diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index a95362a27b..3883e38732 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package set
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ var (
 		Specify compute resource requirements (cpu, memory) for any resource that defines a pod template.  If a pod is successfully scheduled, it is guaranteed the amount of resource requested, but may burst up to its specified limits.
 
 		for each compute resource, if a limit is specified and a request is omitted, the request will default to the limit.
-
-		Possible resources include (case insensitive):`)
+		
+		Possible resources include (case insensitive): %s.`)
 
 	resources_example = templates.Examples(`
 		# Set a deployments nginx container cpu limits to "200m" and memory to "512Mi"
@@ -87,17 +88,16 @@ func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.
 		Out: out,
 		Err: errOut,
 	}
-	var pod_specs string
-	RESTMappings := cmdutil.ResourcesWithPodSpecs()
-	for _, Map := range RESTMappings {
-		pod_specs = pod_specs + ", " + Map.Resource
 
+	resourceTypesWithPodTemplate := []string{}
+	for _, resource := range f.SuggestedPodTemplateResources() {
+		resourceTypesWithPodTemplate = append(resourceTypesWithPodTemplate, resource.Resource)
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "resources (-f FILENAME | TYPE NAME)  ([--limits=LIMITS & --requests=REQUESTS]",
 		Short:   "update resource requests/limits on objects with pod templates",
-		Long:    resources_long + " " + pod_specs[2:],
+		Long:    fmt.Sprintf(resources_long, strings.Join(resourceTypesWithPodTemplate, ", ")),
 		Example: resources_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.Complete(f, cmd, args))
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
index 711ae9516d..96b06709d8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ func (f *FakeFactory) DefaultResourceFilterFunc() kubectl.Filters {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (f *FakeFactory) SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []unversioned.GroupResource {
+	return []unversioned.GroupResource{}
+}
+
 type fakeMixedFactory struct {
 	cmdutil.Factory
 	tf        *TestFactory
@@ -507,6 +511,10 @@ func (f *fakeAPIFactory) NewBuilder() *resource.Builder {
 	return resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping), f.Decoder(true))
 }
 
+func (f *fakeAPIFactory) SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []unversioned.GroupResource {
+	return []unversioned.GroupResource{}
+}
+
 func NewAPIFactory() (cmdutil.Factory, *TestFactory, runtime.Codec, runtime.NegotiatedSerializer) {
 	t := &TestFactory{
 		Validator: validation.NullSchema{},
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index bae3a24b81..e3059a367a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ type Factory interface {
 	PrinterForMapping(cmd *cobra.Command, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, withNamespace bool) (kubectl.ResourcePrinter, error)
 	// One stop shopping for a Builder
 	NewBuilder() *resource.Builder
+
+	// SuggestedPodTemplateResources returns a list of resource types that declare a pod template
+	SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []unversioned.GroupResource
 }
 
 const (
@@ -1333,6 +1336,16 @@ func (f *factory) NewBuilder() *resource.Builder {
 	return resource.NewBuilder(mapper, typer, resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping), f.Decoder(true))
 }
 
+func (f *factory) SuggestedPodTemplateResources() []unversioned.GroupResource {
+	return []unversioned.GroupResource{
+		{Resource: "replicationcontroller"},
+		{Resource: "deployment"},
+		{Resource: "daemonset"},
+		{Resource: "job"},
+		{Resource: "replicaset"},
+	}
+}
+
 // registerThirdPartyResources inspects the discovery endpoint to find thirdpartyresources in the discovery doc
 // and then registers them with the apimachinery code.  I think this is done so that scheme/codec stuff works,
 // but I really don't know.  Feels like this code should go away once kubectl is completely generic for generic
@@ -1383,20 +1396,3 @@ func registerThirdPartyResources(discoveryClient discovery.DiscoveryInterface) e
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func ResourcesWithPodSpecs() []*meta.RESTMapping {
-	restMaps := []*meta.RESTMapping{}
-	resourcesWithTemplates := []string{"ReplicationController", "Deployment", "DaemonSet", "Job", "ReplicaSet"}
-	mapper, _ := NewFactory(nil).Object()
-
-	for _, resource := range resourcesWithTemplates {
-		restmap, err := mapper.RESTMapping(unversioned.GroupKind{Kind: resource})
-		if err == nil {
-			restMaps = append(restMaps, restmap)
-		} else {
-			mapping, _ := mapper.RESTMapping(extensions.Kind(resource))
-			restMaps = append(restMaps, mapping)
-		}
-	}
-	return restMaps
-}