diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/i18n.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/i18n.go
index d3eae73896c..526389ae6d3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/i18n.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/i18n.go
@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ package i18n
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"bytes"
+	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generated"
-
 	"github.com/chai2010/gettext-go/gettext"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+//go:embed translations
+var translations embed.FS
+
 var knownTranslations = map[string][]string{
 	"kubectl": {
 		"default",
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ func LoadTranslations(root string, getLanguageFn func() string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		data, err := generated.Asset(filename)
+		data, err := translations.ReadFile(filename)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
index a63381a7478..6318ffe6277 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ We use the English translation as the `msgid`.
 
 ## Regenerating the bindata file
 
+> Note: Regeneration of bindata is no more necessary for Kubernetes 1.22+ as
+> the translations are now embedded into the binary at compile time.
+> See: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99829
+
 With the `mo` files up to date, you can now convert the generated files
 into code using `go-bindata` command which can be installed with: