Replace uses of diff.ObjectDiff with cmp.Diff

ObjectDiff is already a shim over cmp.Diff, so no actual output or behavior changes
2023-03-23 11:29:01 -07:00
parent dd7af241c1
commit 29c0b73d64
55 changed files with 170 additions and 168 deletions
--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v1/defaults_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	autoscalingv1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling/install"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestHorizontalPodAutoscalerAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %v", obj)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate) {
-			t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
+			t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
 			t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", *hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate)
 		}

--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2/defaults_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	autoscalingv2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestHorizontalPodAutoscalerAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %v", obj)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate) {
-			t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
+			t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
 			t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", *hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate)
 		}

--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2beta1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2beta1/defaults_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
-
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	autoscalingv2beta1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2beta1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func TestHorizontalPodAutoscalerAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %v", obj)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate) {
-			t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
+			t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
 			t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", *hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate)
 		}

--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2beta2/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v2beta2/defaults_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	autoscalingv2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2beta2"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestHorizontalPodAutoscalerAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %v", obj)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate) {
-			t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
+			t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(*hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate))
 			t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", *hpa, hpaBeforeMuatate)
 		}

--- a/pkg/apis/certificates/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certificates/validation/validation.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apimachineryvalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	utilvalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func validateCertificateSigningRequestUpdate(newCSR, oldCSR *certificates.Certif
 			case len(newConditions) > len(oldConditions):
 				validationErrorList = append(validationErrorList, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("status", "conditions"), fmt.Sprintf("updates may not add a condition of type %q", t)))
 			case !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldConditions, newConditions):
-				conditionDiff := diff.ObjectDiff(oldConditions, newConditions)
+				conditionDiff := cmp.Diff(oldConditions, newConditions)
 				validationErrorList = append(validationErrorList, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("status", "conditions"), fmt.Sprintf("updates may not modify a condition of type %q\n%v", t, conditionDiff)))
 			}
 		}
--- a/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/rbac/helpers_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac/v1"

 	// install RBAC types
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac/install"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestHelpersRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(internalObj, roundTrippedObj) {
-			t.Errorf("err on %T: got difference:\n%s", internalObj, diff.ObjectDiff(internalObj, roundTrippedObj))
+			t.Errorf("err on %T: got difference:\n%s", internalObj, cmp.Diff(internalObj, roundTrippedObj))
 			continue
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/controller/clusterroleaggregation/clusterroleaggregation_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/clusterroleaggregation/clusterroleaggregation_controller_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
 	rbacv1ac "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/rbac/v1"
 	fakeclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestSyncClusterRole(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("error unmarshalling apply request: %v", err)
 				}
 				if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(ac, test.expectedClusterRoleApply) {
-					t.Fatalf("%v", diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedClusterRoleApply, ac))
+					t.Fatalf("%v", cmp.Diff(test.expectedClusterRoleApply, ac))
 				}
 				if expectedActions == 2 {
 					action := fakeClient.Actions()[1]
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func TestSyncClusterRole(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Fatalf("unexpected action %#v", action)
 					}
 					if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(updateAction.GetObject().(*rbacv1.ClusterRole), test.expectedClusterRole) {
-						t.Fatalf("%v", diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedClusterRole, updateAction.GetObject().(*rbacv1.ClusterRole)))
+						t.Fatalf("%v", cmp.Diff(test.expectedClusterRole, updateAction.GetObject().(*rbacv1.ClusterRole)))
 					}
 				}
 			})
--- a/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/nodelifecycle/node_lifecycle_controller_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	appsinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/apps/v1"
 	coordinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/coordination/v1"
@@ -1250,10 +1249,10 @@ func TestMonitorNodeHealthUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected %v call, but got %v.", item.expectedRequestCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount)
 		}
 		if len(item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes) > 0 && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes) {
-			t.Errorf("Case[%d] unexpected nodes: %s", i, diff.ObjectDiff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes[0]))
+			t.Errorf("Case[%d] unexpected nodes: %s", i, cmp.Diff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes[0]))
 		}
 		if len(item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses) > 0 && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses) {
-			t.Errorf("Case[%d] unexpected nodes: %s", i, diff.ObjectDiff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses[0]))
+			t.Errorf("Case[%d] unexpected nodes: %s", i, cmp.Diff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses[0]))
 		}

 		podStatusUpdated := false
@@ -1800,10 +1799,10 @@ func TestMonitorNodeHealthUpdateNodeAndPodStatusWithLease(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("expected %v call, but got %v.", item.expectedRequestCount, item.fakeNodeHandler.RequestCount)
 			}
 			if len(item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes) > 0 && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes) {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected nodes: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes[0]))
+				t.Errorf("unexpected nodes: %s", cmp.Diff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodes[0]))
 			}
 			if len(item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses) > 0 && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(item.expectedNodes, item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses) {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected nodes: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses[0]))
+				t.Errorf("unexpected nodes: %s", cmp.Diff(item.expectedNodes[0], item.fakeNodeHandler.UpdatedNodeStatuses[0]))
 			}

 			podStatusUpdated := false
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing/testing.go
@@ -20,17 +20,18 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ func (r *VolumeReactor) CheckVolumes(expectedVolumes []*v1.PersistentVolume) err
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedMap, gotMap) {
 		// Print ugly but useful diff of expected and received objects for
 		// easier debugging.
-		return fmt.Errorf("Volume check failed [A-expected, B-got]: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedMap, gotMap))
+		return fmt.Errorf("Volume check failed [A-expected, B-got]: %s", cmp.Diff(expectedMap, gotMap))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ func (r *VolumeReactor) CheckClaims(expectedClaims []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedMap, gotMap) {
 		// Print ugly but useful diff of expected and received objects for
 		// easier debugging.
-		return fmt.Errorf("Claim check failed [A-expected, B-got result]: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedMap, gotMap))
+		return fmt.Errorf("Claim check failed [A-expected, B-got result]: %s", cmp.Diff(expectedMap, gotMap))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
--- a/pkg/kubelet/certificate/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/certificate/bootstrap/bootstrap_test.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	certificatesv1 "k8s.io/api/certificates/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	certificatesclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/certificates/v1beta1"
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ users:
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(certConfig, test.expectedCertConfig) {
-				t.Errorf("Unexpected certConfig: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(certConfig, test.expectedCertConfig))
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected certConfig: %s", cmp.Diff(certConfig, test.expectedCertConfig))
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(clientConfig, test.expectedClientConfig) {
-				t.Errorf("Unexpected clientConfig: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(clientConfig, test.expectedClientConfig))
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected clientConfig: %s", cmp.Diff(clientConfig, test.expectedClientConfig))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ users:
 	}

 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(config, expectedConfig) {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected config: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(config, expectedConfig))
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected config: %s", cmp.Diff(config, expectedConfig))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
-
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -633,7 +632,7 @@ func TestAddAllocatableThresholds(t *testing.T) {
 	for testName, testCase := range testCases {
 		t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			if !thresholdsEqual(testCase.expected, addAllocatableThresholds(testCase.thresholds)) {
-				t.Errorf("Err not as expected, test: %v, Unexpected data: %s", testName, diff.ObjectDiff(testCase.expected, addAllocatableThresholds(testCase.thresholds)))
+				t.Errorf("Err not as expected, test: %v, Unexpected data: %s", testName, cmp.Diff(testCase.expected, addAllocatableThresholds(testCase.thresholds)))
 			}
 		})
 	}
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status_test.go
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"

 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func TestUpdateNewNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, v1.NodeReady, updatedNode.Status.Conditions[len(updatedNode.Status.Conditions)-1].Type,
 				"NotReady should be last")
 			assert.Len(t, updatedNode.Status.Images, len(expectedImageList))
-			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ func TestUpdateExistingNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	// Version skew workaround. See: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/16961
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.NodeReady, updatedNode.Status.Conditions[len(updatedNode.Status.Conditions)-1].Type,
 		"NodeReady should be the last condition")
-	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
 }

 func TestUpdateExistingNodeStatusTimeout(t *testing.T) {
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithRuntimeStateError(t *testing.T) {
 			LastHeartbeatTime:  metav1.Time{},
 			LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{},
 		}
-		assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+		assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
 	}

 	// TODO(random-liu): Refactor the unit test to be table driven test.
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithLease(t *testing.T) {
 		cond.LastHeartbeatTime = cond.LastHeartbeatTime.Rfc3339Copy()
 		cond.LastTransitionTime = cond.LastTransitionTime.Rfc3339Copy()
 	}
-	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))

 	// Version skew workaround. See: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/16961
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.NodeReady, updatedNode.Status.Conditions[len(updatedNode.Status.Conditions)-1].Type,
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusWithLease(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, cond := range expectedNode.Status.Conditions {
 		expectedNode.Status.Conditions[i].LastHeartbeatTime = metav1.NewTime(cond.LastHeartbeatTime.Time.Add(time.Minute)).Rfc3339Copy()
 	}
-	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))

 	// Update node status again when nothing is changed (except heartbeat time).
 	// Do not report node status if it is within the duration of nodeStatusReportFrequency.
@@ -1122,14 +1122,14 @@ func TestUpdateNodeStatusAndVolumesInUseWithNodeLease(t *testing.T) {

 				updatedNode, err := applyNodeStatusPatch(tc.existingNode, patchAction.GetPatch())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectedNode, updatedNode))
+				assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectedNode, updatedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectedNode, updatedNode))
 			} else {
 				assert.Len(t, actions, 1)
 				assert.IsType(t, core.GetActionImpl{}, actions[0])
 			}

 			reportedInUse := fakeVolumeManager.GetVolumesReportedInUse()
-			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectedReportedInUse, reportedInUse), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectedReportedInUse, reportedInUse))
+			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectedReportedInUse, reportedInUse), "%s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectedReportedInUse, reportedInUse))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ func TestUpdateNewNodeStatusTooLargeReservation(t *testing.T) {

 	updatedNode, err := applyNodeStatusPatch(&existingNode, actions[1].(core.PatchActionImpl).GetPatch())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode.Status.Allocatable, updatedNode.Status.Allocatable), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode.Status.Allocatable, updatedNode.Status.Allocatable))
+	assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectedNode.Status.Allocatable, updatedNode.Status.Allocatable), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode.Status.Allocatable, updatedNode.Status.Allocatable))
 }

 func TestUpdateDefaultLabels(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2857,8 +2857,8 @@ func TestNodeStatusHasChanged(t *testing.T) {
 			statusCopy := tc.status.DeepCopy()
 			changed := nodeStatusHasChanged(tc.originalStatus, tc.status)
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectChange, changed, "Expect node status change to be %t, but got %t.", tc.expectChange, changed)
-			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(originalStatusCopy, tc.originalStatus), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(originalStatusCopy, tc.originalStatus))
-			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(statusCopy, tc.status), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(statusCopy, tc.status))
+			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(originalStatusCopy, tc.originalStatus), "%s", cmp.Diff(originalStatusCopy, tc.originalStatus))
+			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(statusCopy, tc.status), "%s", cmp.Diff(statusCopy, tc.status))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ func TestUpdateNodeAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 			updatedNode, err := applyNodeStatusPatch(oldNode, patchAction.GetPatch())
 			require.NoError(t, err)

-			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(updatedNode, expectedNode), "%s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
+			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(updatedNode, expectedNode), "%s", cmp.Diff(expectedNode, updatedNode))
 		})
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/nodestatus/setters_test.go
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	cadvisorapiv1 "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"

 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ func TestNodeAddress(t *testing.T) {
 			}

 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses))
 			if testCase.expectedAnnotations != nil {
 				assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testCase.expectedAnnotations, existingNode.Annotations),
-					"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(testCase.expectedAnnotations, existingNode.Annotations))
+					"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(testCase.expectedAnnotations, existingNode.Annotations))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ func TestNodeAddress_NoCloudProvider(t *testing.T) {
 			}

 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(testCase.expectedAddresses, existingNode.Status.Addresses))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ func TestMachineInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected node
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectNode, tc.node),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectNode, tc.node))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectNode, tc.node))
 			// check expected events
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectEvents), len(events))
 			for i := range tc.expectEvents {
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ func TestVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expectError, err)
 			// check expected node
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectNode, tc.node),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectNode, tc.node))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectNode, tc.node))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func TestImages(t *testing.T) {
 				expectNode.Status.Images = makeExpectedImageList(tc.imageList, tc.maxImages, MaxNamesPerImageInNodeStatus)
 			}
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(expectNode, node),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(expectNode, node))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(expectNode, node))
 		})
 	}

