diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 466cc6a53..1d46fee74 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220209214540-3681064d5158
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220319170349-0f1a9d7727b7
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220324090946-b14ef0668e67
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220317021027-c68a4df61d4d
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20220319184351-8dd57697301b
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220319171434-3ac142e26bc6
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220324012159-c012194d06e2
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220317023659-c5dae0cde26e
-	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220317024050-85dd3119a14e
+	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220324013354-ccd82d682788
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.40.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20220316025549-ddc66922ab18
 	k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0-20220319183730-ef2da6b32ee7
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220319170349-0f1a9d7727b7
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220324090946-b14ef0668e67
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220317021027-c68a4df61d4d
 	k8s.io/cli-runtime => k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20220319184351-8dd57697301b
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220319171434-3ac142e26bc6
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220324012159-c012194d06e2
 	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20220318020739-3e006776d5ff
 	k8s.io/component-base => k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220317023659-c5dae0cde26e
-	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220317024050-85dd3119a14e
+	k8s.io/component-helpers => k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220324013354-ccd82d682788
 	k8s.io/metrics => k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0-20220319183730-ef2da6b32ee7
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6d53275bd..42f2766d3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -848,19 +848,19 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220319170349-0f1a9d7727b7 h1:mZ+ypm/uYY8RMzg27GxqdV7qZMIc8MhucmkPshG4RGs=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220319170349-0f1a9d7727b7/go.mod h1:RvsmB1DuKSEVw+3ZZ6fseROF1PYQkewMo0uNNvIcXKs=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220324090946-b14ef0668e67 h1:ZDu3Mx45i5JacKJYS1mp1FVLEHV8IOqABYOlmviE3bw=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20220324090946-b14ef0668e67/go.mod h1:RvsmB1DuKSEVw+3ZZ6fseROF1PYQkewMo0uNNvIcXKs=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220317021027-c68a4df61d4d h1:X97IrPL+mdzFxeVmVkbtko19rowdqorN20036BKf+qQ=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20220317021027-c68a4df61d4d/go.mod h1:Xig8YiaWvp151KCOs9q3j/mLnW/ooZAR6EtxqHwhtD0=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20220319184351-8dd57697301b h1:W+IfaoVJ7qTkfWbW8wQ/XBtYM0ArVa2/goZxF2mq38s=
 k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0-20220319184351-8dd57697301b/go.mod h1:wed/MDb+CPaezj4DJvafsK6lPdJc6lA2yv7ncI9ehXA=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220319171434-3ac142e26bc6 h1:Pf/ZQURzw386tRATyEOJtXlVxN8WB+k8YHW9nZhdTFo=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220319171434-3ac142e26bc6/go.mod h1:jtN3PxR5PkSth3KEUE6KOc3My8JCjLNpmn9jze8Jo/M=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220324012159-c012194d06e2 h1:2BB6kJiBHLHJUV7JdzqmTT9WwCmcw6Mj5bCPLmE42KU=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20220324012159-c012194d06e2/go.mod h1:BO5g66iBHISh9HBDGE+xrQ2P+6+i/94v/5WDGEqSa1I=
 k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20220318020739-3e006776d5ff/go.mod h1:f6E+BgTk8onkBfwvIkiR0bo407Qt+HzXQThjtFQtW5M=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220317023659-c5dae0cde26e h1:n/o6H3aUL5zCceACfq4tu5ogq86BLfrTPc/ZZr4KzbY=
 k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0-20220317023659-c5dae0cde26e/go.mod h1:NLi1Z0XVyd14kA5naS5PvPwSONj7gRtkwuF2oMI7t0s=
-k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220317024050-85dd3119a14e h1:8zahGgD+EvdEFDKgcjm6Hc9O6YnbgPUKIwVgxxrpnog=
-k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220317024050-85dd3119a14e/go.mod h1:1m08OHQ9rbiTiaxjbLv3jJM8nzxe7S5XUXl3wjrlpM0=
+k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220324013354-ccd82d682788 h1:aamz8JgR/oLUidpYMqOs9hajzSENFatc+dZyDrif2ds=
+k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0-20220324013354-ccd82d682788/go.mod h1:tXWT1b1GulRdOBFtm9ZLjHJtgRw+C+H9ebzOSZPogEI=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200413195148-3a45101e95ac/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20210813121822-485abfe95c7c/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20211129171323-c02415ce4185/go.mod h1:FiNAH4ZV3gBg2Kwh89tzAEV2be7d5xI0vBa/VySYy3E=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go b/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
index 15aef59ed..6953251f2 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/diff/diff.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply"
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ type DiffOptions struct {
 
 	Selector         string
 	OpenAPISchema    openapi.Resources
-	DiscoveryClient  discovery.DiscoveryInterface
 	DynamicClient    dynamic.Interface
 	DryRunVerifier   *resource.QueryParamVerifier
 	CmdNamespace     string
@@ -629,11 +627,6 @@ func (o *DiffOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	o.DiscoveryClient, err = f.ToDiscoveryClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err