diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/validation/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 76d0bbb697f..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/validation/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-load(
-    "@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl",
-    "go_library",
-    "go_test",
-)
-
-exports_files(
-    srcs = [
-        "testdata/v1/validPod.yaml",
-    ],
-    visibility = ["//build/visible_to:COMMON_testing"],
-)
-
-go_test(
-    name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = ["schema_test.go"],
-    data = [
-        ":testdata",
-    ],
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-)
-
-go_library(
-    name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["schema.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation",
-    visibility = ["//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_validation_CONSUMERS"],
-    deps = [
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "package-srcs",
-    srcs = glob(["**"]),
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = ["//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_validation_CONSUMERS"],
-)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/schema.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/schema.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/schema.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/schema.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/schema_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/schema_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/schema_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/schema_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod.yaml
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod.yaml
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod1.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod1.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod1.json
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod1.json
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod2.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod2.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod2.json
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod2.json
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod3.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod3.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod3.json
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod3.json
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod4.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod4.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod4.yaml
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/invalidPod4.yaml
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/validPod.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/validPod.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/validation/testdata/v1/validPod.yaml
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation/testdata/v1/validPod.yaml