diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
index 53bde52b396..e9edfe85708 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver/authenticator"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	serviceaccountcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/serviceaccount"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver/authorizer"
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index ecd2797f198..26153d97619 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/disruption"
 	endpointcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/endpoint"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/metaonly"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/job"
 	namespacecontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/namespace"
 	nodecontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/node"
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
index 97f517fb891..94f0cc44806 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/scheduler/service/service.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd"
 	cloud "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/mesos"
-	controllerfw "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/healthz"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/master/ports"
@@ -786,10 +785,10 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) bootstrap(hks hyperkube.Interface, sc *schedcfg.Config
 		log.Fatalf("Cannot create client to watch nodes: %v", err)
 	}
 	nodeLW := cache.NewListWatchFromClient(nodesClient.CoreClient, "nodes", api.NamespaceAll, fields.Everything())
-	nodeStore, nodeCtl := controllerfw.NewInformer(nodeLW, &api.Node{}, s.nodeRelistPeriod, &controllerfw.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	nodeStore, nodeCtl := cache.NewInformer(nodeLW, &api.Node{}, s.nodeRelistPeriod, &cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			if eiRegistry != nil {
-				// TODO(jdef) use controllerfw.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc at some point?
+				// TODO(jdef) use cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc at some point?
 				nodeName := ""
 				if tombstone, ok := obj.(cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown); ok {
 					nodeName = tombstone.Key
diff --git a/contrib/mesos/pkg/service/endpoints_controller.go b/contrib/mesos/pkg/service/endpoints_controller.go
index 56bcafb7644..95b9a7ed212 100644
--- a/contrib/mesos/pkg/service/endpoints_controller.go
+++ b/contrib/mesos/pkg/service/endpoints_controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	kservice "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/endpoint"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/intstr"
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	keyFunc = framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
+	keyFunc = cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
 )
 
 type EndpointController interface {
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(client *clientset.Clientset) *endpointController {
 		client: client,
 		queue:  workqueue.New(),
 	}
-	e.serviceStore.Store, e.serviceController = framework.NewInformer(
+	e.serviceStore.Store, e.serviceController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return e.client.Core().Services(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(client *clientset.Clientset) *endpointController {
 		},
 		&api.Service{},
 		kservice.FullServiceResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: e.enqueueService,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				e.enqueueService(cur)
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(client *clientset.Clientset) *endpointController {
 		},
 	)
 
-	e.podStore.Indexer, e.podController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	e.podStore.Indexer, e.podController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return e.client.Core().Pods(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(client *clientset.Clientset) *endpointController {
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		5*time.Minute,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    e.addPod,
 			UpdateFunc: e.updatePod,
 			DeleteFunc: e.deletePod,
@@ -113,8 +112,8 @@ type endpointController struct {
 
 	// Since we join two objects, we'll watch both of them with
 	// controllers.
-	serviceController *framework.Controller
-	podController     *framework.Controller
+	serviceController *cache.Controller
+	podController     *cache.Controller
 }
 
 // Runs e; will not return until stopCh is closed. workers determines how many
diff --git a/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go b/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
index dbbfb80cb87..3a29af7db2d 100644
--- a/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 // Package app does all of the work necessary to create a Kubernetes
 // APIServer by binding together the API, master and APIServer infrastructure.
-// It can be configured and called directly or via the hyperkube framework.
+// It can be configured and called directly or via the hyperkube cache.
 package app
 
 import (
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver/authenticator"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver/authorizer"
 	genericoptions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/genericapiserver/options"
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/cluster/clustercontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/cluster/clustercontroller.go
index 04dd2db9192..5c99f609b14 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/cluster/clustercontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/cluster/clustercontroller.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ type ClusterController struct {
 	clusterKubeClientMap map[string]ClusterClient
 
 	// cluster framework and store
-	clusterController *framework.Controller
+	clusterController *cache.Controller
 	clusterStore      cluster_cache.StoreToClusterLister
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func NewclusterController(federationClient federationclientset.Interface, cluste
 		clusterClusterStatusMap: make(map[string]federation_v1beta1.ClusterStatus),
 		clusterKubeClientMap:    make(map[string]ClusterClient),
 	}
-	cc.clusterStore.Store, cc.clusterController = framework.NewInformer(
+	cc.clusterStore.Store, cc.clusterController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return cc.federationClient.Federation().Clusters().List(options)
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func NewclusterController(federationClient federationclientset.Interface, cluste
 		},
 		&federation_v1beta1.Cluster{},
 		controller.NoResyncPeriodFunc(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			DeleteFunc: cc.delFromClusterSet,
 			AddFunc:    cc.addToClusterSet,
 		},
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
index f4bacc0c934..43adeba8831 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/ingress/ingress_controller.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ type IngressController struct {
 	// Definitions of ingresses that should be federated.
 	ingressInformerStore cache.Store
 	// Informer controller for ingresses that should be federated.
-	ingressInformerController framework.ControllerInterface
+	ingressInformerController cache.ControllerInterface
 
 	// Client to federated api server.
 	federatedApiClient federation_release_1_4.Interface
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func NewIngressController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *IngressContr
 	ic.configMapDeliverer = util.NewDelayingDeliverer()
 
 	// Start informer in federated API servers on ingresses that should be federated.
-	ic.ingressInformerStore, ic.ingressInformerController = framework.NewInformer(
+	ic.ingressInformerStore, ic.ingressInformerController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Extensions().Ingresses(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ func NewIngressController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *IngressContr
 	// Federated informer on ingresses in members of federation.
 	ic.ingressFederatedInformer = util.NewFederatedInformer(
 		client,
-		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-			return framework.NewInformer(
+		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+			return cache.NewInformer(
 				&cache.ListWatch{
 					ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 						return targetClient.Extensions().Ingresses(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -177,9 +176,9 @@ func NewIngressController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *IngressContr
 	// Federated informer on configmaps for ingress controllers in members of the federation.
 	ic.configMapFederatedInformer = util.NewFederatedInformer(
 		client,
-		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
+		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
 			glog.V(4).Infof("Returning new informer for cluster %q", cluster.Name)
-			return framework.NewInformer(
+			return cache.NewInformer(
 				&cache.ListWatch{
 					ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 						if targetClient == nil {
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
index 9cff882c66a..32da0aec8a4 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ type NamespaceController struct {
 	// Definitions of namespaces that should be federated.
 	namespaceInformerStore cache.Store
 	// Informer controller for namespaces that should be federated.
-	namespaceInformerController framework.ControllerInterface
+	namespaceInformerController cache.ControllerInterface
 
 	// Client to federated api server.
 	federatedApiClient federation_release_1_4.Interface
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func NewNamespaceController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *NamespaceC
 	nc.clusterDeliverer = util.NewDelayingDeliverer()
 
 	// Start informer in federated API servers on namespaces that should be federated.
-	nc.namespaceInformerStore, nc.namespaceInformerController = framework.NewInformer(
+	nc.namespaceInformerStore, nc.namespaceInformerController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().Namespaces().List(options)
@@ -116,8 +115,8 @@ func NewNamespaceController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *NamespaceC
 	// Federated informer on namespaces in members of federation.
 	nc.namespaceFederatedInformer = util.NewFederatedInformer(
 		client,
-		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-			return framework.NewInformer(
+		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+			return cache.NewInformer(
 				&cache.ListWatch{
 					ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 						return targetClient.Core().Namespaces().List(options)
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
index 1f018689bf0..b923aba9a93 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/replicaset/replicasetcontroller.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	kubeclientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func parseFederationReplicaSetReference(frs *extensionsv1.ReplicaSet) (*fed.Fede
 type ReplicaSetController struct {
 	fedClient fedclientset.Interface
 
-	replicaSetController *framework.Controller
+	replicaSetController *cache.Controller
 	replicaSetStore      cache.StoreToReplicaSetLister
 
 	fedReplicaSetInformer fedutil.FederatedInformer
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ func NewReplicaSetController(federationClient fedclientset.Interface) *ReplicaSe
 		eventRecorder: recorder,
 	}
 
-	replicaSetFedInformerFactory := func(cluster *fedv1.Cluster, clientset kubeclientset.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-		return framework.NewInformer(
+	replicaSetFedInformerFactory := func(cluster *fedv1.Cluster, clientset kubeclientset.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+		return cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return clientset.Extensions().ReplicaSets(apiv1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ func NewReplicaSetController(federationClient fedclientset.Interface) *ReplicaSe
 	}
 	frsc.fedReplicaSetInformer = fedutil.NewFederatedInformer(federationClient, replicaSetFedInformerFactory, &clusterLifecycle)
 
-	podFedInformerFactory := func(cluster *fedv1.Cluster, clientset kubeclientset.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-		return framework.NewInformer(
+	podFedInformerFactory := func(cluster *fedv1.Cluster, clientset kubeclientset.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+		return cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return clientset.Core().Pods(apiv1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ func NewReplicaSetController(federationClient fedclientset.Interface) *ReplicaSe
 	}
 	frsc.fedPodInformer = fedutil.NewFederatedInformer(federationClient, podFedInformerFactory, &fedutil.ClusterLifecycleHandlerFuncs{})
 
-	frsc.replicaSetStore.Store, frsc.replicaSetController = framework.NewInformer(
+	frsc.replicaSetStore.Store, frsc.replicaSetController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return frsc.fedClient.Extensions().ReplicaSets(apiv1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
index b4e842c10a9..11f8dbf9aa8 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/secret/secret_controller.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ type SecretController struct {
 	// Definitions of secrets that should be federated.
 	secretInformerStore cache.Store
 	// Informer controller for secrets that should be federated.
-	secretInformerController framework.ControllerInterface
+	secretInformerController cache.ControllerInterface
 
 	// Client to federated api server.
 	federatedApiClient federation_release_1_4.Interface
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ func NewSecretController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *SecretControl
 	secretcontroller.clusterDeliverer = util.NewDelayingDeliverer()
 
 	// Start informer in federated API servers on secrets that should be federated.
-	secretcontroller.secretInformerStore, secretcontroller.secretInformerController = framework.NewInformer(
+	secretcontroller.secretInformerStore, secretcontroller.secretInformerController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().Secrets(api_v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -113,8 +112,8 @@ func NewSecretController(client federation_release_1_4.Interface) *SecretControl
 	// Federated informer on secrets in members of federation.
 	secretcontroller.secretFederatedInformer = util.NewFederatedInformer(
 		client,
-		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-			return framework.NewInformer(
+		func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, targetClient kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+			return cache.NewInformer(
 				&cache.ListWatch{
 					ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 						return targetClient.Core().Secrets(api_v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/cluster_helper.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/cluster_helper.go
index 68f1b78250a..90168d2dd7c 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/cluster_helper.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/cluster_helper.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	cache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/workqueue"
@@ -43,11 +42,11 @@ type clusterCache struct {
 	// A store of services, populated by the serviceController
 	serviceStore cache.StoreToServiceLister
 	// Watches changes to all services
-	serviceController *framework.Controller
+	serviceController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of endpoint, populated by the serviceController
 	endpointStore cache.StoreToEndpointsLister
 	// Watches changes to all endpoints
-	endpointController *framework.Controller
+	endpointController *cache.Controller
 	// services that need to be synced
 	serviceQueue *workqueue.Type
 	// endpoints that need to be synced
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func (cc *clusterClientCache) startClusterLW(cluster *v1beta1.Cluster, clusterNa
 			serviceQueue:  workqueue.New(),
 			endpointQueue: workqueue.New(),
 		}
-		cachedClusterClient.endpointStore.Store, cachedClusterClient.endpointController = framework.NewInformer(
+		cachedClusterClient.endpointStore.Store, cachedClusterClient.endpointController = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 					return clientset.Core().Endpoints(v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func (cc *clusterClientCache) startClusterLW(cluster *v1beta1.Cluster, clusterNa
 			},
 			&v1.Endpoints{},
 			serviceSyncPeriod,
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 					cc.enqueueEndpoint(obj, clusterName)
 				},
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (cc *clusterClientCache) startClusterLW(cluster *v1beta1.Cluster, clusterNa
 			},
 		)
 
