diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util.go b/pkg/kinflate/util.go
index fe3a4e538..68bbfbb4e 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/util.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util.go
@@ -17,62 +17,59 @@ limitations under the License.
 package manifest
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"path"
 
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	manifest "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/apis/manifest/v1alpha1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 )
 
 const kubeManifestFileName = "Kube-manifest.yaml"
 
-// loadBaseAndOverlayPkg returns:
-// - List of FilenameOptions, each FilenameOptions contains all the files and whether recursive for each base defined in overlay kube-manifest.yaml.
-// - Fileoptions for overlay.
-// - Package object for overlay.
-// - A potential error.
-func loadBaseAndOverlayPkg(f string) ([]resource.FilenameOptions, resource.FilenameOptions, *manifest.Manifest, error) {
-	overlay, err := loadManifestPkg(path.Join(f, kubeManifestFileName))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, err
-	}
-	overlayFileOptions := resource.FilenameOptions{
-	// TODO: support `recursive` when we figure out what its behavior should be.
-	// Recursive: overlay.Recursive
-	}
-	for _, o := range overlay.Patches {
-		overlayFileOptions.Filenames = append(overlayFileOptions.Filenames, path.Join(f, o))
-	}
+// // loadBaseAndOverlayPkg returns:
+// // - List of FilenameOptions, each FilenameOptions contains all the files and whether recursive for each base defined in overlay kube-manifest.yaml.
+// // - Fileoptions for overlay.
+// // - Package object for overlay.
+// // - A potential error.
+// func loadBaseAndOverlayPkg(f string) ([]resource.FilenameOptions, resource.FilenameOptions, *manifest.Manifest, error) {
+// 	overlay, err := loadManifestPkg(path.Join(f, kubeManifestFileName))
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, err
+// 	}
+// 	overlayFileOptions := resource.FilenameOptions{
+// 	// TODO: support `recursive` when we figure out what its behavior should be.
+// 	// Recursive: overlay.Recursive
+// 	}
+// 	for _, o := range overlay.Patches {
+// 		overlayFileOptions.Filenames = append(overlayFileOptions.Filenames, path.Join(f, o))
+// 	}
 
-	if len(overlay.Resources) == 0 {
-		return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, errors.New("expect at least one base, but got 0")
-	}
+// 	if len(overlay.Resources) == 0 {
+// 		return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, errors.New("expect at least one base, but got 0")
+// 	}
 
-	var baseFileOptionsList []resource.FilenameOptions
-	for _, base := range overlay.Resources {
-		var baseFilenames []string
-		baseManifest, err := loadManifestPkg(path.Join(f, base, kubeManifestFileName))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, err
-		}
-		for _, filename := range baseManifest.Resources {
-			baseFilenames = append(baseFilenames, path.Join(f, base, filename))
-		}
-		baseFileOptions := resource.FilenameOptions{
-			Filenames: baseFilenames,
-			// TODO: support `recursive` when we figure out what its behavior should be.
-			// Recursive: baseManifest.Recursive,
-		}
-		baseFileOptionsList = append(baseFileOptionsList, baseFileOptions)
-	}
+// 	var baseFileOptionsList []resource.FilenameOptions
+// 	for _, base := range overlay.Resources {
+// 		var baseFilenames []string
+// 		baseManifest, err := loadManifestPkg(path.Join(f, base, kubeManifestFileName))
+// 		if err != nil {
+// 			return nil, resource.FilenameOptions{}, nil, err
+// 		}
+// 		for _, filename := range baseManifest.Resources {
+// 			baseFilenames = append(baseFilenames, path.Join(f, base, filename))
+// 		}
+// 		baseFileOptions := resource.FilenameOptions{
+// 			Filenames: baseFilenames,
+// 			// TODO: support `recursive` when we figure out what its behavior should be.
+// 			// Recursive: baseManifest.Recursive,
+// 		}
+// 		baseFileOptionsList = append(baseFileOptionsList, baseFileOptions)
+// 	}
 
-	return baseFileOptionsList, overlayFileOptions, overlay, nil
-}
+// 	return baseFileOptionsList, overlayFileOptions, overlay, nil
+// }
 
 // loadManifestPkg loads a manifest file and parse it in to the Package object.
 func loadManifestPkg(filename string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {