diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
index 83c2ff41b83..99e4bf57c62 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	oapi "k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 // ApplyOptions defines flags and other configuration parameters for the `apply` command
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
index 86829d40486..ab37ca43c4a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	scheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
index 7426154eee8..b09e95ddc78 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
index cecf60d7fd2..d7926475b6a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	scaleclient "k8s.io/client-go/scale"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
index 2d3e18c5cf9..f840f5fcca5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ import (
 	scaleclient "k8s.io/client-go/scale"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	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"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 // InternalType is the schema for internal type
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index 73c88a69e8e..f8e38665456 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 // Factory provides abstractions that allow the Kubectl command to be extended across multiple types
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
index 85a5cdf02f5..ba67de8fdea 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	openapivalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/validation"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
 type factoryImpl struct {