-		cachedClusterClient.serviceStore.Store, cachedClusterClient.serviceController = framework.NewInformer(
+		cachedClusterClient.serviceStore.Store, cachedClusterClient.serviceController = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 					return clientset.Core().Services(v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ func (cc *clusterClientCache) startClusterLW(cluster *v1beta1.Cluster, clusterNa
 			},
 			&v1.Service{},
 			serviceSyncPeriod,
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 					cc.enqueueService(obj, clusterName)
 				},
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
index ae00002f48d..cb4757467e3 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/service/servicecontroller.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -109,11 +108,11 @@ type ServiceController struct {
 	// A store of services, populated by the serviceController
 	serviceStore cache.StoreToServiceLister
 	// Watches changes to all services
-	serviceController *framework.Controller
+	serviceController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of services, populated by the serviceController
 	clusterStore federationcache.StoreToClusterLister
 	// Watches changes to all services
-	clusterController *framework.Controller
+	clusterController *cache.Controller
 	eventBroadcaster  record.EventBroadcaster
 	eventRecorder     record.EventRecorder
 	// services that need to be synced
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func New(federationClient federation_release_1_4.Interface, dns dnsprovider.Inte
 		queue:            workqueue.New(),
 		knownClusterSet:  make(sets.String),
 	}
-	s.serviceStore.Store, s.serviceController = framework.NewInformer(
+	s.serviceStore.Store, s.serviceController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return s.federationClient.Core().Services(v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func New(federationClient federation_release_1_4.Interface, dns dnsprovider.Inte
 		},
 		&v1.Service{},
 		serviceSyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: s.enqueueService,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				// there is case that old and new are equals but we still catch the event now.
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func New(federationClient federation_release_1_4.Interface, dns dnsprovider.Inte
 			DeleteFunc: s.enqueueService,
 		},
 	)
-	s.clusterStore.Store, s.clusterController = framework.NewInformer(
+	s.clusterStore.Store, s.clusterController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return s.federationClient.Federation().Clusters().List(options)
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ func New(federationClient federation_release_1_4.Interface, dns dnsprovider.Inte
 		},
 		&v1beta1.Cluster{},
 		clusterSyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			DeleteFunc: s.clusterCache.delFromClusterSet,
 			AddFunc:    s.clusterCache.addToClientMap,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer.go
index cbdbc7fe209..d1f8d9e48fc 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 
@@ -111,8 +110,8 @@ type FederatedInformerForTestOnly interface {
 }
 
 // A function that should be used to create an informer on the target object. Store should use
-// framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc as a keying function.
-type TargetInformerFactory func(*federation_api.Cluster, kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface)
+// cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc as a keying function.
+type TargetInformerFactory func(*federation_api.Cluster, kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface)
 
 // A structure with cluster lifecycle handler functions. Cluster is available (and ClusterAvailable is fired)
 // when it is created in federated etcd and ready. Cluster becomes unavailable (and ClusterUnavailable is fired)
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func NewFederatedInformer(
 		return data
 	}
 
-	federatedInformer.clusterInformer.store, federatedInformer.clusterInformer.controller = framework.NewInformer(
+	federatedInformer.clusterInformer.store, federatedInformer.clusterInformer.controller = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return federationClient.Federation().Clusters().List(options)
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ func NewFederatedInformer(
 		},
 		&federation_api.Cluster{},
 		clusterSyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			DeleteFunc: func(old interface{}) {
 				oldCluster, ok := old.(*federation_api.Cluster)
 				if ok {
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ func isClusterReady(cluster *federation_api.Cluster) bool {
 }
 
 type informer struct {
-	controller framework.ControllerInterface
+	controller cache.ControllerInterface
 	store      cache.Store
 	stopChan   chan struct{}
 }
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ func (fs *federatedStoreImpl) GetFromAllClusters(key string) ([]FederatedObject,
 // GetKeyFor returns the key under which the item would be put in the store.
 func (fs *federatedStoreImpl) GetKeyFor(item interface{}) string {
 	// TODO: support other keying functions.
-	key, _ := framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(item)
+	key, _ := cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(item)
 	return key
 }
 
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer_test.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer_test.go
index fa341ef7248..daf496e78b2 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer_test.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_informer_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4"
 	fake_kube_release_1_4 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_4/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 
@@ -79,8 +78,8 @@ func TestFederatedInformer(t *testing.T) {
 		return true, watch.NewFake(), nil
 	})
 
-	targetInformerFactory := func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, clientset kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, framework.ControllerInterface) {
-		return framework.NewInformer(
+	targetInformerFactory := func(cluster *federation_api.Cluster, clientset kube_release_1_4.Interface) (cache.Store, cache.ControllerInterface) {
+		return cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return clientset.Core().Services(api_v1.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func TestFederatedInformer(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			&api_v1.Service{},
 			10*time.Second,
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{})
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{})
 	}
 
 	addedClusters := make(chan string, 1)
diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
index ff61146f7a3..9762cb4a975 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/handlers.go
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	api_v1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
-// Returns framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs that trigger the given function
+// Returns cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs that trigger the given function
 // on all object changes.
-func NewTriggerOnAllChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
-	return &framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+func NewTriggerOnAllChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
+	return &cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		DeleteFunc: func(old interface{}) {
 			oldObj := old.(pkg_runtime.Object)
 			triggerFunc(oldObj)
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func NewTriggerOnAllChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *framework.Res
 	}
 }
 
-// Returns framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs that trigger the given function
+// Returns cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs that trigger the given function
 // on object add and delete as well as spec/object meta on update.
-func NewTriggerOnMetaAndSpecChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
+func NewTriggerOnMetaAndSpecChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
 	getFieldOrPanic := func(obj interface{}, fieldName string) interface{} {
 		val := reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem().FieldByName(fieldName)
 		if val.IsValid() {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func NewTriggerOnMetaAndSpecChanges(triggerFunc func(pkg_runtime.Object)) *frame
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("field not found: %s", fieldName))
 		}
 	}
-	return &framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	return &cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		DeleteFunc: func(old interface{}) {
 			oldObj := old.(pkg_runtime.Object)
 			triggerFunc(oldObj)
diff --git a/pkg/admission/init.go b/pkg/admission/init.go
index c4433ffce50..9fc40c13aae 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/init.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/init.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package admission
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 )
 
 // PluginInitializer is used for initialization of shareable resources between admission plugins.
diff --git a/pkg/admission/types.go b/pkg/admission/types.go
index 76b802124c3..69609b7e1e5 100644
--- a/pkg/admission/types.go
+++ b/pkg/admission/types.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package admission
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 )
 
 // Validator holds Validate functions, which are responsible for validation of initialized shared resources
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/controller.go b/pkg/client/cache/controller.go
similarity index 83%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/controller.go
rename to pkg/client/cache/controller.go
index 8cbd124a361..59fd52051eb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/controller.go
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package framework
+package cache
 
 import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ import (
 
 // Config contains all the settings for a Controller.
 type Config struct {
-	// The queue for your objects; either a cache.FIFO or
-	// a cache.DeltaFIFO. Your Process() function should accept
+	// The queue for your objects; either a FIFO or
+	// a DeltaFIFO. Your Process() function should accept
 	// the output of this Oueue's Pop() method.
-	cache.Queue
+	Queue
 
 	// Something that can list and watch your objects.
-	cache.ListerWatcher
+	ListerWatcher
 
 	// Something that can process your objects.
 	Process ProcessFunc
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Reprocess everything at least this often.
 	// Note that if it takes longer for you to clear the queue than this
 	// period, you will end up processing items in the order determined
-	// by cache.FIFO.Replace(). Currently, this is random. If this is a
+	// by FIFO.Replace(). Currently, this is random. If this is a
 	// problem, we can change that replacement policy to append new
 	// things to the end of the queue instead of replacing the entire
 	// queue.
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ type ProcessFunc func(obj interface{}) error
 // Controller is a generic controller framework.
 type Controller struct {
 	config         Config
-	reflector      *cache.Reflector
+	reflector      *Reflector
 	reflectorMutex sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func New(c *Config) *Controller {
 // Run blocks; call via go.
 func (c *Controller) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
-	r := cache.NewReflector(
+	r := NewReflector(
 		c.config.ListerWatcher,
 		c.config.ObjectType,
 		c.config.Queue,
@@ -110,9 +109,9 @@ func (c *Controller) HasSynced() bool {
 
 // Requeue adds the provided object back into the queue if it does not already exist.
 func (c *Controller) Requeue(obj interface{}) error {
-	return c.config.Queue.AddIfNotPresent(cache.Deltas{
-		cache.Delta{
-			Type:   cache.Sync,
+	return c.config.Queue.AddIfNotPresent(Deltas{
+		Delta{
+			Type:   Sync,
 			Object: obj,
 		},
 	})
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *Controller) Requeue(obj interface{}) error {
 // concurrently.
 func (c *Controller) processLoop() {
 	for {
-		obj, err := c.config.Queue.Pop(cache.PopProcessFunc(c.config.Process))
+		obj, err := c.config.Queue.Pop(PopProcessFunc(c.config.Process))
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.config.RetryOnError {
 				// This is the safe way to re-enqueue.
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func (c *Controller) processLoop() {
 //      get called even if nothing changed. This is useful for periodically
 //      evaluating or syncing something.
 //  * OnDelete will get the final state of the item if it is known, otherwise
-//      it will get an object of type cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown. This can
+//      it will get an object of type DeletedFinalStateUnknown. This can
 //      happen if the watch is closed and misses the delete event and we don't
 //      notice the deletion until the subsequent re-list.
 type ResourceEventHandler interface {
@@ -185,18 +184,18 @@ func (r ResourceEventHandlerFuncs) OnDelete(obj interface{}) {
 }
 
 // DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc checks for
-// cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown objects before calling
-// cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc.
+// DeletedFinalStateUnknown objects before calling
+// MetaNamespaceKeyFunc.
 func DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
-	if d, ok := obj.(cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown); ok {
+	if d, ok := obj.(DeletedFinalStateUnknown); ok {
 		return d.Key, nil
 	}
-	return cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+	return MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
 }
 
-// NewInformer returns a cache.Store and a controller for populating the store
+// NewInformer returns a Store and a controller for populating the store
 // while also providing event notifications. You should only used the returned
-// cache.Store for Get/List operations; Add/Modify/Deletes will cause the event
+// Store for Get/List operations; Add/Modify/Deletes will cause the event
 // notifications to be faulty.
 //
 // Parameters:
@@ -210,18 +209,18 @@ func DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
 //  * h is the object you want notifications sent to.
 //
 func NewInformer(
-	lw cache.ListerWatcher,
+	lw ListerWatcher,
 	objType runtime.Object,
 	resyncPeriod time.Duration,
 	h ResourceEventHandler,
-) (cache.Store, *Controller) {
+) (Store, *Controller) {
 	// This will hold the client state, as we know it.
-	clientState := cache.NewStore(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
+	clientState := NewStore(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 
 	// This will hold incoming changes. Note how we pass clientState in as a
 	// KeyLister, that way resync operations will result in the correct set
 	// of update/delete deltas.
-	fifo := cache.NewDeltaFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, clientState)
+	fifo := NewDeltaFIFO(MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, clientState)
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		Queue:            fifo,
@@ -232,9 +231,9 @@ func NewInformer(
 
 		Process: func(obj interface{}) error {
 			// from oldest to newest
-			for _, d := range obj.(cache.Deltas) {
+			for _, d := range obj.(Deltas) {
 				switch d.Type {
-				case cache.Sync, cache.Added, cache.Updated:
+				case Sync, Added, Updated:
 					if old, exists, err := clientState.Get(d.Object); err == nil && exists {
 						if err := clientState.Update(d.Object); err != nil {
 							return err
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ func NewInformer(
 						}
 						h.OnAdd(d.Object)
 					}
-				case cache.Deleted:
+				case Deleted:
 					if err := clientState.Delete(d.Object); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -259,9 +258,9 @@ func NewInformer(
 	return clientState, New(cfg)
 }
 
-// NewIndexerInformer returns a cache.Indexer and a controller for populating the index
+// NewIndexerInformer returns a Indexer and a controller for populating the index
 // while also providing event notifications. You should only used the returned
-// cache.Index for Get/List operations; Add/Modify/Deletes will cause the event
+// Index for Get/List operations; Add/Modify/Deletes will cause the event
 // notifications to be faulty.
 //
 // Parameters:
@@ -275,19 +274,19 @@ func NewInformer(
 //  * h is the object you want notifications sent to.
 //
 func NewIndexerInformer(
-	lw cache.ListerWatcher,
+	lw ListerWatcher,
 	objType runtime.Object,
 	resyncPeriod time.Duration,
 	h ResourceEventHandler,
-	indexers cache.Indexers,
-) (cache.Indexer, *Controller) {
+	indexers Indexers,
+) (Indexer, *Controller) {
 	// This will hold the client state, as we know it.
-	clientState := cache.NewIndexer(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc, indexers)
+	clientState := NewIndexer(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc, indexers)
 
 	// This will hold incoming changes. Note how we pass clientState in as a
 	// KeyLister, that way resync operations will result in the correct set
 	// of update/delete deltas.
-	fifo := cache.NewDeltaFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, clientState)
+	fifo := NewDeltaFIFO(MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, clientState)
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		Queue:            fifo,
@@ -298,9 +297,9 @@ func NewIndexerInformer(
 
 		Process: func(obj interface{}) error {
 			// from oldest to newest
-			for _, d := range obj.(cache.Deltas) {
+			for _, d := range obj.(Deltas) {
 				switch d.Type {
-				case cache.Sync, cache.Added, cache.Updated:
+				case Sync, Added, Updated:
 					if old, exists, err := clientState.Get(d.Object); err == nil && exists {
 						if err := clientState.Update(d.Object); err != nil {
 							return err
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ func NewIndexerInformer(
 						}
 						h.OnAdd(d.Object)
 					}
-				case cache.Deleted:
+				case Deleted:
 					if err := clientState.Delete(d.Object); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/controller_test.go b/pkg/client/cache/controller_test.go
similarity index 88%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/controller_test.go
rename to pkg/client/cache/controller_test.go
index 17b598a6681..ed82cfd47f1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/controller_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package framework_test
+package cache
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
+	fcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -34,34 +33,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gofuzz"
 )
 
-type testLW struct {
-	ListFunc  func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error)
-	WatchFunc func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error)
-}
-
-func (t *testLW) List(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return t.ListFunc(options)
-}
-func (t *testLW) Watch(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-	return t.WatchFunc(options)
-}
-
 func Example() {
 	// source simulates an apiserver object endpoint.
-	source := framework.NewFakeControllerSource()
+	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
 
 	// This will hold the downstream state, as we know it.
-	downstream := cache.NewStore(framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
+	downstream := NewStore(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 
 	// This will hold incoming changes. Note how we pass downstream in as a
 	// KeyLister, that way resync operations will result in the correct set
 	// of update/delete deltas.
-	fifo := cache.NewDeltaFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, downstream)
+	fifo := NewDeltaFIFO(MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, downstream)
 
 	// Let's do threadsafe output to get predictable test results.
 	deletionCounter := make(chan string, 1000)
 
-	cfg := &framework.Config{
+	cfg := &Config{
 		Queue:            fifo,
 		ListerWatcher:    source,
 		ObjectType:       &api.Pod{},
@@ -72,9 +59,9 @@ func Example() {
 		// everything that comes in.
 		Process: func(obj interface{}) error {
 			// Obj is from the Pop method of the Queue we make above.
-			newest := obj.(cache.Deltas).Newest()
+			newest := obj.(Deltas).Newest()
 
-			if newest.Type != cache.Deleted {
+			if newest.Type != Deleted {
 				// Update our downstream store.
 				err := downstream.Add(newest.Object)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -107,7 +94,7 @@ func Example() {
 	// Create the controller and run it until we close stop.
 	stop := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(stop)
-	go framework.New(cfg).Run(stop)
+	go New(cfg).Run(stop)
 
 	// Let's add a few objects to the source.
 	testIDs := []string{"a-hello", "b-controller", "c-framework"}
@@ -132,25 +119,25 @@ func Example() {
 	// c-framework
 }
 
-func ExampleInformer() {
+func ExampleNewInformer() {
 	// source simulates an apiserver object endpoint.
-	source := framework.NewFakeControllerSource()
+	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
 
 	// Let's do threadsafe output to get predictable test results.
 	deletionCounter := make(chan string, 1000)
 
 	// Make a controller that immediately deletes anything added to it, and
 	// logs anything deleted.
-	_, controller := framework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := NewInformer(
 		source,
 		&api.Pod{},
 		time.Millisecond*100,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				source.Delete(obj.(runtime.Object))
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-				key, err := framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+				key, err := DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
 				if err != nil {
 					key = "oops something went wrong with the key"
 				}
@@ -196,7 +183,7 @@ func TestHammerController(t *testing.T) {
 	// race detector.
 
 	// source simulates an apiserver object endpoint.
-	source := framework.NewFakeControllerSource()
+	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
 
 	// Let's do threadsafe output to get predictable test results.
 	outputSetLock := sync.Mutex{}
@@ -204,7 +191,7 @@ func TestHammerController(t *testing.T) {
 	outputSet := map[string][]string{}
 
 	recordFunc := func(eventType string, obj interface{}) {
-		key, err := framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+		key, err := DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("something wrong with key: %v", err)
 			key = "oops something went wrong with the key"
@@ -217,11 +204,11 @@ func TestHammerController(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Make a controller which just logs all the changes it gets.
-	_, controller := framework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := NewInformer(
 		source,
 		&api.Pod{},
 		time.Millisecond*100,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}) { recordFunc("add", obj) },
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) { recordFunc("update", newObj) },
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) { recordFunc("delete", obj) },
@@ -305,7 +292,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	// call to update.
 
 	// source simulates an apiserver object endpoint.
-	source := framework.NewFakeControllerSource()
+	source := fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
 
 	const (
 		FROM = "from"
@@ -358,7 +345,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	// It calls Done() on the wait group on deletions so we can tell when
 	// everything we've added has been deleted.
 	watchCh := make(chan struct{})
-	_, controller := framework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := NewInformer(
 		&testLW{
 			WatchFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 				watch, err := source.Watch(options)
@@ -371,7 +358,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		0,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 				o, n := oldObj.(*api.Pod), newObj.(*api.Pod)
 				from, to := o.Labels["check"], n.Labels["check"]
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/processor_listener_test.go b/pkg/client/cache/processor_listener_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/processor_listener_test.go
rename to pkg/client/cache/processor_listener_test.go
index 31ed784f1a8..63aa6d0a1ba 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/processor_listener_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/processor_listener_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package framework
+package cache
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go b/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
index 8f58d7e990f..470787676d4 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ import (
 var nevererrc chan error
 
 type testLW struct {
-	ListFunc  func() (runtime.Object, error)
+	ListFunc  func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error)
 	WatchFunc func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error)
 }
 
 func (t *testLW) List(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return t.ListFunc()
+	return t.ListFunc(options)
 }
 func (t *testLW) Watch(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	return t.WatchFunc(options)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestCloseWatchChannelOnError(t *testing.T) {
 		WatchFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 			return fw, nil
 		},
-		ListFunc: func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			return &api.PodList{ListMeta: unversioned.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "1"}}, nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestRunUntil(t *testing.T) {
 		WatchFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
 			return fw, nil
 		},
-		ListFunc: func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			return &api.PodList{ListMeta: unversioned.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "1"}}, nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func TestReflectorListAndWatch(t *testing.T) {
 			go func() { createdFakes <- fw }()
 			return fw, nil
 		},
-		ListFunc: func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			return &api.PodList{ListMeta: unversioned.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "1"}}, nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func TestReflectorListAndWatchWithErrors(t *testing.T) {
 				}()
 				return fw, nil
 			},
-			ListFunc: func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return item.list, item.listErr
 			},
 		}
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func TestReflectorResync(t *testing.T) {
 			fw := watch.NewFake()
 			return fw, nil
 		},
-		ListFunc: func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			return &api.PodList{ListMeta: unversioned.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "0"}}, nil
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/shared_informer.go b/pkg/client/cache/shared_informer.go
similarity index 91%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/shared_informer.go
rename to pkg/client/cache/shared_informer.go
index c5807054bac..976af298e64 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/shared_informer.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/shared_informer.go
@@ -14,19 +14,18 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package framework
+package cache
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 // if you use this, there is one behavior change compared to a standard Informer.
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ type SharedInformer interface {
 	// You may NOT add a handler *after* the SharedInformer is running.  That will result in an error being returned.
 	// TODO we should try to remove this restriction eventually.
 	AddEventHandler(handler ResourceEventHandler) error
-	GetStore() cache.Store
+	GetStore() Store
 	// GetController gives back a synthetic interface that "votes" to start the informer
 	GetController() ControllerInterface
 	Run(stopCh <-chan struct{})
@@ -53,24 +52,24 @@ type SharedInformer interface {
 type SharedIndexInformer interface {
 	SharedInformer
 	// AddIndexers add indexers to the informer before it starts.
-	AddIndexers(indexers cache.Indexers) error
-	GetIndexer() cache.Indexer
+	AddIndexers(indexers Indexers) error
+	GetIndexer() Indexer
 }
 
 // NewSharedInformer creates a new instance for the listwatcher.
 // TODO: create a cache/factory of these at a higher level for the list all, watch all of a given resource that can
 // be shared amongst all consumers.
-func NewSharedInformer(lw cache.ListerWatcher, objType runtime.Object, resyncPeriod time.Duration) SharedInformer {
-	return NewSharedIndexInformer(lw, objType, resyncPeriod, cache.Indexers{})
+func NewSharedInformer(lw ListerWatcher, objType runtime.Object, resyncPeriod time.Duration) SharedInformer {
+	return NewSharedIndexInformer(lw, objType, resyncPeriod, Indexers{})
 }
 
 // NewSharedIndexInformer creates a new instance for the listwatcher.
 // TODO: create a cache/factory of these at a higher level for the list all, watch all of a given resource that can
 // be shared amongst all consumers.
-func NewSharedIndexInformer(lw cache.ListerWatcher, objType runtime.Object, resyncPeriod time.Duration, indexers cache.Indexers) SharedIndexInformer {
+func NewSharedIndexInformer(lw ListerWatcher, objType runtime.Object, resyncPeriod time.Duration, indexers Indexers) SharedIndexInformer {
 	sharedIndexInformer := &sharedIndexInformer{
 		processor:        &sharedProcessor{},
-		indexer:          cache.NewIndexer(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc, indexers),
+		indexer:          NewIndexer(DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc, indexers),
 		listerWatcher:    lw,
 		objectType:       objType,
 		fullResyncPeriod: resyncPeriod,
@@ -107,13 +106,13 @@ func WaitForCacheSync(stopCh <-chan struct{}, cacheSyncs ...InformerSynced) bool
 }
 
 type sharedIndexInformer struct {
-	indexer    cache.Indexer
+	indexer    Indexer
 	controller *Controller
 
 	processor *sharedProcessor
 
 	// This block is tracked to handle late initialization of the controller
-	listerWatcher    cache.ListerWatcher
+	listerWatcher    ListerWatcher
 	objectType       runtime.Object
 	fullResyncPeriod time.Duration
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ type deleteNotification struct {
 func (s *sharedIndexInformer) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
 
-	fifo := cache.NewDeltaFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, s.indexer)
+	fifo := NewDeltaFIFO(MetaNamespaceKeyFunc, nil, s.indexer)
 
 	cfg := &Config{
 		Queue:            fifo,
@@ -211,15 +210,15 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) LastSyncResourceVersion() string {
 	return s.controller.reflector.LastSyncResourceVersion()
 }
 
-func (s *sharedIndexInformer) GetStore() cache.Store {
+func (s *sharedIndexInformer) GetStore() Store {
 	return s.indexer
 }
 
-func (s *sharedIndexInformer) GetIndexer() cache.Indexer {
+func (s *sharedIndexInformer) GetIndexer() Indexer {
 	return s.indexer
 }
 
-func (s *sharedIndexInformer) AddIndexers(indexers cache.Indexers) error {
+func (s *sharedIndexInformer) AddIndexers(indexers Indexers) error {
 	s.startedLock.Lock()
 	defer s.startedLock.Unlock()
 
@@ -271,9 +270,9 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) HandleDeltas(obj interface{}) error {
 	defer s.blockDeltas.Unlock()
 
 	// from oldest to newest
-	for _, d := range obj.(cache.Deltas) {
+	for _, d := range obj.(Deltas) {
 		switch d.Type {
-		case cache.Sync, cache.Added, cache.Updated:
+		case Sync, Added, Updated:
 			if old, exists, err := s.indexer.Get(d.Object); err == nil && exists {
 				if err := s.indexer.Update(d.Object); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) HandleDeltas(obj interface{}) error {
 				}
 				s.processor.distribute(addNotification{newObj: d.Object})
 			}
-		case cache.Deleted:
+		case Deleted:
 			if err := s.indexer.Delete(d.Object); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/fake_controller_source.go b/pkg/client/testing/cache/fake_controller_source.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/fake_controller_source.go
rename to pkg/client/testing/cache/fake_controller_source.go
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/fake_controller_source_test.go b/pkg/client/testing/cache/fake_controller_source_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/fake_controller_source_test.go
rename to pkg/client/testing/cache/fake_controller_source_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/controller.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/controller.go
index 430d50e04cb..6e3257728f8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	unversionedcore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilcertificates "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/certificates"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ type CertificateController struct {
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface
 
 	// CSR framework and store
-	csrController *framework.Controller
+	csrController *cache.Controller
 	csrStore      cache.StoreToCertificateRequestLister
 
 	// To allow injection of updateCertificateRequestStatus for testing.
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func NewCertificateController(kubeClient clientset.Interface, syncPeriod time.Du
 	}
 
 	// Manage the addition/update of certificate requests
-	cc.csrStore.Store, cc.csrController = framework.NewInformer(
+	cc.csrStore.Store, cc.csrController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return cc.kubeClient.Certificates().CertificateSigningRequests().List(options)
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ func NewCertificateController(kubeClient clientset.Interface, syncPeriod time.Du
 		},
 		&certificates.CertificateSigningRequest{},
 		syncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				csr := obj.(*certificates.CertificateSigningRequest)
 				glog.V(4).Infof("Adding certificate request %s", csr.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index 0baa16e71e3..f8925195628 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/clock"
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	KeyFunc = framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
+	KeyFunc = cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
 )
 
 type ResyncPeriodFunc func() time.Duration
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
index f3f40b7ddfd..7bd312afc2e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/daemoncontroller.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
@@ -34,8 +32,7 @@ import (
 	unversionedextensions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/extensions/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -46,6 +43,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ type DaemonSetsController struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewDaemonSetsController(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedInformer
 
 	// An dsc is temporarily suspended after creating/deleting these many replicas.
 	// It resumes normal action after observing the watch events for them.
@@ -89,17 +88,17 @@ type DaemonSetsController struct {
 	// A store of nodes
 	nodeStore cache.StoreToNodeLister
 	// Watches changes to all daemon sets.
-	dsController *framework.Controller
+	dsController *cache.Controller
 	// Watches changes to all pods
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 	// Watches changes to all nodes.
-	nodeController *framework.Controller
+	nodeController *cache.Controller
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
-	podStoreSynced framework.InformerSynced
+	podStoreSynced cache.InformerSynced
 	// nodeStoreSynced returns true if the node store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
-	nodeStoreSynced framework.InformerSynced
+	nodeStoreSynced cache.InformerSynced
 
 	lookupCache *controller.MatchingCache
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ type DaemonSetsController struct {
 	queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 }
 
