diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiversions.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiversions.go
index a255c3789fb..885dece34ba 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiversions.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiversions.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ var (
 
 func NewCmdApiVersions(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "api-versions",
-		// apiversions is deprecated.
-		Aliases: []string{"apiversions"},
+		Use:     "api-versions",
 		Short:   "Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of \"group/version\"",
 		Long:    "Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of \"group/version\"",
 		Example: apiversionsExample,
@@ -53,10 +50,6 @@ func NewCmdApiVersions(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func RunApiVersions(f cmdutil.Factory, w io.Writer) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "apiversions" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("api-versions", "apiversions")
-	}
-
 	discoveryclient, err := f.DiscoveryClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
index d28d7e15930..e03c34708c7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 
-	"github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext"
+	ct "github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -45,9 +44,7 @@ var (
 
 func NewCmdClusterInfo(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "cluster-info",
-		// clusterinfo is deprecated.
-		Aliases: []string{"clusterinfo"},
+		Use:     "cluster-info",
 		Short:   i18n.T("Display cluster info"),
 		Long:    longDescr,
 		Example: clusterinfoExample,
@@ -62,10 +59,6 @@ func NewCmdClusterInfo(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func RunClusterInfo(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "clusterinfo" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("cluster-info", "clusterinfo")
-	}
-
 	client, err := f.ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index 21087c8a456..67f5ab5d342 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 				NewCmdCreate(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdExposeService(f, out),
 				NewCmdRun(f, in, out, err),
+				deprecatedCmd("run-container", NewCmdRun(f, in, out, err)),
 				set.NewCmdSet(f, out, err),
 			},
 		},
@@ -301,7 +302,9 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
 				rollout.NewCmdRollout(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdRollingUpdate(f, out),
+				deprecatedCmd("rollingupdate", NewCmdRollingUpdate(f, out)),
 				NewCmdScale(f, out),
+				deprecatedCmd("resize", NewCmdScale(f, out)),
 				NewCmdAutoscale(f, out),
 			},
 		},
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
 				NewCmdCertificate(f, out),
 				NewCmdClusterInfo(f, out),
+				deprecatedCmd("clusterinfo", NewCmdClusterInfo(f, out)),
 				NewCmdTop(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdCordon(f, out),
 				NewCmdUncordon(f, out),
@@ -336,6 +340,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 				NewCmdApply(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdPatch(f, out),
 				NewCmdReplace(f, out),
+				deprecatedCmd("update", NewCmdReplace(f, out)),
 				NewCmdConvert(f, out),
 			},
 		},
@@ -372,6 +377,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdPlugin(f, in, out, err))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdVersion(f, out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdApiVersions(f, out))
+	cmds.AddCommand(deprecatedCmd("apiversions", NewCmdApiVersions(f, out)))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdOptions())
 
 	return cmds
@@ -385,6 +391,19 @@ func printDeprecationWarning(command, alias string) {
 	glog.Warningf("%s is DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future version. Use %s instead.", alias, command)
 }
 
+// Create a constructor for a command that redirects to another command, but
+// first prints a deprecation message.
+func deprecatedCmd(deprecatedVersion string, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	// Have to be careful here because Cobra automatically extracts the name
+	// of the command from the .Use field.
+	originalName := cmd.Name()
+
+	cmd.Use = deprecatedVersion
+	cmd.Deprecated = fmt.Sprintf("use %q instead", originalName)
+	cmd.Hidden = true
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func Deprecated(baseName, to string, parent, cmd *cobra.Command) string {
 	cmd.Long = fmt.Sprintf("Deprecated: This command is deprecated, all its functionalities are covered by \"%s %s\"", baseName, to)
 	cmd.Short = fmt.Sprintf("Deprecated: %s", to)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
index b46968d9d7f..47be6f3f12b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ func NewCmdReplace(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &resource.FilenameOptions{}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "replace -f FILENAME",
-		// update is deprecated.
-		Aliases: []string{"update"},
+		Use:     "replace -f FILENAME",
 		Short:   i18n.T("Replace a resource by filename or stdin"),
 		Long:    replaceLong,
 		Example: replaceExample,
@@ -94,9 +92,6 @@ func NewCmdReplace(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func RunReplace(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "update" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("replace", "update")
-	}
 	schema, err := f.Validator(cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate"), cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "schema-cache-dir"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 4ec53cbdeef..230430e5689 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -79,9 +78,7 @@ func NewCmdRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &resource.FilenameOptions{}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "rolling-update OLD_CONTROLLER_NAME ([NEW_CONTROLLER_NAME] --image=NEW_CONTAINER_IMAGE | -f NEW_CONTROLLER_SPEC)",
-		// rollingupdate is deprecated.
-		Aliases: []string{"rollingupdate"},
+		Use:     "rolling-update OLD_CONTROLLER_NAME ([NEW_CONTROLLER_NAME] --image=NEW_CONTAINER_IMAGE | -f NEW_CONTROLLER_SPEC)",
 		Short:   i18n.T("Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController"),
 		Long:    rollingUpdateLong,
 		Example: rollingUpdateExample,
@@ -143,9 +140,6 @@ func validateArguments(cmd *cobra.Command, filenames, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func RunRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "rollingupdate" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("rolling-update", "rollingupdate")
-	}
 	err := validateArguments(cmd, options.Filenames, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 691d5376adc..831fea073dd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -90,9 +89,7 @@ var (
 
 func NewCmdRun(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "run NAME --image=image [--env=\"key=value\"] [--port=port] [--replicas=replicas] [--dry-run=bool] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]",
-		// run-container is deprecated
-		Aliases: []string{"run-container"},
+		Use:     "run NAME --image=image [--env=\"key=value\"] [--port=port] [--replicas=replicas] [--dry-run=bool] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]",
 		Short:   i18n.T("Run a particular image on the cluster"),
 		Long:    runLong,
 		Example: runExample,
@@ -140,10 +137,6 @@ func addRunFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 func Run(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, argsLenAtDash int) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "run-container" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("run", "run-container")
-	}
-
 	// Let kubectl run follow rules for `--`, see #13004 issue
 	if len(args) == 0 || argsLenAtDash == 0 {
 		return cmdutil.UsageError(cmd, "NAME is required for run")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
index 2be894328cd..20aae2fe8e0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -65,9 +64,7 @@ func NewCmdScale(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	argAliases := kubectl.ResourceAliases(validArgs)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "scale [--resource-version=version] [--current-replicas=count] --replicas=COUNT (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME)",
-		// resize is deprecated
-		Aliases: []string{"resize"},
+		Use:     "scale [--resource-version=version] [--current-replicas=count] --replicas=COUNT (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME)",
 		Short:   i18n.T("Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job"),
 		Long:    scaleLong,
 		Example: scaleExample,
@@ -96,10 +93,6 @@ func NewCmdScale(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 // RunScale executes the scaling
 func RunScale(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, shortOutput bool, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "resize" {
-		printDeprecationWarning("scale", "resize")
-	}
-
 	cmdNamespace, enforceNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err