diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
index 160f4e845b..d8fa9c38d8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (o *RolloutStatusOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string) error
 
 	o.BuilderArgs = args
 	o.StatusViewer = func(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.StatusViewer, error) {
-		return polymorphichelpers.StatusViewerFn(f, mapping)
+		return polymorphichelpers.StatusViewerFn(mapping)
 	}
 
 	clientConfig, err := f.ToRESTConfig()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/interface.go b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/interface.go
index 348505d49d..816bf91427 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/interface.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type HistoryViewerFunc func(restClientGetter genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter,
 var HistoryViewerFn HistoryViewerFunc = historyViewer
 
 // StatusViewerFunc is a function type that can tell you how to print rollout status
-type StatusViewerFunc func(restClientGetter genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.StatusViewer, error)
+type StatusViewerFunc func(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.StatusViewer, error)
 
 // StatusViewerFn gives a way to easily override the function for unit testing if needed
 var StatusViewerFn StatusViewerFunc = statusViewer
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/statusviewer.go b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/statusviewer.go
index 740c561250..08a402b5ec 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/statusviewer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/statusviewer.go
@@ -18,20 +18,10 @@ package polymorphichelpers
 
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 )
 
 // statusViewer returns a StatusViewer for printing rollout status.
-func statusViewer(restClientGetter genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.StatusViewer, error) {
-	clientConfig, err := restClientGetter.ToRESTConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(clientConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return kubectl.StatusViewerFor(mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupKind(), clientset)
+func statusViewer(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (kubectl.StatusViewer, error) {
+	return kubectl.StatusViewerFor(mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupKind())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
index 65b87750ad..beb9d35303 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 	extensionsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	clientappsv1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
@@ -35,34 +33,28 @@ type StatusViewer interface {
 }
 
 // StatusViewerFor returns a StatusViewer for the resource specified by kind.
-func StatusViewerFor(kind schema.GroupKind, c kubernetes.Interface) (StatusViewer, error) {
+func StatusViewerFor(kind schema.GroupKind) (StatusViewer, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case extensionsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Deployment").GroupKind(),
 		appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Deployment").GroupKind():
-		return &DeploymentStatusViewer{c.AppsV1()}, nil
+		return &DeploymentStatusViewer{}, nil
 	case extensionsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("DaemonSet").GroupKind(),
 		appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("DaemonSet").GroupKind():
-		return &DaemonSetStatusViewer{c.AppsV1()}, nil
+		return &DaemonSetStatusViewer{}, nil
 	case appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("StatefulSet").GroupKind():
-		return &StatefulSetStatusViewer{c.AppsV1()}, nil
+		return &StatefulSetStatusViewer{}, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no status viewer has been implemented for %v", kind)
 }
 
 // DeploymentStatusViewer implements the StatusViewer interface.
-type DeploymentStatusViewer struct {
-	c clientappsv1.DeploymentsGetter
-}
+type DeploymentStatusViewer struct{}
 
 // DaemonSetStatusViewer implements the StatusViewer interface.
-type DaemonSetStatusViewer struct {
-	c clientappsv1.DaemonSetsGetter
-}
+type DaemonSetStatusViewer struct{}
 
 // StatefulSetStatusViewer implements the StatusViewer interface.
-type StatefulSetStatusViewer struct {
-	c clientappsv1.StatefulSetsGetter
-}
+type StatefulSetStatusViewer struct{}
 
 // Status returns a message describing deployment status, and a bool value indicating if the status is considered done.
 func (s *DeploymentStatusViewer) Status(obj runtime.Unstructured, revision int64) (string, bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
index 08ff610dd7..97238ac781 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -134,8 +133,7 @@ func TestDeploymentStatusViewerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(d).Apps()
-			dsv := &DeploymentStatusViewer{c: client}
+			dsv := &DeploymentStatusViewer{}
 			msg, done, err := dsv.Status(unstructuredD, 0)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("DeploymentStatusViewer.Status(): %v", err)
@@ -240,8 +238,7 @@ func TestDaemonSetStatusViewerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(d).Apps()
-			dsv := &DaemonSetStatusViewer{c: client}
+			dsv := &DaemonSetStatusViewer{}
 			msg, done, err := dsv.Status(unstructuredD, 0)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -392,8 +389,7 @@ func TestStatefulSetStatusViewerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(s).AppsV1()
-			dsv := &StatefulSetStatusViewer{c: client}
+			dsv := &StatefulSetStatusViewer{}
 			msg, done, err := dsv.Status(unstructuredS, 0)
 			if test.err && err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("%s: expected error", test.name)
@@ -431,8 +427,7 @@ func TestDaemonSetStatusViewerStatusWithWrongUpdateStrategyType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(d).Apps()
-	dsv := &DaemonSetStatusViewer{c: client}
+	dsv := &DaemonSetStatusViewer{}
 	msg, done, err := dsv.Status(unstructuredD, 0)
 	errMsg := "rollout status is only available for RollingUpdate strategy type"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != errMsg {