-func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, lookupCacheSize int) *DaemonSetsController {
+func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, lookupCacheSize int) *DaemonSetsController {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	// TODO: remove the wrapper when every clients have moved to use the clientset.
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		queue:         workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "daemonset"),
 	}
 	// Manage addition/update of daemon sets.
-	dsc.dsStore.Store, dsc.dsController = framework.NewInformer(
+	dsc.dsStore.Store, dsc.dsController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dsc.kubeClient.Extensions().DaemonSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		&extensions.DaemonSet{},
 		// TODO: Can we have much longer period here?
 		FullDaemonSetResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				ds := obj.(*extensions.DaemonSet)
 				glog.V(4).Infof("Adding daemon set %s", ds.Name)
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 
 	// Watch for creation/deletion of pods. The reason we watch is that we don't want a daemon set to create/delete
 	// more pods until all the effects (expectations) of a daemon set's create/delete have been observed.
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    dsc.addPod,
 		UpdateFunc: dsc.updatePod,
 		DeleteFunc: dsc.deletePod,
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 	dsc.podStoreSynced = podInformer.HasSynced
 
 	// Watch for new nodes or updates to nodes - daemon pods are launched on new nodes, and possibly when labels on nodes change,
-	dsc.nodeStore.Store, dsc.nodeController = framework.NewInformer(
+	dsc.nodeStore.Store, dsc.nodeController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dsc.kubeClient.Core().Nodes().List(options)
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ func NewDaemonSetsController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		},
 		&api.Node{},
 		resyncPeriod(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    dsc.addNode,
 			UpdateFunc: dsc.updateNode,
 		},
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	go dsc.podController.Run(stopCh)
 	go dsc.nodeController.Run(stopCh)
 
-	if !framework.WaitForCacheSync(stopCh, dsc.podStoreSynced, dsc.nodeStoreSynced) {
+	if !cache.WaitForCacheSync(stopCh, dsc.podStoreSynced, dsc.nodeStoreSynced) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
index 64b98f7ae31..c1b0922e2d7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -70,15 +69,15 @@ type DeploymentController struct {
 	// A store of deployments, populated by the dController
 	dStore cache.StoreToDeploymentLister
 	// Watches changes to all deployments
-	dController *framework.Controller
+	dController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of ReplicaSets, populated by the rsController
 	rsStore cache.StoreToReplicaSetLister
 	// Watches changes to all ReplicaSets
-	rsController *framework.Controller
+	rsController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of pods, populated by the podController
 	podStore cache.StoreToPodLister
 	// Watches changes to all pods
-	podController *framework.Controller
+	podController *cache.Controller
 
 	// dStoreSynced returns true if the Deployment store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func NewDeploymentController(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller
 		queue:         workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "deployment"),
 	}
 
-	dc.dStore.Indexer, dc.dController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	dc.dStore.Indexer, dc.dController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.client.Extensions().Deployments(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func NewDeploymentController(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller
 		},
 		&extensions.Deployment{},
 		FullDeploymentResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    dc.addDeploymentNotification,
 			UpdateFunc: dc.updateDeploymentNotification,
 			// This will enter the sync loop and no-op, because the deployment has been deleted from the store.
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func NewDeploymentController(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller
 		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
-	dc.rsStore.Store, dc.rsController = framework.NewInformer(
+	dc.rsStore.Store, dc.rsController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.client.Extensions().ReplicaSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -141,14 +140,14 @@ func NewDeploymentController(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller
 		},
 		&extensions.ReplicaSet{},
 		resyncPeriod(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    dc.addReplicaSet,
 			UpdateFunc: dc.updateReplicaSet,
 			DeleteFunc: dc.deleteReplicaSet,
 		},
 	)
 
-	dc.podStore.Indexer, dc.podController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	dc.podStore.Indexer, dc.podController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.client.Core().Pods(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func NewDeploymentController(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		resyncPeriod(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    dc.addPod,
 			UpdateFunc: dc.updatePod,
 			DeleteFunc: dc.deletePod,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go b/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
index a8e6bc350d1..c297e09db5d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/disruption/disruption.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/intstr"
@@ -47,22 +46,22 @@ type DisruptionController struct {
 	kubeClient *client.Client
 
 	pdbStore      cache.Store
-	pdbController *framework.Controller
+	pdbController *cache.Controller
 	pdbLister     cache.StoreToPodDisruptionBudgetLister
 
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 	podLister     cache.StoreToPodLister
 
 	rcIndexer    cache.Indexer
-	rcController *framework.Controller
+	rcController *cache.Controller
 	rcLister     cache.StoreToReplicationControllerLister
 
 	rsStore      cache.Store
-	rsController *framework.Controller
+	rsController *cache.Controller
 	rsLister     cache.StoreToReplicaSetLister
 
 	dIndexer    cache.Indexer
-	dController *framework.Controller
+	dController *cache.Controller
 	dLister     cache.StoreToDeploymentLister
 
 	queue *workqueue.Type
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ type controllerAndScale struct {
 // controllers and their scale.
 type podControllerFinder func(*api.Pod) ([]controllerAndScale, error)
 
-func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *client.Client) *DisruptionController {
+func NewDisruptionController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *client.Client) *DisruptionController {
 	dc := &DisruptionController{
 		kubeClient:    kubeClient,
 		podController: podInformer.GetController(),
@@ -97,13 +96,13 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 
 	dc.podLister.Indexer = podInformer.GetIndexer()
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    dc.addPod,
 		UpdateFunc: dc.updatePod,
 		DeleteFunc: dc.deletePod,
 	})
 
-	dc.pdbStore, dc.pdbController = framework.NewInformer(
+	dc.pdbStore, dc.pdbController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.kubeClient.Policy().PodDisruptionBudgets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		},
 		&policy.PodDisruptionBudget{},
 		30*time.Second,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    dc.addDb,
 			UpdateFunc: dc.updateDb,
 			DeleteFunc: dc.removeDb,
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 	)
 	dc.pdbLister.Store = dc.pdbStore
 
-	dc.rcIndexer, dc.rcController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	dc.rcIndexer, dc.rcController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.kubeClient.ReplicationControllers(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -133,13 +132,13 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		},
 		&api.ReplicationController{},
 		30*time.Second,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
 		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
 	dc.rcLister.Indexer = dc.rcIndexer
 
-	dc.rsStore, dc.rsController = framework.NewInformer(
+	dc.rsStore, dc.rsController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.kubeClient.Extensions().ReplicaSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -150,12 +149,12 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		},
 		&extensions.ReplicaSet{},
 		30*time.Second,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
 	)
 
 	dc.rsLister.Store = dc.rsStore
 
-	dc.dIndexer, dc.dController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	dc.dIndexer, dc.dController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dc.kubeClient.Extensions().Deployments(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ func NewDisruptionController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 		},
 		&extensions.Deployment{},
 		30*time.Second,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
 		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go b/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
index fcb70d311f2..fabd017e210 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpoint/endpoints_controller.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -66,11 +65,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	keyFunc = framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
+	keyFunc = cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc
 )
 
 // NewEndpointController returns a new *EndpointController.
-func NewEndpointController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, client *clientset.Clientset) *EndpointController {
+func NewEndpointController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, client *clientset.Clientset) *EndpointController {
 	if client != nil && client.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("endpoint_controller", client.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, client *cl
 		queue:  workqueue.NewNamed("endpoint"),
 	}
 
-	e.serviceStore.Store, e.serviceController = framework.NewInformer(
+	e.serviceStore.Store, e.serviceController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return e.client.Core().Services(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, client *cl
 		&api.Service{},
 		// TODO: Can we have much longer period here?
 		FullServiceResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: e.enqueueService,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				e.enqueueService(cur)
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func NewEndpointController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, client *cl
 		},
 	)
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    e.addPod,
 		UpdateFunc: e.updatePod,
 		DeleteFunc: e.deletePod,
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ type EndpointController struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewEndpointController(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 
 	// Services that need to be updated. A channel is inappropriate here,
 	// because it allows services with lots of pods to be serviced much
@@ -144,8 +143,8 @@ type EndpointController struct {
 
 	// Since we join two objects, we'll watch both of them with
 	// controllers.
-	serviceController *framework.Controller
-	podController     framework.ControllerInterface
+	serviceController *cache.Controller
+	podController     cache.ControllerInterface
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
 	podStoreSynced func() bool
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/doc.go b/pkg/controller/framework/doc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f65fe65e48..00000000000
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/doc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 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.
-*/
-
-// Package framework implements all the grunt work involved in running a simple controller.
-package framework // import "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
index e35857eb8e9..9d6410d95c1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/garbagecollector.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/typed/dynamic"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/metaonly"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ const ResourceResyncTime time.Duration = 0
 
 type monitor struct {
 	store      cache.Store
-	controller *framework.Controller
+	controller *cache.Controller
 }
 
 type objectReference struct {
@@ -488,11 +487,11 @@ func (gc *GarbageCollector) monitorFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource
 		}
 		runtimeObject.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(kind)
 	}
-	monitor.store, monitor.controller = framework.NewInformer(
+	monitor.store, monitor.controller = cache.NewInformer(
 		gcListWatcher(client, resource),
 		nil,
 		ResourceResyncTime,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			// add the event to the propagator's eventQueue.
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				setObjectTypeMeta(obj)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/informers/core.go b/pkg/controller/informers/core.go
similarity index 90%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/informers/core.go
rename to pkg/controller/informers/core.go
index a4f40b5870b..b471427f01f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/informers/core.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/informers/core.go
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 )
 
 // PodInformer is type of SharedIndexInformer which watches and lists all pods.
 // Interface provides constructor for informer and lister for pods
 type PodInformer interface {
-	Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	Lister() *cache.StoreToPodLister
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ type podInformer struct {
 
 // Informer checks whether podInformer exists in sharedInformerFactory and if not, it creates new informer of type
 // podInformer and connects it to sharedInformerFactory
-func (f *podInformer) Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer {
+func (f *podInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func (f *podInformer) Lister() *cache.StoreToPodLister {
 // NamespaceInformer is type of SharedIndexInformer which watches and lists all namespaces.
 // Interface provides constructor for informer and lister for namsespaces
 type NamespaceInformer interface {
-	Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	Lister() *cache.IndexerToNamespaceLister
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ type namespaceInformer struct {
 
 // Informer checks whether namespaceInformer exists in sharedInformerFactory and if not, it creates new informer of type
 // namespaceInformer and connects it to sharedInformerFactory
-func (f *namespaceInformer) Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer {
+func (f *namespaceInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ func (f *namespaceInformer) Lister() *cache.IndexerToNamespaceLister {
 // NodeInformer is type of SharedIndexInformer which watches and lists all nodes.
 // Interface provides constructor for informer and lister for nodes
 type NodeInformer interface {
-	Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	Lister() *cache.StoreToNodeLister
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ type nodeInformer struct {
 
 // Informer checks whether nodeInformer exists in sharedInformerFactory and if not, it creates new informer of type
 // nodeInformer and connects it to sharedInformerFactory
-func (f *nodeInformer) Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer {
+func (f *nodeInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ func (f *nodeInformer) Lister() *cache.StoreToNodeLister {
 // PVCInformer is type of SharedIndexInformer which watches and lists all persistent volume claims.
 // Interface provides constructor for informer and lister for persistent volume claims
 type PVCInformer interface {
-	Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	Lister() *cache.StoreToPVCFetcher
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ type pvcInformer struct {
 
 // Informer checks whether pvcInformer exists in sharedInformerFactory and if not, it creates new informer of type
 // pvcInformer and connects it to sharedInformerFactory
-func (f *pvcInformer) Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer {
+func (f *pvcInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ func (f *pvcInformer) Lister() *cache.StoreToPVCFetcher {
 // PVInformer is type of SharedIndexInformer which watches and lists all persistent volumes.
 // Interface provides constructor for informer and lister for persistent volumes
 type PVInformer interface {
-	Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	Lister() *cache.StoreToPVFetcher
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ type pvInformer struct {
 
 // Informer checks whether pvInformer exists in sharedInformerFactory and if not, it creates new informer of type
 // pvInformer and connects it to sharedInformerFactory
-func (f *pvInformer) Informer() framework.SharedIndexInformer {
+func (f *pvInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/framework/informers/factory.go b/pkg/controller/informers/factory.go
similarity index 89%
rename from pkg/controller/framework/informers/factory.go
rename to pkg/controller/informers/factory.go
index de1a6918db1..31329fec687 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/framework/informers/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/informers/factory.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 )
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock          sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync time.Duration
 
-	informers map[reflect.Type]framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started
 	// this allows calling of Start method multiple times
 	startedInformers map[reflect.Type]bool
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func NewSharedInformerFactory(client clientset.Interface, defaultResync time.Dur
 	return &sharedInformerFactory{
 		client:           client,
 		defaultResync:    defaultResync,
-		informers:        make(map[reflect.Type]framework.SharedIndexInformer),
+		informers:        make(map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer),
 		startedInformers: make(map[reflect.Type]bool),
 	}
 }
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) PersistentVolumes() PVInformer {
 }
 
 // NewPodInformer returns a SharedIndexInformer that lists and watches all pods
-func NewPodInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) framework.SharedIndexInformer {
-	sharedIndexInformer := framework.NewSharedIndexInformer(
+func NewPodInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	sharedIndexInformer := cache.NewSharedIndexInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().Pods(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ func NewPodInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) fram
 }
 
 // NewNodeInformer returns a SharedIndexInformer that lists and watches all nodes
-func NewNodeInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) framework.SharedIndexInformer {
-	sharedIndexInformer := framework.NewSharedIndexInformer(
+func NewNodeInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	sharedIndexInformer := cache.NewSharedIndexInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().Nodes().List(options)
@@ -139,8 +138,8 @@ func NewNodeInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) fra
 }
 
 // NewPVCInformer returns a SharedIndexInformer that lists and watches all PVCs
-func NewPVCInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) framework.SharedIndexInformer {
-	sharedIndexInformer := framework.NewSharedIndexInformer(
+func NewPVCInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	sharedIndexInformer := cache.NewSharedIndexInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().PersistentVolumeClaims(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -157,8 +156,8 @@ func NewPVCInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) fram
 }
 
 // NewPVInformer returns a SharedIndexInformer that lists and watches all PVs
-func NewPVInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) framework.SharedIndexInformer {
-	sharedIndexInformer := framework.NewSharedIndexInformer(
+func NewPVInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	sharedIndexInformer := cache.NewSharedIndexInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().PersistentVolumes().List(options)
@@ -175,8 +174,8 @@ func NewPVInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) frame
 }
 
 // NewNamespaceInformer returns a SharedIndexInformer that lists and watches namespaces
-func NewNamespaceInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) framework.SharedIndexInformer {
-	sharedIndexInformer := framework.NewSharedIndexInformer(
+func NewNamespaceInformer(client clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod time.Duration) cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	sharedIndexInformer := cache.NewSharedIndexInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return client.Core().Namespaces().List(options)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/jobcontroller.go b/pkg/controller/job/jobcontroller.go
index a11f5b24fe0..27c6c2179e5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/jobcontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/jobcontroller.go
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ import (
 	unversionedcore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	replicationcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/replication"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ type JobController struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewJobController(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedInformer
 
 	// To allow injection of updateJobStatus for testing.
 	updateHandler func(job *batch.Job) error
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ type JobController struct {
 	// A store of job, populated by the jobController
 	jobStore cache.StoreToJobLister
 	// Watches changes to all jobs
-	jobController *framework.Controller
+	jobController *cache.Controller
 
 	// A store of pods, populated by the podController
 	podStore cache.StoreToPodLister
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ type JobController struct {
 	recorder record.EventRecorder
 }
 
-func NewJobController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface) *JobController {
+func NewJobController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface) *JobController {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	// TODO: remove the wrapper when every clients have moved to use the clientset.
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func NewJobController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clie
 		recorder:     eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(api.EventSource{Component: "job-controller"}),
 	}
 
-	jm.jobStore.Store, jm.jobController = framework.NewInformer(
+	jm.jobStore.Store, jm.jobController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return jm.kubeClient.Batch().Jobs(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func NewJobController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clie
 		&batch.Job{},
 		// TODO: Can we have much longer period here?
 		replicationcontroller.FullControllerResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: jm.enqueueController,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				if job := cur.(*batch.Job); !IsJobFinished(job) {
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func NewJobController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clie
 		},
 	)
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    jm.addPod,
 		UpdateFunc: jm.updatePod,
 		DeleteFunc: jm.deletePod,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go b/pkg/controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
index c0746d0e958..9d1d84fdb9a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/namespace/namespace_controller.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/typed/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ type NamespaceController struct {
 	// store that holds the namespaces
 	store cache.Store
 	// controller that observes the namespaces
-	controller *framework.Controller
+	controller *cache.Controller
 	// namespaces that have been queued up for processing by workers
 	queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 	// list of preferred group versions and their corresponding resource set for namespace deletion
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func NewNamespaceController(
 	}
 
 	// configure the backing store/controller
-	store, controller := framework.NewInformer(
+	store, controller := cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return kubeClient.Core().Namespaces().List(options)
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func NewNamespaceController(
 		},
 		&api.Namespace{},
 		resyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				namespace := obj.(*api.Namespace)
 				namespaceController.enqueueNamespace(namespace)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
index 5cbdf3dadd1..91ff222a6bd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -136,13 +135,13 @@ type NodeController struct {
 	maximumGracePeriod time.Duration
 	recorder           record.EventRecorder
 	// Pod framework and store
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 	podStore      cache.StoreToPodLister
 	// Node framework and store
-	nodeController *framework.Controller
+	nodeController *cache.Controller
 	nodeStore      cache.StoreToNodeLister
 	// DaemonSet framework and store
-	daemonSetController *framework.Controller
+	daemonSetController *cache.Controller
 	daemonSetStore      cache.StoreToDaemonSetLister
 	// allocate/recycle CIDRs for node if allocateNodeCIDRs == true
 	cidrAllocator CIDRAllocator
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ type NodeController struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewDaemonSetsController(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 }
 
 // NewNodeController returns a new node controller to sync instances from cloudprovider.
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ type NodeController struct {
 // podCIDRs it has already allocated to nodes. Since we don't allow podCIDR changes
 // currently, this should be handled as a fatal error.
 func NewNodeController(
-	podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer,
+	podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer,
 	cloud cloudprovider.Interface,
 	kubeClient clientset.Interface,
 	podEvictionTimeout time.Duration,
@@ -241,16 +240,16 @@ func NewNodeController(
 	nc.enterFullDisruptionFunc = nc.HealthyQPSFunc
 	nc.computeZoneStateFunc = nc.ComputeZoneState
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    nc.maybeDeleteTerminatingPod,
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, obj interface{}) { nc.maybeDeleteTerminatingPod(obj) },
 	})
 	nc.podStore.Indexer = podInformer.GetIndexer()
 	nc.podController = podInformer.GetController()
 
-	nodeEventHandlerFuncs := framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{}
+	nodeEventHandlerFuncs := cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{}
 	if nc.allocateNodeCIDRs {
-		nodeEventHandlerFuncs = framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		nodeEventHandlerFuncs = cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				node := obj.(*api.Node)
 				err := nc.cidrAllocator.AllocateOrOccupyCIDR(node)
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ func NewNodeController(
 		}
 	}
 
-	nc.nodeStore.Store, nc.nodeController = framework.NewInformer(
+	nc.nodeStore.Store, nc.nodeController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return nc.kubeClient.Core().Nodes().List(options)
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ func NewNodeController(
 		nodeEventHandlerFuncs,
 	)
 
-	nc.daemonSetStore.Store, nc.daemonSetController = framework.NewInformer(
+	nc.daemonSetStore.Store, nc.daemonSetController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return nc.kubeClient.Extensions().DaemonSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ func NewNodeController(
 		},
 		&extensions.DaemonSet{},
 		controller.NoResyncPeriodFunc(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
 	)
 
 	if allocateNodeCIDRs {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/petset/pet_set.go b/pkg/controller/petset/pet_set.go
index 1d400611d32..4aa1ec3f11e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/petset/pet_set.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/petset/pet_set.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -63,12 +62,12 @@ type PetSetController struct {
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has synced at least once.
 	podStoreSynced func() bool
 	// Watches changes to all pods.
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 
 	// A store of PetSets, populated by the psController.
 	psStore cache.StoreToPetSetLister
 	// Watches changes to all PetSets.
-	psController *framework.Controller
+	psController *cache.Controller
 
 	// A store of the 1 unhealthy pet blocking progress for a given ps
 	blockingPetStore *unhealthyPetTracker
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ type PetSetController struct {
 }
 
 // NewPetSetController creates a new petset controller.
-func NewPetSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Duration) *PetSetController {
+func NewPetSetController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *client.Client, resyncPeriod time.Duration) *PetSetController {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(kubeClient.Events(""))
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func NewPetSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *
 		queue: workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "petset"),
 	}
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		// lookup the petset and enqueue
 		AddFunc: psc.addPod,
 		// lookup current and old petset if labels changed
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func NewPetSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *
 	psc.podStore.Indexer = podInformer.GetIndexer()
 	psc.podController = podInformer.GetController()
 
-	psc.psStore.Store, psc.psController = framework.NewInformer(
+	psc.psStore.Store, psc.psController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return psc.kubeClient.Apps().PetSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func NewPetSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient *
 		},
 		&apps.PetSet{},
 		petSetResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: psc.enqueuePetSet,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				oldPS := old.(*apps.PetSet)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/horizontal.go b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/horizontal.go
index 579be32e7a1..fa8e7648693 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/horizontal.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/horizontal.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	unversionedcore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	unversionedextensions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/extensions/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -61,14 +60,14 @@ type HorizontalController struct {
 	// A store of HPA objects, populated by the controller.
 	store cache.Store
 	// Watches changes to all HPA objects.
-	controller *framework.Controller
+	controller *cache.Controller
 }
 
 var downscaleForbiddenWindow = 5 * time.Minute
 var upscaleForbiddenWindow = 3 * time.Minute
 
-func newInformer(controller *HorizontalController, resyncPeriod time.Duration) (cache.Store, *framework.Controller) {
-	return framework.NewInformer(
+func newInformer(controller *HorizontalController, resyncPeriod time.Duration) (cache.Store, *cache.Controller) {
+	return cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return controller.hpaNamespacer.HorizontalPodAutoscalers(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func newInformer(controller *HorizontalController, resyncPeriod time.Duration) (
 		},
 		&autoscaling.HorizontalPodAutoscaler{},
 		resyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				hpa := obj.(*autoscaling.HorizontalPodAutoscaler)
 				hasCPUPolicy := hpa.Spec.TargetCPUUtilizationPercentage != nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
index a2175c5addb..e1f90ecf3f6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/podgc/gc_controller.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 type PodGCController struct {
 	kubeClient     clientset.Interface
 	podStore       cache.StoreToPodLister
-	podStoreSyncer *framework.Controller
+	podStoreSyncer *cache.Controller
 	deletePod      func(namespace, name string) error
 	threshold      int
 }
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func New(kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFun
 
 	terminatedSelector := fields.ParseSelectorOrDie("status.phase!=" + string(api.PodPending) + ",status.phase!=" + string(api.PodRunning) + ",status.phase!=" + string(api.PodUnknown))
 
-	gcc.podStore.Indexer, gcc.podStoreSyncer = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	gcc.podStore.Indexer, gcc.podStoreSyncer = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				options.FieldSelector = terminatedSelector
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func New(kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFun
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		resyncPeriod(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{},
 		// We don't need to build a index for podStore here actually, but build one for consistency.
 		// It will ensure that if people start making use of the podStore in more specific ways,
 		// they'll get the benefits they expect. It will also reserve the name for future refactorings.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
index e8a04acba60..8dd63f726c3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replicaset/replica_set.go
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ import (
 	unversionedcore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ type ReplicaSetController struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewReplicationManager(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 
 	// A ReplicaSet is temporarily suspended after creating/deleting these many replicas.
 	// It resumes normal action after observing the watch events for them.
@@ -95,11 +94,11 @@ type ReplicaSetController struct {
 	// A store of ReplicaSets, populated by the rsController
 	rsStore cache.StoreToReplicaSetLister
 	// Watches changes to all ReplicaSets
-	rsController *framework.Controller
+	rsController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of pods, populated by the podController
 	podStore cache.StoreToPodLister
 	// Watches changes to all pods
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
 	podStoreSynced func() bool
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ type ReplicaSetController struct {
 }
 
 // NewReplicaSetController creates a new ReplicaSetController.
-func NewReplicaSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicaSetController {
+func NewReplicaSetController(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicaSetController {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&unversionedcore.EventSinkImpl{Interface: kubeClient.Core().Events("")})
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ func NewReplicaSetController(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClie
 }
 
 // newReplicaSetController configures a replica set controller with the specified event recorder
-func newReplicaSetController(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicaSetController {
+func newReplicaSetController(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicaSetController {
 	if kubeClient != nil && kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("replicaset_controller", kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ func newReplicaSetController(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer fra
 		garbageCollectorEnabled: garbageCollectorEnabled,
 	}
 
