diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler-rbac.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler-rbac.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aa518aaf61..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler-rbac.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# 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.
-
-kind: ServiceAccount
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns-autoscaler
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
----
-kind: ClusterRole
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-metadata:
-  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
-  labels:
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
-rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["nodes"]
-    verbs: ["list"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["replicationcontrollers/scale"]
-    verbs: ["get", "update"]
-  - apiGroups: ["extensions"]
-    resources: ["deployments/scale", "replicasets/scale"]
-    verbs: ["get", "update"]
-# Remove the configmaps rule once below issue is fixed:
-# kubernetes-incubator/cluster-proportional-autoscaler#16
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["configmaps"]
-    verbs: ["get", "create"]
----
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-metadata:
-  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
-  labels:
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: kube-dns-autoscaler
-    namespace: kube-system
-roleRef:
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml
index c3742493c3c..9e4e38b8760 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,52 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+kind: ServiceAccount
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns-autoscaler
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+---
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["nodes"]
+    verbs: ["list"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["replicationcontrollers/scale"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
+  - apiGroups: ["extensions"]
+    resources: ["deployments/scale", "replicasets/scale"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
+# Remove the configmaps rule once below issue is fixed:
+# kubernetes-incubator/cluster-proportional-autoscaler#16
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["configmaps"]
+    verbs: ["get", "create"]
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: kube-dns-autoscaler
+    namespace: kube-system
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: system:kube-dns-autoscaler
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+
+---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -40,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           - /cluster-proportional-autoscaler
           - --namespace=kube-system
           - --configmap=kube-dns-autoscaler
-          # Should keep target in sync with cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
+          # Should keep target in sync with cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
           - --target=Deployment/kube-dns
           # When cluster is using large nodes(with more cores), "coresPerReplica" should dominate.
           # If using small nodes, "nodesPerReplica" should dominate.
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/Makefile b/cluster/addons/dns/Makefile
index f065dc5fb09..50419ff3247 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ all: transform
 %.sed: %.base
 	sed -f transforms2sed.sed $<  | sed s/__SOURCE_FILENAME__/$</g > $@
 
-transform: kubedns-controller.yaml.in kubedns-svc.yaml.in kubedns-controller.yaml.sed kubedns-svc.yaml.sed
+transform: kube-dns.yaml.in kube-dns.yaml.sed
 
 .PHONY: transform
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/README.md b/cluster/addons/dns/README.md
index 3ac63419d79..64cecaa72a9 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/README.md
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/README.md
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ will be clobbered, in addition the replicas count for kube-dns Deployment will
 be reset to 1. See [Cluster add-ons README](../README.md) and
 [#36411](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/36411) for reference.
 
-## kube-dns Deployment and Service templates
+## kube-dns addon templates
 
 This directory contains the base UNDERSCORE templates that can be used to
-generate the kubedns-controller.yaml.in and kubedns.controller.yaml.in needed in
-Salt format.
+generate the kube-dns.yaml.in needed in Salt format.
 
 Due to a varied preference in templating language choices, the transform
 Makefile in this directory should be enhanced to generate all required formats
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ that supply values for your new parameter.  Here is one way you might find those
 scripts:
 
 ```
-cd kubernetes && git grep 'kubedns-controller.yaml'
+cd kubernetes && git grep 'kube-dns.yaml'
 ```
 
 ### Base Template files
@@ -47,22 +46,19 @@ These are the authoritative base templates.
 Run 'make' to generate the Salt and Sed yaml templates from these.
 
 ```
-kubedns-controller.yaml.base
-kubedns-svc.yaml.base
+kube-dns.yaml.base
 ```
 
 ### Generated Salt files
 
 ```
-kubedns-controller.yaml.in
-kubedns-svc.yaml.in
+kube-dns.yaml.in
 ```
 
 ### Generated Sed files
 
 ```
-kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
-kubedns-svc.yaml.sed
+kube-dns.yaml.sed
 ```
 
