diff --git a/cmd/integration/integration.go b/cmd/integration/integration.go
index 2dd3f07ace5..bb6ee8ee8a9 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/integration.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/integration.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
@@ -132,11 +131,11 @@ func startComponents(firstManifestURL, secondManifestURL string) (string, string
 	// We will fix this by supporting multiple group versions in Config
 	cl.ExperimentalClient = client.NewExperimentalOrDie(&client.Config{Host: apiServer.URL, Version: testapi.Experimental.Version()})
 
-	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Unable to get etcd storage: %v", err)
 	}
-	expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, explatest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Experimental.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor, testapi.Experimental.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Unable to get etcd storage for experimental: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
index c421167bc02..e5dfde1eb1e 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
@@ -340,13 +339,21 @@ func (s *APIServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 		glog.Fatalf("Invalid server address: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	etcdStorage, err := newEtcd(s.EtcdConfigFile, s.EtcdServerList, latest.InterfacesFor, latest.Version, s.StorageVersion, s.EtcdPathPrefix)
+	etcdStorage, err := newEtcd(s.EtcdConfigFile, s.EtcdServerList, latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, latest.GroupOrDie("").Version, s.StorageVersion, s.EtcdPathPrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Invalid storage version or misconfigured etcd: %v", err)
 	}
-	expEtcdStorage, err := newEtcd(s.EtcdConfigFile, s.EtcdServerList, explatest.InterfacesFor, explatest.Version, s.ExpStorageVersion, s.EtcdPathPrefix)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Fatalf("Invalid experimental storage version or misconfigured etcd: %v", err)
+
+	var expEtcdStorage storage.Interface
+	if enableExp {
+		g, err := latest.Group("experimental")
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Fatalf("experimental API is enabled in runtime config, but not enabled in the environment variable KUBE_API_VERSIONS. Error: %v", err)
+		}
+		expEtcdStorage, err = newEtcd(s.EtcdConfigFile, s.EtcdServerList, g.InterfacesFor, g.Version, s.ExpStorageVersion, s.EtcdPathPrefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Fatalf("Invalid experimental storage version or misconfigured etcd: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	n := s.ServiceClusterIPRange
diff --git a/cmd/kube-version-change/version.go b/cmd/kube-version-change/version.go
index a5715d76ecb..4ae8c3b7e50 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-version-change/version.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-version-change/version.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 	inputSource   = flag.StringP("input", "i", "-", "Input source; '-' means stdin")
 	outputDest    = flag.StringP("output", "o", "-", "Output destination; '-' means stdout")
 	rewrite       = flag.StringP("rewrite", "r", "", "If nonempty, use this as both input and output.")
-	outputVersion = flag.StringP("out-version", "v", latest.Version, "Version to convert input to")
+	outputVersion = flag.StringP("out-version", "v", latest.GroupOrDie("").Version, "Version to convert input to")
 )
 
 // isYAML determines whether data is JSON or YAML formatted by seeing
diff --git a/examples/examples_test.go b/examples/examples_test.go
index 087c0780221..3a43c1dbc58 100644
--- a/examples/examples_test.go
+++ b/examples/examples_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func TestExampleObjectSchemas(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				//TODO: Add validate method for &schedulerapi.Policy
 			} else {
-				if err := latest.Codec.DecodeInto(data, expectedType); err != nil {
+				if err := testapi.Default.Codec().DecodeInto(data, expectedType); err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("%s did not decode correctly: %v\n%s", path, err, string(data))
 					return
 				}
@@ -452,14 +452,14 @@ func TestReadme(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%s could not be converted to JSON: %v\n%s", path, err, string(content))
 			}
-			if err := latest.Codec.DecodeInto(json, expectedType); err != nil {
+			if err := testapi.Default.Codec().DecodeInto(json, expectedType); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%s did not decode correctly: %v\n%s", path, err, string(content))
 				continue
 			}
 			if errors := validateObject(expectedType); len(errors) > 0 {
 				t.Errorf("%s did not validate correctly: %v", path, errors)
 			}
-			_, err = latest.Codec.Encode(expectedType)
+			_, err = testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(expectedType)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("Could not encode object: %v", err)
 				continue
diff --git a/examples/https-nginx/make_secret.go b/examples/https-nginx/make_secret.go
index 67a93ee70ba..308f071e82f 100644
--- a/examples/https-nginx/make_secret.go
+++ b/examples/https-nginx/make_secret.go
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ func main() {
 			"nginx.key": nginxKey,
 		},
 	}
-	fmt.Printf(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, secret))
+	fmt.Printf(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec, secret))
 }
diff --git a/examples/sharing-clusters/make_secret.go b/examples/sharing-clusters/make_secret.go
index 6cf03c77f9d..492299c28e8 100644
--- a/examples/sharing-clusters/make_secret.go
+++ b/examples/sharing-clusters/make_secret.go
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ func main() {
 			"config": cfg,
 		},
 	}
-	fmt.Printf(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, secret))
+	fmt.Printf(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec, secret))
 }
diff --git a/hack/after-build/update-swagger-spec.sh b/hack/after-build/update-swagger-spec.sh
index 05634762a58..1c4b85d582b 100755
--- a/hack/after-build/update-swagger-spec.sh
+++ b/hack/after-build/update-swagger-spec.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ kube::etcd::start
 
 # Start kube-apiserver
 kube::log::status "Starting kube-apiserver"
-KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/kube-apiserver" \
+KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/kube-apiserver" \
   --address="127.0.0.1" \
   --public-address-override="127.0.0.1" \
   --port="${API_PORT}" \
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index 2ffa525c381..ea58af617a7 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ kube::util::wait_for_url "http://127.0.0.1:${KUBELET_HEALTHZ_PORT}/healthz" "kub
 
 # Start kube-apiserver
 kube::log::status "Starting kube-apiserver"
-KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/kube-apiserver" \
+KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/kube-apiserver" \
   --address="127.0.0.1" \
   --public-address-override="127.0.0.1" \
   --port="${API_PORT}" \
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ kube_api_versions=(
   v1
 )
 for version in "${kube_api_versions[@]}"; do
-  KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" runTests "${version}"
+  KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" runTests "${version}"
 done
 
 kube::log::status "TEST PASSED"
diff --git a/hack/test-go.sh b/hack/test-go.sh
index 59e8881c0c1..c54a27947d8 100755
--- a/hack/test-go.sh
+++ b/hack/test-go.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ for (( i=0, j=0; ; )); do
   # KUBE_TEST_API sets the version of each group to be tested. KUBE_API_VERSIONS
   # register the groups/versions as supported by k8s. So KUBE_API_VERSIONS
   # needs to be the superset of KUBE_TEST_API.
-  KUBE_TEST_API="${apiVersion}" KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" ETCD_PREFIX=${etcdPrefix} runTests "$@"
+  KUBE_TEST_API="${apiVersion}" KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" ETCD_PREFIX=${etcdPrefix} runTests "$@"
   i=${i}+1
   j=${j}+1
   if [[ i -eq ${apiVersionsCount} ]] && [[ j -eq ${etcdPrefixesCount} ]]; then
diff --git a/hack/test-integration.sh b/hack/test-integration.sh
index dcd9c9e87d4..1e103d87a6e 100755
--- a/hack/test-integration.sh
+++ b/hack/test-integration.sh
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ runTests() {
   KUBE_GOFLAGS="-tags 'integration no-docker' " \
     KUBE_RACE="-race" \
     KUBE_TEST_API_VERSIONS="$1" \
-    KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" \
+    KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" \
     "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/test-go.sh" test/integration
 
   kube::log::status "Running integration test scenario"
 
-  KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" KUBE_TEST_API_VERSIONS="$1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/integration" --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
+  KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" KUBE_TEST_API_VERSIONS="$1" "${KUBE_OUTPUT_HOSTBIN}/integration" --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
     --max-concurrency="${KUBE_INTEGRATION_TEST_MAX_CONCURRENCY}"
 
   cleanup
 }
 
-KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1" "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/build-go.sh" "$@" cmd/integration
+KUBE_API_VERSIONS="v1,experimental/v1" "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/build-go.sh" "$@" cmd/integration
 
 # Run cleanup to stop etcd on interrupt or other kill signal.
 trap cleanup EXIT
diff --git a/pkg/api/install/install.go b/pkg/api/install/install.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14293ac14dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/install/install.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package install installs the v1 monolithic api, making it available as an
+// option to all of the API encoding/decoding machinery.
+package install
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/registered"
+	apiutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// userResources is a group of resources mostly used by a kubectl user
+var userResources = []string{"rc", "svc", "pods", "pvc"}
+
+const importPrefix = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+
+var accessor = meta.NewAccessor()
+
+func init() {
+	groupMeta, err := latest.RegisterGroup("")
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	// Use the first API version in the list of registered versions as the latest.
+	registeredGroupVersions := registered.GroupVersionsForGroup("")
+	groupVersion := registeredGroupVersions[0]
+	*groupMeta = latest.GroupMeta{
+		GroupVersion: groupVersion,
+		Group:        apiutil.GetGroup(groupVersion),
+		Version:      apiutil.GetVersion(groupVersion),
+		Codec:        runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, groupVersion),
+	}
+	var versions []string
+	for i := len(registeredGroupVersions) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		versions = append(versions, apiutil.GetVersion(registeredGroupVersions[i]))
+	}
+	groupMeta.Versions = versions
+
+	groupMeta.SelfLinker = runtime.SelfLinker(accessor)
+
+	// the list of kinds that are scoped at the root of the api hierarchy
+	// if a kind is not enumerated here, it is assumed to have a namespace scope
+	// the list of kinds that are scoped at the root of the api hierarchy
+	// if a kind is not enumerated here, it is assumed to have a namespace scope
+	rootScoped := sets.NewString(
+		"Node",
+		"Minion",
+		"Namespace",
+		"PersistentVolume",
+	)
+
+	// these kinds should be excluded from the list of resources
+	ignoredKinds := sets.NewString(
+		"ListOptions",
+		"DeleteOptions",
+		"Status",
+		"PodLogOptions",
+		"PodExecOptions",
+		"PodAttachOptions",
+		"PodProxyOptions",
+		"ThirdPartyResource",
+		"ThirdPartyResourceData",
+		"ThirdPartyResourceList")
+
+	mapper := api.NewDefaultRESTMapper("api", versions, interfacesFor, importPrefix, ignoredKinds, rootScoped)
+	// setup aliases for groups of resources
+	mapper.AddResourceAlias("all", userResources...)
+	groupMeta.RESTMapper = mapper
+	api.RegisterRESTMapper(groupMeta.RESTMapper)
+	groupMeta.InterfacesFor = interfacesFor
+}
+
+// InterfacesFor returns the default Codec and ResourceVersioner for a given version
+// string, or an error if the version is not known.
+func interfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
+	switch version {
+	case "v1":
+		return &meta.VersionInterfaces{
+			Codec:            v1.Codec,
+			ObjectConvertor:  api.Scheme,
+			MetadataAccessor: accessor,
+		}, nil
+	default:
+		{
+			g, _ := latest.Group("")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported storage version: %s (valid: %s)", version, strings.Join(g.Versions, ", "))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go b/pkg/api/install/install_test.go
similarity index 69%
rename from pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go
rename to pkg/api/install/install_test.go
index bfce20aa74a..e2c59ce8b09 100644
--- a/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/install/install_test.go
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package latest
+package install
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
 	internal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 )
 
 func TestResourceVersioner(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ func TestResourceVersioner(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCodec(t *testing.T) {
 	pod := internal.Pod{}
-	data, err := Codec.Encode(&pod)
+	// We do want to use package latest rather than testapi here, because we
+	// want to test if the package install and package latest work as expected.
+	data, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec.Encode(&pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -53,33 +56,33 @@ func TestCodec(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &other); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if other.APIVersion != Version || other.Kind != "Pod" {
+	if other.APIVersion != latest.GroupOrDie("").Version || other.Kind != "Pod" {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected unmarshalled object %#v", other)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestInterfacesFor(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := InterfacesFor(""); err == nil {
+	if _, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(""); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected non-error: %v", err)
 	}
-	for i, version := range append([]string{Version, OldestVersion}, Versions...) {
-		if vi, err := InterfacesFor(version); err != nil || vi == nil {
+	for i, version := range append([]string{latest.GroupOrDie("").Version}, latest.GroupOrDie("").Versions...) {
+		if vi, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(version); err != nil || vi == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("%d: unexpected result: %v", i, err)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func TestRESTMapper(t *testing.T) {
-	if v, k, err := RESTMapper.VersionAndKindForResource("replicationcontrollers"); err != nil || v != "v1" || k != "ReplicationController" {
+	if v, k, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper.VersionAndKindForResource("replicationcontrollers"); err != nil || v != "v1" || k != "ReplicationController" {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected version mapping: %s %s %v", v, k, err)
 	}
 