@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ func TestReadyCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected condition
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
 			// check expected events
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectEvents), len(events))
 			for i := range tc.expectEvents {
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ func TestMemoryPressureCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected condition
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
 			// check expected events
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectEvents), len(events))
 			for i := range tc.expectEvents {
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ func TestPIDPressureCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected condition
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
 			// check expected events
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectEvents), len(events))
 			for i := range tc.expectEvents {
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ func TestDiskPressureCondition(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected condition
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectConditions, tc.node.Status.Conditions))
 			// check expected events
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expectEvents), len(events))
 			for i := range tc.expectEvents {
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ func TestVolumesInUse(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected volumes
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectVolumesInUse, tc.node.Status.VolumesInUse),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectVolumesInUse, tc.node.Status.VolumesInUse))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectVolumesInUse, tc.node.Status.VolumesInUse))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ func TestVolumeLimits(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// check expected node
 			assert.True(t, apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expectNode, node),
-				"Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectNode, node))
+				"Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expectNode, node))
 		})
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/testutil"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	containertest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container/testing"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func verifyEvents(t *testing.T, expected, actual []*PodLifecycleEvent) {
 	sort.Sort(sortableEvents(expected))
 	sort.Sort(sortableEvents(actual))
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
-		t.Errorf("Actual events differ from the expected; diff:\n %v", diff.ObjectDiff(expected, actual))
+		t.Errorf("Actual events differ from the expected; diff:\n %v", cmp.Diff(expected, actual))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"

 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ func (m *manager) needsReconcile(uid types.UID, status v1.PodStatus) bool {
 	}
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Pod status is inconsistent with cached status for pod, a reconciliation should be triggered",
 		"pod", klog.KObj(pod),
-		"statusDiff", diff.ObjectDiff(podStatus, &status))
+		"statusDiff", cmp.Diff(podStatus, &status))

 	return true
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/deployment/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestScaleGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	got := obj.(*autoscaling.Scale)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(want, got) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(want, got))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", cmp.Diff(want, got))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/replicaset/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func TestScaleGet(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error fetching scale for %s: %v", name, err)
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(got, want) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(got, want))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", cmp.Diff(got, want))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/statefulset/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestScaleGet(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error fetching scale for %s: %v", name, err)
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(got, want) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(got, want))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", cmp.Diff(got, want))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/autoscaling/horizontalpodautoscaler/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/autoscaling/horizontalpodautoscaler/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
+
 	// Ensure that autoscaling/v1 package is initialized.
 	_ "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -211,6 +212,6 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	autoscalerOut := obj.(*autoscaling.HorizontalPodAutoscaler)
 	// only compare the meaningful update b/c we can't compare due to metadata
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(autoscalerIn.Status, autoscalerOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(autoscalerIn, autoscalerOut))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(autoscalerIn, autoscalerOut))
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/certificates/certificates/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/certificates/certificates/strategy_test.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	certapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/certificates"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestStrategyCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			obj := tc.obj
 			Strategy.PrepareForCreate(tc.ctx, obj)
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, tc.expectedObj) {
-				t.Errorf("object diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(obj, tc.expectedObj))
+				t.Errorf("object diff: %s", cmp.Diff(obj, tc.expectedObj))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func TestStatusUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			obj := tt.newObj.DeepCopy()
 			StatusStrategy.PrepareForUpdate(context.TODO(), obj, tt.oldObj.DeepCopy())
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, tt.expectedObj) {
-				t.Errorf("object diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(obj, tt.expectedObj))
+				t.Errorf("object diff: %s", cmp.Diff(obj, tt.expectedObj))
 			}
 		})
 	}
--- a/pkg/registry/core/componentstatus/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/componentstatus/rest_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	metainternalversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/probe"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestList_NoError(t *testing.T) {
 		Items: []api.ComponentStatus{*(createTestStatus("test1", api.ConditionTrue, "ok", ""))},
 	}
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestList_WithLabelSelectors(t *testing.T) {
 		Items: []api.ComponentStatus{},
 	}
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestList_WithFieldSelectors(t *testing.T) {
 		Items: []api.ComponentStatus{},
 	}
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func TestList_FailedCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			*(createTestStatus("test1", api.ConditionFalse, "", ""))},
 	}
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestList_UnknownError(t *testing.T) {
 			*(createTestStatus("test1", api.ConditionUnknown, "", "fizzbuzz error"))},
 	}
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestGet_NoError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	expect := createTestStatus("test1", api.ConditionTrue, "ok", "")
 	if e, a := expect, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("Got unexpected object. Diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/core/event/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/event/strategy_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	apitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestGetAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 		"type":                           api.EventTypeNormal,
 	}
 	if e, a := expectA, field; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}

 	eventB := &api.Event{
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestGetAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 		"type":                           api.EventTypeNormal,
 	}
 	if e, a := expectB, field; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-		t.Errorf("diff: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		t.Errorf("diff: %s", cmp.Diff(e, a))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolume/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolume/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	pvOut := obj.(*api.PersistentVolume)
 	// only compare the relevant change b/c metadata will differ
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(pvIn.Status, pvOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(pvIn.Status, pvOut.Status))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(pvIn.Status, pvOut.Status))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/persistentvolumeclaim/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	pvcOut := obj.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	// only compare relevant changes b/c of difference in metadata
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(pvc.Status, pvcOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(pvc.Status, pvcOut.Status))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(pvc.Status, pvcOut.Status))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -1074,7 +1075,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdateNotScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 	podOut := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	// validChangedPod only changes the Labels, so were checking the update was valid
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podIn.Labels, podOut.Labels) {
-		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(podOut, podIn))
+		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", cmp.Diff(podOut, podIn))
 	}
 }

@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdateScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 	podOut := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	// Check to verify the Spec and Label updates match from change above.  Those are the fields changed.
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut.Spec, podIn.Spec) || !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut.Labels, podIn.Labels) {
-		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(podOut, podIn))
+		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", cmp.Diff(podOut, podIn))
 	}

 }
@@ -1262,7 +1263,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut.Spec, expected.Spec) ||
 			!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut.Labels, expected.Labels) ||
 			!apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut.Status, expected.Status) {
-			t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(podOut, expected))
+			t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", cmp.Diff(podOut, expected))
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/replicationcontroller/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestScaleGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	got := obj.(*autoscaling.Scale)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(want, got) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(want, got))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected scale: %s", cmp.Diff(want, got))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/core/resourcequota/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/resourcequota/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	rqOut := obj.(*api.ResourceQuota)
 	// only compare the meaningful update b/c we can't compare due to metadata
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(resourcequotaIn.Status, rqOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(resourcequotaIn, rqOut))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(resourcequotaIn, rqOut))
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/validation/rule_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/validation/rule_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
 )

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestDefaultRuleResolver(t *testing.T) {
 		sort.Sort(byHash(tc.effectiveRules))

 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(rules, tc.effectiveRules) {
-			ruleDiff := diff.ObjectDiff(rules, tc.effectiveRules)
+			ruleDiff := cmp.Diff(rules, tc.effectiveRules)
 			t.Errorf("case %d: %s", i, ruleDiff)
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/registry/resource/podschedulingcontext/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resource/podschedulingcontext/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -179,6 +179,6 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	schedulingOut := obj.(*resource.PodSchedulingContext)
 	// only compare relevant changes b/c of difference in metadata
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(schedulingCtx.Status, schedulingOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(schedulingCtx.Status, schedulingOut.Status))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(schedulingCtx.Status, schedulingOut.Status))
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@ func TestUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	claimOut := obj.(*resource.ResourceClaim)
 	// only compare relevant changes b/c of difference in metadata
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(claim.Status, claimOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(claim.Status, claimOut.Status))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object: %s", cmp.Diff(claim.Status, claimOut.Status))
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/csistoragecapacity/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/csistoragecapacity/strategy_test.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package csistoragecapacity
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/storage"
 )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestCSIStorageCapacityStrategy(t *testing.T) {

 	// Create with status should have kept status and all other fields.
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(capacity, original) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after creation: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(original, capacity))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after creation: %v", cmp.Diff(original, capacity))
 	}

 	// Update of immutable fields is disallowed
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistrytest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/testing"
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ func TestEtcdStatusUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	attachmentOut := obj.(*storageapi.VolumeAttachment)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(attachmentIn.Spec, attachmentOut.Spec) {
-		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(attachmentOut.Spec, attachmentIn.Spec))
+		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", cmp.Diff(attachmentOut.Spec, attachmentIn.Spec))
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(attachmentIn.Status, attachmentOut.Status) {
-		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(attachmentOut.Status, attachmentIn.Status))
+		t.Errorf("objects differ: %v", cmp.Diff(attachmentOut.Status, attachmentIn.Status))
 	}
 }
--- a/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/storage/volumeattachment/strategy_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/storage"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestVolumeAttachmentStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	statusVolumeAttachment.Status = storage.VolumeAttachmentStatus{Attached: true}
 	Strategy.PrepareForCreate(ctx, statusVolumeAttachment)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after creating with status: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after creating with status: %v", cmp.Diff(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
 	}

 	// Update of spec is disallowed
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestVolumeAttachmentStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	Strategy.PrepareForUpdate(ctx, statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment)

 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying status: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying status: %v", cmp.Diff(statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
 	}
 }

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestVolumeAttachmentStrategySourceInlineSpec(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("InlineVolumeSpec unexpectedly set to nil during PrepareForCreate")
 	}
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(volumeAttachmentSaved, volumeAttachment) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected difference in object after creation: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(volumeAttachment, volumeAttachmentSaved))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected difference in object after creation: %v", cmp.Diff(volumeAttachment, volumeAttachmentSaved))
 	}
 	Strategy.PrepareForUpdate(ctx, volumeAttachmentSaved, volumeAttachment)
 	if volumeAttachmentSaved.Spec.Source.InlineVolumeSpec == nil {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestVolumeAttachmentStatusStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedVolumeAttachment := statusVolumeAttachment.DeepCopy()
 	StatusStrategy.PrepareForUpdate(ctx, statusVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(statusVolumeAttachment, expectedVolumeAttachment) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying status: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(statusVolumeAttachment, expectedVolumeAttachment))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying status: %v", cmp.Diff(statusVolumeAttachment, expectedVolumeAttachment))
 	}

 	// spec and metadata modifications should be dropped
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestVolumeAttachmentStatusStrategy(t *testing.T) {

 	StatusStrategy.PrepareForUpdate(ctx, newVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment)
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(newVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying spec: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(newVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected objects difference after modifying spec: %v", cmp.Diff(newVolumeAttachment, volumeAttachment))
 	}
 }

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/helpers_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/helpers_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/google/gofuzz"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 func TestLabelSelectorAsSelector(t *testing.T) {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestResetObjectMetaForStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	existingMeta.SetManagedFields(nil)

 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(meta, existingMeta) {
-		t.Error(diff.ObjectDiff(meta, existingMeta))
+		t.Error(cmp.Diff(meta, existingMeta))
 	}
 }

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/local_scheme_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/local_scheme_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (

 	"reflect"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 func TestPreferredVersionsAllGroups(t *testing.T) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestPreferredVersionsAllGroups(t *testing.T) {
 			for group, expected := range test.expectedPrioritized {
 				actual := scheme.PrioritizedVersionsForGroup(group)
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
-					t.Error(diff.ObjectDiff(expected, actual))
+					t.Error(cmp.Diff(expected, actual))
 				}
 			}

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestPreferredVersionsAllGroups(t *testing.T) {
 				actualPrioritizedAll[actual.Group] = append(actualPrioritizedAll[actual.Group], actual)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedPrioritized, actualPrioritizedAll) {
-				t.Error(diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedPrioritized, actualPrioritizedAll))
+				t.Error(cmp.Diff(test.expectedPrioritized, actualPrioritizedAll))
 			}

 			preferredAll := scheme.PreferredVersionAllGroups()
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestPreferredVersionsAllGroups(t *testing.T) {
 				actualPreferredAll[actual] = true
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedPreferred, actualPreferredAll) {
-				t.Error(diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedPreferred, actualPreferredAll))
+				t.Error(cmp.Diff(test.expectedPreferred, actualPreferredAll))
 			}
 		})
 	}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/codec_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
 	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T, source interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	if !semantic.DeepEqual(source, obj3) {
-		t.Errorf("3: %v: diff: %v", name, diff.ObjectDiff(source, obj3))
+		t.Errorf("3: %v: diff: %v", name, cmp.Diff(source, obj3))
 		return
 	}
 }
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/sparse_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/sparse_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ package serializer
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 type FakeV1Obj struct {
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func TestSparse(t *testing.T) {
 	uncastDstObj2.(*FakeV2DifferentObj).TypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{}

 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(srcObj1, uncastDstObj1) {
-		t.Fatal(diff.ObjectDiff(srcObj1, uncastDstObj1))
+		t.Fatal(cmp.Diff(srcObj1, uncastDstObj1))
 	}
 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(srcObj2, uncastDstObj2) {
-		t.Fatal(diff.ObjectDiff(srcObj2, uncastDstObj2))
+		t.Fatal(cmp.Diff(srcObj2, uncastDstObj2))
 	}
 }
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/test/api_meta_help_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/test/api_meta_help_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -27,11 +28,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/testapigroup"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/testapigroup/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/testapigroup/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 func TestIsList(t *testing.T) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestSetListToRuntimeObjectArray(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i := range list {
 		if e, a := list[i], pl.Items[i]; e != a {
-			t.Fatalf("%d: unmatched: %s", i, diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+			t.Fatalf("%d: unmatched: %s", i, cmp.Diff(e, a))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestSetListToMatchingType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i := range list {
 		if e, a := list[i], &pl.Items[i]; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-			t.Fatalf("%d: unmatched: %s", i, diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+			t.Fatalf("%d: unmatched: %s", i, cmp.Diff(e, a))
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit/policy/reader_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit/policy/reader_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/audit"

