diff --git a/dynamic/client.go b/dynamic/client.go
index 75771dfa..8fad7ce9 100644
--- a/dynamic/client.go
+++ b/dynamic/client.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 // Client is a Kubernetes client that allows you to access metadata
diff --git a/kubernetes/clientset.go b/kubernetes/clientset.go
index c5090334..5e0c99ec 100644
--- a/kubernetes/clientset.go
+++ b/kubernetes/clientset.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import (
 	v1alpha1rbac "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1alpha1"
 	v1beta1rbac "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1beta1"
 	v1beta1storage "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/storage/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 	rest "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 type Interface interface {
diff --git a/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go b/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
index 9203a8f3..593ad9ad 100644
--- a/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 // DelayingInterface is an Interface that can Add an item at a later time. This makes it easier to
diff --git a/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue_test.go b/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue_test.go
index 727949c1..1b766106 100644
--- a/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/workqueue/delaying_queue_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 func TestSimpleQueue(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/workqueue/rate_limitting_queue_test.go b/pkg/util/workqueue/rate_limitting_queue_test.go
index f09d2ec9..47100689 100644
--- a/pkg/util/workqueue/rate_limitting_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/workqueue/rate_limitting_queue_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 func TestRateLimitingQueue(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp/gcp.go b/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp/gcp.go
index a891fd57..ac9faf46 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp/gcp.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp/gcp.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2/google"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/jsonpath"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/rest/client.go b/rest/client.go
index 92e7a422..524e0d8e 100644
--- a/rest/client.go
+++ b/rest/client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/rest/client_test.go b/rest/client_test.go
index be961fc7..51dd61b9 100644
--- a/rest/client_test.go
+++ b/rest/client_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/testapi"
-	utiltesting "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/testing"
+	utiltesting "k8s.io/client-go/util/testing"
 )
 
 type TestParam struct {
diff --git a/rest/config.go b/rest/config.go
index 53a2385c..e491d0b1 100644
--- a/rest/config.go
+++ b/rest/config.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
-	certutil "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/cert"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
+	certutil "k8s.io/client-go/util/cert"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/rest/config_test.go b/rest/config_test.go
index 1447ab67..e1ee26b4 100644
--- a/rest/config_test.go
+++ b/rest/config_test.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/testapi"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 func TestIsConfigTransportTLS(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/rest/fake/fake.go b/rest/fake/fake.go
index f3447f44..8903a458 100644
--- a/rest/fake/fake.go
+++ b/rest/fake/fake.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/testapi"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 func CreateHTTPClient(roundTripper func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)) *http.Client {
diff --git a/rest/request.go b/rest/request.go
index 875dd6c7..7641af32 100644
--- a/rest/request.go
+++ b/rest/request.go
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/rest/request_test.go b/rest/request_test.go
index 7de9a26f..e7b68c0e 100755
--- a/rest/request_test.go
+++ b/rest/request_test.go
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/httpstream"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/intstr"
-	utiltesting "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/testing"
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
+	utiltesting "k8s.io/client-go/util/testing"
 )
 
 func TestNewRequestSetsAccept(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/rest/urlbackoff.go b/rest/urlbackoff.go
index 3ccb2140..eff848ab 100644
--- a/rest/urlbackoff.go
+++ b/rest/urlbackoff.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 // Set of resp. Codes that we backoff for.
diff --git a/rest/urlbackoff_test.go b/rest/urlbackoff_test.go
index c01d40c7..c5f43923 100644
--- a/rest/urlbackoff_test.go
+++ b/rest/urlbackoff_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 )
 
 func parse(raw string) *url.URL {
diff --git a/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go b/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
index 10d68c53..befac1c7 100644
--- a/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
+++ b/tools/cache/expiration_cache.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 // ExpirationCache implements the store interface
diff --git a/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go b/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
index e4d4063c..ab2f5768 100644
--- a/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
+++ b/tools/cache/expiration_cache_fakes.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package cache
 
