diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
index 130dc51c293..7044f8a884c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ var (
 		will first check for an exact match on TYPE and NAME_PREFIX. If no such resource
 		exists, it will output details for every resource that has a name prefixed with NAME_PREFIX.
 
-		`) +
-		kubectl.PossibleResourceTypes
+		`) + valid_resources
 
 	describe_example = dedent.Dedent(`
 		# Describe a node
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
index 0939fc8b4cb..317afc029db 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 	explainLong = dedent.Dedent(`
 		Documentation of resources.
 
-		`) + kubectl.PossibleResourceTypes
+		`) + valid_resources
 )
 
 // NewCmdExplain returns a cobra command for swagger docs
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index 82dac9d09f9..21ecca5c8b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var (
 	get_long = dedent.Dedent(`
 		Display one or many resources.
 
-		`) + kubectl.PossibleResourceTypes + dedent.Dedent(`
+		`) + valid_resources + dedent.Dedent(`
 
 		This command will hide resources that have completed. For instance, pods that are in the Succeeded or Failed phases.
 		You can see the full results for any resource by providing the '--show-all' flag.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 3a6b85ca170..70e1a47d788 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	kubectlAnnotationPrefix = "kubectl.kubernetes.io/"
-	// TODO: auto-generate this
-	PossibleResourceTypes = `Possible resource types include (case insensitive): pods (aka 'po'), services (aka 'svc'), deployments (aka 'deploy'),
-replicasets (aka 'rs'), replicationcontrollers (aka 'rc'), nodes (aka 'no'), events (aka 'ev'), limitranges (aka 'limits'),
-persistentvolumes (aka 'pv'), persistentvolumeclaims (aka 'pvc'), resourcequotas (aka 'quota'), namespaces (aka 'ns'),
-serviceaccounts (aka 'sa'), ingresses (aka 'ing'), horizontalpodautoscalers (aka 'hpa'), daemonsets (aka 'ds'), configmaps (aka 'cm'),
-componentstatuses (aka 'cs), endpoints (aka 'ep'), petsets (alpha feature, may be unstable) and secrets.`
 )
 
 type NamespaceInfo struct {