 	// import to call webhook's init() function to register audit.Policy to schema
 	_ "k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/webhook"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestParser(t *testing.T) {

 	assert.Len(t, policy.Rules, 3) // Sanity check.
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(policy, expectedPolicy) {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected policy! Diff:\n%s", diff.ObjectDiff(policy, expectedPolicy))
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected policy! Diff:\n%s", cmp.Diff(policy, expectedPolicy))
 	}
 }

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"time"

 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/fuzzer"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
@@ -2823,7 +2824,7 @@ func TestDeleteWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	simpleStorage.deleteOptions.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{})
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", cmp.Diff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
 	}
 }

@@ -2863,7 +2864,7 @@ func TestDeleteWithOptionsQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	simpleStorage.deleteOptions.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{})
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", cmp.Diff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
 	}
 }

@@ -2906,7 +2907,7 @@ func TestDeleteWithOptionsQueryAndBody(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	simpleStorage.deleteOptions.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{})
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
+		t.Errorf("unexpected delete options: %s", cmp.Diff(simpleStorage.deleteOptions, item))
 	}
 }

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/watch_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/watch_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/streaming"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	example "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func TestWatchRead(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Fatalf("%s: Decode error: %v", name, err)
 					}
 					if e, a := object, gotObj; !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(e, a) {
-						t.Errorf("%s: different: %s", name, diff.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+						t.Errorf("%s: different: %s", name, cmp.Diff(e, a))
 					}
 				}
 				w.Stop()
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible
 	github.com/google/gnostic v0.5.7-v3refs
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
 	github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20180305231024-9cad4c3443a7 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/json_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/json_test.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 )
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func testPrinter(t *testing.T, printer ResourcePrinter, unmarshalFunc func(data
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(testData, poutput) {
-		t.Errorf("Test data and unmarshaled data are not equal: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(poutput, testData))
+		t.Errorf("Test data and unmarshaled data are not equal: %v", cmp.Diff(poutput, testData))
 	}

 	obj := &v1.Pod{
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func testPrinter(t *testing.T, printer ResourcePrinter, unmarshalFunc func(data
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, &objOut) {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected inequality:\n%v", diff.ObjectDiff(obj, &objOut))
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected inequality:\n%v", cmp.Diff(obj, &objOut))
 	}
 }

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamicinformer/informer_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamicinformer"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/fake"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestFilteredDynamicSharedInformerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Errorf("informer received an object for namespace %s when watching namespace %s", ts.ns, ts.informNS)
 				}
 				if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testObject, objFromInformer) {
-					t.Fatalf("%v", diff.ObjectDiff(testObject, objFromInformer))
+					t.Fatalf("%v", cmp.Diff(testObject, objFromInformer))
 				}
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				if ts.ns == ts.informNS {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func TestDynamicSharedInformerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			select {
 			case objFromInformer := <-informerReciveObjectCh:
 				if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testObject, objFromInformer) {
-					t.Fatalf("%v", diff.ObjectDiff(testObject, objFromInformer))
+					t.Fatalf("%v", cmp.Diff(testObject, objFromInformer))
 				}
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				t.Errorf("tested informer haven't received an object, waited %v", timeout)
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamiclister/lister_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamiclister/lister_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic/dynamiclister"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestNamespaceGetMethod(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedObject, actualObject) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestListerGetMethod(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedObject, actualObject) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func assertListOrDie(expected, actual []*unstructured.Unstructured, t *testing.T
 		for _, actualObject := range actual {
 			if actualObject.GetName() == expectedObject.GetName() {
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedObject, actualObject) {
-					t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(expectedObject, actualObject))
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(expectedObject, actualObject))
 				}
 				found = true
 			}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadatainformer/informer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadatainformer/informer_test.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"

