diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index a52dafcdfe5..055068dd203 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ package set
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -108,16 +107,11 @@ func NewResourcesOptions(streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *SetResourcesOptio
 func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	o := NewResourcesOptions(streams)
 
-	resourceTypesWithPodTemplate := []string{}
-	for _, resource := range f.SuggestedPodTemplateResources() {
-		resourceTypesWithPodTemplate = append(resourceTypesWithPodTemplate, resource.Resource)
-	}
-
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "resources (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME)  ([--limits=LIMITS & --requests=REQUESTS]",
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 		Short:   i18n.T("Update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates"),
-		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(resources_long, strings.Join(resourceTypesWithPodTemplate, ", ")),
+		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(resources_long, cmdutil.SuggestApiResources("kubectl")),
 		Example: resources_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args))
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index b9adb8be415..73da8abe2ea 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ type ClientAccessFactory interface {
 	// and which implements the common patterns for CLI interactions with generic resources.
 	NewBuilder() *resource.Builder
 
-	// SuggestedPodTemplateResources returns a list of resource types that declare a pod template
-	SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []schema.GroupResource
-
 	// Returns the default namespace to use in cases where no
 	// other namespace is specified and whether the namespace was
 	// overridden.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
index c31a1e107c8..320aec8ac35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_client_access.go
@@ -116,16 +116,6 @@ func (f *ring0Factory) RESTClient() (*restclient.RESTClient, error) {
 	return restclient.RESTClientFor(clientConfig)
 }
 
-func (f *ring0Factory) SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []schema.GroupResource {
-	return []schema.GroupResource{
-		{Resource: "replicationcontroller"},
-		{Resource: "deployment"},
-		{Resource: "daemonset"},
-		{Resource: "job"},
-		{Resource: "replicaset"},
-	}
-}
-
 func (f *ring0Factory) DefaultNamespace() (string, bool, error) {
 	return f.clientGetter.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().Namespace()
 }