diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_clientset.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_clientset.go
index 61b3334f401..80e4361b777 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_clientset.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake/generator_fake_for_clientset.go
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ func (g *genClientset) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w io.Wr
 		}
 
 		sw.Do(clientsetInterfaceImplTemplate, m)
-		// don't generated the default method if generating internalversion clientset
-		if group.IsDefaultVersion && group.Version != "" {
-			sw.Do(clientsetInterfaceDefaultVersionImpl, m)
-		}
 	}
 
 	return sw.Error()
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_clientset.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_clientset.go
index 6fdb29a94ac..a1e67dcbdf2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_clientset.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/generator_for_clientset.go
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ func (g *genClientset) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *types.Type, w io.Wr
 	sw.Do(clientsetTemplate, m)
 	for _, g := range allGroups {
 		sw.Do(clientsetInterfaceImplTemplate, g)
-		// don't generated the default method if generating internalversion clientset
-		if g.IsDefaultVersion && g.Version != "" {
-			sw.Do(clientsetInterfaceDefaultVersionImpl, g)
-		}
 	}
 	sw.Do(getDiscoveryTemplate, m)
 	sw.Do(newClientsetForConfigTemplate, m)
@@ -105,9 +101,7 @@ var clientsetInterface = `
 type Interface interface {
 	Discovery() $.DiscoveryInterface|raw$
     $range .allGroups$$.GroupGoName$$.Version$() $.PackageAlias$.$.GroupGoName$$.Version$Interface
-	$if .IsDefaultVersion$// Deprecated: please explicitly pick a version if possible.
-	$.GroupGoName$() $.PackageAlias$.$.GroupGoName$$.Version$Interface
-	$end$$end$
+	$end$
 }
 `
 
@@ -128,14 +122,6 @@ func (c *Clientset) $.GroupGoName$$.Version$() $.PackageAlias$.$.GroupGoName$$.V
 }
 `
 
-var clientsetInterfaceDefaultVersionImpl = `
-// Deprecated: $.GroupGoName$ retrieves the default version of $.GroupGoName$Client.
-// Please explicitly pick a version.
-func (c *Clientset) $.GroupGoName$() $.PackageAlias$.$.GroupGoName$$.Version$Interface {
-	return c.$.LowerCaseGroupGoName$$.Version$
-}
-`
-
 var getDiscoveryTemplate = `
 // Discovery retrieves the DiscoveryClient
 func (c *Clientset) Discovery() $.DiscoveryInterface|raw$ {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
index 33e6ac451bf..366275ef54d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/helpers.go
@@ -88,14 +88,12 @@ func defaultVersion(versions []PackageVersion) Version {
 func ToGroupVersionInfo(groups []GroupVersions, groupGoNames map[GroupVersion]string) []GroupVersionInfo {
 	var groupVersionPackages []GroupVersionInfo
 	for _, group := range groups {
-		defaultVersion := defaultVersion(group.Versions)
 		for _, version := range group.Versions {
 			groupGoName := groupGoNames[GroupVersion{Group: group.Group, Version: version.Version}]
 			groupVersionPackages = append(groupVersionPackages, GroupVersionInfo{
 				Group:                Group(namer.IC(group.Group.NonEmpty())),
 				Version:              Version(namer.IC(version.Version.String())),
 				PackageAlias:         strings.ToLower(groupGoName + version.Version.NonEmpty()),
-				IsDefaultVersion:     version.Version == defaultVersion && version.Version != "",
 				GroupGoName:          groupGoName,
 				LowerCaseGroupGoName: namer.IL(groupGoName),
 			})
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/types.go
index 17fd6e92a70..7d1606c508a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/types/types.go
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@ type GroupVersions struct {
 
 // GroupVersionInfo contains all the info around a group version.
 type GroupVersionInfo struct {
-	Group   Group
-	Version Version
-	// If a user calls a group client without specifying the version (e.g.,
-	// c.Core(), instead of c.CoreV1()), the default version will be returned.
-	IsDefaultVersion     bool
+	Group                Group
+	Version              Version
 	PackageAlias         string
 	GroupGoName          string
 	LowerCaseGroupGoName string