diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
index 83e8ca7ab08..13e818f7b35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ go_test(
     ],
     data = [
         "testdata",
+        "//api/openapi-spec:swagger-spec",
         "//examples:config",
         "//test/fixtures",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
index 207a5cf7999..fce9d65f799 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = ["get_test.go"],
     data = [
+        "//api/openapi-spec:swagger-spec",
         "//examples:config",
         "//test/fixtures",
     ],
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
index b99d4857ab6..85bfde4a1cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var (
 		You can filter the list using a label selector and the --selector flag. If the
 		desired resource type is namespaced you will only see results in your current
 		namespace unless you pass --all-namespaces.
-		
+
 		This command will hide resources that have completed, such as pods that are
 		in the Succeeded or Failed phases. You can see the full results for any
 		resource by providing the --show-all flag. Uninitialized objects are not
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	useOpenAPIPrintColumnFlagLabel = "experimental-use-openapi-print-columns"
+	useOpenAPIPrintColumnFlagLabel = "use-openapi-print-columns"
 )
 
 // NewCmdGet creates a command object for the generic "get" action, which
@@ -641,9 +641,7 @@ func (options *GetOptions) printGeneric(printer printers.ResourcePrinter, r *res
 }
 
 func addOpenAPIPrintColumnFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(useOpenAPIPrintColumnFlagLabel, false, "If true, use x-kubernetes-print-column metadata (if present) from the OpenAPI schema for displaying a resource.")
-	// marking it deprecated so that it is hidden from usage/help text.
-	cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated(useOpenAPIPrintColumnFlagLabel, "This flag is experimental and may be removed in the future.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(useOpenAPIPrintColumnFlagLabel, true, "If true, use x-kubernetes-print-column metadata (if present) from the OpenAPI schema for displaying a resource.")
 }
 
 func shouldGetNewPrinterForMapping(printer printers.ResourcePrinter, lastMapping, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get_test.go
index 0ff0c4e068c..02ecb2ae3b9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -49,9 +50,12 @@ import (
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
+	openapitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
+var openapiSchemaPath = filepath.Join("..", "..", "..", "..", "api", "openapi-spec", "swagger.json")
+
 // This init should be removed after switching this command and its tests to user external types.
 func init() {
 	api.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ func TestGetUnknownSchemaObject(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, _, _ := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 	_, _, codec, _ := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
+	tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = openapitesting.CreateOpenAPISchemaFunc(openapiSchemaPath)
 	tf.UnstructuredClient = &fake.RESTClient{
 		NegotiatedSerializer: unstructuredSerializer,
 		Resp:                 &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Header: defaultHeader(), Body: objBody(codec, cmdtesting.NewInternalType("", "", "foo"))},