diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/BUILD
index eb15aa094d1..91e1e0af3c5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/BUILD
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ go_library(
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_metricsutil_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/legacyscheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/validation:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_client.go b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_client.go
index fb0781c0f38..24bf0ba5e5f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_client.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_client.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1alpha1"
 )
 
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 type HeapsterMetricsClient struct {
-	SVCClient         coreclient.ServicesGetter
+	SVCClient         corev1.ServicesGetter
 	HeapsterNamespace string
 	HeapsterScheme    string
 	HeapsterService   string
 	HeapsterPort      string
 }
 
-func NewHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient coreclient.ServicesGetter, namespace, scheme, service, port string) *HeapsterMetricsClient {
+func NewHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient corev1.ServicesGetter, namespace, scheme, service, port string) *HeapsterMetricsClient {
 	return &HeapsterMetricsClient{
 		SVCClient:         svcClient,
 		HeapsterNamespace: namespace,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient coreclient.ServicesGetter, namespace, sc
 	}
 }
 
-func DefaultHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient coreclient.ServicesGetter) *HeapsterMetricsClient {
+func DefaultHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient corev1.ServicesGetter) *HeapsterMetricsClient {
 	return NewHeapsterMetricsClient(svcClient, DefaultHeapsterNamespace, DefaultHeapsterScheme, DefaultHeapsterService, DefaultHeapsterPort)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_printer.go
index 8b03fc2767a..b1bd5451bfe 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_printer.go
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"sort"
 
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 var (
-	MeasuredResources = []api.ResourceName{
-		api.ResourceCPU,
-		api.ResourceMemory,
+	MeasuredResources = []v1.ResourceName{
+		v1.ResourceCPU,
+		v1.ResourceMemory,
 	}
 	NodeColumns     = []string{"NAME", "CPU(cores)", "CPU%", "MEMORY(bytes)", "MEMORY%"}
 	PodColumns      = []string{"NAME", "CPU(cores)", "MEMORY(bytes)"}
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ var (
 
 type ResourceMetricsInfo struct {
 	Name      string
-	Metrics   api.ResourceList
-	Available api.ResourceList
+	Metrics   v1.ResourceList
+	Available v1.ResourceList
 }
 
 type TopCmdPrinter struct {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewTopCmdPrinter(out io.Writer) *TopCmdPrinter {
 	return &TopCmdPrinter{out: out}
 }
 
-func (printer *TopCmdPrinter) PrintNodeMetrics(metrics []metricsapi.NodeMetrics, availableResources map[string]api.ResourceList) error {
+func (printer *TopCmdPrinter) PrintNodeMetrics(metrics []metricsapi.NodeMetrics, availableResources map[string]v1.ResourceList) error {
 	if len(metrics) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (printer *TopCmdPrinter) PrintNodeMetrics(metrics []metricsapi.NodeMetrics,
 	})
 
 	printColumnNames(w, NodeColumns)
-	var usage api.ResourceList
+	var usage v1.ResourceList
 	for _, m := range metrics {
 		err := legacyscheme.Scheme.Convert(&m.Usage, &usage, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ func printColumnNames(out io.Writer, names []string) {
 }
 
 func printSinglePodMetrics(out io.Writer, m *metricsapi.PodMetrics, printContainersOnly bool, withNamespace bool) error {
-	containers := make(map[string]api.ResourceList)
-	podMetrics := make(api.ResourceList)
+	containers := make(map[string]v1.ResourceList)
+	podMetrics := make(v1.ResourceList)
 	for _, res := range MeasuredResources {
 		podMetrics[res], _ = resource.ParseQuantity("0")
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range m.Containers {
-		var usage api.ResourceList
+		var usage v1.ResourceList
 		err := legacyscheme.Scheme.Convert(&c.Usage, &usage, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func printSinglePodMetrics(out io.Writer, m *metricsapi.PodMetrics, printContain
 			printMetricsLine(out, &ResourceMetricsInfo{
 				Name:      contName,
 				Metrics:   containers[contName],
-				Available: api.ResourceList{},
+				Available: v1.ResourceList{},
 			})
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func printSinglePodMetrics(out io.Writer, m *metricsapi.PodMetrics, printContain
 		printMetricsLine(out, &ResourceMetricsInfo{
 			Name:      m.Name,
 			Metrics:   podMetrics,
-			Available: api.ResourceList{},
+			Available: v1.ResourceList{},
 		})
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ func printAllResourceUsages(out io.Writer, metrics *ResourceMetricsInfo) {
 	}
 }
 
-func printSingleResourceUsage(out io.Writer, resourceType api.ResourceName, quantity resource.Quantity) {
+func printSingleResourceUsage(out io.Writer, resourceType v1.ResourceName, quantity resource.Quantity) {
 	switch resourceType {
-	case api.ResourceCPU:
+	case v1.ResourceCPU:
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%vm", quantity.MilliValue())
-	case api.ResourceMemory:
+	case v1.ResourceMemory:
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%vMi", quantity.Value()/(1024*1024))
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%v", quantity.Value())