diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index 04e20fd2091..f25d9275a08 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods/valid-pod' "{{.metadata.namespace}} {{.metadata.name}}" '<no value> valid-pod' "--export=true"
 
   ### Dump current valid-pod POD
-  output_pod=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod -o yaml --output-version=v1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  output_pod=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")
 
   ### Delete POD valid-pod by id
   # Pre-condition: valid-pod POD exists
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@ run_service_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'services redis-master' "{{range$service_selector_field}}{{.}}:{{end}}" "redis:master:backend:"
 
   ### Dump current redis-master service
-  output_service=$(kubectl get service redis-master -o json --output-version=v1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  output_service=$(kubectl get service redis-master -o json "${kube_flags[@]}")
 
   ### Delete redis-master-service by id
   # Pre-condition: redis-master service exists
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 474246f022e..ade82979bd6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ var (
 		# Create a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
 		cat pod.json | kubectl create -f -
 
-		# Edit the data in docker-registry.yaml in JSON using the v1 API format then create the resource using the edited data.
-		kubectl create -f docker-registry.yaml --edit --output-version=v1 -o json`))
+		# Edit the data in docker-registry.yaml in JSON then create the resource using the edited data.
+		kubectl create -f docker-registry.yaml --edit -o json`))
 )
 
 func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {