diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index 30beb782b1da5..accd1e479c088 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ pkg/capabilities
 pkg/client/chaosclient
 pkg/client/informers/informers_generated/internalversion/internalinterfaces
 pkg/client/leaderelectionconfig
-pkg/client/retry
 pkg/client/tests
 pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/simple
 pkg/cloudprovider
@@ -748,6 +747,7 @@ staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/exec
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/integer
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath
+staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/testing
 staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration
 staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apis/apiregistration/v1beta1
diff --git a/pkg/BUILD b/pkg/BUILD
index c572392174445..cf145b6850709 100644
--- a/pkg/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/BUILD
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ filegroup(
         "//pkg/client/listers/settings/internalversion:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/client/listers/storage/internalversion:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/client/metrics:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/client/testdata:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/client/tests:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/client/unversioned:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/controller/BUILD b/pkg/controller/BUILD
index d334b43d5f70c..405f2571b1f7f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/BUILD
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/install:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/v1/pod:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/validation:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/serviceaccount:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/hash:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/taints:go_default_library",
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/integer:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD b/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
index e303cef499206..f588d085f79bd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ go_library(
     srcs = ["node_controller.go"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/v1/node:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/node:go_default_library",
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go
index 37c2e8a6ccbb6..26e1036781f2d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import (
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	clientretry "k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	nodeutilv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/node"
-	clientretry "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
 	nodeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/node"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
index 03fe214a3e00f..d331ccf3f6ed6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	ref "k8s.io/client-go/tools/reference"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/integer"
+	clientretry "k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/install"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
-	clientretry "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	hashutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/hash"
 	taintutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/taints"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/BUILD b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/BUILD
index f08e5006afaa2..d0eee8b1a3501 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/BUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ go_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/apis/extensions:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/labels:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/extensions/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/integer:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/pod_util.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/pod_util.go
index 240f9b119a107..45860071cc998 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/pod_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/pod_util.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )
 
 // TODO: use client library instead when it starts to support update retries
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/replicaset_util.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/replicaset_util.go
index dd1b5a965531e..f2a2fad1cf222 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/replicaset_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/replicaset_util.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	unversionedextensions "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/extensions/v1beta1"
 	extensionslisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/extensions/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	labelsutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/labels"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/BUILD b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/BUILD
index 2e29fd0f47703..cee3e623b37c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/BUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ go_library(
         "uid_cache.go",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/garbagecollector/metaonly:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/metrics:go_default_library",
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
index fcfdcd1cee659..2464b200fa915 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )
 
 // apiResource consults the REST mapper to translate an <apiVersion, kind,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/history/BUILD b/pkg/controller/history/BUILD
index dee62672b23f7..e6acd2e39a80c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/history/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/history/BUILD
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["controller_history.go"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/hash:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/history/controller_history.go b/pkg/controller/history/controller_history.go
index da77be2c2172a..e4201c65bc969 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/history/controller_history.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/history/controller_history.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )
 
 // ControllerRevisionHashLabel is the label used to indicate the hash value of a ControllerRevision's Data.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/BUILD b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/BUILD
index 28017ac985eaf..53c49ec3e9726 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/BUILD
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ go_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/secret:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/secret/storage:go_default_library",
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
index bca5122997754..f8d5851101c5c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/tokens_controller.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	listersv1 "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	clientretry "k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
-	clientretry "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/secret"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/serviceaccount"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/BUILD b/pkg/controller/statefulset/BUILD
index 7f6a0a74d8464..2f77880500e62 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/BUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/v1/pod:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/history:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
index be64457b7d3b4..3d8d6f1957f17 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	appslisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )
 
 // StatefulPodControlInterface defines the interface that StatefulSetController uses to create, update, and delete Pods,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater.go
index bd0ca40b1c53f..27d502df26a5f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_status_updater.go
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ package statefulset
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
-
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	appslisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1"
-
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 )
 
 // StatefulSetStatusUpdaterInterface is an interface used to update the StatefulSetStatus associated with a StatefulSet.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
index a408dad1dead5..de5db2ae0bd00 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/batch/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/extensions/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/unversioned:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/daemon:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/deployment/util:go_default_library",
@@ -169,6 +168,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/integer:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/vbom.ml/util/sortorder:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater.go b/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater.go
index aef287720d60c..b15e20c6e22bb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/integer"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
index 969c096caa6f2..eb4e1897e66b5 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/validation:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/policy:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/policy/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/client:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers/internalversion:go_default_library",
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/errors:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
index 468a25330efc8..36b97350ffc9f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/policy"
 	policyclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/policy/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/BUILD b/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/BUILD
index 90f1dbbe109a6..a5889cd2de0a4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/BUILD
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/helper:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/rangeallocation:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/repair.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/repair.go
index a59e23e74f11d..df46a87128568 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/repair.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator/controller/repair.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/helper"
 	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/rangeallocation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/service/ipallocator"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/BUILD b/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/BUILD
index a0127bfb73b71..ca88cec33e3f6 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/BUILD
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/rangeallocation:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/service:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator:go_default_library",
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/repair.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/repair.go
index 1ce77d47c654e..25de257036ec8 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/repair.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator/controller/repair.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/rangeallocation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/service"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/service/portallocator"
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/BUILD b/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/BUILD
index d8e52cadb9afb..87803421390a6 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/BUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/rbac:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/rbac/internalversion:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/policybased:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage:go_default_library",
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/storage:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/storage_rbac.go b/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/storage_rbac.go
index 663f6233a09a1..f38e38c0984dd 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/storage_rbac.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/rest/storage_rbac.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	serverstorage "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/storage"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
 	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
 	rbacclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/rbac/internalversion"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole"
 	clusterrolepolicybased "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/policybased"
 	clusterrolestore "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage"
diff --git a/staging/BUILD b/staging/BUILD
index bbc3287ec0c4c..5b43edc7a39c2 100644
--- a/staging/BUILD
+++ b/staging/BUILD
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ filegroup(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/integer:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath:all-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/testing:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/client/retry/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/BUILD
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/client/retry/BUILD
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/BUILD
diff --git a/pkg/client/retry/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/OWNERS
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/client/retry/OWNERS
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/OWNERS
diff --git a/pkg/client/retry/util.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/util.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/client/retry/util.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/util.go
diff --git a/pkg/client/retry/util_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/util_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/client/retry/util_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry/util_test.go
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/BUILD b/test/e2e/apimachinery/BUILD
index b58944f67a0bd..bc0d46ba4d0e9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/BUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/v1/pod:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/version:go_default_library",
         "//test/e2e/apps:go_default_library",
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/names:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
index c9b249461ff36..6e6ca4806c368 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	clientretry "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
+	clientretry "k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 )
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/BUILD b/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
index 245ac34c504d0..86c4f8c127ff9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/BUILD
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/extensions:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/conditions:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure:go_default_library",
@@ -135,6 +134,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/service_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/service_util.go
index 7cf21923c265b..66cbc3f3657e9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/service_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/service_util.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/retry"
 	azurecloud "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure"
 	gcecloud "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce"
 	testutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"