diff --git a/examples/rethinkdb/README.md b/examples/rethinkdb/README.md
index b39c58a0a18..c70f4ffb31d 100644
--- a/examples/rethinkdb/README.md
+++ b/examples/rethinkdb/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ kubectl create -f examples/rethinkdb/admin-service.yaml
 find the service
 
 ```sh
-$kubectl get se
+$kubectl get services
 NAME               LABELS        SELECTOR                  IP(S)            PORT(S)
 [...]
 rethinkdb-admin    db=influxdb   db=rethinkdb,role=admin   10.0.131.19      8080/TCP
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 5c132e6d7af..8670166a8e7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ func expandResourceShortcut(resource string) string {
 		"pvc":    "persistentvolumeclaims",
 		"quota":  "resourcequotas",
 		"rc":     "replicationcontrollers",
-		"se":     "services", // DEPRECATED: will be removed before 1.0
 		"svc":    "services",
 	}
 	if expanded, ok := shortForms[resource]; ok {
diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index 279066e9271..ce0bbef1983 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func cleanup(filePath string, ns string, selectors ...string) {
 	runKubectl("stop", "-f", filePath, nsArg)
 
 	for _, selector := range selectors {
-		resources := runKubectl("get", "pods,rc,se", "-l", selector, "--no-headers", nsArg)
+		resources := runKubectl("get", "pods,rc,svc", "-l", selector, "--no-headers", nsArg)
 		if resources != "" {
 			Failf("Resources left running after stop:\n%s", resources)
 		}