diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
index fe0f315ab51..66f0da449f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/thirdpartyresourcedata"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -54,20 +53,8 @@ func (m *Mapper) InfoForData(data []byte, source string) (*Info, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode %q: %v", source, err)
 	}
-	var obj runtime.Object
-	var versioned runtime.Object
-	if isThirdParty, gvkOut, err := thirdpartyresourcedata.IsThirdPartyObject(data, gvk); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if isThirdParty {
-		obj, err = runtime.Decode(thirdpartyresourcedata.NewDecoder(nil, gvkOut.Kind), data)
-		versioned = obj
-		gvk = gvkOut
-	} else {
-		obj, versioned = versions.Last(), versions.First()
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode %q: %v [%v]", source, err, gvk)
-	}
+
+	obj, versioned := versions.Last(), versions.First()
 	mapping, err := m.RESTMapping(gvk.GroupKind(), gvk.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to recognize %q: %v", source, err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
index cc89af65549..3d260c2d4bd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
@@ -618,13 +618,7 @@ func RetrieveLatest(info *Info, err error) error {
 	if info.Namespaced() && len(info.Namespace) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no namespace set on resource %s %q", info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name)
 	}
-	obj, err := NewHelper(info.Client, info.Mapping).Get(info.Namespace, info.Name, info.Export)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	info.Object = obj
-	info.ResourceVersion, _ = info.Mapping.MetadataAccessor.ResourceVersion(obj)
-	return nil
+	return info.Get()
 }
 
 // RetrieveLazy updates the object if it has not been loaded yet.