diff --git a/pkg/api/deep_copy_generated.go b/pkg/api/deep_copy_generated.go
index ecb28e5aa6b..cc3202a19d3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/deep_copy_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/deep_copy_generated.go
@@ -1582,14 +1582,6 @@ func deepCopy_api_ReplicationControllerSpec(in ReplicationControllerSpec, out *R
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
-		if err := deepCopy_api_ObjectReference(*in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := deepCopy_api_PodTemplateSpec(*in.Template, out.Template, c); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go b/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
index 6e076a2d727..f60d68c4cbf 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ func FuzzerFor(t *testing.T, version string, src rand.Source) *fuzz.Fuzzer {
 			j.Target.Name = c.RandString()
 		},
 		func(j *api.ReplicationControllerSpec, c fuzz.Continue) {
-			c.FuzzNoCustom(j)   // fuzz self without calling this function again
-			j.TemplateRef = nil // this is required for round trip
+			c.FuzzNoCustom(j) // fuzz self without calling this function again
+			//j.TemplateRef = nil // this is required for round trip
 		},
 		func(j *api.ReplicationControllerStatus, c fuzz.Continue) {
 			// only replicas round trips
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 65e1b4dca3c..a016ff25a94 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ type ReplicationControllerSpec struct {
 	// TemplateRef is a reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected. This reference is ignored if a Template is set.
 	// Must be set before converting to a v1beta3 API object
-	TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty"`
+	//TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty"`
 
 	// Template is the object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected. Internally, this takes precedence over a
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
index bde80f7790e..5240dde5456 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ func convert_api_ReplicationControllerSpec_To_v1_ReplicationControllerSpec(in *a
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
-		if err := convert_api_ObjectReference_To_v1_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
+	//if in.TemplateRef != nil {
+	//	out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
+	//	if err := convert_api_ObjectReference_To_v1_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
+	//		return err
+	//	}
+	//} else {
+	//	out.TemplateRef = nil
+	//}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := convert_api_PodTemplateSpec_To_v1_PodTemplateSpec(in.Template, out.Template, s); err != nil {
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ func convert_v1_ReplicationControllerSpec_To_api_ReplicationControllerSpec(in *R
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(api.ObjectReference)
-		if err := convert_v1_ObjectReference_To_api_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
+	//if in.TemplateRef != nil {
+	//	out.TemplateRef = new(api.ObjectReference)
+	//	if err := convert_v1_ObjectReference_To_api_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
+	//		return err
+	//	}
+	//} else {
+	//	out.TemplateRef = nil
+	//}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(api.PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := convert_v1_PodTemplateSpec_To_api_PodTemplateSpec(in.Template, out.Template, s); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/deep_copy_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1/deep_copy_generated.go
index bc64dbfc132..d724895bf8c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/deep_copy_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/deep_copy_generated.go
@@ -1518,14 +1518,6 @@ func deepCopy_v1_ReplicationControllerSpec(in ReplicationControllerSpec, out *Re
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
-		if err := deepCopy_v1_ObjectReference(*in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := deepCopy_v1_PodTemplateSpec(*in.Template, out.Template, c); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 5ea98e9c79c..40e56941c7a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ type ReplicationControllerSpec struct {
 
 	// TemplateRef is a reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected.
-	TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty" description:"reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if insufficient replicas are detected"`
+	//TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty" description:"reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if insufficient replicas are detected"`
 
 	// Template is the object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected. This takes precedence over a
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index 26f23cb6cfd..f8b38c8cf52 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ func addConversionFuncs() {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Selector, &out.ReplicaSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if in.TemplateRef != nil && in.Template == nil {
-				return &api.ConversionError{
-					In:      in,
-					Out:     out,
-					Message: "objects with a template ref cannot be converted to older objects, must populate template",
-				}
-			}
+			//if in.TemplateRef != nil && in.Template == nil {
+			//	return &api.ConversionError{
+			//		In:      in,
+			//		Out:     out,
+			//		Message: "objects with a template ref cannot be converted to older objects, must populate template",
+			//	}
+			//}
 			if in.Template != nil {
 				if err := s.Convert(in.Template, &out.PodTemplate, 0); err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index cdf2a3eb9dd..626fd061f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ func addConversionFuncs() {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Selector, &out.ReplicaSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if in.TemplateRef != nil && in.Template == nil {
-				return &api.ConversionError{
-					In:      in,
-					Out:     out,
-					Message: "objects with a template ref cannot be converted to older objects, must populate template",
-				}
-			}
+			//if in.TemplateRef != nil && in.Template == nil {
+			//	return &api.ConversionError{
+			//		In:      in,
+			//		Out:     out,
+			//		Message: "objects with a template ref cannot be converted to older objects, must populate template",
+			//	}
+			//}
 			if in.Template != nil {
 				if err := s.Convert(in.Template, &out.PodTemplate, 0); err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
index 5540840e55e..4799a52ac35 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
@@ -1544,14 +1544,6 @@ func convert_api_ReplicationControllerSpec_To_v1beta3_ReplicationControllerSpec(
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
-		if err := convert_api_ObjectReference_To_v1beta3_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := convert_api_PodTemplateSpec_To_v1beta3_PodTemplateSpec(in.Template, out.Template, s); err != nil {
@@ -3641,14 +3633,6 @@ func convert_v1beta3_ReplicationControllerSpec_To_api_ReplicationControllerSpec(
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(api.ObjectReference)
-		if err := convert_v1beta3_ObjectReference_To_api_ObjectReference(in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, s); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(api.PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := convert_v1beta3_PodTemplateSpec_To_api_PodTemplateSpec(in.Template, out.Template, s); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/deep_copy_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/deep_copy_generated.go
index 5f8db18e954..19f5f118c38 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/deep_copy_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/deep_copy_generated.go
@@ -1517,14 +1517,6 @@ func deepCopy_v1beta3_ReplicationControllerSpec(in ReplicationControllerSpec, ou
 	} else {
 		out.Selector = nil
 	}
-	if in.TemplateRef != nil {
-		out.TemplateRef = new(ObjectReference)
-		if err := deepCopy_v1beta3_ObjectReference(*in.TemplateRef, out.TemplateRef, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out.TemplateRef = nil
-	}
 	if in.Template != nil {
 		out.Template = new(PodTemplateSpec)
 		if err := deepCopy_v1beta3_PodTemplateSpec(*in.Template, out.Template, c); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index cc4977b94d2..559f5cc858f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ type ReplicationControllerSpec struct {
 
 	// TemplateRef is a reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected.
-	TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty" description:"reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if insufficient replicas are detected"`
+	//TemplateRef *ObjectReference `json:"templateRef,omitempty" description:"reference to an object that describes the pod that will be created if insufficient replicas are detected"`
 
 	// Template is the object that describes the pod that will be created if
 	// insufficient replicas are detected. This takes precedence over a