diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index 0853347106b..8c9725d4132 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/util
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor
-pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait
 pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/printers
 pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource
 pkg/kubectl/metricsutil
 pkg/kubectl/util
-pkg/kubectl/util/crlf
 pkg/kubectl/util/slice
 pkg/kubelet
 pkg/kubelet/apis
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index 650451120ed..354f9a7b675 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
-	scaleclient "k8s.io/client-go/scale"
 	oapi "k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ type ApplyOptions struct {
 	Validator     validation.Schema
 	Builder       *resource.Builder
 	Mapper        meta.RESTMapper
-	Scaler        scaleclient.ScalesGetter
 	DynamicClient dynamic.Interface
 	OpenAPISchema openapi.Resources
 
@@ -220,11 +218,6 @@ func (o *ApplyOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	o.Scaler, err = cmdutil.ScaleClientFn(f)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -493,7 +486,6 @@ func (o *ApplyOptions) Run() error {
 		cascade:     o.DeleteOptions.Cascade,
 		dryRun:      o.DryRun,
 		gracePeriod: o.DeleteOptions.GracePeriod,
-		scaler:      o.Scaler,
 
 		toPrinter: o.ToPrinter,
 
@@ -583,8 +575,6 @@ type pruner struct {
 	dryRun      bool
 	gracePeriod int
 
-	scaler scaleclient.ScalesGetter
-
 	toPrinter func(string) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error)
 
 	out io.Writer
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
index aba25208706..023d91e9910 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/rbac:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource:go_default_library",
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ filegroup(
 
 filegroup(
     name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    srcs = [
+        ":package-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env:all-srcs",
+    ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = [
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_set_CONSUMERS",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/BUILD
similarity index 94%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/BUILD
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/BUILD
index ecdf11acb37..97fb91a2072 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go_library(
         "env_parse.go",
         "env_resolve.go",
     ],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/v1/resource:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/doc.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/doc.go
similarity index 86%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/doc.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/doc.go
index 39adb0adf0c..25e4c04a70f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/doc.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/doc.go
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package env provides functions to incorporate environment variables into kubectl commands.
-package env // import "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env"
+// Package env provides functions to incorporate environment variables into set env.
+package env
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse.go
similarity index 91%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse.go
index 1d1686af647..5e2e529088d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -28,24 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
-// Env returns an environment variable if not nil, or a default value.
-func Env(key string, defaultValue string) string {
-	val := os.Getenv(key)
-	if len(val) == 0 {
-		return defaultValue
-	}
-	return val
-}
-
-// GetEnv returns an environment value if not nil, and an ok boolean.
-func GetEnv(key string) (string, bool) {
-	val := os.Getenv(key)
-	if len(val) == 0 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	return val, true
-}
-
 var argumentEnvironment = regexp.MustCompile("(?ms)^(.+)\\=(.*)$")
 var validArgumentEnvironment = regexp.MustCompile("(?ms)^(\\w+)\\=(.*)$")
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse_test.go
similarity index 76%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse_test.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse_test.go
index 32be9833c76..5cff84a1849 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_parse_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_parse_test.go
@@ -19,36 +19,9 @@ package env
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func ExampleEnv_defaultValue() {
-	fmt.Println(Env("TESTENVVAR", "default"))
-	// Output: default
-}
-
-func ExampleEnv_variableExists() {
-	os.Setenv("TESTENVVAR", "test value")
-	defer os.Unsetenv("TESTENVVAR")
-	fmt.Println(Env("TESTENVVAR", "default"))
-	// Output: test value
-}
-
-func ExampleGetEnv_variableExists() {
-	os.Setenv("THISVAREXISTS", "value")
-	defer os.Unsetenv("THISVAREXISTS")
-	fmt.Println(GetEnv("THISVAREXISTS"))
-	// Output:
-	// value true
-}
-
-func ExampleGetEnv_variableDoesNotExist() {
-	fmt.Println(GetEnv("THISVARDOESNOTEXIST"))
-	// Output:
-	//  false
-}
-
 func ExampleIsEnvironmentArgument_true() {
 	test := "returns=true"
 	fmt.Println(IsEnvironmentArgument(test))
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_resolve.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_resolve.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env/env_resolve.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env/env_resolve.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
index 10800c5b716..f1e6c0cc65d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	envutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
-	envutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
index 026f03db50c..7ed95e5050b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ go_library(
 
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = [
-        "factory_test.go",
-        "helpers_test.go",
-    ],
+    srcs = ["helpers_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/testapi:go_default_library",
@@ -90,8 +87,6 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/env:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity:all-srcs",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
index 06cf3472f53..379bdcc5c95 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/util/crlf:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/term:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/evanphx/json-patch:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ filegroup(
 
 filegroup(
     name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    srcs = [
+        ":package-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf:all-srcs",
+    ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = [
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_util_editor_CONSUMERS",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/BUILD
similarity index 85%
rename from pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/BUILD
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/BUILD
index fad33187461..ebf46c7e204 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/BUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ load(
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["crlf.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf",
 )
 
 filegroup(
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/crlf.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/crlf.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/crlf.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/crlf.go
index c08fe6f3108..524a81f3e73 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf/crlf.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf/crlf.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (w crlfWriter) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 			}
 			return written + n, err
 		}
-		written += 1
+		written++
 		i = next + 1
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
index 49417e54ad2..f2d2920b98a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/crlf"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/crlf"
 )
 
