provider['server_port'],
+                'dns.cache'
+            )
+            payload = {"value": self.want.cache}
+            resp = self.client.api.patch(uri, json=payload)
+            try:
+                response = resp.json()
+            except ValueError as ex:
+                raise F5ModuleError(str(ex))
+
+            if 'code' in response and response['code'] == 400:
+                if 'message' in response:
+                    raise F5ModuleError(response['message'])
+                else:
+                    raise F5ModuleError(resp.content)
+
     def absent_on_device(self):
         params = self.changes.api_params()
-        resource = self.client.api.tm.sys.dns.load()
-        resource.update(**params)
+        uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/sys/dns/".format(
+            self.client.provider['server'],
+            self.client.provider['server_port'],
+        )
+        resp = self.client.api.patch(uri, json=params)
+        try:
+            response = resp.json()
+        except ValueError as ex:
+            raise F5ModuleError(str(ex))
+
+        if 'code' in response and response['code'] == 400:
+            if 'message' in response:
+                raise F5ModuleError(response['message'])
+            else:
+                raise F5ModuleError(resp.content)
 
 
 class ArgumentSpec(object):
@@ -351,18 +541,17 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=spec.supports_check_mode,
         required_one_of=spec.required_one_of
     )
-    if not HAS_F5SDK:
-        module.fail_json(msg="The python f5-sdk module is required")
+
+    client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
 
     try:
-        client = F5Client(**module.params)
         mm = ModuleManager(module=module, client=client)
         results = mm.exec_module()
         cleanup_tokens(client)
-        module.exit_json(**results)
+        exit_json(module, results, client)
     except F5ModuleError as ex:
         cleanup_tokens(client)
-        module.fail_json(msg=str(ex))
+        fail_json(module, ex, client)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_device_dns.py b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_device_dns.py
index 8bedfed4c2..de58114430 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_device_dns.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_device_dns.py
@@ -8,32 +8,36 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import os
 import json
-import pytest
 import sys
 
 from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
 if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require Python >= 2.7")
 
-from units.compat import unittest
-from units.compat.mock import Mock
-from units.compat.mock import patch
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
     from library.modules.bigip_device_dns import Parameters
     from library.modules.bigip_device_dns import ModuleManager
     from library.modules.bigip_device_dns import ArgumentSpec
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    from test.unit.modules.utils import set_module_args
+
+    # In Ansible 2.8, Ansible changed import paths.
+    from test.units.compat import unittest
+    from test.units.compat.mock import Mock
+    from test.units.compat.mock import patch
+
+    from test.units.modules.utils import set_module_args
 except ImportError:
     try:
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_device_dns import Parameters
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_device_dns import ModuleManager
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_device_dns import ArgumentSpec
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+
+        # Ansible 2.8 imports
+        from units.compat import unittest
+        from units.compat.mock import Mock
+        from units.compat.mock import patch
+
         from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
     except ImportError:
         raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require the f5-sdk Python library")
@@ -77,14 +81,14 @@ class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
         assert p.search == ['14.14.14.14', '15.15.15.15']
 
         # BIG-IP considers "ipv4" to be an empty value
-        assert p.ip_version == ''
+        assert p.ip_version == 4
 
     def test_ipv6_parameter(self):
         args = dict(
             ip_version=6
         )
         p = Parameters(params=args)
-        assert p.ip_version == 'options inet6'
+        assert p.ip_version == 6
 
 
 class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):