diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/annotation_key_constants.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
index e59e7bc2649..d3ebf862836 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ const (
 	// configuration of a resource for use in a three way diff by UpdateApplyAnnotation.
 	LastAppliedConfigAnnotation = kubectlPrefix + "last-applied-configuration"
 
-	// DefaultContainerAnnotationName is an annotation name that can be used to preselect the interesting container
-	// from a pod when running kubectl.
-	DefaultContainerAnnotationName = kubectlPrefix + "default-container"
-
 	// AnnotationLoadBalancerSourceRangesKey is the key of the annotation on a service to set allowed ingress ranges on their LoadBalancers
 	//
 	// It should be a comma-separated list of CIDRs, e.g. `0.0.0.0/0` to
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
index 8e9340b4bd0..b7d056a0104 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ func GetDefaultContainerName(pod *corev1.Pod, enableSuggestedCmdUsage bool, w io
 	if len(pod.Spec.Containers) > 1 {
 		// in case the "kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container" annotation is present, we preset the opts.Containers to default to selected
 		// container. This gives users ability to preselect the most interesting container in pod.
-		if annotations := pod.Annotations; annotations != nil && len(annotations[corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]) > 0 {
-			containerName := annotations[corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]
+		if annotations := pod.Annotations; annotations != nil && len(annotations[podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]) > 0 {
+			containerName := annotations[podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]
 			if exists, _ := podutils.FindContainerByName(pod, containerName); exists != nil {
 				return containerName
 			} else {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject.go
index d9f76af65b7..3fff406909c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject.go
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ func logsForObjectWithClient(clientset corev1client.CoreV1Interface, object, opt
 			var containerName string
 			if len(annotations[defaultLogsContainerAnnotationName]) > 0 {
 				containerName = annotations[defaultLogsContainerAnnotationName]
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Found deprecated `kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-logs-container` annotation %v in pod/%v\n", containerName, t.Name)
-			} else if len(annotations[corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]) > 0 {
-				containerName = annotations[corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Using deprecated annotation `kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-logs-container` in pod/%v. Please use `kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container` instead\n", t.Name)
+			} else if len(annotations[podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]) > 0 {
+				containerName = annotations[podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName]
 			}
 			if len(containerName) > 0 {
 				if exists, _ := podutils.FindContainerByName(t, containerName); exists != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go
index 23a239e3eb0..60c340f73ca 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	fakeexternal "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	testclient "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ func TestLogsForObjectWithClient(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "two container pod with default container selected",
 			podFn: func() *corev1.Pod {
 				pod := testPodWithTwoContainers()
-				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
+				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
 				return pod
 			},
 			podLogOptions:     &corev1.PodLogOptions{},
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ func TestLogsForObjectWithClient(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "two container pod with default container selected but also container set explicitly",
 			podFn: func() *corev1.Pod {
 				pod := testPodWithTwoContainers()
-				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
+				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
 				return pod
 			},
 			podLogOptions: &corev1.PodLogOptions{
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ func TestLogsForObjectWithClient(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "two container pod with non-existing default container selected",
 			podFn: func() *corev1.Pod {
 				pod := testPodWithTwoContainers()
-				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "non-existing"}
+				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "non-existing"}
 				return pod
 			},
 			podLogOptions: &corev1.PodLogOptions{},
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ func TestLogsForObjectWithClient(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "two container pod with default container set, but allContainers also set",
 			podFn: func() *corev1.Pod {
 				pod := testPodWithTwoContainers()
-				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{corev1.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
+				pod.Annotations = map[string]string{podutils.DefaultContainerAnnotationName: "foo-2-c1"}
 				return pod
 			},
 			allContainers:     true,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils/podutils.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils/podutils.go
index be8c50b05d0..580f3706e49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils/podutils.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils/podutils.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
 )
 
+// DefaultContainerAnnotationName is an annotation name that can be used to preselect the interesting container
+// from a pod when running kubectl.
+const DefaultContainerAnnotationName = "kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container"
+
 // IsPodAvailable returns true if a pod is available; false otherwise.
 // Precondition for an available pod is that it must be ready. On top
 // of that, there are two cases when a pod can be considered available: