diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index 6509a1583..198f20f3c 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -37,18 +37,17 @@ import (
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
-	batchinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func (c *Client) Create(namespace string, reader io.Reader, timeout int64, shoul
 func (c *Client) newBuilder(namespace string, reader io.Reader) *resource.Result {
 	return c.NewBuilder().
 		ContinueOnError().
-		WithScheme(legacyscheme.Scheme).
+		WithScheme(scheme.Scheme, scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...).
 		Schema(c.validator()).
 		NamespaceParam(namespace).
 		DefaultNamespace().
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *Client) Get(namespace string, reader io.Reader) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	var objPods = make(map[string][]core.Pod)
+	var objPods = make(map[string][]v1.Pod)
 
 	missing := []string{}
 	err = perform(infos, func(info *resource.Info) error {
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ func updateResource(c *Client, target *resource.Info, currentObj runtime.Object,
 	}
 
 	pods, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(target.Namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{
-		FieldSelector: fields.Everything().String(),
 		LabelSelector: labels.Set(selector).AsSelector().String(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -601,15 +599,15 @@ func (c *Client) watchUntilReady(timeout time.Duration, info *resource.Info) err
 //
 // This operates on an event returned from a watcher.
 func (c *Client) waitForJob(e watch.Event, name string) (bool, error) {
-	o, ok := e.Object.(*batchinternal.Job)
+	o, ok := e.Object.(*batch.Job)
 	if !ok {
 		return true, fmt.Errorf("Expected %s to be a *batch.Job, got %T", name, e.Object)
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range o.Status.Conditions {
-		if c.Type == batchinternal.JobComplete && c.Status == core.ConditionTrue {
+		if c.Type == batch.JobComplete && c.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
 			return true, nil
-		} else if c.Type == batchinternal.JobFailed && c.Status == core.ConditionTrue {
+		} else if c.Type == batch.JobFailed && c.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
 			return true, fmt.Errorf("Job failed: %s", c.Reason)
 		}
 	}
@@ -690,7 +688,7 @@ func isPodComplete(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 
 //get a kubernetes resources' relation pods
 // kubernetes resource used select labels to relate pods
-func (c *Client) getSelectRelationPod(info *resource.Info, objPods map[string][]core.Pod) (map[string][]core.Pod, error) {
+func (c *Client) getSelectRelationPod(info *resource.Info, objPods map[string][]v1.Pod) (map[string][]v1.Pod, error) {
 	if info == nil {
 		return objPods, nil
 	}
@@ -706,25 +704,14 @@ func (c *Client) getSelectRelationPod(info *resource.Info, objPods map[string][]
 	client, _ := c.KubernetesClientSet()
 
 	pods, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(info.Namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{
-		FieldSelector: fields.Everything().String(),
 		LabelSelector: labels.Set(selector).AsSelector().String(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return objPods, err
 	}
 
-	for _, externalPod := range pods.Items {
-		pod := core.Pod{}
-		legacyscheme.Scheme.Convert(&externalPod, &pod, nil)
-		if pod.APIVersion == "" {
-			pod.APIVersion = "v1"
-		}
-
-		if pod.Kind == "" {
-			pod.Kind = "Pod"
-		}
-		vk := pod.GroupVersionKind().Version + "/" + pod.GroupVersionKind().Kind
-
+	for _, pod := range pods.Items {
+		vk := "v1/Pod"
 		if !isFoundPod(objPods[vk], pod) {
 			objPods[vk] = append(objPods[vk], pod)
 		}
@@ -732,7 +719,7 @@ func (c *Client) getSelectRelationPod(info *resource.Info, objPods map[string][]
 	return objPods, nil
 }
 
-func isFoundPod(podItem []core.Pod, pod core.Pod) bool {
+func isFoundPod(podItem []v1.Pod, pod v1.Pod) bool {
 	for _, value := range podItem {
 		if (value.Namespace == pod.Namespace) && (value.Name == pod.Name) {
 			return true
@@ -742,7 +729,16 @@ func isFoundPod(podItem []core.Pod, pod core.Pod) bool {
 }
 
 func asVersioned(info *resource.Info) runtime.Object {
-	return cmdutil.AsDefaultVersionedOrOriginal(info.Object, info.Mapping)
+	converter := runtime.ObjectConvertor(scheme.Scheme)
+	groupVersioner := runtime.GroupVersioner(schema.GroupVersions(scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()))
+	if info.Mapping != nil {
+		groupVersioner = info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion()
+	}
+
+	if obj, err := converter.ConvertToVersion(info.Object, groupVersioner); err == nil {
+		return obj
+	}
+	return info.Object
 }
 
 func asInternal(info *resource.Info) (runtime.Object, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/kube/client_test.go b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
index e505e8f37..de33881c8 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client_test.go
@@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
-var unstructuredSerializer = resource.UnstructuredPlusDefaultContentConfig().NegotiatedSerializer
+var (
+	codec                  = scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...)
+	unstructuredSerializer = resource.UnstructuredPlusDefaultContentConfig().NegotiatedSerializer
+)
 
-func objBody(codec runtime.Codec, obj runtime.Object) io.ReadCloser {
+func objBody(obj runtime.Object) io.ReadCloser {
 	return ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(codec, obj))))
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func notFoundBody() *metav1.Status {
 func newResponse(code int, obj runtime.Object) (*http.Response, error) {
 	header := http.Header{}
 	header.Set("Content-Type", runtime.ContentTypeJSON)
-	body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), obj))))
+	body := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(codec, obj))))
 	return &http.Response{StatusCode: code, Header: header, Body: body}, nil
 }
 
@@ -161,19 +162,18 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		Factory: tf,
 		Log:     nopLogger,
 	}
-	codec := legacyscheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...)
 
-	if err := c.Update(v1.NamespaceDefault, objBody(codec, &listA), objBody(codec, &listB), false, false, 0, false); err != nil {
+	if err := c.Update(v1.NamespaceDefault, objBody(&listA), objBody(&listB), false, false, 0, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	// TODO: Find a way to test methods that use Client Set
 	// Test with a wait
-	// if err := c.Update("test", objBody(codec, &listB), objBody(codec, &listC), false, 300, true); err != nil {
+	// if err := c.Update("test", objBody(&listB), objBody(&listC), false, 300, true); err != nil {
 	// 	t.Fatal(err)
 	// }
 	// Test with a wait should fail
 	// TODO: A way to make this not based off of an extremely short timeout?
-	// if err := c.Update("test", objBody(codec, &listC), objBody(codec, &listA), false, 2, true); err != nil {
+	// if err := c.Update("test", objBody(&listC), objBody(&listA), false, 2, true); err != nil {
 	// 	t.Fatal(err)
 	// }
 	expectedActions := []string{