diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/BUILD
index 57f85fb24c2..7d2c84c92c2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/BUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
         "//vendor/github.com/google/gofuzz:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/gopkg.in/inf.v0:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource",
     deps = [
         "//vendor/github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/gopkg.in/inf.v0:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
index 6a8bb997218..c3cd139607e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
-
 	inf "gopkg.in/inf.v0"
 )
 
@@ -747,43 +745,3 @@ func (q *Quantity) Copy() *Quantity {
 		Format: q.Format,
 	}
 }
-
-// qFlag is a helper type for the Flag function
-type qFlag struct {
-	dest *Quantity
-}
-
-// Sets the value of the internal Quantity. (used by flag & pflag)
-func (qf qFlag) Set(val string) error {
-	q, err := ParseQuantity(val)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// This copy is OK because q will not be referenced again.
-	*qf.dest = q
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Converts the value of the internal Quantity to a string. (used by flag & pflag)
-func (qf qFlag) String() string {
-	return qf.dest.String()
-}
-
-// States the type of flag this is (Quantity). (used by pflag)
-func (qf qFlag) Type() string {
-	return "quantity"
-}
-
-// QuantityFlag is a helper that makes a quantity flag (using standard flag package).
-// Will panic if defaultValue is not a valid quantity.
-func QuantityFlag(flagName, defaultValue, description string) *Quantity {
-	q := MustParse(defaultValue)
-	flag.Var(NewQuantityFlagValue(&q), flagName, description)
-	return &q
-}
-
-// NewQuantityFlagValue returns an object that can be used to back a flag,
-// pointing at the given Quantity variable.
-func NewQuantityFlagValue(q *Quantity) flag.Value {
-	return qFlag{q}
-}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity_test.go
index 74f091a3800..915b2444ea8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource/quantity_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	inf "gopkg.in/inf.v0"
 )
@@ -1059,21 +1058,6 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestQFlagSet(t *testing.T) {
-	qf := qFlag{&Quantity{}}
-	qf.Set("1Ki")
-	if e, a := "1Ki", qf.String(); e != a {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected result %v != %v", e, a)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestQFlagIsPFlag(t *testing.T) {
-	var pfv pflag.Value = qFlag{}
-	if e, a := "quantity", pfv.Type(); e != a {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected result %v != %v", e, a)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestSub(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		a        Quantity
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 0c97cf6f228..068d7a58fdc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/modern-go/reflect2",
 			"Rev": "05fbef0ca5da472bbf96c9322b84a53edc03c9fd"
 		},
-		{
-			"ImportPath": "github.com/spf13/pflag",
-			"Rev": "583c0c0531f06d5278b7d917446061adc344b5cd"
-		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal",
 			"Rev": "49796115aa4b964c318aad4f3084fdb41e9aa067"