-	rsc.rsStore.Store, rsc.rsController = framework.NewInformer(
+	rsc.rsStore.Store, rsc.rsController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return rsc.kubeClient.Extensions().ReplicaSets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ func newReplicaSetController(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer fra
 		&extensions.ReplicaSet{},
 		// TODO: Can we have much longer period here?
 		FullControllerResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    rsc.enqueueReplicaSet,
 			UpdateFunc: rsc.updateRS,
 			// This will enter the sync loop and no-op, because the replica set has been deleted from the store.
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ func newReplicaSetController(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer fra
 		},
 	)
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: rsc.addPod,
 		// This invokes the ReplicaSet for every pod change, eg: host assignment. Though this might seem like
 		// overkill the most frequent pod update is status, and the associated ReplicaSet will only list from
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
index 679ca827ed1..fafbad77e11 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/replication_controller.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ import (
 	unversionedcore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ type ReplicationManager struct {
 	// we have a personal informer, we must start it ourselves.   If you start
 	// the controller using NewReplicationManager(passing SharedInformer), this
 	// will be null
-	internalPodInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	internalPodInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 
 	// An rc is temporarily suspended after creating/deleting these many replicas.
 	// It resumes normal action after observing the watch events for them.
@@ -100,11 +99,11 @@ type ReplicationManager struct {
 	// A store of replication controllers, populated by the rcController
 	rcStore cache.StoreToReplicationControllerLister
 	// Watches changes to all replication controllers
-	rcController *framework.Controller
+	rcController *cache.Controller
 	// A store of pods, populated by the podController
 	podStore cache.StoreToPodLister
 	// Watches changes to all pods
-	podController framework.ControllerInterface
+	podController cache.ControllerInterface
 	// podStoreSynced returns true if the pod store has been synced at least once.
 	// Added as a member to the struct to allow injection for testing.
 	podStoreSynced func() bool
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ type ReplicationManager struct {
 }
 
 // NewReplicationManager creates a replication manager
-func NewReplicationManager(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicationManager {
+func NewReplicationManager(podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicationManager {
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartLogging(glog.Infof)
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&unversionedcore.EventSinkImpl{Interface: kubeClient.Core().Events("")})
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func NewReplicationManager(podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient
 }
 
 // newReplicationManager configures a replication manager with the specified event recorder
-func newReplicationManager(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicationManager {
+func newReplicationManager(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface, resyncPeriod controller.ResyncPeriodFunc, burstReplicas int, lookupCacheSize int, garbageCollectorEnabled bool) *ReplicationManager {
 	if kubeClient != nil && kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("replication_controller", kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func newReplicationManager(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer frame
 		garbageCollectorEnabled: garbageCollectorEnabled,
 	}
 
-	rm.rcStore.Indexer, rm.rcController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	rm.rcStore.Indexer, rm.rcController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return rm.kubeClient.Core().ReplicationControllers(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func newReplicationManager(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer frame
 		&api.ReplicationController{},
 		// TODO: Can we have much longer period here?
 		FullControllerResyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    rm.enqueueController,
 			UpdateFunc: rm.updateRC,
 			// This will enter the sync loop and no-op, because the controller has been deleted from the store.
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ func newReplicationManager(eventRecorder record.EventRecorder, podInformer frame
 		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: rm.addPod,
 		// This invokes the rc for every pod change, eg: host assignment. Though this might seem like overkill
 		// the most frequent pod update is status, and the associated rc will only list from local storage, so
diff --git a/pkg/controller/resourcequota/replenishment_controller.go b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/replenishment_controller.go
index 98aa9c8c5e3..8dd7e526d09 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/resourcequota/replenishment_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/replenishment_controller.go
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/quota/evaluator/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -90,18 +89,18 @@ func ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) func
 type ReplenishmentControllerFactory interface {
 	// NewController returns a controller configured with the specified options.
 	// This method is NOT thread-safe.
-	NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (framework.ControllerInterface, error)
+	NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (cache.ControllerInterface, error)
 }
 
 // replenishmentControllerFactory implements ReplenishmentControllerFactory
 type replenishmentControllerFactory struct {
 	kubeClient  clientset.Interface
-	podInformer framework.SharedInformer
+	podInformer cache.SharedInformer
 }
 
 // NewReplenishmentControllerFactory returns a factory that knows how to build controllers
 // to replenish resources when updated or deleted
-func NewReplenishmentControllerFactory(podInformer framework.SharedInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface) ReplenishmentControllerFactory {
+func NewReplenishmentControllerFactory(podInformer cache.SharedInformer, kubeClient clientset.Interface) ReplenishmentControllerFactory {
 	return &replenishmentControllerFactory{
 		kubeClient:  kubeClient,
 		podInformer: podInformer,
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@ func NewReplenishmentControllerFactoryFromClient(kubeClient clientset.Interface)
 	return NewReplenishmentControllerFactory(nil, kubeClient)
 }
 
-func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (framework.ControllerInterface, error) {
-	var result framework.ControllerInterface
+func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (cache.ControllerInterface, error) {
+	var result cache.ControllerInterface
 	if r.kubeClient != nil && r.kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("replenishment_controller", r.kubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 	switch options.GroupKind {
 	case api.Kind("Pod"):
 		if r.podInformer != nil {
-			r.podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			r.podInformer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				UpdateFunc: PodReplenishmentUpdateFunc(options),
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			})
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 		result = r.podInformer
 
 	case api.Kind("Service"):
-		_, result = framework.NewInformer(
+		_, result = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return r.kubeClient.Core().Services(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -144,13 +143,13 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 			},
 			&api.Service{},
 			options.ResyncPeriod(),
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				UpdateFunc: ServiceReplenishmentUpdateFunc(options),
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			},
 		)
 	case api.Kind("ReplicationController"):
-		_, result = framework.NewInformer(
+		_, result = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return r.kubeClient.Core().ReplicationControllers(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -161,12 +160,12 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 			},
 			&api.ReplicationController{},
 			options.ResyncPeriod(),
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			},
 		)
 	case api.Kind("PersistentVolumeClaim"):
-		_, result = framework.NewInformer(
+		_, result = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return r.kubeClient.Core().PersistentVolumeClaims(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -177,12 +176,12 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 			},
 			&api.PersistentVolumeClaim{},
 			options.ResyncPeriod(),
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			},
 		)
 	case api.Kind("Secret"):
-		_, result = framework.NewInformer(
+		_, result = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return r.kubeClient.Core().Secrets(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -193,12 +192,12 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 			},
 			&api.Secret{},
 			options.ResyncPeriod(),
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			},
 		)
 	case api.Kind("ConfigMap"):
-		_, result = framework.NewInformer(
+		_, result = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					return r.kubeClient.Core().ConfigMaps(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func (r *replenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentCon
 			},
 			&api.ConfigMap{},
 			options.ResyncPeriod(),
-			framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				DeleteFunc: ObjectReplenishmentDeleteFunc(options),
 			},
 		)
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ func IsUnhandledGroupKindError(err error) bool {
 // returning the first success or failure it hits.  If there are no hits either way, it return an UnhandledGroupKind error
 type UnionReplenishmentControllerFactory []ReplenishmentControllerFactory
 
-func (f UnionReplenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (framework.ControllerInterface, error) {
+func (f UnionReplenishmentControllerFactory) NewController(options *ReplenishmentControllerOptions) (cache.ControllerInterface, error) {
 	for _, factory := range f {
 		controller, err := factory.NewController(options)
 		if !IsUnhandledGroupKindError(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
index 8b01ef86754..8476bb2e6c6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/quota"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ type ResourceQuotaController struct {
 	// An index of resource quota objects by namespace
 	rqIndexer cache.Indexer
 	// Watches changes to all resource quota
-	rqController *framework.Controller
+	rqController *cache.Controller
 	// ResourceQuota objects that need to be synchronized
 	queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 	// missingUsageQueue holds objects that are missing the initial usage informatino
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ type ResourceQuotaController struct {
 	// knows how to calculate usage
 	registry quota.Registry
 	// controllers monitoring to notify for replenishment
-	replenishmentControllers []framework.ControllerInterface
+	replenishmentControllers []cache.ControllerInterface
 }
 
 func NewResourceQuotaController(options *ResourceQuotaControllerOptions) *ResourceQuotaController {
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func NewResourceQuotaController(options *ResourceQuotaControllerOptions) *Resour
 		missingUsageQueue:        workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "resourcequota_priority"),
 		resyncPeriod:             options.ResyncPeriod,
 		registry:                 options.Registry,
-		replenishmentControllers: []framework.ControllerInterface{},
+		replenishmentControllers: []cache.ControllerInterface{},
 	}
 	if options.KubeClient != nil && options.KubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("resource_quota_controller", options.KubeClient.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func NewResourceQuotaController(options *ResourceQuotaControllerOptions) *Resour
 	rq.syncHandler = rq.syncResourceQuotaFromKey
 
 	// build the controller that observes quota
-	rq.rqIndexer, rq.rqController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	rq.rqIndexer, rq.rqController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return rq.kubeClient.Core().ResourceQuotas(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ func NewResourceQuotaController(options *ResourceQuotaControllerOptions) *Resour
 		},
 		&api.ResourceQuota{},
 		rq.resyncPeriod(),
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: rq.addQuota,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				// We are only interested in observing updates to quota.spec to drive updates to quota.status.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/route/routecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/route/routecontroller.go
index 179de8e9173..470e4421a70 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/route/routecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/route/routecontroller.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (rc *RouteController) reconcileNodeRoutes() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error listing routes: %v", err)
 	}
-	// TODO (cjcullen): use pkg/controller/framework.NewInformer to watch this
+	// TODO (cjcullen): use pkg/controller/cache.NewInformer to watch this
 	// and reduce the number of lists needed.
 	nodeList, err := rc.kubeClient.Core().Nodes().List(api.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
index 33278b77514..8af49cef8e5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/servicecontroller.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	pkg_runtime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ type ServiceController struct {
 	// A store of services, populated by the serviceController
 	serviceStore cache.StoreToServiceLister
 	// Watches changes to all services
-	serviceController *framework.Controller
+	serviceController *cache.Controller
 	eventBroadcaster  record.EventBroadcaster
 	eventRecorder     record.EventRecorder
 	nodeLister        cache.StoreToNodeLister
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func New(cloud cloudprovider.Interface, kubeClient clientset.Interface, clusterN
 		},
 		workingQueue: workqueue.NewDelayingQueue(),
 	}
-	s.serviceStore.Store, s.serviceController = framework.NewInformer(
+	s.serviceStore.Store, s.serviceController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (pkg_runtime.Object, error) {
 				return s.kubeClient.Core().Services(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func New(cloud cloudprovider.Interface, kubeClient clientset.Interface, clusterN
 		},
 		&api.Service{},
 		serviceSyncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: s.enqueueService,
 			UpdateFunc: func(old, cur interface{}) {
 				oldSvc, ok1 := old.(*api.Service)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
index 5062305e5a7..4a1b434d86a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func NewServiceAccountsController(cl clientset.Interface, options ServiceAccount
 		// If we're maintaining a single account, we can scope the accounts we watch to just that name
 		accountSelector = fields.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{api.ObjectNameField: options.ServiceAccounts[0].Name})
 	}
-	e.serviceAccounts, e.serviceAccountController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	e.serviceAccounts, e.serviceAccountController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				options.FieldSelector = accountSelector
@@ -93,13 +92,13 @@ func NewServiceAccountsController(cl clientset.Interface, options ServiceAccount
 		},
 		&api.ServiceAccount{},
 		options.ServiceAccountResync,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			DeleteFunc: e.serviceAccountDeleted,
 		},
 		cache.Indexers{"namespace": cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
-	e.namespaces, e.namespaceController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	e.namespaces, e.namespaceController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return e.client.Core().Namespaces().List(options)
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func NewServiceAccountsController(cl clientset.Interface, options ServiceAccount
 		},
 		&api.Namespace{},
 		options.NamespaceResync,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    e.namespaceAdded,
 			UpdateFunc: e.namespaceUpdated,
 		},
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ type ServiceAccountsController struct {
 	namespaces      cache.Indexer
 
 	// Since we join two objects, we'll watch both of them with controllers.
-	serviceAccountController *framework.Controller
-	namespaceController      *framework.Controller
+	serviceAccountController *cache.Controller
+	namespaceController      *cache.Controller
 }
 
 // Runs controller loops and returns immediately
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
index cdaf1411676..01260de5e21 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/secret"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func NewTokensController(cl clientset.Interface, options TokensControllerOptions
 		metrics.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("serviceaccount_controller", cl.Core().GetRESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
 
-	e.serviceAccounts, e.serviceAccountController = framework.NewInformer(
+	e.serviceAccounts, e.serviceAccountController = cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return e.client.Core().ServiceAccounts(api.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func NewTokensController(cl clientset.Interface, options TokensControllerOptions
 		},
 		&api.ServiceAccount{},
 		options.ServiceAccountResync,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    e.queueServiceAccountSync,
 			UpdateFunc: e.queueServiceAccountUpdateSync,
 			DeleteFunc: e.queueServiceAccountSync,
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func NewTokensController(cl clientset.Interface, options TokensControllerOptions
 	)
 
 	tokenSelector := fields.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{api.SecretTypeField: string(api.SecretTypeServiceAccountToken)})
-	e.secrets, e.secretController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	e.secrets, e.secretController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				options.FieldSelector = tokenSelector
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func NewTokensController(cl clientset.Interface, options TokensControllerOptions
 		},
 		&api.Secret{},
 		options.SecretResync,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    e.queueSecretSync,
 			UpdateFunc: e.queueSecretUpdateSync,
 			DeleteFunc: e.queueSecretSync,
@@ -144,8 +143,8 @@ type TokensController struct {
 	secrets         cache.Indexer
 
 	// Since we join two objects, we'll watch both of them with controllers.
-	serviceAccountController *framework.Controller
-	secretController         *framework.Controller
+	serviceAccountController *cache.Controller
+	secretController         *cache.Controller
 
