diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/BUILD
index 127d3e47b15..99f6ff2da4e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/BUILD
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create",
     visibility = ["//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_create_CONSUMERS"],
     deps = [
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ go_test(
     data = ["//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/apps/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job.go
index a295b6a0976..364b9a2a370 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	batchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ func (o *CreateJobOptions) createJobFromCronJob(cronJob *batchv1beta1.CronJob) *
 			Annotations: annotations,
 			Labels:      cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Labels,
 			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
-				*metav1.NewControllerRef(cronJob, appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("CronJob")),
+				*metav1.NewControllerRef(cronJob, cronJob.GroupVersionKind()),
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
index 585d4529814..df2df9ddeb9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	batchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ func TestCreateJobFromCronJob(t *testing.T) {
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:            jobName,
 					Annotations:     map[string]string{"cronjob.kubernetes.io/instantiate": "manual"},
-					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{*metav1.NewControllerRef(cronJob, apps.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("CronJob"))},
+					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{*metav1.NewControllerRef(cronJob, cronJob.GroupVersionKind())},
 				},
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
 					Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{