 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/metadata/fake"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestMetadataSharedInformerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			select {
 			case objFromInformer := <-informerReciveObjectCh:
 				if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(testObject, objFromInformer) {
-					t.Fatalf("%v", diff.ObjectDiff(testObject, objFromInformer))
+					t.Fatalf("%v", cmp.Diff(testObject, objFromInformer))
 				}
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				t.Errorf("tested informer haven't received an object, waited %v", timeout)
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadatalister/lister_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/metadata/metadatalister/lister_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestNamespaceGetMethod(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedObject, actualObject) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestListerGetMethod(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedObject, actualObject) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", test.expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(test.expectedObject, actualObject))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func assertListOrDie(expected, actual []*metav1.PartialObjectMetadata, t *testin
 		for _, actualObject := range actual {
 			if actualObject.GetName() == expectedObject.GetName() {
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedObject, actualObject) {
-					t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", expectedObject, actualObject, diff.ObjectDiff(expectedObject, actualObject))
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected object has been returned expected = %v actual = %v, diff = %v", expectedObject, actualObject, cmp.Diff(expectedObject, actualObject))
 				}
 				found = true
 			}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	coordinationv1 "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	clienttesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestNewNodeLease(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("the new lease must be newly allocated, but got same address as base")
 			}
 			if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expect, newLease) {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected result from newLease: %s", diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expect, newLease))
+				t.Errorf("unexpected result from newLease: %s", cmp.Diff(tc.expect, newLease))
 			}
 		})
 	}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/auth/rbac/reconciliation/reconcile_role_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/auth/rbac/reconciliation/reconcile_role_test.go
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package reconciliation
 import (
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 func role(rules []rbacv1.PolicyRule, labels map[string]string, annotations map[string]string) *rbacv1.ClusterRole {
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestComputeReconciledRoleAggregationRules(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if reconciliationNeeded && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(result.Role.(ClusterRoleRuleOwner).ClusterRole, tc.expectedReconciledRole) {
-			t.Errorf("%s: %v", k, diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expectedReconciledRole, result.Role.(ClusterRoleRuleOwner).ClusterRole))
+			t.Errorf("%s: %v", k, cmp.Diff(tc.expectedReconciledRole, result.Role.(ClusterRoleRuleOwner).ClusterRole))
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.9.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.12.6 // indirect
 	github.com/google/gnostic v0.5.7-v3refs // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/handler_apis_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/apiserver/handler_apis_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expected, actual) {
-			t.Errorf("%s: %v", tc.name, diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expected, actual))
+			t.Errorf("%s: %v", tc.name, cmp.Diff(tc.expected, actual))
 			continue
 		}
 	}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func TestAPIGroup(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(tc.expected, actual) {
-			t.Errorf("%s: %v", tc.name, diff.ObjectDiff(tc.expected, actual))
+			t.Errorf("%s: %v", tc.name, cmp.Diff(tc.expected, actual))
 			continue
 		}
 	}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericiooptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ func (test configCommandTest) run(t *testing.T) string {
 	testClearLocationOfOrigin(&actualConfig)

 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(test.expectedConfig, actualConfig) {
-		t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedConfig, actualConfig))
+		t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(test.expectedConfig, actualConfig))
 		t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", test.expectedConfig, actualConfig)
 	}

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/navigation_step_parser_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 )

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (test stepParserTest) run(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expectedNavigationSteps, *actualSteps) {
-		t.Errorf("diff: %v", diff.ObjectDiff(test.expectedNavigationSteps, *actualSteps))
+		t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(test.expectedNavigationSteps, *actualSteps))
 		t.Errorf("expected: %#v\n actual:   %#v", test.expectedNavigationSteps, *actualSteps)
 	}
 }
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/polymorphichelpers/logsforobject_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 	fakeexternal "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	testclient "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/podcmd"
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestLogsForObject(t *testing.T) {
 			got := fakeClientset.Actions()[i]
 			want := test.actions[i]
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
-				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected diff for action: %s", test.name, diff.ObjectDiff(got, want))
+				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected diff for action: %s", test.name, cmp.Diff(got, want))
 			}
 		}
 		for i++; i < len(fakeClientset.Actions()); i++ {
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme/sparse_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme/sparse_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ package scheme
 import (
 	"testing"

-	"k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
 )

 func TestCronJob(t *testing.T) {
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ func TestCronJob(t *testing.T) {
 	uncastDst.(*v1.CronJob).TypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{}

 	if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(src, uncastDst) {
-		t.Fatal(diff.ObjectDiff(src, uncastDst))
+		t.Fatal(cmp.Diff(src, uncastDst))
 	}
 }