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 type fakeThreadSafeMap struct {
diff --git a/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go b/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
index 0938e9fc..17139d59 100644
--- a/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
+++ b/tools/cache/expiration_cache_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 func TestTTLExpirationBasic(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tools/clientcmd/loader.go b/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
index 9d8b6592..1fcc5103 100644
--- a/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
+++ b/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/homedir"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 	clientcmdlatest "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/tools/record/event.go b/tools/record/event.go
index 4c035c9c..154cb288 100644
--- a/tools/record/event.go
+++ b/tools/record/event.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 
 	"net/http"
 
diff --git a/tools/record/event_test.go b/tools/record/event_test.go
index 60bc928e..7d3f38dc 100644
--- a/tools/record/event_test.go
+++ b/tools/record/event_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	k8sruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/install" // To register api.Pod used in tests below
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 type testEventSink struct {
diff --git a/tools/record/events_cache.go b/tools/record/events_cache.go
index abb03ebb..0fe1a38d 100644
--- a/tools/record/events_cache.go
+++ b/tools/record/events_cache.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/tools/record/events_cache_test.go b/tools/record/events_cache_test.go
index 1b60cb66..b6b52881 100644
--- a/tools/record/events_cache_test.go
+++ b/tools/record/events_cache_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 func makeObjectReference(kind, name, namespace string) v1.ObjectReference {
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/cert.go b/util/cert/cert.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/cert.go
rename to util/cert/cert.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/csr.go b/util/cert/csr.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/csr.go
rename to util/cert/csr.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/csr_test.go b/util/cert/csr_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/csr_test.go
rename to util/cert/csr_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/io.go b/util/cert/io.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/io.go
rename to util/cert/io.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/pem.go b/util/cert/pem.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/pem.go
rename to util/cert/pem.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/testdata/dontUseThisKey.pem b/util/cert/testdata/dontUseThisKey.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/cert/testdata/dontUseThisKey.pem
rename to util/cert/testdata/dontUseThisKey.pem
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/triple/triple.go b/util/cert/triple/triple.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/util/cert/triple/triple.go
rename to util/cert/triple/triple.go
index 8719b82e..b89ef724 100644
--- a/pkg/util/cert/triple/triple.go
+++ b/util/cert/triple/triple.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
-	certutil "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/cert"
+	certutil "k8s.io/client-go/util/cert"
 )
 
 type KeyPair struct {
diff --git a/pkg/util/clock/clock.go b/util/clock/clock.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/clock/clock.go
rename to util/clock/clock.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/clock/clock_test.go b/util/clock/clock_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/clock/clock_test.go
rename to util/clock/clock_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go b/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
rename to util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
index c3bf9582..030b15a5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
+++ b/util/flowcontrol/backoff.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/integer"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/integer"
 )
 
 type backoffEntry struct {
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go b/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
rename to util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
index 9cd9bb5c..5d1e4134 100644
--- a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
+++ b/util/flowcontrol/backoff_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/clock"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/clock"
 )
 
 func TestSlowBackoff(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/throttle.go b/util/flowcontrol/throttle.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/flowcontrol/throttle.go
rename to util/flowcontrol/throttle.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/flowcontrol/throttle_test.go b/util/flowcontrol/throttle_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/flowcontrol/throttle_test.go
rename to util/flowcontrol/throttle_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go b/util/homedir/homedir.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go
rename to util/homedir/homedir.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/integer/integer.go b/util/integer/integer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/integer/integer.go
rename to util/integer/integer.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/integer/integer_test.go b/util/integer/integer_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/integer/integer_test.go
rename to util/integer/integer_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/doc.go b/util/jsonpath/doc.go
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/doc.go
rename to util/jsonpath/doc.go
index bdbd056c..0effb15c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonpath/doc.go
+++ b/util/jsonpath/doc.go
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 // package jsonpath is a template engine using jsonpath syntax,
 // which can be seen at http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/.
 // In addition, it has {range} {end} function to iterate list and slice.
-package jsonpath // import "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/util/jsonpath"
+package jsonpath // import "k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath"
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go b/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
rename to util/jsonpath/jsonpath.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
rename to util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go b/util/jsonpath/node.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/node.go
rename to util/jsonpath/node.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go b/util/jsonpath/parser.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/parser.go
rename to util/jsonpath/parser.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonpath/parser_test.go b/util/jsonpath/parser_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/jsonpath/parser_test.go
rename to util/jsonpath/parser_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/fake_handler.go b/util/testing/fake_handler.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/testing/fake_handler.go
rename to util/testing/fake_handler.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/fake_handler_test.go b/util/testing/fake_handler_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/testing/fake_handler_test.go
rename to util/testing/fake_handler_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/tmpdir.go b/util/testing/tmpdir.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/util/testing/tmpdir.go
rename to util/testing/tmpdir.go