diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/schema_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/schema_test.go
index 8caf0ef098d..760974221b3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/schema_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/schema_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	apitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	k8syaml "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/yaml"
 
@@ -171,18 +172,18 @@ func TestValidateDifferentApiVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to load: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pod := &api.Pod{}
+	pod := &v1.Pod{}
 	pod.APIVersion = "v1"
 	pod.Kind = "Pod"
 
-	deployment := &extensions.Deployment{}
+	deployment := &v1beta1.Deployment{}
 	deployment.APIVersion = "extensions/v1beta1"
 	deployment.Kind = "Deployment"
 
-	list := &api.List{}
+	list := &v1.List{}
 	list.APIVersion = "v1"
 	list.Kind = "List"
-	list.Items = []runtime.Object{pod, deployment}
+	list.Items = []runtime.RawExtension{{Object: pod}, {Object: deployment}}
 	bytes, err := json.Marshal(list)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ func TestTypeAny(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("could not read file: %s, err: %v", test, err)
 		}
 		// Verify that pod has at least one label (labels are type "any")
-		var pod api.Pod
+		var pod v1.Pod
 		err = yaml.Unmarshal(podBytes, &pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("error in unmarshalling pod: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
index b658cf84ed8..d271a97d12b 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func addGrouplessTypes() {
 	}
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(grouplessGroupVersion,
 		&apiservertesting.Simple{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleList{}, &ListOptions{}, &metav1.ExportOptions{},
-		&api.DeleteOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleGetOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleRoot{})
+		&v1.DeleteOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleGetOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleRoot{})
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(grouplessInternalGroupVersion,
 		&apiservertesting.Simple{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleList{}, &api.ListOptions{}, &metav1.ExportOptions{},
 		&apiservertesting.SimpleGetOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleRoot{})
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func addTestTypes() {
 	}
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(testGroupVersion,
 		&apiservertesting.Simple{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleList{}, &ListOptions{}, &metav1.ExportOptions{},
-		&api.DeleteOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleGetOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleRoot{},
+		&v1.DeleteOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleGetOptions{}, &apiservertesting.SimpleRoot{},
 		&SimpleXGSubresource{})
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(testGroupVersion, &v1.Pod{})
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes(testInternalGroupVersion,
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint_test.go
index 53f8c4c329e..0bec96db87b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint_test.go
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient/fake"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 )
 
 func generateNodeAndTaintedNode(oldTaints []api.Taint, newTaints []api.Taint) (*api.Node, *api.Node) {
@@ -263,7 +265,33 @@ func TestTaint(t *testing.T) {
 				switch {
 				case m.isFor("GET", "/nodes/node-name"):
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Header: defaultHeader(), Body: objBody(codec, oldNode)}, nil
-				case m.isFor("PATCH", "/nodes/node-name"), m.isFor("PUT", "/nodes/node-name"):
+				case m.isFor("PATCH", "/nodes/node-name"):
+					tainted = true
+					data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected error: %v", test.description, err)
+					}
+					defer req.Body.Close()
+
+					// apply the patch
+					oldJSON, err := runtime.Encode(codec, oldNode)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected error: %v", test.description, err)
+					}
+					appliedPatch, err := strategicpatch.StrategicMergePatch(oldJSON, data, &v1.Node{})
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected error: %v", test.description, err)
+					}
+
+					// decode the patch
+					if err := runtime.DecodeInto(codec, appliedPatch, new_node); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected error: %v", test.description, err)
+					}
+					if !AnnotationsHaveEqualTaints(expectNewNode.Annotations, new_node.Annotations) {
+						t.Fatalf("%s: expected:\n%v\nsaw:\n%v\n", test.description, expectNewNode.Annotations, new_node.Annotations)
+					}
+					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Header: defaultHeader(), Body: objBody(codec, new_node)}, nil
+				case m.isFor("PUT", "/nodes/node-name"):
 					tainted = true
 					data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
 					if err != nil {