diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
index 4ce0cce408..8d27c8a333 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo.go
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
 
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	utilnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
-	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 
 	ct "github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (o *ClusterInfoOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) err
 func (o *ClusterInfoOptions) Run() error {
 	// TODO use generalized labels once they are implemented (#341)
 	b := o.Builder.
-		WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+		WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 		NamespaceParam(o.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		LabelSelectorParam("kubernetes.io/cluster-service=true").
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, []string{"services"}...).
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (o *ClusterInfoOptions) Run() error {
 		}
 		printService(o.Out, "Kubernetes master", o.Client.Host)
 
-		services := r.Object.(*api.ServiceList).Items
+		services := r.Object.(*corev1.ServiceList).Items
 		for _, service := range services {
 			var link string
 			if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
index 578f850c2d..7496e20545 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []st
 	}
 
 	builder := f.NewBuilder().
-		WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+		WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 		NamespaceParam(o.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		ResourceNames("nodes", args...).
 		SingleResourceType().
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) RunCordonOrUncordon(desired bool) error {
 
 	for _, nodeInfo := range o.nodeInfos {
 		if nodeInfo.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.Kind == "Node" {
-			obj, err := legacyscheme.Scheme.ConvertToVersion(nodeInfo.Object, nodeInfo.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion())
+			obj, err := scheme.Scheme.ConvertToVersion(nodeInfo.Object, nodeInfo.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion())
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("error: unable to %s node %q: %v", cordonOrUncordon, nodeInfo.Name, err)
 				continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
index e9ba5a86ae..46d04a3612 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ func (o *PauseConfig) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 
 func (o PauseConfig) RunPause() error {
 	r := o.Builder().
-		WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+		WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 		NamespaceParam(o.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(o.EnforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, o.Resources...).
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ func (o PauseConfig) RunPause() error {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
 	}
 
-	for _, patch := range set.CalculatePatches(infos, cmdutil.InternalVersionJSONEncoder(), set.PatchFn(o.Pauser)) {
+	for _, patch := range set.CalculatePatches(infos, scheme.DefaultJSONEncoder(), set.PatchFn(o.Pauser)) {
 		info := patch.Info
 
 		if patch.Err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
index 2544335551..c666398f82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func (o *ResumeOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 
 func (o ResumeOptions) RunResume() error {
 	r := o.Builder().
-		WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+		WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 		NamespaceParam(o.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(o.EnforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, o.Resources...).
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func (o ResumeOptions) RunResume() error {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
 	}
 
-	for _, patch := range set.CalculatePatches(infos, cmdutil.InternalVersionJSONEncoder(), set.PatchFn(o.Resumer)) {
+	for _, patch := range set.CalculatePatches(infos, scheme.DefaultJSONEncoder(), set.PatchFn(o.Resumer)) {
 		info := patch.Info
 
 		if patch.Err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 111ef6363d..4a2cd29e53 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ func (o *RunOptions) removeCreatedObjects(f cmdutil.Factory, createdObjects []*R
 			return err
 		}
 		r := f.NewBuilder().
-			WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+			WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 			ContinueOnError().
 			NamespaceParam(namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 			ResourceNames(obj.Mapping.Resource.Resource+"."+obj.Mapping.Resource.Group, name).