diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
index b68fb5fd7d7..ec1cbdced31 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resize.go
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -73,12 +75,27 @@ func RunResize(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 		return err
 	}
 
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	// TODO: use resource.Builder instead
-	mapping, namespace, name, err := cmdutil.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+	mapper, typer := f.Object()
+	r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand()).
+		ContinueOnError().
+		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
+		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).
+		Flatten().
+		Do()
+	err = r.Err()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	mapping, err := r.ResourceMapping()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	infos, err := r.Infos()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	info := infos[0]
 
 	resizer, err := f.Resizer(mapping)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -88,7 +105,7 @@ func RunResize(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 	resourceVersion := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "resource-version")
 	currentSize := cmdutil.GetFlagInt(cmd, "current-replicas")
 	precondition := &kubectl.ResizePrecondition{currentSize, resourceVersion}
-	cond := kubectl.ResizeCondition(resizer, precondition, namespace, name, uint(count))
+	cond := kubectl.ResizeCondition(resizer, precondition, info.Namespace, info.Name, uint(count))
 
 	msg := "resized"
 	if err = wait.Poll(retryFrequency, retryTimeout, cond); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
index cbca1e6f3c0..ae597dffb22 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	cmdutil "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -123,9 +124,18 @@ func updateWithPatch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, f *cmdutil.Factory, patc
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	// TODO: use resource.Builder instead
-	mapping, namespace, name, err := cmdutil.ResourceFromArgs(cmd, args, mapper, cmdNamespace)
+	mapper, typer := f.Object()
+	r := resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, f.ClientMapperForCommand()).
+		ContinueOnError().
+		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
+		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).
+		Flatten().
+		Do()
+	err = r.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	mapping, err := r.ResourceMapping()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -134,6 +144,12 @@ func updateWithPatch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, f *cmdutil.Factory, patc
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	infos, err := r.Infos()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	name, namespace := infos[0].Name, infos[0].Namespace
+
 	helper := resource.NewHelper(client, mapping)
 	obj, err := helper.Get(namespace, name)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ceca6279d0..00000000000
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/resource.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package util
-
-import (
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
-)
-
-// ResourceFromArgs expects two arguments with a given type, and extracts the fields necessary
-// to uniquely locate a resource. Displays a UsageError if that contract is not satisfied, or
-// a generic error if any other problems occur.
-// DEPRECATED: Use resource.Builder
-func ResourceFromArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, mapper meta.RESTMapper, cmdNamespace string) (mapping *meta.RESTMapping, namespace, name string, err error) {
-	if len(args) != 2 {
-		err = UsageError(cmd, "Must provide resource and name command line params")
-		return
-	}
-
-	resource := args[0]
-	namespace = cmdNamespace
-	name = args[1]
-	if len(name) == 0 || len(resource) == 0 {
-		err = UsageError(cmd, "Must provide resource and name command line params")
-		return
-	}
-
-	version, kind, err := mapper.VersionAndKindForResource(resource)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	mapping, err = mapper.RESTMapping(kind, version)
-	return
-}