 	// syncServiceAccountQueue handles service account events:
 	//   * ensures a referenced token exists for service accounts which still exist
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
index c1055a7ba0e..9c4544c8b9b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/populator"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/reconciler"
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ type AttachDetachController interface {
 // NewAttachDetachController returns a new instance of AttachDetachController.
 func NewAttachDetachController(
 	kubeClient internalclientset.Interface,
-	podInformer framework.SharedInformer,
-	nodeInformer framework.SharedInformer,
-	pvcInformer framework.SharedInformer,
-	pvInformer framework.SharedInformer,
+	podInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
+	nodeInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
+	pvcInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
+	pvInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
 	cloud cloudprovider.Interface,
 	plugins []volume.VolumePlugin,
 	recorder record.EventRecorder) (AttachDetachController, error) {
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ func NewAttachDetachController(
 		cloud:       cloud,
 	}
 
-	podInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podInformer.AddEventHandler(kcache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    adc.podAdd,
 		UpdateFunc: adc.podUpdate,
 		DeleteFunc: adc.podDelete,
 	})
 
-	nodeInformer.AddEventHandler(framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	nodeInformer.AddEventHandler(kcache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    adc.nodeAdd,
 		UpdateFunc: adc.nodeUpdate,
 		DeleteFunc: adc.nodeDelete,
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ type attachDetachController struct {
 	// pvcInformer is the shared PVC informer used to fetch and store PVC
 	// objects from the API server. It is shared with other controllers and
 	// therefore the PVC objects in its store should be treated as immutable.
-	pvcInformer framework.SharedInformer
+	pvcInformer kcache.SharedInformer
 
 	// pvInformer is the shared PV informer used to fetch and store PV objects
 	// from the API server. It is shared with other controllers and therefore
 	// the PV objects in its store should be treated as immutable.
-	pvInformer framework.SharedInformer
+	pvInformer kcache.SharedInformer
 
 	// cloud provider used by volume host
 	cloud cloudprovider.Interface
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller_test.go
index ca54bb11616..2849237e37e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/attach_detach_controller_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	controllervolumetesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
index f1abbb0a4c9..d74ef32681b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/volumehelper"
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ type DesiredStateOfWorldPopulator interface {
 // desiredStateOfWorld - the cache to populate
 func NewDesiredStateOfWorldPopulator(
 	loopSleepDuration time.Duration,
-	podInformer framework.SharedInformer,
+	podInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
 	desiredStateOfWorld cache.DesiredStateOfWorld) DesiredStateOfWorldPopulator {
 	return &desiredStateOfWorldPopulator{
 		loopSleepDuration:   loopSleepDuration,
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func NewDesiredStateOfWorldPopulator(
 
 type desiredStateOfWorldPopulator struct {
 	loopSleepDuration   time.Duration
-	podInformer         framework.SharedInformer
+	podInformer         kcache.SharedInformer
 	desiredStateOfWorld cache.DesiredStateOfWorld
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/reconciler/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
index d71ce1fcfa3..f6c4bbb13ce 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater"
 	controllervolumetesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
index 0e1de23a68e..1dd637eff1c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/statusupdater/node_status_updater.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 )
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type NodeStatusUpdater interface {
 // NewNodeStatusUpdater returns a new instance of NodeStatusUpdater.
 func NewNodeStatusUpdater(
 	kubeClient internalclientset.Interface,
-	nodeInformer framework.SharedInformer,
+	nodeInformer kcache.SharedInformer,
 	actualStateOfWorld cache.ActualStateOfWorld) NodeStatusUpdater {
 	return &nodeStatusUpdater{
 		actualStateOfWorld: actualStateOfWorld,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewNodeStatusUpdater(
 
 type nodeStatusUpdater struct {
 	kubeClient         internalclientset.Interface
-	nodeInformer       framework.SharedInformer
+	nodeInformer       kcache.SharedInformer
 	actualStateOfWorld cache.ActualStateOfWorld
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller.go
index 786aa5e9b6c..878ce16794d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/goroutinemap"
 	vol "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
@@ -151,12 +150,12 @@ const createProvisionedPVInterval = 10 * time.Second
 
 // PersistentVolumeController is a controller that synchronizes
 // PersistentVolumeClaims and PersistentVolumes. It starts two
-// framework.Controllers that watch PersistentVolume and PersistentVolumeClaim
+// cache.Controllers that watch PersistentVolume and PersistentVolumeClaim
 // changes.
 type PersistentVolumeController struct {
-	volumeController          *framework.Controller
+	volumeController          *cache.Controller
 	volumeSource              cache.ListerWatcher
-	claimController           *framework.Controller
+	claimController           *cache.Controller
 	claimSource               cache.ListerWatcher
 	classReflector            *cache.Reflector
 	classSource               cache.ListerWatcher
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ type PersistentVolumeController struct {
 }
 
 // syncClaim is the main controller method to decide what to do with a claim.
-// It's invoked by appropriate framework.Controller callbacks when a claim is
+// It's invoked by appropriate cache.Controller callbacks when a claim is
 // created, updated or periodically synced. We do not differentiate between
 // these events.
 // For easier readability, it was split into syncUnboundClaim and syncBoundClaim
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) syncBoundClaim(claim *api.PersistentVolu
 }
 
 // syncVolume is the main controller method to decide what to do with a volume.
-// It's invoked by appropriate framework.Controller callbacks when a volume is
+// It's invoked by appropriate cache.Controller callbacks when a volume is
 // created, updated or periodically synced. We do not differentiate between
 // these events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) syncVolume(volume *api.PersistentVolume) error {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_base.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_base.go
index 93fe8326f57..d9f4c93d1db 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_base.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_base.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	unversioned_core "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/goroutinemap"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func NewPersistentVolumeController(
 
 	controller := &PersistentVolumeController{
 		volumes:           newPersistentVolumeOrderedIndex(),
-		claims:            cache.NewStore(framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
+		claims:            cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc),
 		kubeClient:        kubeClient,
 		eventRecorder:     eventRecorder,
 		runningOperations: goroutinemap.NewGoRoutineMap(false /* exponentialBackOffOnError */),
@@ -120,22 +119,22 @@ func NewPersistentVolumeController(
 	}
 	controller.classSource = classSource
 
-	_, controller.volumeController = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	_, controller.volumeController = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		volumeSource,
 		&api.PersistentVolume{},
 		syncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    controller.addVolume,
 			UpdateFunc: controller.updateVolume,
 			DeleteFunc: controller.deleteVolume,
 		},
 		cache.Indexers{"accessmodes": accessModesIndexFunc},
 	)
-	_, controller.claimController = framework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller.claimController = cache.NewInformer(
 		claimSource,
 		&api.PersistentVolumeClaim{},
 		syncPeriod,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    controller.addClaim,
 			UpdateFunc: controller.updateClaim,
 			DeleteFunc: controller.deleteClaim,
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func NewPersistentVolumeController(
 
 	// This is just a cache of StorageClass instances, no special actions are
 	// needed when a class is created/deleted/updated.
-	controller.classes = cache.NewStore(framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
+	controller.classes = cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 	controller.classReflector = cache.NewReflector(
 		classSource,
 		&storage.StorageClass{},
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) storeClaimUpdate(claim *api.PersistentVo
 	return storeObjectUpdate(ctrl.claims, claim, "claim")
 }
 
-// addVolume is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolume
+// addVolume is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolume
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) addVolume(obj interface{}) {
 	pv, ok := obj.(*api.PersistentVolume)
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) addVolume(obj interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-// updateVolume is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolume
+// updateVolume is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolume
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) updateVolume(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 	newVolume, ok := newObj.(*api.PersistentVolume)
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) updateVolume(oldObj, newObj interface{})
 	}
 }
 
-// deleteVolume is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolume
+// deleteVolume is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolume
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) deleteVolume(obj interface{}) {
 	_ = ctrl.volumes.store.Delete(obj)
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) deleteVolume(obj interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-// addClaim is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
+// addClaim is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) addClaim(obj interface{}) {
 	// Store the new claim version in the cache and do not process it if this is
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) addClaim(obj interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-// updateClaim is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
+// updateClaim is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) updateClaim(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 	// Store the new claim version in the cache and do not process it if this is
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) updateClaim(oldObj, newObj interface{})
 	}
 }
 
-// deleteClaim is callback from framework.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
+// deleteClaim is callback from cache.Controller watching PersistentVolumeClaim
 // events.
 func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) deleteClaim(obj interface{}) {
 	_ = ctrl.claims.Delete(obj)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_test.go
index 5e6b07560cf..29865c932f7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/controller_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
+	fcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/cache"
 )
 
 // Test the real controller methods (add/update/delete claim/volume) with
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ func TestControllerSync(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Initialize the controller
 		client := &fake.Clientset{}
-		volumeSource := framework.NewFakePVControllerSource()
-		claimSource := framework.NewFakePVCControllerSource()
+		volumeSource := fcache.NewFakePVControllerSource()
+		claimSource := fcache.NewFakePVCControllerSource()
 		ctrl := newTestController(client, volumeSource, claimSource, nil, true)
 		reactor := newVolumeReactor(client, ctrl, volumeSource, claimSource, test.errors)
 		for _, claim := range test.initialClaims {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func storeVersion(t *testing.T, prefix string, c cache.Store, version string, ex
 // TestControllerCache tests func storeObjectUpdate()
 func TestControllerCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Cache under test
-	c := cache.NewStore(framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
+	c := cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 
 	// Store new PV
 	storeVersion(t, "Step1", c, "1", true)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestControllerCache(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestControllerCacheParsingError(t *testing.T) {
-	c := cache.NewStore(framework.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
+	c := cache.NewStore(cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 	// There must be something in the cache to compare with
 	storeVersion(t, "Step1", c, "1", true)
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/framework_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/framework_test.go
index 54ba1c0175c..6430b311b61 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/framework_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/framework_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
+	fcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ type volumeReactor struct {
 	changedObjects       []interface{}
 	changedSinceLastSync int
 	ctrl                 *PersistentVolumeController
-	volumeSource         *framework.FakePVControllerSource
-	claimSource          *framework.FakePVCControllerSource
+	volumeSource         *fcache.FakePVControllerSource
+	claimSource          *fcache.FakePVCControllerSource
 	lock                 sync.Mutex
 	errors               []reactorError
 }
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ func (r *volumeReactor) addClaimEvent(claim *api.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
 	r.claimSource.Add(claim)
 }
 
-func newVolumeReactor(client *fake.Clientset, ctrl *PersistentVolumeController, volumeSource *framework.FakePVControllerSource, claimSource *framework.FakePVCControllerSource, errors []reactorError) *volumeReactor {
+func newVolumeReactor(client *fake.Clientset, ctrl *PersistentVolumeController, volumeSource *fcache.FakePVControllerSource, claimSource *fcache.FakePVCControllerSource, errors []reactorError) *volumeReactor {
 	reactor := &volumeReactor{
 		volumes:      make(map[string]*api.PersistentVolume),
 		claims:       make(map[string]*api.PersistentVolumeClaim),
@@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ func newVolumeReactor(client *fake.Clientset, ctrl *PersistentVolumeController,
 
 func newTestController(kubeClient clientset.Interface, volumeSource, claimSource, classSource cache.ListerWatcher, enableDynamicProvisioning bool) *PersistentVolumeController {
 	if volumeSource == nil {
-		volumeSource = framework.NewFakePVControllerSource()
+		volumeSource = fcache.NewFakePVControllerSource()
 	}
 	if claimSource == nil {
-		claimSource = framework.NewFakePVCControllerSource()
+		claimSource = fcache.NewFakePVCControllerSource()
 	}
 	if classSource == nil {
-		classSource = framework.NewFakeControllerSource()
+		classSource = fcache.NewFakeControllerSource()
 	}
 	ctrl := NewPersistentVolumeController(
 		kubeClient,
diff --git a/pkg/dns/dns.go b/pkg/dns/dns.go
index 131f9b59be8..9286a97783e 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/dns.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	kcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	kframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -112,10 +111,10 @@ type KubeDNS struct {
 	domainPath []string
 
 	// endpointsController  invokes registered callbacks when endpoints change.
-	endpointsController *kframework.Controller
+	endpointsController *kcache.Controller
 
 	// serviceController invokes registered callbacks when services change.
-	serviceController *kframework.Controller
+	serviceController *kcache.Controller
 