 [![Analytics](https://kubernetes-site.appspot.com/UA-36037335-10/GitHub/cluster/addons/dns/README.md?pixel)]()
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
similarity index 87%
rename from cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
rename to cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
index d11b5cb85cc..e25ad51de97 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base
@@ -17,6 +17,45 @@
 
 # __MACHINE_GENERATED_WARNING__
 
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
+spec:
+  selector:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+  clusterIP: __PILLAR__DNS__SERVER__
+  ports:
+  - name: dns
+    port: 53
+    protocol: UDP
+  - name: dns-tcp
+    port: 53
+    protocol: TCP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
+---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
similarity index 87%
rename from cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
rename to cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
index 5bf74863b92..c3beaa7b955 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
@@ -15,8 +15,47 @@
 # Should keep target in cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml
 # in sync with this file.
 
-# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kubedns-controller.yaml.base
+# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kube-dns.yaml.base
 
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
+spec:
+  selector:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+  clusterIP: {{ pillar['dns_server'] }}
+  ports:
+  - name: dns
+    port: 53
+    protocol: UDP
+  - name: dns-tcp
+    port: 53
+    protocol: TCP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
+---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
similarity index 87%
rename from cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
rename to cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
index dc6d2001d73..bc1bf6f057f 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed
@@ -15,8 +15,47 @@
 # Should keep target in cluster/addons/dns-horizontal-autoscaler/dns-horizontal-autoscaler.yaml
 # in sync with this file.
 
-# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kubedns-controller.yaml.base
+# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kube-dns.yaml.base
 
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
+spec:
+  selector:
+    k8s-app: kube-dns
+  clusterIP: $DNS_SERVER_IP
+  ports:
+  - name: dns
+    port: 53
+    protocol: UDP
+  - name: dns-tcp
+    port: 53
+    protocol: TCP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kube-dns
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
+---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 057857527a7..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# 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.
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: EnsureExists
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7455b2e27ef..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.base
deleted file mode 100644
index cdeeedf96cf..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.base
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# 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.
-
-# __MACHINE_GENERATED_WARNING__
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
-    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
-spec:
-  selector:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-  clusterIP: __PILLAR__DNS__SERVER__
-  ports:
-  - name: dns
-    port: 53
-    protocol: UDP
-  - name: dns-tcp
-    port: 53
-    protocol: TCP
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ed82d6155b5..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# 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.
-
-# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kubedns-svc.yaml.base
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
-    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
-spec:
-  selector:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-  clusterIP: {{ pillar['dns_server'] }}
-  ports:
-  - name: dns
-    port: 53
-    protocol: UDP
-  - name: dns-tcp
-    port: 53
-    protocol: TCP
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.sed
deleted file mode 100644
index bac6d97f678..00000000000
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.sed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
-#
-# 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.
-
-# Warning: This is a file generated from the base underscore template file: kubedns-svc.yaml.base
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: kube-dns
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-    kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
-    addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
-    kubernetes.io/name: "KubeDNS"
-spec:
-  selector:
-    k8s-app: kube-dns
-  clusterIP: $DNS_SERVER_IP
-  ports:
-  - name: dns
-    port: 53
-    protocol: UDP
-  - name: dns-tcp
-    port: 53
-    protocol: TCP
diff --git a/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh b/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
index 62eddfc7a41..cc96b44248e 100755
--- a/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
+++ b/cluster/centos/deployAddons.sh
@@ -26,21 +26,19 @@ export KUBE_CONFIG_FILE=${KUBE_CONFIG_FILE:-${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/centos/config-d
 
 function deploy_dns {
   echo "Deploying DNS on Kubernetes"
-  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_DOMAIN/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed" > kubedns-controller.yaml
-  sed -e "s/\\\$DNS_SERVER_IP/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.sed" > kubedns-svc.yaml
+  cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.sed" kube-dns.yaml
+  sed -i -e "s/\\\$DNS_DOMAIN/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" kube-dns.yaml
+  sed -i -e "s/\\\$DNS_SERVER_IP/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" kube-dns.yaml
 
