diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
index 53faad09cbd..cfc2576a856 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ done
 
 if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "deepcopy" <<<"${GENS}"; then
   echo "Generating deepcopy funcs"
-  "${gobin}/deepcopy-gen" --input-dirs "$(codegen::join , "${FQ_APIS[@]}")" -O zz_generated.deepcopy --bounding-dirs "${APIS_PKG}" "$@"
+  "${gobin}/deepcopy-gen" --input-dirs "$(codegen::join , "${FQ_APIS[@]}")" -O zz_generated.deepcopy "$@"
 fi
 
 if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "client" <<<"${GENS}"; then
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-internal-groups.sh b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-internal-groups.sh
index 4413bd471e9..2c114a37039 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-internal-groups.sh
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-internal-groups.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ done
 
 if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "deepcopy" <<<"${GENS}"; then
   echo "Generating deepcopy funcs"
-  "${GOPATH}/bin/deepcopy-gen" --input-dirs "$(codegen::join , "${ALL_FQ_APIS[@]}")" -O zz_generated.deepcopy --bounding-dirs "${INT_APIS_PKG},${EXT_APIS_PKG}" "$@"
+  "${GOPATH}/bin/deepcopy-gen" --input-dirs "$(codegen::join , "${ALL_FQ_APIS[@]}")" -O zz_generated.deepcopy "$@"
 fi
 
 if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "defaulter" <<<"${GENS}"; then