-	if m, err := RESTMapper.RESTMapping("PodTemplate", ""); err != nil || m.APIVersion != "v1" || m.Resource != "podtemplates" {
+	if m, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper.RESTMapping("PodTemplate", ""); err != nil || m.APIVersion != "v1" || m.Resource != "podtemplates" {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected version mapping: %#v %v", m, err)
 	}
 
-	for _, version := range Versions {
-		mapping, err := RESTMapper.RESTMapping("ReplicationController", version)
+	for _, version := range latest.GroupOrDie("").Versions {
+		mapping, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper.RESTMapping("ReplicationController", version)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ func TestRESTMapper(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("incorrect version: %v", mapping)
 		}
 
-		interfaces, _ := InterfacesFor(version)
+		interfaces, _ := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(version)
 		if mapping.Codec != interfaces.Codec {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected codec: %#v, expected: %#v", mapping, interfaces)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/api/latest/latest.go b/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
index 2e53b4f00f3..250b7783aac 100644
--- a/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
+++ b/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
@@ -18,105 +18,96 @@ package latest
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/registered"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
-// Version is the string that represents the current external default version.
-var Version string
+var (
+	allGroups = GroupMetaMap{}
+	// Group is a shortcut to allGroups.Group.
+	Group = allGroups.Group
+	// RegisterGroup is a shortcut to allGroups.RegisterGroup.
+	RegisterGroup = allGroups.RegisterGroup
+	// GroupOrDie is a shortcut to allGroups.GroupOrDie.
+	GroupOrDie = allGroups.GroupOrDie
+)
 
-// OldestVersion is the string that represents the oldest server version supported,
-// for client code that wants to hardcode the lowest common denominator.
-var OldestVersion string
+// GroupMetaMap is a map between group names and their metadata.
+type GroupMetaMap map[string]*GroupMeta
 
-// Versions is the list of versions that are recognized in code. The order provided
-// may be assumed to be least feature rich to most feature rich, and clients may
-// choose to prefer the latter items in the list over the former items when presented
-// with a set of versions to choose.
-var Versions []string
-
-// Codec is the default codec for serializing output that should use
-// the latest supported version.  Use this Codec when writing to
-// disk, a data store that is not dynamically versioned, or in tests.
-// This codec can decode any object that Kubernetes is aware of.
-var Codec runtime.Codec
-
-// accessor is the shared static metadata accessor for the API.
-var accessor = meta.NewAccessor()
-
-// SelfLinker can set or get the SelfLink field of all API types.
-// TODO: when versioning changes, make this part of each API definition.
-// TODO(lavalamp): Combine SelfLinker & ResourceVersioner interfaces, force all uses
-// to go through the InterfacesFor method below.
-var SelfLinker = runtime.SelfLinker(accessor)
-
-// RESTMapper provides the default mapping between REST paths and the objects declared in api.Scheme and all known
-// Kubernetes versions.
-var RESTMapper meta.RESTMapper
-
-// userResources is a group of resources mostly used by a kubectl user
-var userResources = []string{"rc", "svc", "pods", "pvc"}
-
-const importPrefix = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-
-func init() {
-	// Use the first API version in the list of registered versions as the latest.
-	Version = registered.RegisteredVersions[0]
-	OldestVersion = registered.RegisteredVersions[len(registered.RegisteredVersions)-1]
-	Codec = runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, Version)
-	// Put the registered versions in Versions in reverse order.
-	versions := registered.RegisteredVersions
-	Versions = []string{}
-	for i := len(versions) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		Versions = append(Versions, versions[i])
+// RegisterGroup registers a group to GroupMetaMap.
+func (g GroupMetaMap) RegisterGroup(group string) (*GroupMeta, error) {
+	_, found := g[group]
+	if found {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("group %v is already registered", g)
 	}
-
-	// the list of kinds that are scoped at the root of the api hierarchy
-	// if a kind is not enumerated here, it is assumed to have a namespace scope
-	rootScoped := sets.NewString(
-		"Node",
-		"Minion",
-		"Namespace",
-		"PersistentVolume",
-	)
-
-	// these kinds should be excluded from the list of resources
-	ignoredKinds := sets.NewString(
-		"ListOptions",
-		"DeleteOptions",
-		"Status",
-		"PodLogOptions",
-		"PodExecOptions",
-		"PodAttachOptions",
-		"PodProxyOptions",
-		"ThirdPartyResource",
-		"ThirdPartyResourceData",
-		"ThirdPartyResourceList")
-
-	mapper := api.NewDefaultRESTMapper("api", versions, InterfacesFor, importPrefix, ignoredKinds, rootScoped)
-	// setup aliases for groups of resources
-	mapper.AddResourceAlias("all", userResources...)
-	RESTMapper = mapper
-	api.RegisterRESTMapper(RESTMapper)
+	if len(registered.GroupVersionsForGroup(group)) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No version is registered for group %v", group)
+	}
+	g[group] = &GroupMeta{}
+	return g[group], nil
 }
 
-// InterfacesFor returns the default Codec and ResourceVersioner for a given version
-// string, or an error if the version is not known.
-func InterfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
-	switch version {
-	case "v1":
-		return &meta.VersionInterfaces{
-			Codec:            v1.Codec,
-			ObjectConvertor:  api.Scheme,
-			MetadataAccessor: accessor,
-		}, nil
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported storage version: %s (valid: %s)", version, strings.Join(Versions, ", "))
+// Group returns the metadata of a group if the gruop is registered, otherwise
+// an erorr is returned.
+func (g GroupMetaMap) Group(group string) (*GroupMeta, error) {
+	groupMeta, found := g[group]
+	if !found {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no version is registered for group %v", group)
 	}
+	return groupMeta, nil
+}
+
+// TODO: This is an expedient function, because we don't check if a Group is
+// supported throughout the code base. We will abandon this function and
+// checking the error returned by the Group() function.
+func (g GroupMetaMap) GroupOrDie(group string) *GroupMeta {
+	groupMeta, found := g[group]
+	if !found {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("no version is registered for group %v", group))
+	}
+	return groupMeta
+}
+
+// GroupMeta stores the metadata of a group, such as the latest supported version.
+type GroupMeta struct {
+	// GroupVersion represents the current external default version of the group. It
+	// is in the form of "group/version".
+	GroupVersion string
+
+	// Version represents the current external default version of the group.
+	// It equals to the "version" part of GroupVersion.
+	Version string
+
+	// Group represents the name of the group
+	Group string
+
+	// Versions is the list of versions that are recognized in code. The order
+	// provided is assumed to be from the oldest to the newest, e.g.,
+	// Versions[0] == oldest and Versions[N-1] == newest.
+	// Clients may choose to prefer the latter items in the list over the former
+	// items when presented with a set of versions to choose.
+	Versions []string
+
+	// Codec is the default codec for serializing output that should use
+	// the latest supported version.  Use this Codec when writing to
+	// disk, a data store that is not dynamically versioned, or in tests.
+	// This codec can decode any object that Kubernetes is aware of.
+	Codec runtime.Codec
+
+	// SelfLinker can set or get the SelfLink field of all API types.
+	// TODO: when versioning changes, make this part of each API definition.
+	// TODO(lavalamp): Combine SelfLinker & ResourceVersioner interfaces, force all uses
+	// to go through the InterfacesFor method below.
+	SelfLinker runtime.SelfLinker
+
+	// RESTMapper provides the default mapping between REST paths and the objects declared in api.Scheme and all known
+	// Kubernetes versions.
+	RESTMapper meta.RESTMapper
+
+	// InterfacesFor returns the default Codec and ResourceVersioner for a given version
+	// string, or an error if the version is not known.
+	InterfacesFor func(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/registered/registered.go b/pkg/api/registered/registered.go
index 9248dd831f9..c1601c2af4c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/registered/registered.go
+++ b/pkg/api/registered/registered.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	apiutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/util"
 )
 
 // List of registered API versions.
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ import (
 var RegisteredVersions []string
 
 func init() {
+	// TODO: caesarxuchao: rename this variable to validGroupVersions
 	validAPIVersions := map[string]bool{
-		"v1": true,
+		"v1":              true,
+		"experimental/v1": true,
 	}
 
 	// The default list of supported api versions, in order of most preferred to the least.
-	defaultSupportedVersions := "v1"
+	defaultSupportedVersions := "v1,experimental/v1"
 	// Env var KUBE_API_VERSIONS is a comma separated list of API versions that should be registered in the scheme.
 	// The versions should be in the order of most preferred to the least.
 	supportedVersions := os.Getenv("KUBE_API_VERSIONS")
@@ -63,3 +66,15 @@ func IsRegisteredAPIVersion(version string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// GroupVersionsForGroup returns the registered versions of a group in the form
+// of "group/version".
+func GroupVersionsForGroup(group string) []string {
+	ret := []string{}
+	for _, v := range RegisteredVersions {
+		if apiutil.GetGroup(v) == group {
+			ret = append(ret, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
index c500623bb5e..5ebab117c3b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	apitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing"
@@ -167,8 +166,8 @@ func TestEncode_Ptr(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	obj := runtime.Object(pod)
-	data, err := latest.Codec.Encode(obj)
-	obj2, err2 := latest.Codec.Decode(data)
+	data, err := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(obj)
+	obj2, err2 := testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(data)
 	if err != nil || err2 != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failure: '%v' '%v'", err, err2)
 	}
@@ -182,11 +181,11 @@ func TestEncode_Ptr(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBadJSONRejection(t *testing.T) {
 	badJSONMissingKind := []byte(`{ }`)
-	if _, err := latest.Codec.Decode(badJSONMissingKind); err == nil {
+	if _, err := testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(badJSONMissingKind); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Did not reject despite lack of kind field: %s", badJSONMissingKind)
 	}
 	badJSONUnknownType := []byte(`{"kind": "bar"}`)
-	if _, err1 := latest.Codec.Decode(badJSONUnknownType); err1 == nil {
+	if _, err1 := testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(badJSONUnknownType); err1 == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Did not reject despite use of unknown type: %s", badJSONUnknownType)
 	}
 	/*badJSONKindMismatch := []byte(`{"kind": "Pod"}`)
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func BenchmarkEncode(b *testing.B) {
 	apiObjectFuzzer := apitesting.FuzzerFor(nil, "", rand.NewSource(benchmarkSeed))
 	apiObjectFuzzer.Fuzz(&pod)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		latest.Codec.Encode(&pod)
+		testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(&pod)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -220,9 +219,9 @@ func BenchmarkDecode(b *testing.B) {
 	pod := api.Pod{}
 	apiObjectFuzzer := apitesting.FuzzerFor(nil, "", rand.NewSource(benchmarkSeed))
 	apiObjectFuzzer.Fuzz(&pod)
-	data, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(&pod)
+	data, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(&pod)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		latest.Codec.Decode(data)
+		testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(data)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -230,10 +229,10 @@ func BenchmarkDecodeInto(b *testing.B) {
 	pod := api.Pod{}
 	apiObjectFuzzer := apitesting.FuzzerFor(nil, "", rand.NewSource(benchmarkSeed))
 	apiObjectFuzzer.Fuzz(&pod)
-	data, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(&pod)
+	data, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(&pod)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		obj := api.Pod{}
-		latest.Codec.DecodeInto(data, &obj)
+		testapi.Default.Codec().DecodeInto(data, &obj)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func BenchmarkDecodeJSON(b *testing.B) {
 	pod := api.Pod{}
 	apiObjectFuzzer := apitesting.FuzzerFor(nil, "", rand.NewSource(benchmarkSeed))
 	apiObjectFuzzer.Fuzz(&pod)
-	data, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(&pod)
+	data, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(&pod)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		obj := api.Pod{}
 		json.Unmarshal(data, &obj)
diff --git a/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go b/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
index 8b0cbe59d20..50e94e69c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testapi/testapi.go
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/install"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/install"
+
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	apiutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/util"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -59,12 +61,12 @@ func init() {
 	// TODO: caesarxuchao: we need a central place to store all available API
 	// groups and their metadata.
 	if _, ok := Groups[""]; !ok {
-		// TODO: The second latest.Version will be latest.GroupVersion after we
+		// TODO: The second latest.GroupOrDie("").Version will be latest.GroupVersion after we
 		// have multiple group support
-		Groups[""] = TestGroup{"", latest.Version, latest.Version}
+		Groups[""] = TestGroup{"", latest.GroupOrDie("").Version, latest.GroupOrDie("").Version}
 	}
 	if _, ok := Groups["experimental"]; !ok {
-		Groups["experimental"] = TestGroup{"experimental", explatest.Version, explatest.Version}
+		Groups["experimental"] = TestGroup{"experimental", latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version}
 	}
 
 	Default = Groups[""]
@@ -88,14 +90,14 @@ func (g TestGroup) GroupAndVersion() string {
 func (g TestGroup) Codec() runtime.Codec {
 	// TODO: caesarxuchao: Restructure the body once we have a central `latest`.
 	if g.Group == "" {
-		interfaces, err := latest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		return interfaces.Codec
 	}
 	if g.Group == "experimental" {
-		interfaces, err := explatest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -109,14 +111,14 @@ func (g TestGroup) Codec() runtime.Codec {
 func (g TestGroup) Converter() runtime.ObjectConvertor {
 	// TODO: caesarxuchao: Restructure the body once we have a central `latest`.
 	if g.Group == "" {
-		interfaces, err := latest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		return interfaces.ObjectConvertor
 	}
 	if g.Group == "experimental" {
-		interfaces, err := explatest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -131,14 +133,14 @@ func (g TestGroup) Converter() runtime.ObjectConvertor {
 func (g TestGroup) MetadataAccessor() meta.MetadataAccessor {
 	// TODO: caesarxuchao: Restructure the body once we have a central `latest`.
 	if g.Group == "" {
-		interfaces, err := latest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		return interfaces.MetadataAccessor
 	}
 	if g.Group == "experimental" {
-		interfaces, err := explatest.InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
+		interfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(g.VersionUnderTest)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -202,3 +204,7 @@ func (g TestGroup) ResourcePathWithPrefix(prefix, resource, namespace, name stri
 func (g TestGroup) ResourcePath(resource, namespace, name string) string {
 	return g.ResourcePathWithPrefix("", resource, namespace, name)
 }
+
+func (g TestGroup) RESTMapper() meta.RESTMapper {
+	return latest.GroupOrDie(g.Group).RESTMapper
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/experimental/latest/latest.go b/pkg/apis/experimental/install/install.go
similarity index 52%
rename from pkg/apis/experimental/latest/latest.go
rename to pkg/apis/experimental/install/install.go
index 5a231b0b9d4..192d8e94ac2 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/experimental/latest/latest.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/experimental/install/install.go
@@ -14,40 +14,53 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package latest
+// Package install installs the experimental API group, making it available as
+// an option to all of the API encoding/decoding machinery.
+package install
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/registered"
+	apiutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/util"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
-var (
-	Version  string
-	Versions []string
-
-	accessor   = meta.NewAccessor()
-	Codec      runtime.Codec
-	SelfLinker = runtime.SelfLinker(accessor)
-	RESTMapper meta.RESTMapper
-)
-
 const importPrefix = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
 
+var accessor = meta.NewAccessor()
+
 func init() {
-	Version = registered.RegisteredVersions[0]
-	Codec = runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, Version)
-	// Put the registered versions in Versions in reverse order.
-	for i := len(registered.RegisteredVersions) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		Versions = append(Versions, registered.RegisteredVersions[i])
+	groupMeta, err := latest.RegisterGroup("experimental")
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("%v", err)
+		return
 	}
+	registeredGroupVersions := registered.GroupVersionsForGroup("experimental")
+	groupVersion := registeredGroupVersions[0]
+	*groupMeta = latest.GroupMeta{
+		GroupVersion: groupVersion,
+		Group:        apiutil.GetGroup(groupVersion),
+		Version:      apiutil.GetVersion(groupVersion),
+		// TODO: caesarxuchao: change it to groupVersion when we support multiple groups
+		Codec: runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, apiutil.GetVersion(groupVersion)),
+	}
+	var versions []string
+	for i := len(registeredGroupVersions) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		versions = append(versions, apiutil.GetVersion(registeredGroupVersions[i]))
+	}
+	groupMeta.Versions = versions
+
+	groupMeta.SelfLinker = runtime.SelfLinker(accessor)
 
 	// the list of kinds that are scoped at the root of the api hierarchy
 	// if a kind is not enumerated here, it is assumed to have a namespace scope
@@ -55,13 +68,14 @@ func init() {
 
 	ignoredKinds := sets.NewString()
 
-	RESTMapper = api.NewDefaultRESTMapper("experimental", Versions, InterfacesFor, importPrefix, ignoredKinds, rootScoped)
-	api.RegisterRESTMapper(RESTMapper)
+	groupMeta.RESTMapper = api.NewDefaultRESTMapper("experimental", versions, interfacesFor, importPrefix, ignoredKinds, rootScoped)
+	api.RegisterRESTMapper(groupMeta.RESTMapper)
+	groupMeta.InterfacesFor = interfacesFor
 }
 
 // InterfacesFor returns the default Codec and ResourceVersioner for a given version
 // string, or an error if the version is not known.
-func InterfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
+func interfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
 	switch version {
 	case "v1":
 		return &meta.VersionInterfaces{
@@ -70,6 +84,7 @@ func InterfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
 			MetadataAccessor: accessor,
 		}, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported storage version: %s (valid: %s)", version, strings.Join(Versions, ", "))
+		g, _ := latest.Group("experimental")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported storage version: %s (valid: %s)", version, strings.Join(g.Versions, ", "))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/experimental/install/install_test.go b/pkg/apis/experimental/install/install_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbb5132a8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/experimental/install/install_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package install
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
+)
+
+func TestResourceVersioner(t *testing.T) {
+	daemonSet := experimental.DaemonSet{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"}}
+	version, err := accessor.ResourceVersion(&daemonSet)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if version != "10" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected version %v", version)
+	}
+
+	daemonSetList := experimental.DaemonSetList{ListMeta: api.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"}}
+	version, err = accessor.ResourceVersion(&daemonSetList)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if version != "10" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected version %v", version)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCodec(t *testing.T) {
+	daemonSet := experimental.DaemonSet{}
+	// We do want to use package latest rather than testapi here, because we
+	// want to test if the package install and package latest work as expected.
+	data, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Codec.Encode(&daemonSet)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	other := experimental.DaemonSet{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &other); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if other.APIVersion != latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version || other.Kind != "DaemonSet" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected unmarshalled object %#v", other)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInterfacesFor(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(""); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected non-error: %v", err)
+	}
+	for i, version := range append([]string{latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version}, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Versions...) {
+		if vi, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(version); err != nil || vi == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%d: unexpected result: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRESTMapper(t *testing.T) {
+	if v, k, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper.VersionAndKindForResource("horizontalpodautoscalers"); err != nil || v != "v1" || k != "HorizontalPodAutoscaler" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected version mapping: %s %s %v", v, k, err)
+	}
+
+	if m, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper.RESTMapping("DaemonSet", ""); err != nil || m.APIVersion != "v1" || m.Resource != "daemonsets" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected version mapping: %#v %v", m, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, version := range latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Versions {
+		mapping, err := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper.RESTMapping("HorizontalPodAutoscaler", version)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if mapping.Resource != "horizontalpodautoscalers" {
+			t.Errorf("incorrect resource name: %#v", mapping)
+		}
+		if mapping.APIVersion != version {
+			t.Errorf("incorrect version: %v", mapping)
+		}
+
+		interfaces, _ := latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor(version)
+		if mapping.Codec != interfaces.Codec {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected codec: %#v, expected: %#v", mapping, interfaces)
+		}
+
+		rc := &experimental.HorizontalPodAutoscaler{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
+		name, err := mapping.MetadataAccessor.Name(rc)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if name != "foo" {
+			t.Errorf("unable to retrieve object meta with: %v", mapping.MetadataAccessor)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/experimental/testapi/testapi.go b/pkg/apis/experimental/testapi/testapi.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 229a1bf04ac..00000000000
--- a/pkg/apis/experimental/testapi/testapi.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package testapi
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
-)
-
-// Returns the appropriate path for the given prefix (watch, proxy, redirect, etc), resource, namespace and name.
-// For example, this is of the form:
-// /experimental/v1/watch/namespaces/foo/pods/pod0 for v1.
-func ResourcePathWithPrefix(prefix, resource, namespace, name string) string {
-	path := "/experimental/" + latest.Version
-	if prefix != "" {
-		path = path + "/" + prefix
-	}
-	if namespace != "" {
-		path = path + "/namespaces/" + namespace
-	}
-	// Resource names are lower case.
-	resource = strings.ToLower(resource)
-	if resource != "" {
-		path = path + "/" + resource
-	}
-	if name != "" {
-		path = path + "/" + name
-	}
-	return path
-}
-
-// Returns the appropriate path for the given resource, namespace and name.
-// For example, this is of the form:
-// /experimental/v1/namespaces/foo/pods/pod0 for v1.
-func ResourcePath(resource, namespace, name string) string {
-	return ResourcePathWithPrefix("", resource, namespace, name)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index a15e626d09f..9e1f7bdd66d 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func logStackOnRecover(panicReason interface{}, httpWriter http.ResponseWriter)
 	glog.Errorln(buffer.String())
 
 	// TODO: make status unversioned or plumb enough of the request to deduce the requested API version
-	errorJSON(apierrors.NewGenericServerResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, "", "", "", "", 0, false), latest.Codec, httpWriter)
+	errorJSON(apierrors.NewGenericServerResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, "", "", "", "", 0, false), latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec, httpWriter)
 }
 
 func InstallServiceErrorHandler(container *restful.Container, requestResolver *APIRequestInfoResolver, apiVersions []string) {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func InstallServiceErrorHandler(container *restful.Container, requestResolver *A
 
 func serviceErrorHandler(requestResolver *APIRequestInfoResolver, apiVersions []string, serviceErr restful.ServiceError, request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
 	requestInfo, err := requestResolver.GetAPIRequestInfo(request.Request)
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec
 	if err == nil && requestInfo.APIVersion != "" {
 		// check if the api version is valid.
 		for _, version := range apiVersions {
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/handlers_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/handlers_test.go
index c296a0cdb65..cab2f0c4fb0 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/handlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/handlers_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 )
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ func TestGetAPIRequestInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		{"PUT", "/namespaces/other/finalize", "update", "", "other", "finalize", "", "", "", []string{"finalize"}},
 	}
 
-	apiRequestInfoResolver := &APIRequestInfoResolver{sets.NewString("api"), latest.RESTMapper}
+	apiRequestInfoResolver := &APIRequestInfoResolver{sets.NewString("api"), testapi.Default.RESTMapper()}
 
 	for _, successCase := range successCases {
 		req, _ := http.NewRequest(successCase.method, successCase.url, nil)
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/client_config_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
index 4bf6eebd696..cb6f861d1cd 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/api"
 )
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func createValidTestConfig() *clientcmdapi.Config {
 	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
 	config.Clusters["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.Cluster{
 		Server:     server,
-		APIVersion: latest.Version,
+		APIVersion: testapi.Default.Version(),
 	}
 	config.AuthInfos["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
 		Token: token,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestCertificateData(t *testing.T) {
 	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
 	config.Clusters["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.Cluster{
 		Server:                   "https://localhost:8443",
-		APIVersion:               latest.Version,
+		APIVersion:               testapi.Default.Version(),
 		CertificateAuthorityData: caData,
 	}
 	config.AuthInfos["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestBasicAuthData(t *testing.T) {
 	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
 	config.Clusters["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.Cluster{
 		Server:     "https://localhost:8443",
-		APIVersion: latest.Version,
+		APIVersion: testapi.Default.Version(),
 	}
 	config.AuthInfos["clean"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
 		Username: username,
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/experimental.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/experimental.go
index 00f33daa1c0..68b8ca90b80 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/experimental.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/experimental.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 )
 
@@ -119,17 +119,23 @@ func NewExperimentalOrDie(c *Config) *ExperimentalClient {
 }
 
 func setExperimentalDefaults(config *Config) error {
+	// if experimental group is not registered, return an error
+	g, err := latest.Group("experimental")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	config.Prefix = "/experimental"
 	if config.UserAgent == "" {
 		config.UserAgent = DefaultKubernetesUserAgent()
 	}
 	if config.Version == "" {
-		config.Version = explatest.Version
+		config.Version = g.Version
 	}
-	versionInterfaces, err := explatest.InterfacesFor(config.Version)
+
+	versionInterfaces, err := g.InterfacesFor(config.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Experimental API version '%s' is not recognized (valid values: %s)",
-			config.Version, strings.Join(explatest.Versions, ", "))
+			config.Version, strings.Join(latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Versions, ", "))
 	}
 	if config.Codec == nil {
 		config.Codec = versionInterfaces.Codec
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/fake.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/fake.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a52cdb09727..00000000000
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/fake.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package unversioned
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
-)
-
-type HTTPClientFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
-
-func (f HTTPClientFunc) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	return f(req)
-}
-
-// FakeRESTClient provides a fake RESTClient interface.
-type FakeRESTClient struct {
-	Client HTTPClient
-	Codec  runtime.Codec
-	Req    *http.Request
-	Resp   *http.Response
-	Err    error
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Get() *Request {
-	return NewRequest(c, "GET", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Put() *Request {
-	return NewRequest(c, "PUT", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Patch(_ api.PatchType) *Request {
-	return NewRequest(c, "PATCH", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Post() *Request {
-	return NewRequest(c, "POST", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Delete() *Request {
-	return NewRequest(c, "DELETE", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
-}
-
-func (c *FakeRESTClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	c.Req = req
-	if c.Client != HTTPClient(nil) {
-		return c.Client.Do(req)
-	}
-	return c.Resp, c.Err
-}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/fake/fake.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/fake/fake.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e77910a649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/fake/fake.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// This is made a separate package and should only be imported by tests, because
+// it imports testapi
+package fake
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+type HTTPClientFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (f HTTPClientFunc) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return f(req)
+}
+
+// RESTClient provides a fake RESTClient interface.
+type RESTClient struct {
+	Client unversioned.HTTPClient
+	Codec  runtime.Codec
+	Req    *http.Request
+	Resp   *http.Response
+	Err    error
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Get() *unversioned.Request {
+	return unversioned.NewRequest(c, "GET", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Put() *unversioned.Request {
+	return unversioned.NewRequest(c, "PUT", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Patch(_ api.PatchType) *unversioned.Request {
+	return unversioned.NewRequest(c, "PATCH", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Post() *unversioned.Request {
+	return unversioned.NewRequest(c, "POST", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Delete() *unversioned.Request {
+	return unversioned.NewRequest(c, "DELETE", &url.URL{Host: "localhost"}, testapi.Default.Version(), c.Codec)
+}
+
+func (c *RESTClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	c.Req = req
+	if c.Client != unversioned.HTTPClient(nil) {
+		return c.Client.Do(req)
+	}
+	return c.Resp, c.Err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/helper.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper.go
index 081e5f9214a..c762abbc6fe 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper.go
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ func New(c *Config) (*Client, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if _, err := latest.Group("experimental"); err != nil {
+		return &Client{RESTClient: client, ExperimentalClient: nil}, nil
+	}
 	experimentalConfig := *c
 	experimentalClient, err := NewExperimental(&experimentalConfig)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -290,9 +294,9 @@ func SetKubernetesDefaults(config *Config) error {
 		config.Version = defaultVersionFor(config)
 	}
 	version := config.Version
-	versionInterfaces, err := latest.InterfacesFor(version)
+	versionInterfaces, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(version)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("API version '%s' is not recognized (valid values: %s)", version, strings.Join(latest.Versions, ", "))
+		return fmt.Errorf("API version '%s' is not recognized (valid values: %s)", version, strings.Join(latest.GroupOrDie("").Versions, ", "))
 	}
 	if config.Codec == nil {
 		config.Codec = versionInterfaces.Codec
@@ -543,7 +547,7 @@ func defaultVersionFor(config *Config) string {
 	if version == "" {
 		// Clients default to the preferred code API version
 		// TODO: implement version negotiation (highest version supported by server)
-		version = latest.Version
+		version = latest.GroupOrDie("").Version
 	}
 	return version
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_blackbox_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_blackbox_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a1309e869a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_blackbox_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package unversioned_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
+)
+
+func objBody(object interface{}) io.ReadCloser {
+	output, err := json.MarshalIndent(object, "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(output)))
+}
+
+func TestNegotiateVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name, version, expectedVersion string
+		serverVersions                 []string
+		clientVersions                 []string
+		config                         *unversioned.Config
+		expectErr                      bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:            "server supports client default",
+			version:         "version1",
+			config:          &unversioned.Config{},
+			serverVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			expectedVersion: "version1",
+			expectErr:       false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "server falls back to client supported",
+			version:         testapi.Default.Version(),
+			config:          &unversioned.Config{},
+			serverVersions:  []string{"version1"},
+			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			expectedVersion: "version1",
+			expectErr:       false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "explicit version supported",
+			version:         "",
+			config:          &unversioned.Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()},
+			serverVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			expectedVersion: testapi.Default.Version(),
+			expectErr:       false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "explicit version not supported",
+			version:         "",
+			config:          &unversioned.Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()},
+			serverVersions:  []string{"version1"},
+			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
+			expectedVersion: "",
+			expectErr:       true,
+		},
+	}
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		fakeClient := &fake.RESTClient{
+			Codec: codec,
+			Resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: 200,
+				Body:       objBody(&api.APIVersions{Versions: test.serverVersions}),
+			},
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(&api.APIVersions{Versions: test.serverVersions})}, nil
+			}),
+		}
+		c := unversioned.NewOrDie(test.config)
+		c.Client = fakeClient.Client
+		response, err := unversioned.NegotiateVersion(c, test.config, test.version, test.clientVersions)
+		if err == nil && test.expectErr {
+			t.Errorf("expected error, got nil for [%s].", test.name)
+		}
+		if err != nil && !test.expectErr {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error for [%s]: %v.", test.name, err)
+		}
+		if response != test.expectedVersion {
+			t.Errorf("expected version %s, got %s.", test.expectedVersion, response)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_test.go
index a81c5d9a612..21c70a890cb 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/helper_test.go
@@ -17,17 +17,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package unversioned
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 )
 
@@ -222,7 +216,7 @@ func TestTLSTransportCache(t *testing.T) {
 		"host":           {Insecure: true, Host: "foo"},
 		"prefix":         {Insecure: true, Prefix: "foo"},
 		"version":        {Insecure: true, Version: "foo"},
-		"codec":          {Insecure: true, Codec: latest.Codec},
+		"codec":          {Insecure: true, Codec: testapi.Default.Codec()},
 		"basic":          {Insecure: true, Username: "bob", Password: "password"},
 		"bearer":         {Insecure: true, BearerToken: "token"},
 		"user agent":     {Insecure: true, UserAgent: "useragent"},
@@ -336,8 +330,8 @@ func TestSetKubernetesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 			Config{},
 			Config{
 				Prefix:  "/api",
-				Version: latest.Version,
-				Codec:   latest.Codec,
+				Version: testapi.Default.Version(),
+				Codec:   testapi.Default.Codec(),
 				QPS:     5,
 				Burst:   10,
 			},
@@ -380,84 +374,3 @@ func TestSetKubernetesDefaultsUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("no user agent set: %#v", config)
 	}
 }
-
-func objBody(object interface{}) io.ReadCloser {
-	output, err := json.MarshalIndent(object, "", "")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader([]byte(output)))
-}
-
-func TestNegotiateVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name, version, expectedVersion string
-		serverVersions                 []string
-		clientVersions                 []string
-		config                         *Config
-		expectErr                      bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:            "server supports client default",
-			version:         "version1",
-			config:          &Config{},
-			serverVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			expectedVersion: "version1",
-			expectErr:       false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "server falls back to client supported",
-			version:         testapi.Default.Version(),
-			config:          &Config{},
-			serverVersions:  []string{"version1"},
-			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			expectedVersion: "version1",
-			expectErr:       false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "explicit version supported",
-			version:         "",
-			config:          &Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()},
-			serverVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			expectedVersion: testapi.Default.Version(),
-			expectErr:       false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "explicit version not supported",
-			version:         "",
-			config:          &Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()},
-			serverVersions:  []string{"version1"},
-			clientVersions:  []string{"version1", testapi.Default.Version()},
-			expectedVersion: "",
-			expectErr:       true,
-		},
-	}
-	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		fakeClient := &FakeRESTClient{
-			Codec: codec,
-			Resp: &http.Response{
-				StatusCode: 200,
-				Body:       objBody(&api.APIVersions{Versions: test.serverVersions}),
-			},
-			Client: HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(&api.APIVersions{Versions: test.serverVersions})}, nil
-			}),
-		}
-		c := NewOrDie(test.config)
-		c.Client = fakeClient.Client
-		response, err := NegotiateVersion(c, test.config, test.version, test.clientVersions)
-		if err == nil && test.expectErr {
-			t.Errorf("expected error, got nil for [%s].", test.name)
-		}
-		if err != nil && !test.expectErr {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected error for [%s]: %v.", test.name, err)
-		}
-		if response != test.expectedVersion {
-			t.Errorf("expected version %s, got %s.", test.expectedVersion, response)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/import_known_versions.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/import_known_versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ded32975213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/import_known_versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package unversioned
+
+// These imports are the API groups the client will support.
+import (
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/install"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/install"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
index 7fbe26c5556..40681d7aaa4 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func TestRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// test unencodable api object
-	r = (&Request{codec: latest.Codec}).Body(&NotAnAPIObject{})
+	r = (&Request{codec: testapi.Default.Codec()}).Body(&NotAnAPIObject{})
 	if r.err == nil || r.body != nil {
 		t.Errorf("should have set err and left body nil: %#v", r)
 	}
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ func TestTransformUnstructuredError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		r := &Request{
-			codec:        latest.Codec,
+			codec:        testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			resourceName: testCase.Name,
 			resource:     testCase.Resource,
 		}
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ func TestRequestStream(t *testing.T) {
 						})))),
 					}, nil
 				}),
-				codec:   latest.Codec,
+				codec:   testapi.Default.Codec(),
 				baseURL: &url.URL{},
 			},
 			Err: true,
@@ -1185,7 +1184,7 @@ func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		flusher.Flush()
 