 // EditOptions contains all the options for running edit cli command.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index 8dc6df3fa56..3a0fc5d97cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -17,15 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package util
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
@@ -73,26 +68,3 @@ type Factory interface {
 	// OpenAPISchema returns the schema openapi schema definition
 	OpenAPISchema() (openapi.Resources, error)
 }
-
-func makePortsString(ports []api.ServicePort, useNodePort bool) string {
-	pieces := make([]string, len(ports))
-	for ix := range ports {
-		var port int32
-		if useNodePort {
-			port = ports[ix].NodePort
-		} else {
-			port = ports[ix].Port
-		}
-		pieces[ix] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", strings.ToLower(string(ports[ix].Protocol)), port)
-	}
-	return strings.Join(pieces, ",")
-}
-
-// Extracts the protocols exposed by a service from the given service spec.
-func getServiceProtocols(spec api.ServiceSpec) map[string]string {
-	result := make(map[string]string)
-	for _, servicePort := range spec.Ports {
-		result[strconv.Itoa(int(servicePort.Port))] = string(servicePort.Protocol)
-	}
-	return result
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
index e01e649f4f8..43b4a1a9b08 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	scaleclient "k8s.io/client-go/scale"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
@@ -189,24 +188,6 @@ func (f *factoryImpl) OpenAPISchema() (openapi.Resources, error) {
 	return f.openAPIGetter.getter.Get()
 }
 
-func (f *factoryImpl) ScaleClient() (scaleclient.ScalesGetter, error) {
-	discoClient, err := f.clientGetter.ToDiscoveryClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	resolver := scaleclient.NewDiscoveryScaleKindResolver(discoClient)
-	mapper, err := f.clientGetter.ToRESTMapper()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return scaleclient.New(restClient, mapper, dynamic.LegacyAPIPathResolverFunc, resolver), nil
-}
-
 // this method exists to help us find the points still relying on internal types.
 func InternalVersionDecoder() runtime.Decoder {
 	return legacyscheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d9ac87062..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package util
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
-)
-
-func TestMakePortsString(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		ports          []api.ServicePort
-		useNodePort    bool
-		expectedOutput string
-	}{
-		{ports: nil, expectedOutput: ""},
-		{ports: []api.ServicePort{}, expectedOutput: ""},
-		{ports: []api.ServicePort{
-			{
-				Port:     80,
-				Protocol: "TCP",
-			},
-		},
-			expectedOutput: "tcp:80",
-		},
-		{ports: []api.ServicePort{
-			{
-				Port:     80,
-				Protocol: "TCP",
-			},
-			{
-				Port:     8080,
-				Protocol: "UDP",
-			},
-			{
-				Port:     9000,
-				Protocol: "TCP",
-			},
-		},
-			expectedOutput: "tcp:80,udp:8080,tcp:9000",
-		},
-		{ports: []api.ServicePort{
-			{
-				Port:     80,
-				NodePort: 9090,
-				Protocol: "TCP",
-			},
-			{
-				Port:     8080,
-				NodePort: 80,
-				Protocol: "UDP",
-			},
-		},
-			useNodePort:    true,
-			expectedOutput: "tcp:9090,udp:80",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		output := makePortsString(test.ports, test.useNodePort)
-		if output != test.expectedOutput {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %s, saw: %s.", test.expectedOutput, output)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/generator.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/generator.go
index 551f9e94c10..7d02669bee8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/generator.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ const (
 	ConfigMapV1GeneratorName                = "configmap/v1"
 	ClusterRoleBindingV1GeneratorName       = "clusterrolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
 	RoleBindingV1GeneratorName              = "rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
-	ClusterV1Beta1GeneratorName             = "cluster/v1beta1"
 	PodDisruptionBudgetV1GeneratorName      = "poddisruptionbudget/v1beta1"
 	PodDisruptionBudgetV2GeneratorName      = "poddisruptionbudget/v1beta1/v2"
 	PriorityClassV1Alpha1GeneratorName      = "priorityclass/v1alpha1"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
index d9b16d19152..aa2224652b8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -300,16 +300,6 @@ func IsFilenameSliceEmpty(filenames []string) bool {
 	return len(filenames) == 0
 }
 
-// Whether this cmd need watching objects.
-func isWatch(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	if w, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("watch"); err == nil && w {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	wo, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("watch-only")
-	return err == nil && wo
-}
-
 func GetFlagString(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) string {
 	s, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flag)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -336,15 +326,6 @@ func GetFlagStringArray(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) []string {
 	return s
 }
 
