diff --git a/cluster/centos/config-default.sh b/cluster/centos/config-default.sh
index 2c3b50c9978..61d823f5728 100755
--- a/cluster/centos/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/centos/config-default.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-true}"
 # DNS_SERVER_IP must be a IP in SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE
 DNS_SERVER_IP=${DNS_SERVER_IP:-"192.168.3.100"}
 DNS_DOMAIN=${DNS_DOMAIN:-"cluster.local"}
-DNS_REPLICAS=${DNS_REPLICAS:-1}
 
 # Optional: Install Kubernetes UI
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-true}"
diff --git a/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh b/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
index 4f206a9ece5..cf5ae6868e6 100755
--- a/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
+++ b/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ export KUBE_CONFIG_FILE=${KUBE_CONFIG_FILE:-${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/centos/config-d
 
 function deploy_dns {
   echo "Deploying DNS on Kubernetes"
-  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_REPLICAS/${DNS_REPLICAS}/g;s/\\\$DNS_DOMAIN/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g;" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-rc.yaml.sed" > skydns-rc.yaml
-  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_SERVER_IP/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/skydns-svc.yaml.sed" > skydns-svc.yaml
+  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_DOMAIN/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed" > kubedns-controller.yaml
+  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_SERVER_IP/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.sed" > kubedns-svc.yaml
 
   KUBEDNS=`eval "${KUBECTL} get services --namespace=kube-system | grep kube-dns | cat"`
       
   if [ ! "$KUBEDNS" ]; then
-    # use kubectl to create skydns rc and service
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f skydns-rc.yaml 
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f skydns-svc.yaml
+    # use kubectl to create kube-dns deployment and service
+    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-controller.yaml
+    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-svc.yaml
 
-    echo "Kube-dns rc and service is successfully deployed."
+    echo "Kube-dns deployment and service is successfully deployed."
   else
-    echo "Kube-dns rc and service is already deployed. Skipping."
+    echo "Kube-dns deployment and service is already deployed. Skipping."
   fi
 
   echo
diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 30aa9f627e9..b0ca0ce3f8a 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ CGROUP_DRIVER=${CGROUP_DRIVER:-""}
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS=${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-false}
 DNS_SERVER_IP=${KUBE_DNS_SERVER_IP:-10.0.0.10}
 DNS_DOMAIN=${KUBE_DNS_NAME:-"cluster.local"}
-DNS_REPLICAS=${KUBE_DNS_REPLICAS:-1}
 KUBECTL=${KUBECTL:-cluster/kubectl.sh}
 WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER=${WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER:-10}
 ENABLE_DAEMON=${ENABLE_DAEMON:-false}
@@ -611,29 +610,29 @@ function start_kubeproxy {
 function start_kubedns {
     if [[ "${ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS}" = true ]]; then
         echo "Creating kube-system namespace"
-        sed -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_replicas'\] }}/${DNS_REPLICAS}/g;s/{{ pillar\['dns_domain'\] }}/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g;" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in" >| kubedns-rc.yaml
+        sed -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_domain'\] }}/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in" >| kubedns-deployment.yaml
         if [[ "${FEDERATION:-}" == "true" ]]; then
           FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP="${FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP:-}"
           if [[ -z "${FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP}" && -n "${FEDERATION_NAME:-}" && -n "${DNS_ZONE_NAME:-}" ]]; then
             FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP="${FEDERATION_NAME}=${DNS_ZONE_NAME}"
           fi
           if [[ -n "${FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP}" ]]; then
-            sed -i -e "s/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/- --federations=${FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP}/g" kubedns-rc.yaml
+            sed -i -e "s/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/- --federations=${FEDERATIONS_DOMAIN_MAP}/g" kubedns-deployment.yaml
           else
-            sed -i -e "/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/d" kubedns-rc.yaml
+            sed -i -e "/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/d" kubedns-deployment.yaml
           fi
         else
-          sed -i -e "/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/d" kubedns-rc.yaml
+          sed -i -e "/{{ pillar\['federations_domain_map'\] }}/d" kubedns-deployment.yaml
         fi
         sed -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_server'\] }}/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in" >| kubedns-svc.yaml
         
         # TODO update to dns role once we have one.
         ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" create clusterrolebinding system:kube-dns --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:default
         # use kubectl to create kubedns rc and service
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-rc.yaml
+        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-deployment.yaml
         ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-svc.yaml
         echo "Kube-dns rc and service successfully deployed."
-        rm  kubedns-rc.yaml kubedns-svc.yaml
+        rm  kubedns-deployment.yaml kubedns-svc.yaml
     fi
 }