diff --git a/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 2ec90b4d2..1b07d30d5 100644
--- a/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/etcd/msg"
-	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/pkg/dnsutil"
 	dnsstrings "github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/pkg/strings"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/proxy"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
@@ -159,28 +158,6 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) PrimaryZone() string {
 	return k.Zones[k.primaryZone]
 }
 
-// Reverse implements the ServiceBackend interface.
-func (k *Kubernetes) Reverse(state request.Request, exact bool, opt middleware.Options) ([]msg.Service, []msg.Service, error) {
-
-	ip := dnsutil.ExtractAddressFromReverse(state.Name())
-	if ip == "" {
-		return nil, nil, nil
-	}
-
-	records := k.getServiceRecordForIP(ip, state.Name())
-	return records, nil, nil
-}
-
-func (k *Kubernetes) isRequestInReverseRange(name string) bool {
-	ip := dnsutil.ExtractAddressFromReverse(name)
-	for _, c := range k.ReverseCidrs {
-		if c.Contains(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // Lookup implements the ServiceBackend interface.
 func (k *Kubernetes) Lookup(state request.Request, name string, typ uint16) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 	return k.Proxy.Lookup(state, name, typ)
diff --git a/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index d31e4b9e6..a19cb16f6 100644
--- a/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/middleware/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"net"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -33,33 +32,6 @@ func TestPrimaryZone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsRequestInReverseRange(t *testing.T) {
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		cidr     string
-		name     string
-		expected bool
-	}{
-		{"1.2.3.0/24", "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", true},
-		{"1.2.3.0/24", "5.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", true},
-		{"1.2.3.0/24", "5.4.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
-		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.4.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
-		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.4.6.5.in-addr.arpa.", true},
-		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.6.0.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
-	}
-
-	k := Kubernetes{Zones: []string{"inter.webs.test"}}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		_, cidr, _ := net.ParseCIDR(test.cidr)
-		k.ReverseCidrs = []net.IPNet{*cidr}
-		result := k.isRequestInReverseRange(test.name)
-		if result != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("Expected '%v' for '%v' in %v.", test.expected, test.name, test.cidr)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestIsNameError(t *testing.T) {
 	k := Kubernetes{Zones: []string{"inter.webs.test"}}
 	if !k.IsNameError(errNoItems) {
@@ -77,7 +49,7 @@ func TestIsNameError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSymbolContainsWildcard(t *testing.T) {
+func TestWildcard(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []struct {
 		s        string
 		expected bool
diff --git a/middleware/kubernetes/reverse.go b/middleware/kubernetes/reverse.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3edb026f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/kubernetes/reverse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package kubernetes
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/etcd/msg"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/middleware/pkg/dnsutil"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
+)
+
+// Reverse implements the ServiceBackend interface.
+func (k *Kubernetes) Reverse(state request.Request, exact bool, opt middleware.Options) ([]msg.Service, []msg.Service, error) {
+
+	ip := dnsutil.ExtractAddressFromReverse(state.Name())
+	if ip == "" {
+		return nil, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	records := k.getServiceRecordForIP(ip, state.Name())
+	return records, nil, nil
+}
+
+func (k *Kubernetes) isRequestInReverseRange(name string) bool {
+	ip := dnsutil.ExtractAddressFromReverse(name)
+	for _, c := range k.ReverseCidrs {
+		if c.Contains(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/middleware/kubernetes/reverse_test.go b/middleware/kubernetes/reverse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e145992e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/kubernetes/reverse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package kubernetes
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsRequestInReverseRange(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		cidr     string
+		name     string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{"1.2.3.0/24", "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", true},
+		{"1.2.3.0/24", "5.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", true},
+		{"1.2.3.0/24", "5.4.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
+		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.4.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
+		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.4.6.5.in-addr.arpa.", true},
+		{"5.6.0.0/16", "5.6.0.1.in-addr.arpa.", false},
+	}
+
+	k := Kubernetes{Zones: []string{"inter.webs.test"}}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		_, cidr, _ := net.ParseCIDR(test.cidr)
+		k.ReverseCidrs = []net.IPNet{*cidr}
+		result := k.isRequestInReverseRange(test.name)
+		if result != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected '%v' for '%v' in %v.", test.expected, test.name, test.cidr)
+		}
+	}
+}