 	// Map of federation names that the cluster in which this kube-dns is running belongs to, to
 	// the corresponding domain names.
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func (kd *KubeDNS) GetCacheAsJSON() (string, error) {
 
 func (kd *KubeDNS) setServicesStore() {
 	// Returns a cache.ListWatch that gets all changes to services.
-	kd.servicesStore, kd.serviceController = kframework.NewInformer(
+	kd.servicesStore, kd.serviceController = kcache.NewInformer(
 		&kcache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options kapi.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return kd.kubeClient.Core().Services(kapi.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ func (kd *KubeDNS) setServicesStore() {
 		},
 		&kapi.Service{},
 		resyncPeriod,
-		kframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		kcache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    kd.newService,
 			DeleteFunc: kd.removeService,
 			UpdateFunc: kd.updateService,
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func (kd *KubeDNS) setServicesStore() {
 
 func (kd *KubeDNS) setEndpointsStore() {
 	// Returns a cache.ListWatch that gets all changes to endpoints.
-	kd.endpointsStore, kd.endpointsController = kframework.NewInformer(
+	kd.endpointsStore, kd.endpointsController = kcache.NewInformer(
 		&kcache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options kapi.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return kd.kubeClient.Core().Endpoints(kapi.NamespaceAll).List(options)
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func (kd *KubeDNS) setEndpointsStore() {
 		},
 		&kapi.Endpoints{},
 		resyncPeriod,
-		kframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		kcache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: kd.handleEndpointAdd,
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 				// TODO: Avoid unwanted updates.
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
index cac27b83806..594bd5f888b 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 )
 
 func getResourceList(cpu, memory string) api.ResourceList {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission.go
index 4b06f63df19..f1f3eda1570 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package autoprovision
 import (
 	"io"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 
 	"fmt"
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func init() {
 type provision struct {
 	*admission.Handler
 	client            clientset.Interface
-	namespaceInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	namespaceInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 }
 
 var _ = admission.WantsInformerFactory(&provision{})
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission_test.go
index 3b96b77b30a..7f8ea9dfeef 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/autoprovision/admission_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 )
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission.go
index e20e3b4ea79..292d44f7fc4 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package exists
 import (
 	"io"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 
 	"fmt"
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func init() {
 type exists struct {
 	*admission.Handler
 	client            clientset.Interface
-	namespaceInformer framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	namespaceInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer
 }
 
 var _ = admission.WantsInformerFactory(&exists{})
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission_test.go
index f2b832b65fc..cce8d233595 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/exists/admission_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 )
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission.go
index 212bd6d009f..29eea688195 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type lifecycle struct {
 	*admission.Handler
 	client             clientset.Interface
 	immortalNamespaces sets.String
-	namespaceInformer  framework.SharedIndexInformer
+	namespaceInformer  cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// forceLiveLookupCache holds a list of entries for namespaces that we have a strong reason to believe are stale in our local cache.
 	// if a namespace is in this cache, then we will ignore our local state and always fetch latest from api server.
 	forceLiveLookupCache *lru.Cache
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
index e0dd88f87e8..196e705d4dc 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/testing/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/error.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/error.go
index 91907725679..a71cdb9aae7 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/error.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates/error.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package predicates
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 )
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index 89743e375ad..550d1bd0615 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ type ConfigFactory struct {
 	// Close this to stop all reflectors
 	StopEverything chan struct{}
 
-	scheduledPodPopulator *framework.Controller
-	nodePopulator         *framework.Controller
+	scheduledPodPopulator *cache.Controller
+	nodePopulator         *cache.Controller
 
 	schedulerCache schedulercache.Cache
 
@@ -125,11 +124,11 @@ func NewConfigFactory(client *client.Client, schedulerName string, hardPodAffini
 	// We construct this here instead of in CreateFromKeys because
 	// ScheduledPodLister is something we provide to plug in functions that
 	// they may need to call.
-	c.ScheduledPodLister.Indexer, c.scheduledPodPopulator = framework.NewIndexerInformer(
+	c.ScheduledPodLister.Indexer, c.scheduledPodPopulator = cache.NewIndexerInformer(
 		c.createAssignedNonTerminatedPodLW(),
 		&api.Pod{},
 		0,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    c.addPodToCache,
 			UpdateFunc: c.updatePodInCache,
 			DeleteFunc: c.deletePodFromCache,
@@ -137,11 +136,11 @@ func NewConfigFactory(client *client.Client, schedulerName string, hardPodAffini
 		cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 	)
 
-	c.NodeLister.Store, c.nodePopulator = framework.NewInformer(
+	c.NodeLister.Store, c.nodePopulator = cache.NewInformer(
 		c.createNodeLW(),
 		&api.Node{},
 		0,
-		framework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    c.addNodeToCache,
 			UpdateFunc: c.updateNodeInCache,
 			DeleteFunc: c.deleteNodeFromCache,
diff --git a/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go b/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
index 943a0d35d80..ad3a9d8a5f5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
+++ b/test/e2e/daemon_restart.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
-	controllerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/master/ports"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("DaemonRestart [Disruptive]", func() {
 	existingPods := cache.NewStore(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 	var ns string
 	var config framework.RCConfig
-	var controller *controllerframework.Controller
+	var controller *cache.Controller
 	var newPods cache.Store
 	var stopCh chan struct{}
 	var tracker *podTracker
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("DaemonRestart [Disruptive]", func() {
 
 		stopCh = make(chan struct{})
 		tracker = newPodTracker()
-		newPods, controller = controllerframework.NewInformer(
+		newPods, controller = cache.NewInformer(
 			&cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 					options.LabelSelector = labelSelector
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("DaemonRestart [Disruptive]", func() {
 			},
 			&api.Pod{},
 			0,
-			controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 					tracker.remember(obj.(*api.Pod), ADD)
 				},
diff --git a/test/e2e/density.go b/test/e2e/density.go
index ffced1e813a..b884a176dd4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/density.go
+++ b/test/e2e/density.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
-	controllerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func runDensityTest(dtc DensityTestConfig) time.Duration {
 	// eLock is a lock protects the events
 	var eLock sync.Mutex
 	events := make([](*api.Event), 0)
-	_, controller := controllerframework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return dtc.Client.Events(dtc.Namespace).List(options)
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ func runDensityTest(dtc DensityTestConfig) time.Duration {
 		},
 		&api.Event{},
 		0,
-		controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				eLock.Lock()
 				defer eLock.Unlock()
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func runDensityTest(dtc DensityTestConfig) time.Duration {
 	var uLock sync.Mutex
 	updateCount := 0
 	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"type": "densityPod"}))
-	_, updateController := controllerframework.NewInformer(
+	_, updateController := cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				options.LabelSelector = label
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ func runDensityTest(dtc DensityTestConfig) time.Duration {
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		0,
-		controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			UpdateFunc: func(_, _ interface{}) {
 				uLock.Lock()
 				defer uLock.Unlock()
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Density", func() {
 				}
 
 				additionalPodsPrefix = "density-latency-pod"
-				latencyPodsStore, controller := controllerframework.NewInformer(
+				latencyPodsStore, controller := cache.NewInformer(
 					&cache.ListWatch{
 						ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 							options.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"type": additionalPodsPrefix})
@@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Density", func() {
 					},
 					&api.Pod{},
 					0,
-					controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+					cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 						AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 							p, ok := obj.(*api.Pod)
 							Expect(ok).To(Equal(true))
diff --git a/test/e2e/federated-service.go b/test/e2e/federated-service.go
index d3806500cf4..23445c52e8c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/federated-service.go
+++ b/test/e2e/federated-service.go
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ package e2e
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/federation-replicaset.go b/test/e2e/federation-replicaset.go
index 903ed416b11..0c6e5031a03 100644
--- a/test/e2e/federation-replicaset.go
+++ b/test/e2e/federation-replicaset.go
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 
+	"reflect"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"reflect"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
index 481a2385651..a07054681db 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	awscloud "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws"
-	controllerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -580,8 +579,8 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 				nodeSelector := fields.OneTermEqualSelector("metadata.name", node.Name)
 				stopCh := make(chan struct{})
 				newNode := make(chan *api.Node)
-				var controller *controllerframework.Controller
-				_, controller = controllerframework.NewInformer(
+				var controller *cache.Controller
+				_, controller = cache.NewInformer(
 					&cache.ListWatch{
 						ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 							options.FieldSelector = nodeSelector
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Nodes [Disruptive]", func() {
 					},
 					&api.Node{},
 					0,
-					controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+					cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 						UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 							n, ok := newObj.(*api.Node)
 							Expect(ok).To(Equal(true))
diff --git a/test/e2e/service_latency.go b/test/e2e/service_latency.go
index 76b6fd0460a..a71c2a3eef9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/service_latency.go
+++ b/test/e2e/service_latency.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	controllerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/flowcontrol"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ func (eq *endpointQueries) added(e *api.Endpoints) {
 
 // blocks until it has finished syncing.
 func startEndpointWatcher(f *framework.Framework, q *endpointQueries) {
-	_, controller := controllerframework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				return f.Client.Endpoints(f.Namespace.Name).List(options)
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ func startEndpointWatcher(f *framework.Framework, q *endpointQueries) {
 		},
 		&api.Endpoints{},
 		0,
-		controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				if e, ok := obj.(*api.Endpoints); ok {
 					if len(e.Subsets) > 0 && len(e.Subsets[0].Addresses) > 0 {
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/density_test.go b/test/e2e_node/density_test.go
index 644ac924d56..f598f8e56fa 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/density_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/density_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
-	controllerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/stats"
 	kubemetrics "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ func verifyPodStartupLatency(expect, actual framework.LatencyMetric) error {
 
 // newInformerWatchPod creates an informer to check whether all pods are running.
 func newInformerWatchPod(f *framework.Framework, mutex *sync.Mutex, watchTimes map[string]unversioned.Time,
-	podType string) *controllerframework.Controller {
+	podType string) *cache.Controller {
 	ns := f.Namespace.Name
 	checkPodRunning := func(p *api.Pod) {
 		mutex.Lock()
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ func newInformerWatchPod(f *framework.Framework, mutex *sync.Mutex, watchTimes m
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, controller := controllerframework.NewInformer(
+	_, controller := cache.NewInformer(
 		&cache.ListWatch{
 			ListFunc: func(options api.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 				options.LabelSelector = labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"type": podType})
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ func newInformerWatchPod(f *framework.Framework, mutex *sync.Mutex, watchTimes m
 		},
 		&api.Pod{},
 		0,
-		controllerframework.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 				p, ok := obj.(*api.Pod)
 				Expect(ok).To(Equal(true))
diff --git a/test/integration/objectmeta/objectmeta_test.go b/test/integration/objectmeta/objectmeta_test.go
index 3f78a3fca63..c5a19b30166 100644
--- a/test/integration/objectmeta/objectmeta_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/objectmeta/objectmeta_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package objectmeta
 
 import (
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	etcdstorage "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/storage/etcd"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/storage/etcd/etcdtest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestIgnoreClusterName(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go b/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
index 5c34942f901..74cea08ea6a 100644
--- a/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/replicaset/replicaset_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	internalclientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_3"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
-	controllerframwork "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/replicaset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func verifyRemainingObjects(t *testing.T, clientSet clientset.Interface, namespa
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *replicaset.ReplicaSetController, controllerframwork.SharedIndexInformer, clientset.Interface) {
+func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *replicaset.ReplicaSetController, cache.SharedIndexInformer, clientset.Interface) {
 	masterConfig := framework.NewIntegrationTestMasterConfig()
 	masterConfig.EnableCoreControllers = false
 	_, s := framework.RunAMaster(masterConfig)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *repl
 // wait for the podInformer to observe the pods. Call this function before
 // running the RS controller to prevent the rc manager from creating new pods
 // rather than adopting the existing ones.
-func waitToObservePods(t *testing.T, podInformer controllerframwork.SharedIndexInformer, podNum int) {
+func waitToObservePods(t *testing.T, podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, podNum int) {
 	if err := wait.Poll(10*time.Second, 60*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
 		objects := podInformer.GetIndexer().List()
 		if len(objects) == podNum {
diff --git a/test/integration/replicationcontroller/replicationcontroller_test.go b/test/integration/replicationcontroller/replicationcontroller_test.go
index 1aaed555e01..8ba050d74bc 100644
--- a/test/integration/replicationcontroller/replicationcontroller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/replicationcontroller/replicationcontroller_test.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	internalclientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/release_1_3"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
-	controllerframwork "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework/informers"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/replication"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func verifyRemainingObjects(t *testing.T, clientSet clientset.Interface, namespa
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *replication.ReplicationManager, controllerframwork.SharedIndexInformer, clientset.Interface) {
+func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *replication.ReplicationManager, cache.SharedIndexInformer, clientset.Interface) {
 	masterConfig := framework.NewIntegrationTestMasterConfig()
 	masterConfig.EnableCoreControllers = false
 	_, s := framework.RunAMaster(masterConfig)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func rmSetup(t *testing.T, enableGarbageCollector bool) (*httptest.Server, *repl
 // wait for the podInformer to observe the pods. Call this function before
 // running the RC manager to prevent the rc manager from creating new pods
 // rather than adopting the existing ones.
-func waitToObservePods(t *testing.T, podInformer controllerframwork.SharedIndexInformer, podNum int) {
+func waitToObservePods(t *testing.T, podInformer cache.SharedIndexInformer, podNum int) {
 	if err := wait.Poll(10*time.Second, 60*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
 		objects := podInformer.GetIndexer().List()
 		if len(objects) == podNum {
diff --git a/test/test_owners.csv b/test/test_owners.csv
index 7291ce3d2a8..cb89eb5abbf 100644
--- a/test/test_owners.csv
+++ b/test/test_owners.csv
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment,asalkeld,0
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util,saad-ali,1
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/disruption,fabioy,1
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/endpoint,mwielgus,1
-k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/framework,smarterclayton,1
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector,rmmh,1
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/metaonly,cjcullen,1
 k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/gc,jdef,1