-// GetWideFlag is used to determine if "-o wide" is used
-func GetWideFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	f := cmd.Flags().Lookup("output")
-	if f != nil && f.Value != nil && f.Value.String() == "wide" {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func GetFlagBool(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) bool {
 	b, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flag)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 08551294bbd..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl",
-    "go_library",
-)
-
-go_library(
-    name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["jsonmerge.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "//vendor/github.com/evanphx/json-patch:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "package-srcs",
-    srcs = glob(["**"]),
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = [
-        "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_util_jsonmerge_CONSUMERS",
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/jsonmerge.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/jsonmerge.go
deleted file mode 100644
index beebc7f052a..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/jsonmerge/jsonmerge.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package jsonmerge
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
-)
-
-// Delta represents a change between two JSON documents.
-type Delta struct {
-	original []byte
-	edit     []byte
-
-	preconditions []PreconditionFunc
-}
-
-// PreconditionFunc is a test to verify that an incompatible change
-// has occurred before an Apply can be successful.
-type PreconditionFunc func(interface{}) (hold bool, message string)
-
-// AddPreconditions adds precondition checks to a change which must
-// be satisfied before an Apply is considered successful. If a
-// precondition returns false, the Apply is failed with
-// ErrPreconditionFailed.
-func (d *Delta) AddPreconditions(fns ...PreconditionFunc) {
-	d.preconditions = append(d.preconditions, fns...)
-}
-
-// RequireKeyUnchanged creates a precondition function that fails
-// if the provided key is present in the diff (indicating its value
-// has changed).
-func RequireKeyUnchanged(key string) PreconditionFunc {
-	return func(diff interface{}) (bool, string) {
-		m, ok := diff.(map[string]interface{})
-		if !ok {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-		// the presence of key in a diff means that its value has been changed, therefore
-		// we should fail the precondition.
-		_, ok = m[key]
-		if ok {
-			return false, key + " should not be changed\n"
-		} else {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// RequireMetadataKeyUnchanged creates a precondition function that fails
-// if the metadata.key is present in the diff (indicating its value
-// has changed).
-func RequireMetadataKeyUnchanged(key string) PreconditionFunc {
-	return func(diff interface{}) (bool, string) {
-		m, ok := diff.(map[string]interface{})
-		if !ok {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-		m1, ok := m["metadata"]
-		if !ok {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-		m2, ok := m1.(map[string]interface{})
-		if !ok {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-		_, ok = m2[key]
-		if ok {
-			return false, "metadata." + key + " should not be changed\n"
-		} else {
-			return true, ""
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestPreconditions test if preconditions hold given the edit
-func TestPreconditionsHold(edit []byte, preconditions []PreconditionFunc) (bool, string) {
-	diff := make(map[string]interface{})
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(edit, &diff); err != nil {
-		return false, err.Error()
-	}
-	for _, fn := range preconditions {
-		if hold, msg := fn(diff); !hold {
-			return false, msg
-		}
-	}
-	return true, ""
-}
-
-// NewDelta accepts two JSON or YAML documents and calculates the difference
-// between them.  It returns a Delta object which can be used to resolve
-// conflicts against a third version with a common parent, or an error
-// if either document is in error.
-func NewDelta(from, to []byte) (*Delta, error) {
-	d := &Delta{}
-	before, err := yaml.ToJSON(from)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	after, err := yaml.ToJSON(to)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	diff, err := jsonpatch.CreateMergePatch(before, after)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	glog.V(6).Infof("Patch created from:\n%s\n%s\n%s", string(before), string(after), string(diff))
-	d.original = before
-	d.edit = diff
-	return d, nil
-}
-
-// Apply attempts to apply the changes described by Delta onto latest,
-// returning an error if the changes cannot be applied cleanly.
-// IsConflicting will be true if the changes overlap, otherwise a
-// generic error will be returned.
-func (d *Delta) Apply(latest []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	base, err := yaml.ToJSON(latest)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	changes, err := jsonpatch.CreateMergePatch(d.original, base)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	diff1 := make(map[string]interface{})
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(d.edit, &diff1); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	diff2 := make(map[string]interface{})
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(changes, &diff2); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, fn := range d.preconditions {
-		hold1, _ := fn(diff1)
-		hold2, _ := fn(diff2)
-		if !hold1 || !hold2 {
-			return nil, ErrPreconditionFailed
-		}
-	}
-
-	glog.V(6).Infof("Testing for conflict between:\n%s\n%s", string(d.edit), string(changes))
-	hasConflicts, err := mergepatch.HasConflicts(diff1, diff2)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if hasConflicts {
-		return nil, ErrConflict
-	}
-
-	return jsonpatch.MergePatch(base, d.edit)
-}
-
-// IsConflicting returns true if the provided error indicates a
-// conflict exists between the original changes and the applied
-// changes.
-func IsConflicting(err error) bool {
-	return err == ErrConflict
-}
-
-// IsPreconditionFailed returns true if the provided error indicates
-// a Delta precondition did not succeed.
-func IsPreconditionFailed(err error) bool {
-	return err == ErrPreconditionFailed
-}
-
-var ErrPreconditionFailed = fmt.Errorf("a precondition failed")
-var ErrConflict = fmt.Errorf("changes are in conflict")
-
-func (d *Delta) Edit() []byte {
-	return d.edit
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
index ad3c1b73130..73dfd3a1932 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ filegroup(
     name = "all-srcs",
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/util/crlf:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/hash:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/logs:all-srcs",