   KUBEDNS=`eval "${KUBECTL} get services --namespace=kube-system | grep kube-dns | cat"`
       
   if [ ! "$KUBEDNS" ]; then
-    # use kubectl to create kube-dns deployment and service
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-sa.yaml
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-cm.yaml
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-controller.yaml
-    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-svc.yaml
+    # use kubectl to create kube-dns addon
+    ${KUBECTL} --namespace=kube-system create -f kube-dns.yaml
 
-    echo "Kube-dns deployment and service is successfully deployed."
+    echo "Kube-dns addon is successfully deployed."
   else
-    echo "Kube-dns deployment and service is already deployed. Skipping."
+    echo "Kube-dns addon is already deployed. Skipping."
   fi
 
   echo
diff --git a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
index 23a40db6268..164b334b1c8 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1295,13 +1295,11 @@ function start-kube-addons {
   fi
   if [[ "${ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-}" == "true" ]]; then
     setup-addon-manifests "addons" "dns"
-    local -r dns_controller_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml"
-    local -r dns_svc_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml"
-    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in" "${dns_controller_file}"
-    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in" "${dns_svc_file}"
+    local -r kubedns_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kube-dns.yaml"
+    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in" "${kubedns_file}"
     # Replace the salt configurations with variable values.
-    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_domain'\] *}}@${DNS_DOMAIN}@g" "${dns_controller_file}"
-    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_server'\] *}}@${DNS_SERVER_IP}@g" "${dns_svc_file}"
+    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_domain'\] *}}@${DNS_DOMAIN}@g" "${kubedns_file}"
+    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_server'\] *}}@${DNS_SERVER_IP}@g" "${kubedns_file}"
 
     if [[ "${ENABLE_DNS_HORIZONTAL_AUTOSCALER:-}" == "true" ]]; then
       setup-addon-manifests "addons" "dns-horizontal-autoscaler"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 6b2adf3469b..2011dd6fee3 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1800,13 +1800,11 @@ function start-kube-addons {
   fi
   if [[ "${ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-}" == "true" ]]; then
     setup-addon-manifests "addons" "dns"
-    local -r dns_controller_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml"
-    local -r dns_svc_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml"
-    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in" "${dns_controller_file}"
-    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in" "${dns_svc_file}"
+    local -r kubedns_file="${dst_dir}/dns/kube-dns.yaml"
+    mv "${dst_dir}/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in" "${kubedns_file}"
     # Replace the salt configurations with variable values.
-    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_domain'\] *}}@${DNS_DOMAIN}@g" "${dns_controller_file}"
-    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_server'\] *}}@${DNS_SERVER_IP}@g" "${dns_svc_file}"
+    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_domain'\] *}}@${DNS_DOMAIN}@g" "${kubedns_file}"
+    sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\['dns_server'\] *}}@${DNS_SERVER_IP}@g" "${kubedns_file}"
 
     if [[ "${ENABLE_DNS_HORIZONTAL_AUTOSCALER:-}" == "true" ]]; then
       setup-addon-manifests "addons" "dns-horizontal-autoscaler"
diff --git a/cluster/libvirt-coreos/config-default.sh b/cluster/libvirt-coreos/config-default.sh
index 96c31f1f8a7..44ba5ce6aac 100644
--- a/cluster/libvirt-coreos/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/libvirt-coreos/config-default.sh
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ ENABLE_CLUSTER_REGISTRY="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_REGISTRY:-true}"
 ENABLE_DNS_HORIZONTAL_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_DNS_HORIZONTAL_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
 