-		encoder := watchjson.NewEncoder(w, latest.Codec)
+		encoder := watchjson.NewEncoder(w, testapi.Default.Codec())
 		for _, item := range table {
 			if err := encoder.Encode(&watch.Event{Type: item.t, Object: item.obj}); err != nil {
 				panic(err)
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/restclient_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/restclient_test.go
index 942ccf5570e..817ad0c9a07 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/restclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/restclient_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func TestValidatesHostParameter(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDoRequestBearer(t *testing.T) {
 	status := &api.Status{Status: api.StatusFailure}
-	expectedBody, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(status)
+	expectedBody, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(status)
 	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   400,
 		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ func TestDoRequestBearer(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDoRequestWithoutPassword(t *testing.T) {
 	status := &api.Status{Status: api.StatusFailure}
-	expectedBody, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(status)
+	expectedBody, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(status)
 	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   400,
 		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ func TestDoRequestWithoutPassword(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDoRequestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	status := &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}
-	expectedBody, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(status)
+	expectedBody, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(status)
 	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   200,
 		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func TestDoRequestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	if fakeHandler.RequestReceived.Header["Authorization"] == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Request is missing authorization header: %#v", fakeHandler.RequestReceived)
 	}
-	statusOut, err := latest.Codec.Decode(body)
+	statusOut, err := testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(body)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %#v", err)
 	}
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func TestDoRequestFailed(t *testing.T) {
 		Message: " \"\" not found",
 		Details: &api.StatusDetails{},
 	}
-	expectedBody, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(status)
+	expectedBody, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(status)
 	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   404,
 		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ func TestDoRequestFailed(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDoRequestCreated(t *testing.T) {
 	status := &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}
-	expectedBody, _ := latest.Codec.Encode(status)
+	expectedBody, _ := testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(status)
 	fakeHandler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   201,
 		ResponseBody: string(expectedBody),
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ func TestDoRequestCreated(t *testing.T) {
 	if !created {
 		t.Errorf("Expected object to be created")
 	}
-	statusOut, err := latest.Codec.Decode(body)
+	statusOut, err := testapi.Default.Codec().Decode(body)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %#v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
index 6bb59bfc9e1..7229227f248 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewSimpleFake(objects ...runtime.Object) *Fake {
 	}
 
 	fakeClient := &Fake{}
-	fakeClient.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	fakeClient.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper))
 
 	return fakeClient
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient_test.go
index a8e1f85381d..257d7fb8c9f 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	client := &Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 	list, err := client.Services("test").List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 	client := &Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 	_, err := client.Services("test").List(labels.Everything())
 	if !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/transport_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/transport_test.go
index 3b8d1bed0a2..baa09c3e04b 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/transport_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/transport_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 )
 
 func TestUnsecuredTLSTransport(t *testing.T) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestTLSConfigKey(t *testing.T) {
 		"host":           {Host: "foo"},
 		"prefix":         {Prefix: "foo"},
 		"version":        {Version: "foo"},
-		"codec":          {Codec: latest.Codec},
+		"codec":          {Codec: testapi.Default.Codec()},
 		"basic":          {Username: "bob", Password: "password"},
 		"bearer":         {BearerToken: "token"},
 		"user agent":     {UserAgent: "useragent"},
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index d49d720981b..94dfe3a550d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func getReplicaAnnotationSet(template *api.PodTemplateSpec, object runtime.Objec
 	if err != nil {
 		return desiredAnnotations, fmt.Errorf("unable to get controller reference: %v", err)
 	}
-	createdByRefJson, err := latest.Codec.Encode(&api.SerializedReference{
+	createdByRefJson, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec.Encode(&api.SerializedReference{
 		Reference: *createdByRef,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
index ea45b030d06..d518846bc3f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -420,9 +421,9 @@ func TestAnnotateObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.Method {
 			case "GET":
 				switch req.URL.Path {
@@ -467,9 +468,9 @@ func TestAnnotateObjectFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.Method {
 			case "GET":
 				switch req.URL.Path {
@@ -515,9 +516,9 @@ func TestAnnotateMultipleObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.Method {
 			case "GET":
 				switch req.URL.Path {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach_test.go
index b7d336cd06f..6c66d1946d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 type fakeRemoteAttach struct {
@@ -76,9 +77,9 @@ func TestPodAndContainerAttach(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec:  codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return nil, nil }),
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return nil, nil }),
 		}
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
 		tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{}
@@ -129,9 +130,9 @@ func TestAttach(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
index bd7c08b4550..fa01cb56002 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func NewTestFactory() (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 func NewMixedFactory(apiClient resource.RESTClient) (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 	f, t, c := NewTestFactory()
 	f.Object = func() (meta.RESTMapper, runtime.ObjectTyper) {
-		return meta.MultiRESTMapper{t.Mapper, latest.RESTMapper}, runtime.MultiObjectTyper{t.Typer, api.Scheme}
+		return meta.MultiRESTMapper{t.Mapper, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()}, runtime.MultiObjectTyper{t.Typer, api.Scheme}
 	}
 	f.RESTClient = func(m *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
 		if m.ObjectConvertor == api.Scheme {
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ func NewAPIFactory() (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 	}
 	return &cmdutil.Factory{
 		Object: func() (meta.RESTMapper, runtime.ObjectTyper) {
-			return latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme
+			return testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme
 		},
 		Client: func() (*client.Client, error) {
 			// Swap out the HTTP client out of the client with the fake's version.
-			fakeClient := t.Client.(*client.FakeRESTClient)
+			fakeClient := t.Client.(*fake.RESTClient)
 			c := client.NewOrDie(t.ClientConfig)
 			c.Client = fakeClient.Client
 			return c, t.Err
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func stringBody(body string) io.ReadCloser {
 func ExamplePrintReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, true, false, false, []string{})
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec:  codec,
 		Client: nil,
 	}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func ExamplePrintReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 func ExamplePrintPodWithWideFormat() {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, false, true, false, []string{})
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec:  codec,
 		Client: nil,
 	}
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func newAllPhasePodList() *api.PodList {
 func ExamplePrintPodHideTerminated() {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, false, false, false, []string{})
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec:  codec,
 		Client: nil,
 	}
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func ExamplePrintPodHideTerminated() {
 func ExamplePrintPodShowAll() {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, false, false, true, []string{})
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec:  codec,
 		Client: nil,
 	}
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func ExamplePrintPodShowAll() {
 func ExamplePrintServiceWithNamespacesAndLabels() {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(false, true, false, false, []string{"l1"})
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec:  codec,
 		Client: nil,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
index aed138bd9f2..d1f2cfe0f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ func TestCreateObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers" && m == "POST":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 201, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func TestCreateMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services" && m == "POST":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 201, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ func TestCreateDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services" && m == "POST":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 201, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
index 8be48805d0a..4995bce2ef7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 func TestDeleteObjectByTuple(t *testing.T) {
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func TestDeleteObjectByTuple(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master-controller" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ func TestDeleteNamedObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master-controller" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ func TestDeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ func TestDeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDeleteObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 404, Body: stringBody("")}, nil
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ func TestDeleteObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDeleteObjectIgnoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 404, Body: stringBody("")}, nil
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ func TestDeleteAllNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	notFoundError := &errors.NewNotFound("Service", "foo").(*errors.StatusError).ErrStatus
 
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services" && m == "GET":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, svc)}, nil
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ func TestDeleteAllIgnoreNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	notFoundError := &errors.NewNotFound("Service", "foo").(*errors.StatusError).ErrStatus
 
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services" && m == "GET":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, svc)}, nil
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleObjectContinueOnMissing(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 404, Body: stringBody("")}, nil
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleResourcesWithTheSameName(t *testing.T) {
 	_, svc, rc := testData()
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/baz" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ func TestDeleteDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case strings.HasPrefix(p, "/namespaces/test/services/") && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleSelector(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/pods" && m == "GET":
 				if req.URL.Query().Get(api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())) != "a=b" {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe_test.go
index 2637ba0f044..4c473eb9e82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 // Verifies that schemas that are not in the master tree of Kubernetes can be retrieved via Get.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestDescribeUnknownSchemaObject(t *testing.T) {
 	d := &testDescriber{Output: "test output"}
 	f, tf, codec := NewTestFactory()
 	tf.Describer = d
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &internalType{Name: "foo"})},
 	}
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ func TestDescribeObject(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	d := &testDescriber{Output: "test output"}
 	tf.Describer = d
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "GET":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestDescribeListObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	d := &testDescriber{Output: "test output"}
 	tf.Describer = d
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, pods)},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
index 34b147718a8..b9a5ace0035 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 type fakeRemoteExecutor struct {
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ func TestPodAndContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec:  codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return nil, nil }),
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return nil, nil }),
 		}
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
 		tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{}
@@ -153,9 +154,9 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
index bb4a14ba273..cc5755ce06a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 		tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.calls[m] && m == "GET":
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: test.status, Body: objBody(codec, test.input)}, nil
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ func TestRunExposeServiceFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == test.calls[m] && m == "GET":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: test.status, Body: objBody(codec, test.input)}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
index b15d6ec67e3..c0f613f5ede 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ func testComponentStatusData() *api.ComponentStatusList {
 func TestGetUnknownSchemaObject(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, codec := NewTestFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &internalType{Name: "foo"})},
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{Version: latest.Version}
+	tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()}
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	cmd := NewCmdGet(f, buf)
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ func TestGetUnknownSchemaObject(t *testing.T) {
 //
 // The expected behavior of the `kubectl get` command is:
 // 1. objects using unrecognized schemes will always be returned using that scheme/version, "unlikelyversion" in this test;
-// 2. if the specified output-version is a recognized, valid Scheme, then the list should use that scheme, and otherwise it will default to the client version, latest.Version in this test;
+// 2. if the specified output-version is a recognized, valid Scheme, then the list should use that scheme, and otherwise it will default to the client version, testapi.Default.Version() in this test;
 // 3a. if the specified output-version is a recognized, valid Scheme, in which the requested object (replicationcontroller) can be represented, then the object should be returned using that version;
-// 3b. otherwise if the specified output-version is unrecognized, but the requested object (replicationcontroller) is recognized by the client's codec, then it will be converted to the client version, latest.Version in this test.
+// 3b. otherwise if the specified output-version is unrecognized, but the requested object (replicationcontroller) is recognized by the client's codec, then it will be converted to the client version, testapi.Default.Version() in this test.
 func TestGetUnknownSchemaObjectListGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
 		outputVersion   string
@@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ func TestGetUnknownSchemaObjectListGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 		rcVersion       string
 	}{
 		"handles specific version": {
-			outputVersion:   latest.Version,
-			listVersion:     latest.Version,
+			outputVersion:   testapi.Default.Version(),
+			listVersion:     testapi.Default.Version(),
 			testtypeVersion: "unlikelyversion",
-			rcVersion:       latest.Version,
+			rcVersion:       testapi.Default.Version(),
 		},
 		"handles second specific version": {
 			outputVersion:   "unlikelyversion",
-			listVersion:     latest.Version,
+			listVersion:     testapi.Default.Version(),
 			testtypeVersion: "unlikelyversion",
-			rcVersion:       latest.Version, // see expected behavior 3b
+			rcVersion:       testapi.Default.Version(), // see expected behavior 3b
 		},
 		"handles common version": {
 			outputVersion:   testapi.Default.Version(),
@@ -184,23 +184,23 @@ func TestGetUnknownSchemaObjectListGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for k, test := range testCases {
 		apiCodec := runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, testapi.Default.Version())
-		regularClient := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		regularClient := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: apiCodec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(apiCodec, &api.ReplicationController{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}})}, nil
 			}),
 		}
 
 		f, tf, codec := NewMixedFactory(regularClient)
 		tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &internalType{Name: "foo"})}, nil
 			}),
 		}
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
-		tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{Version: latest.Version}
+		tf.ClientConfig = &client.Config{Version: testapi.Default.Version()}
 		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 		cmd := NewCmdGet(f, buf)
 		cmd.SetOutput(buf)
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ func TestGetUnknownSchemaObjectListGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 // Verifies that schemas that are not in the master tree of Kubernetes can be retrieved via Get.
 func TestGetSchemaObject(t *testing.T) {
 	f, tf, _ := NewTestFactory()
-	tf.Mapper = latest.RESTMapper
+	tf.Mapper = testapi.Default.RESTMapper()
 	tf.Typer = api.Scheme
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &api.ReplicationController{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}})},
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestGetObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &pods.Items[0])},
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestGetObjectsIdentifiedByFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &pods.Items[0])},
 	}
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func TestGetListObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, pods)},
 	}
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestGetAllListObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, pods)},
 	}
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func TestGetListComponentStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
 		Resp:  &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, statuses)},
 	}
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjects(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/namespaces/test/pods":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, pods)}, nil
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjectsAsList(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/namespaces/test/pods":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, pods)}, nil
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjectsWithSelector(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			if req.URL.Query().Get(api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())) != "a=b" {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected request: %#v\n%#v", req.URL, req)
 			}
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjectsWithDirectReference(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/nodes/foo":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, node)}, nil
@@ -621,9 +621,9 @@ func TestWatchSelector(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			if req.URL.Query().Get(api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())) != "a=b" {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected request: %#v\n%#v", req.URL, req)
 			}
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ func TestWatchResource(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/namespaces/test/pods/foo":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &pods[0])}, nil
@@ -701,9 +701,9 @@ func TestWatchResourceIdentifiedByFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/namespaces/test/pods/cassandra":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &pods[0])}, nil
@@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ func TestWatchOnlyResource(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.URL.Path {
 			case "/namespaces/test/pods/foo":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &pods[0])}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label_test.go
index 814aa605239..8e25cfeb51d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -326,9 +327,9 @@ func TestLabelErrors(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLabelForResourceFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _, _ := testData()
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.Method {
 			case "GET":
 				switch req.URL.Path {
@@ -373,9 +374,9 @@ func TestLabelForResourceFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLabelMultipleObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _, _ := testData()
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch req.Method {
 			case "GET":
 				switch req.URL.Path {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
index 58ba2eecf23..16171223cc3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/log_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 func TestSelectContainer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		logContent := "test log content"
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch_test.go
index 21efbb443f5..2819bb372d2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 func TestPatchObject(t *testing.T) {
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ func TestPatchObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services/frontend" && (m == "PATCH" || m == "GET"):
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ func TestPatchObjectFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/services/frontend" && (m == "PATCH" || m == "GET"):
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
index 05923191081..231f123f37e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 type fakePortForwarder struct {
@@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ func TestPortForward(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
@@ -126,9 +127,9 @@ func TestPortForwardWithPFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 				case p == test.podPath && m == "GET":
 					body := objBody(codec, test.pod)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace_test.go
index 03c1e27e42f..6b7e98dcf92 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 )
 
 func TestReplaceObject(t *testing.T) {
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func TestReplaceObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && (m == "GET" || m == "PUT" || m == "DELETE"):
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func TestReplaceMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && (m == "GET" || m == "PUT" || m == "DELETE"):
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ func TestReplaceDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case strings.HasPrefix(p, "/namespaces/test/services/") && (m == "GET" || m == "PUT" || m == "DELETE"):
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, &svc.Items[0])}, nil
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ func TestForceReplaceObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, tf, codec := NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
-	tf.Client = &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
 				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 404, Body: stringBody("")}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go
index c4b5c917994..a6dd840418b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ func TestValidateCachesSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	requests := map[string]int{}
 
-	c := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	c := &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case strings.HasPrefix(p, "/swaggerapi") && m == "GET":
 				requests[p] = requests[p] + 1
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
index 3a2b07a42ee..290a8dff9cc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func Merge(dst runtime.Object, fragment, kind string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("apiVersion must be a string")
 	}
-	i, err := latest.InterfacesFor(versionString)
+	i, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor(versionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
index 97322f3d5d1..b3644c122ab 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func stringBody(body string) io.ReadCloser {
 
 func watchBody(events ...watch.Event) string {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	enc := watchjson.NewEncoder(buf, latest.Codec)
+	enc := watchjson.NewEncoder(buf, testapi.Default.Codec())
 	for _, e := range events {
 		enc.Encode(&e)
 	}
@@ -55,15 +54,15 @@ func watchBody(events ...watch.Event) string {
 
 func fakeClient() ClientMapper {
 	return ClientMapperFunc(func(*meta.RESTMapping) (RESTClient, error) {
-		return &client.FakeRESTClient{}, nil
+		return &fake.RESTClient{}, nil
 	})
 }
 
 func fakeClientWith(testName string, t *testing.T, data map[string]string) ClientMapper {
 	return ClientMapperFunc(func(*meta.RESTMapping) (RESTClient, error) {
-		return &client.FakeRESTClient{
-			Codec: latest.Codec,
-			Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return &fake.RESTClient{
+			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
+			Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 				p := req.URL.Path
 				q := req.URL.RawQuery
 				if len(q) != 0 {
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ func streamTestData() (io.Reader, *api.PodList, *api.ServiceList) {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		defer w.Close()
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, pods)))
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, svc)))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), pods)))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), svc)))
 	}()
 	return r, pods, svc
 }
@@ -148,9 +147,9 @@ func streamYAMLTestData() (io.Reader, *api.PodList, *api.ServiceList) {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		defer w.Close()
-		w.Write(JSONToYAMLOrDie([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, pods))))
+		w.Write(JSONToYAMLOrDie([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), pods))))
 		w.Write([]byte("\n---\n"))
-		w.Write(JSONToYAMLOrDie([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, svc))))
+		w.Write(JSONToYAMLOrDie([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), svc))))
 	}()
 	return r, pods, svc
 }
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ func streamTestObject(obj runtime.Object) io.Reader {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		defer w.Close()
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, obj)))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), obj)))
 	}()
 	return r
 }
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ func (v *testVisitor) Objects() []runtime.Object {
 }
 
 func TestPathBuilder(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.yaml")
 
 	test := &testVisitor{}
@@ -217,10 +216,10 @@ func TestNodeBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		defer w.Close()
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, node)))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), node)))
 	}()
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN")
 
 	test := &testVisitor{}
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ func TestNodeBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPathBuilderWithMultiple(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.yaml").
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/pod").
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace()
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ func TestPathBuilderWithMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDirectoryBuilder(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook").
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace()
 
@@ -286,11 +285,11 @@ func TestDirectoryBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNamespaceOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
 	}))
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, s.URL).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ func TestNamespaceOverride(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: %v %#v", err, test.Infos)
 	}
 
-	b = NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b = NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(true, s.URL).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -316,11 +315,11 @@ func TestNamespaceOverride(t *testing.T) {
 func TestURLBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
 	}))
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, s.URL).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -340,11 +339,11 @@ func TestURLBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 func TestURLBuilderRequireNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "foo", Name: "test"}})))
 	}))
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		FilenameParam(false, s.URL).
 		NamespaceParam("test").RequireNamespace()
 
@@ -359,8 +358,8 @@ func TestURLBuilderRequireNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestResourceByName(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _ := testData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
 	})).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -392,11 +391,11 @@ func TestResourceByName(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMultipleResourceByTheSameName(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, svcs := testData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/baz":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[1]),
-		"/namespaces/test/services/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &svcs.Items[0]),
-		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &svcs.Items[0]),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/baz":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[1]),
+		"/namespaces/test/services/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &svcs.Items[0]),
+		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &svcs.Items[0]),
 	})).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -424,9 +423,9 @@ func TestMultipleResourceByTheSameName(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, svc := testData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
-		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &svc.Items[0]),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
+		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &svc.Items[0]),
 	})).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ func TestResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestResourceByNameWithoutRequireObject(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{})).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{})).
 		NamespaceParam("test")
 
 	test := &testVisitor{}
@@ -485,8 +484,8 @@ func TestResourceByNameWithoutRequireObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestResourceByNameAndEmptySelector(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _ := testData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
 	})).
 		NamespaceParam("test").
 		SelectorParam("").
@@ -513,9 +512,9 @@ func TestResourceByNameAndEmptySelector(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSelector(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, svc := testData()
 	labelKey := api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, pods),
-		"/namespaces/test/services?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, svc),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), pods),
+		"/namespaces/test/services?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), svc),
 	})).
 		SelectorParam("a=b").
 		NamespaceParam("test").
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ func TestSelector(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSelectorRequiresKnownTypes(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		SelectorParam("a=b").
 		NamespaceParam("test").
 		ResourceTypes("unknown")
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ func TestSelectorRequiresKnownTypes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSingleResourceType(t *testing.T) {
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		SelectorParam("a=b").
 		SingleResourceType().
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, "pods,services")
@@ -619,14 +618,14 @@ func TestResourceTuple(t *testing.T) {
 			if requireObject {
 				pods, _ := testData()
 				expectedRequests = map[string]string{
-					"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
-					"/namespaces/test/pods/bar": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0]),
-					"/nodes/foo":                runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}),
-					"/minions/foo":              runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}),
+					"/namespaces/test/pods/foo": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
+					"/namespaces/test/pods/bar": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0]),
+					"/nodes/foo":                runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}),
+					"/minions/foo":              runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}),
 				}
 			}
 
-			b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith(k, t, expectedRequests)).
+			b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith(k, t, expectedRequests)).
 				NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 				ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, testCase.args...).RequireObject(requireObject)
 
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ func TestResourceTuple(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStream(t *testing.T) {
 	r, pods, rc := streamTestData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten()
 
 	test := &testVisitor{}
@@ -674,7 +673,7 @@ func TestStream(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestYAMLStream(t *testing.T) {
 	r, pods, rc := streamYAMLTestData()
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten()
 
 	test := &testVisitor{}
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ func TestYAMLStream(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 	r, pods, svc := streamTestData()
-	obj, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	obj, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten().
 		Do().Object()
 
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ func TestMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestContinueOnErrorVisitor(t *testing.T) {
 	r, _, _ := streamTestData()
-	req := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	req := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten().
 		Do()
@@ -742,7 +741,7 @@ func TestContinueOnErrorVisitor(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSingularObject(t *testing.T) {
-	obj, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	obj, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.yaml").
 		Flatten().
@@ -762,7 +761,7 @@ func TestSingularObject(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSingularObjectNoExtension(t *testing.T) {
-	obj, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	obj, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/pod").
 		Flatten().
@@ -784,7 +783,7 @@ func TestSingularObjectNoExtension(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSingularRootScopedObject(t *testing.T) {
 	node := &api.Node{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "test"}, Spec: api.NodeSpec{ExternalID: "test"}}
 	r := streamTestObject(node)
-	infos, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	infos, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		Stream(r, "STDIN").
 		Flatten().
@@ -809,8 +808,8 @@ func TestSingularRootScopedObject(t *testing.T) {
 func TestListObject(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _ := testData()
 	labelKey := api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, pods),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), pods),
 	})).
 		SelectorParam("a=b").
 		NamespaceParam("test").
@@ -842,9 +841,9 @@ func TestListObject(t *testing.T) {
 func TestListObjectWithDifferentVersions(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, svc := testData()
 	labelKey := api.LabelSelectorQueryParam(testapi.Default.Version())
-	obj, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, pods),
-		"/namespaces/test/services?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, svc),
+	obj, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), pods),
+		"/namespaces/test/services?" + labelKey + "=a%3Db": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), svc),
 	})).
 		SelectorParam("a=b").
 		NamespaceParam("test").
@@ -868,7 +867,7 @@ func TestListObjectWithDifferentVersions(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	_, svc := testData()
-	w, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+	w, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
 		"/watch/namespaces/test/services/redis-master?resourceVersion=12": watchBody(watch.Event{
 			Type:   watch.Added,
 			Object: &svc.Items[0],
@@ -900,7 +899,7 @@ func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchMultipleError(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	_, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.yaml").Flatten().
 		FilenameParam(false, "../../../examples/guestbook/redis-master-controller.yaml").Flatten().
@@ -923,10 +922,10 @@ func TestLatest(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "baz", Namespace: "test", ResourceVersion: "15"},
 	}
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, newPod),
-		"/namespaces/test/pods/bar":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, newPod2),
-		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, newSvc),
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClientWith("", t, map[string]string{
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/foo":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), newPod),
+		"/namespaces/test/pods/bar":     runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), newPod2),
+		"/namespaces/test/services/baz": runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), newSvc),
 	})).
 		NamespaceParam("other").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten().Latest()
 
@@ -949,17 +948,17 @@ func TestReceiveMultipleErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer w.Close()
 		w.Write([]byte(`{}`))
-		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &pods.Items[0])))
+		w.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &pods.Items[0])))
 	}()
 
 	r2, w2 := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		defer w2.Close()
 		w2.Write([]byte(`{}`))
-		w2.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, &svc.Items[0])))
+		w2.Write([]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), &svc.Items[0])))
 	}()
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient()).
 		Stream(r, "1").Stream(r2, "2").
 		ContinueOnError()
 
@@ -1003,7 +1002,7 @@ func TestReplaceAliases(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient())
+	b := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), api.Scheme, fakeClient())
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		replaced := b.replaceAliases(test.arg)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
index dcc1ede0160..a9d87a8433e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestHelperDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		client := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		client := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			Resp:  test.Resp,
 			Err:   test.HttpErr,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestHelperCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	grace := int64(30)
 	tests := []struct {
 		Resp     *http.Response
-		RespFunc client.HTTPClientFunc
+		RespFunc fake.HTTPClientFunc
 		HttpErr  error
 		Modify   bool
 		Object   runtime.Object
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestHelperCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		client := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		client := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			Resp:  test.Resp,
 			Err:   test.HttpErr,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestHelperGet(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		client := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		client := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			Resp:  test.Resp,
 			Err:   test.HttpErr,
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func TestHelperList(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		client := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		client := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			Resp:  test.Resp,
 			Err:   test.HttpErr,
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func TestHelperReplace(t *testing.T) {
 	grace := int64(30)
 	tests := []struct {
 		Resp      *http.Response
-		RespFunc  client.HTTPClientFunc
+		RespFunc  fake.HTTPClientFunc
 		HttpErr   error
 		Overwrite bool
 		Object    runtime.Object
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func TestHelperReplace(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		client := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+		client := &fake.RESTClient{
 			Codec: testapi.Default.Codec(),
 			Resp:  test.Resp,
 			Err:   test.HttpErr,
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
index 3ac6d720157..6931fe4b136 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func AsVersionedObject(infos []*Info, forceList bool, version string) (runtime.O
 		object = objects[0]
 	} else {
 		object = &api.List{Items: objects}
-		converted, err := tryConvert(api.Scheme, object, version, latest.Version)
+		converted, err := tryConvert(api.Scheme, object, version, latest.GroupOrDie("").Version)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater_test.go
index 2ca9ab6ef58..fa30b567ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -1052,9 +1053,9 @@ func TestUpdateWithRetries(t *testing.T) {
 		{StatusCode: 500, Body: objBody(codec, &api.ReplicationController{})},
 		{StatusCode: 200, Body: objBody(codec, rc)},
 	}
-	fakeClient := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	fakeClient := &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == testapi.Default.ResourcePath("replicationcontrollers", "default", "rc") && m == "PUT":
 				update := updates[0]
@@ -1143,9 +1144,9 @@ func TestAddDeploymentHash(t *testing.T) {
 
 	seen := sets.String{}
 	updatedRc := false
-	fakeClient := &client.FakeRESTClient{
+	fakeClient := &fake.RESTClient{
 		Codec: codec,
-		Client: client.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		Client: fake.HTTPClientFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
 			case p == testapi.Default.ResourcePath("pods", "default", "") && m == "GET":
 				if req.URL.RawQuery != "labelSelector=foo%3Dbar" {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
index b1f075b3bef..355d5d4c4ca 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func getSelfLink(name, namespace string) string {
 	if len(namespace) == 0 {
 		namespace = api.NamespaceDefault
 	}
-	selfLink = fmt.Sprintf("/api/"+latest.Version+"/pods/namespaces/%s/%s", name, namespace)
+	selfLink = fmt.Sprintf("/api/"+latest.GroupOrDie("").Version+"/pods/namespaces/%s/%s", name, namespace)
 	return selfLink
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
index ccfb88effaa..baca88fed89 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestDecodeSinglePod(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected:\n%#v\ngot:\n%#v\n%s", pod, podOut, string(json))
 	}
 
-	for _, version := range registered.RegisteredVersions {
+	for _, version := range registered.GroupVersionsForGroup("") {
 		externalPod, err := testapi.Default.Converter().ConvertToVersion(pod, version)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestDecodePodList(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected:\n%#v\ngot:\n%#v\n%s", podList, &podListOut, string(json))
 	}
 
-	for _, version := range registered.RegisteredVersions {
+	for _, version := range registered.GroupVersionsForGroup("") {
 		externalPodList, err := testapi.Default.Converter().ConvertToVersion(podList, version)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index ee609749102..e59a2474f87 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) runContainer(
 	}
 	if container.Lifecycle != nil && container.Lifecycle.PreStop != nil {
 		// TODO: This is kind of hacky, we should really just encode the bits we need.
-		data, err := latest.Codec.Encode(pod)
+		data, err := latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec.Encode(pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Failed to encode pod: %s for prestop hook", pod.Name)
 		} else {
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ func containerAndPodFromLabels(inspect *docker.Container) (pod *api.Pod, contain
 	// the pod data may not be set
 	if body, found := labels[kubernetesPodLabel]; found {
 		pod = &api.Pod{}
-		if err = latest.Codec.DecodeInto([]byte(body), pod); err == nil {
+		if err = latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec.DecodeInto([]byte(body), pod); err == nil {
 			name := labels[kubernetesContainerLabel]
 			for ix := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 				if pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Name == name {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server.go b/pkg/kubelet/server.go
index 41f7dd90ab8..f8075832f28 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func encodePods(pods []*api.Pod) (data []byte, err error) {
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		podList.Items = append(podList.Items, *pod)
 	}
-	return latest.Codec.Encode(podList)
+	return latest.GroupOrDie("").Codec.Encode(podList)
 }
 
 // getPods returns a list of pods bound to the Kubelet and their spec.
diff --git a/pkg/master/import_known_versions.go b/pkg/master/import_known_versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af2c9052e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/master/import_known_versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package master
+
+// These imports are the API groups the API server will support.
+import (
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/install"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/install"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index a90a2f3ade4..6e702fc8f38 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/auth/authenticator"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/auth/authorizer"
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 
 	m.InsecureHandler = handler
 
-	attributeGetter := apiserver.NewRequestAttributeGetter(m.requestContextMapper, latest.RESTMapper, "api")
+	attributeGetter := apiserver.NewRequestAttributeGetter(m.requestContextMapper, latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper, "api")
 	handler = apiserver.WithAuthorizationCheck(handler, attributeGetter, m.authorizer)
 
 	// Install Authenticator
@@ -747,12 +746,12 @@ func (m *Master) defaultAPIGroupVersion() *apiserver.APIGroupVersion {
 	return &apiserver.APIGroupVersion{
 		Root: m.apiPrefix,
 
-		Mapper: latest.RESTMapper,
+		Mapper: latest.GroupOrDie("").RESTMapper,
 
 		Creater:   api.Scheme,
 		Convertor: api.Scheme,
 		Typer:     api.Scheme,
-		Linker:    latest.SelfLinker,
+		Linker:    latest.GroupOrDie("").SelfLinker,
 
 		Admit:   m.admissionControl,
 		Context: m.requestContextMapper,
@@ -807,9 +806,9 @@ func (m *Master) thirdpartyapi(group, kind, version string) *apiserver.APIGroupV
 		Convertor: api.Scheme,
 		Typer:     api.Scheme,
 
-		Mapper:  thirdpartyresourcedata.NewMapper(explatest.RESTMapper, kind, version),
-		Codec:   explatest.Codec,
-		Linker:  explatest.SelfLinker,
+		Mapper:  thirdpartyresourcedata.NewMapper(latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper, kind, version),
+		Codec:   latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Codec,
+		Linker:  latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").SelfLinker,
 		Storage: storage,
 		Version: version,
 
@@ -847,11 +846,11 @@ func (m *Master) experimental(c *Config) *apiserver.APIGroupVersion {
 		Convertor: api.Scheme,
 		Typer:     api.Scheme,
 
-		Mapper:  explatest.RESTMapper,
-		Codec:   explatest.Codec,
-		Linker:  explatest.SelfLinker,
+		Mapper:  latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper,
+		Codec:   latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Codec,
+		Linker:  latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").SelfLinker,
 		Storage: storage,
-		Version: explatest.Version,
+		Version: latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version,
 
 		Admit:   m.admissionControl,
 		Context: m.requestContextMapper,
diff --git a/pkg/master/master_test.go b/pkg/master/master_test.go
index b8a0cc78bf7..2e2a1c340aa 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master_test.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master_test.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func setUp(t *testing.T) (Master, Config, *assert.Assertions) {
 	config := Config{}
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	fakeClient.Machines = []string{"http://machine1:4001", "http://machine2", "http://machine3:4003"}
-	config.DatabaseStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, latest.Codec, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
-	config.ExpDatabaseStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, explatest.Codec, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	config.DatabaseStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, testapi.Default.Codec(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	config.ExpDatabaseStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, testapi.Experimental.Codec(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 
 	master.nodeRegistry = registrytest.NewNodeRegistry([]string{"node1", "node2"}, api.NodeResources{})
 
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ func TestNewEtcdStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	// Pass case
-	_, err := NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, latest.InterfacesFor, latest.Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	_, err := NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	assert.NoError(err, "Unable to create etcdstorage: %s", err)
 
 	// Fail case
 	errorFunc := func(apiVersion string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) { return nil, errors.New("ERROR") }
-	_, err = NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, errorFunc, latest.Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	_, err = NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, errorFunc, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	assert.Error(err, "NewEtcdStorage should have failed")
 
 }
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ func TestExpapi(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expAPIGroup := master.experimental(&config)
 	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Root, master.expAPIPrefix)
-	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Mapper, explatest.RESTMapper)
-	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Codec, explatest.Codec)
-	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Linker, explatest.SelfLinker)
-	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Version, explatest.Version)
+	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Mapper, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").RESTMapper)
+	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Codec, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Codec)
+	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Linker, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").SelfLinker)
+	assert.Equal(expAPIGroup.Version, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version)
 }
 
 // TestSecondsSinceSync verifies that proper results are returned
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func initThirdParty(t *testing.T, version string) (*tools.FakeEtcdClient, *httpt
 
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	fakeClient.Machines = []string{"http://machine1:4001", "http://machine2", "http://machine3:4003"}
-	master.thirdPartyStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, explatest.Codec, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	master.thirdPartyStorage = etcdstorage.NewEtcdStorage(fakeClient, testapi.Experimental.Codec(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 
 	if !assert.NoError(master.InstallThirdPartyAPI(api)) {
 		t.FailNow()
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func encodeToThirdParty(name string, obj interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: name},
 		Data:       serial,
 	}
-	return latest.Codec.Encode(&thirdPartyData)
+	return testapi.Default.Codec().Encode(&thirdPartyData)
 }
 
 func storeToEtcd(fakeClient *tools.FakeEtcdClient, path, name string, obj interface{}) error {
@@ -628,11 +628,12 @@ func testInstallThirdPartyAPIPostForVersion(t *testing.T, version string) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 
-	obj, err := explatest.Codec.Decode([]byte(etcdResp.Node.Value))
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
+	obj, err := testapi.Experimental.Codec().Decode([]byte(etcdResp.Node.Value))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
 	thirdPartyObj, ok := obj.(*experimental.ThirdPartyResourceData)
-	if !assert.True(ok) {
+	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %v", obj)
 	}
 	item = Foo{}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/thirdpartyresourcedata/codec.go b/pkg/registry/thirdpartyresourcedata/codec.go
index 18c668cde0d..370f7a2df54 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/thirdpartyresourcedata/codec.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/thirdpartyresourcedata/codec.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (t *thirdPartyResourceDataMapper) RESTMapping(kind string, versions ...stri
 	if kind != "ThirdPartyResourceData" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown kind %s expected %s", kind, t.kind)
 	}
-	mapping, err := t.mapper.RESTMapping("ThirdPartyResourceData", latest.Version)
+	mapping, err := t.mapper.RESTMapping("ThirdPartyResourceData", latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ func (t *thirdPartyResourceDataCreator) New(version, kind string) (out runtime.O
 	case "ThirdPartyResourceDataList":
 		return &experimental.ThirdPartyResourceDataList{}, nil
 	default:
-		return t.delegate.New(latest.Version, kind)
+		return t.delegate.New(latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version, kind)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go b/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
index 43e630df18b..a1e82ce533e 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd/etcd_watcher_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-etcd/etcd"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/storage"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (f *fakeEtcdCache) addToCache(index uint64, obj runtime.Object) {
 var _ etcdCache = &fakeEtcdCache{}
 
 func TestWatchInterpretations(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	// Declare some pods to make the test cases compact.
 	podFoo := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
 	podBar := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "bar"}}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestWatchInterpretation_ResponseBadData(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchEtcdError(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	fakeClient.ExpectNotFoundGet("/some/key")
 	fakeClient.WatchImmediateError = fmt.Errorf("immediate error")
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestWatchEtcdError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	key := "/some/key"
 	prefixedKey := etcdtest.AddPrefix(key)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func makeSubsets(ip string, port int) []api.EndpointSubset {
 }
 
 func TestWatchEtcdState(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	baseKey := "/somekey/foo"
 	prefixedKey := etcdtest.AddPrefix(baseKey)
 	type T struct {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestWatchEtcdState(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchFromZeroIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	pod := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
 
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func TestWatchFromZeroIndex(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchListFromZeroIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	pod := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
 	key := "/some/key"
 	prefixedKey := etcdtest.AddPrefix(key)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func TestWatchListFromZeroIndex(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchListIgnoresRootKey(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := latest.Codec
+	codec := testapi.Default.Codec()
 	pod := &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
 	key := "/some/key"
 	prefixedKey := etcdtest.AddPrefix(key)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
index 517934b8fc4..be3948093d5 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd_test.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd_test.go
index 2ced180a36d..fa7ad892a1d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs_test.go b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs_test.go
index 6b42c839f4e..f603159bd1e 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/exec"
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(claim)
 	o.Add(ep)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/host_path/host_path_test.go b/pkg/volume/host_path/host_path_test.go
index 9e7fe52c642..5c5be1ea649 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/host_path/host_path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/host_path/host_path_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{}), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
index 053279e9d88..b2d05cdf8fe 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
index 588aa765aff..3cb92e7740a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{}), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_test.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_test.go
index 10060ff1958..1c007ed0abb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestPersistentClaimReadOnlyFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	o.Add(pv)
 	o.Add(claim)
 	client := &testclient.Fake{}
-	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, latest.RESTMapper))
+	client.AddReactor("*", "*", testclient.ObjectReaction(o, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()))
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
 	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", client, nil))
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index 1f27a07c302..a4ba4498cb9 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ func TestDefaultErrorFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	handler := util.FakeHandler{
 		StatusCode:   200,
-		ResponseBody: runtime.EncodeOrDie(latest.Codec, testPod),
+		ResponseBody: runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Default.Codec(), testPod),
 		T:            t,
 	}
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
diff --git a/test/e2e/dns.go b/test/e2e/dns.go
index 33fb9b55d18..2335e247575 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dns.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dns.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func createDNSPod(namespace, wheezyProbeCmd, jessieProbeCmd string) *api.Pod {
 	pod := &api.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Pod",
-			APIVersion: latest.Version,
+			APIVersion: latest.GroupOrDie("").Version,
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      "dns-test-" + string(util.NewUUID()),
diff --git a/test/e2e/empty_dir.go b/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
index a8724cab931..e3d5517f70e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
+++ b/test/e2e/empty_dir.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func testPodWithVolume(image, path string, source *api.EmptyDirVolumeSource) *ap
 	return &api.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Pod",
-			APIVersion: latest.Version,
+			APIVersion: latest.GroupOrDie("").Version,
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: podName,
diff --git a/test/e2e/host_path.go b/test/e2e/host_path.go
index 6e55c62bd5a..a596631aecf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/host_path.go
+++ b/test/e2e/host_path.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func testPodWithHostVol(path string, source *api.HostPathVolumeSource) *api.Pod
 	return &api.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Pod",
-			APIVersion: latest.Version,
+			APIVersion: latest.GroupOrDie("").Version,
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: podName,
diff --git a/test/e2e/pd.go b/test/e2e/pd.go
index f7ec6def9a5..9ce9ea5306a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pd.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pd.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func testPDPod(diskName, targetHost string, readOnly bool, numContainers int) *a
 	pod := &api.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Pod",
-			APIVersion: latest.Version,
+			APIVersion: latest.GroupOrDie("").Version,
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "pd-test-" + string(util.NewUUID()),
diff --git a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
index c3674726a01..74473a7f0ec 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/resize_nodes.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func rcByNameContainer(name string, replicas int, image string, labels map[strin
 	return &api.ReplicationController{
 		TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "ReplicationController",
-			APIVersion: latest.Version,
+			APIVersion: latest.GroupOrDie("").Version,
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: name,
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/etcd_utils.go b/test/integration/framework/etcd_utils.go
index e4f09ecad1f..3cf7b9b47db 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/etcd_utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/etcd_utils.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewEtcdClient() *etcd.Client {
 }
 
 func NewEtcdStorage() (storage.Interface, error) {
-	return master.NewEtcdStorage(NewEtcdClient(), latest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	return master.NewEtcdStorage(NewEtcdClient(), latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 }
 
 func RequireEtcd() {
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go b/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
index 60683243b7c..7824a724896 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	explatest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/experimental/latest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/record"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
@@ -131,11 +130,11 @@ func startMasterOrDie(masterConfig *master.Config) (*master.Master, *httptest.Se
 	var err error
 	if masterConfig == nil {
 		etcdClient := NewEtcdClient()
-		etcdStorage, err = master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.InterfacesFor, latest.Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+		etcdStorage, err = master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, latest.GroupOrDie("").Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("Failed to create etcd storage for master %v", err)
 		}
-		expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, explatest.InterfacesFor, explatest.Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+		expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("Failed to create etcd storage for master %v", err)
 		}
@@ -269,11 +268,11 @@ func StartPods(numPods int, host string, restClient *client.Client) error {
 // TODO: Merge this into startMasterOrDie.
 func RunAMaster(t *testing.T) (*master.Master, *httptest.Server) {
 	etcdClient := NewEtcdClient()
-	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, explatest.InterfacesFor, explatest.Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	expEtcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(etcdClient, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").InterfacesFor, latest.GroupOrDie("experimental").Version, etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/service_account_test.go b/test/integration/service_account_test.go
index fe3ae4fd2db..05886332a8d 100644
--- a/test/integration/service_account_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/service_account_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func startServiceAccountTestServer(t *testing.T) (*client.Client, client.Config,
 	deleteAllEtcdKeys()
 
 	// Etcd
-	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(newEtcdClient(), latest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(newEtcdClient(), latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/utils.go b/test/integration/utils.go
index fb8c4cac838..e2e86721171 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func deleteAllEtcdKeys() {
 }
 
 func runAMaster(t *testing.T) (*master.Master, *httptest.Server) {
-	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(newEtcdClient(), latest.InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	etcdStorage, err := master.NewEtcdStorage(newEtcdClient(), latest.GroupOrDie("").InterfacesFor, testapi.Default.Version(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}