diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
index e93e4de00ab..3bed38f919b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
@@ -322,13 +322,6 @@ func (f *FakeFactory) ClientForMapping(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.REST
 	return f.tf.Client, f.tf.Err
 }
 
-func (f *FakeFactory) ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-func (f *FakeFactory) ClientConfigForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (*restclient.Config, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
 func (f *FakeFactory) UnstructuredClientForMapping(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
 	if f.tf.UnstructuredClientForMappingFunc != nil {
 		return f.tf.UnstructuredClientForMappingFunc(mapping)
@@ -606,10 +599,6 @@ func (f *fakeAPIFactory) CategoryExpander() categories.CategoryExpander {
 	return f.Factory.CategoryExpander()
 }
 
-func (f *fakeAPIFactory) ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
-	return f.ClientSet()
-}
-
 func (f *fakeAPIFactory) ClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, error) {
 	return f.tf.ClientConfig, f.tf.Err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index 0471b63ad33..45af453eb7e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ type ClientAccessFactory interface {
 	// just directions to the server. People use this to build RESTMappers on top of
 	BareClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, error)
 
-	// TODO remove.  This should be rolled into `ClientSet`
-	ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (internalclientset.Interface, error)
-	// TODO remove.  This should be rolled into `ClientConfig`
-	ClientConfigForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (*restclient.Config, error)
-
 	// UpdatePodSpecForObject will call the provided function on the pod spec this object supports,
 	// return false if no pod spec is supported, or return an error.
 	UpdatePodSpecForObject(obj runtime.Object, fn func(*v1.PodSpec) error) (bool, error)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
index 2c2558ec930..cefb9f9110b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ func (f *ring0Factory) ClientSet() (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
 	return f.clientCache.ClientSetForVersion(nil)
 }
 
-func (f *ring0Factory) ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
-	return f.clientCache.ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion)
-}
-
 func (f *ring0Factory) ClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, error) {
 	return f.clientCache.ClientConfigForVersion(nil)
 }
@@ -219,10 +215,6 @@ func (f *ring0Factory) BareClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, error) {
 	return f.clientConfig.ClientConfig()
 }
 
-func (f *ring0Factory) ClientConfigForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (*restclient.Config, error) {
-	return f.clientCache.ClientConfigForVersion(nil)
-}
-
 func (f *ring0Factory) RESTClient() (*restclient.RESTClient, error) {
 	clientConfig, err := f.clientCache.ClientConfigForVersion(nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping.go
index 4520fc0c24b..2357ae4a437 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping.go
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ func (f *ring1Factory) UnstructuredClientForMapping(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (
 }
 
 func (f *ring1Factory) Describer(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (printers.Describer, error) {
-	mappingVersion := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion()
-
-	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSetForVersion(&mappingVersion)
+	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		// if we can't make a client for this group/version, go generic if possible
 		if genericDescriber, genericErr := genericDescriber(f.clientAccessFactory, mapping); genericErr == nil {
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ func genericDescriber(clientAccessFactory ClientAccessFactory, mapping *meta.RES
 }
 
 func (f *ring1Factory) LogsForObject(object, options runtime.Object, timeout time.Duration) (*restclient.Request, error) {
-	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSetForVersion(nil)
+	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -282,8 +280,7 @@ func (f *ring1Factory) LogsForObject(object, options runtime.Object, timeout tim
 }
 
 func (f *ring1Factory) Scaler(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.Scaler, error) {
-	mappingVersion := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion()
-	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSetForVersion(&mappingVersion)
+	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -307,8 +304,7 @@ func (f *ring1Factory) Scaler(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.Scaler, error)
 }
 
 func (f *ring1Factory) Reaper(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.Reaper, error) {
-	mappingVersion := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion()
-	clientset, clientsetErr := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSetForVersion(&mappingVersion)
+	clientset, clientsetErr := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSet()
 	reaper, reaperErr := kubectl.ReaperFor(mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupKind(), clientset)
 
 	if kubectl.IsNoSuchReaperError(reaperErr) {
@@ -367,7 +363,7 @@ func (f *ring1Factory) ApproximatePodTemplateForObject(object runtime.Object) (*
 }
 
 func (f *ring1Factory) AttachablePodForObject(object runtime.Object, timeout time.Duration) (*api.Pod, error) {
-	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSetForVersion(nil)
+	clientset, err := f.clientAccessFactory.ClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping_test.go
index 3da414c6ec6..c2e763f1693 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_object_mapping_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type fakeClientAccessFactory struct {
 	fakeClientset *fake.Clientset
 }
 
-func (f *fakeClientAccessFactory) ClientSetForVersion(requiredVersion *schema.GroupVersion) (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
+func (f *fakeClientAccessFactory) ClientSet() (internalclientset.Interface, error) {
 	return f.fakeClientset, nil
 }