 #Generate dns files
-sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/transforms2sed.sed" < "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base" | sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/forShellEval.sed"  > "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/kubedns-controller.yaml"
-sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/transforms2sed.sed" < "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.base" | sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/forShellEval.sed"  > "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/kubedns-svc.yaml"
-cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/kubedns-sa.yaml"
-cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/kubedns-cm.yaml"
+sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/transforms2sed.sed" < "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.base" | sed -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/forShellEval.sed"  > "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/libvirt-coreos/kube-dns.yaml"
 
 
 #Generate registry files
diff --git a/cluster/libvirt-coreos/util.sh b/cluster/libvirt-coreos/util.sh
index 042f3da8f9d..d63a247902a 100644
--- a/cluster/libvirt-coreos/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/libvirt-coreos/util.sh
@@ -217,10 +217,7 @@ function initialize-pool {
   mkdir -p "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons"
   if [[ "$ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS" == "true" ]]; then
       render-template "$ROOT/namespace.yaml" > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/namespace.yaml"
-      render-template "$ROOT/kubedns-svc.yaml" > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/kubedns-svc.yaml"
-      render-template "$ROOT/kubedns-controller.yaml"  > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/kubedns-controller.yaml"
-      render-template "$ROOT/kubedns-sa.yaml"  > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/kubedns-sa.yaml"
-      render-template "$ROOT/kubedns-cm.yaml"  > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/kubedns-cm.yaml"
+      render-template "$ROOT/kube-dns.yaml" > "$POOL_PATH/kubernetes/addons/kube-dns.yaml"
   fi
 
   virsh pool-refresh $POOL
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
index ba51e78aab5..d3b86dc4c32 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-addons/init.sls
@@ -85,37 +85,13 @@ addon-dir-create:
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if pillar.get('enable_cluster_dns', '').lower() == 'true' %}
-/etc/kubernetes/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml:
+/etc/kubernetes/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml:
   file.managed:
-    - source: salt://kube-addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in
+    - source: salt://kube-addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in
     - template: jinja
     - group: root
     - dir_mode: 755
     - makedirs: True
-
-/etc/kubernetes/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml:
-  file.managed:
-    - source: salt://kube-addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
-    - template: jinja
-    - group: root
-    - dir_mode: 755
-    - makedirs: True
-
-/etc/kubernetes/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml:
-  file.managed:
-    - source: salt://kube-addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
-    - user: root
-    - group: root
-    - file_mode: 644
-    - makedirs: True
-
-/etc/kubernetes/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml:
-  file.managed:
-    - source: salt://kube-addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml
-    - user: root
-    - group: root
-    - file_mode: 644
-    - makedirs: True
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if pillar.get('enable_dns_horizontal_autoscaler', '').lower() == 'true'
diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 6d6133f0455..0301d0037f5 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -755,18 +755,15 @@ EOF
 
 function start_kubedns {
     if [[ "${ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS}" = true ]]; then
-        echo "Creating kube-system namespace"
-        sed -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_domain'\] }}/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in" >| kubedns-deployment.yaml
-        sed -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_server'\] }}/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-svc.yaml.in" >| kubedns-svc.yaml
+        cp "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kube-dns.yaml.in" kube-dns.yaml
+        sed -i -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_domain'\] }}/${DNS_DOMAIN}/g" kube-dns.yaml
+        sed -i -e "s/{{ pillar\['dns_server'\] }}/${DNS_SERVER_IP}/g" kube-dns.yaml
 
         # TODO update to dns role once we have one.
-        # use kubectl to create kubedns deployment and service
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f ${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-sa.yaml
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f ${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-cm.yaml
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-deployment.yaml
-        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kubedns-svc.yaml
-        echo "Kube-dns deployment and service successfully deployed."
-        rm  kubedns-deployment.yaml kubedns-svc.yaml
+        # use kubectl to create kubedns addon
+        ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig="${CERT_DIR}/admin.kubeconfig" --namespace=kube-system create -f kube-dns.yaml
+        echo "Kube-dns addon successfully deployed."
+        rm kube-dns.yaml
     fi
 }