diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
index 88314404f647..b23b9c0e0791 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/builder.go
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ type Builder struct {
 
 	singleItemImplied bool
 
-	export bool
-
 	schema ContentValidator
 
 	// fakeClientFn is used for testing
@@ -461,12 +459,6 @@ func (b *Builder) FieldSelectorParam(s string) *Builder {
 	return b
 }
 
-// ExportParam accepts the export boolean for these resources
-func (b *Builder) ExportParam(export bool) *Builder {
-	b.export = export
-	return b
-}
-
 // NamespaceParam accepts the namespace that these resources should be
 // considered under from - used by DefaultNamespace() and RequireNamespace()
 func (b *Builder) NamespaceParam(namespace string) *Builder {
@@ -870,7 +862,7 @@ func (b *Builder) visitBySelector() *Result {
 		if mapping.Scope.Name() != meta.RESTScopeNameNamespace {
 			selectorNamespace = ""
 		}
-		visitors = append(visitors, NewSelector(client, mapping, selectorNamespace, labelSelector, fieldSelector, b.export, b.limitChunks))
+		visitors = append(visitors, NewSelector(client, mapping, selectorNamespace, labelSelector, fieldSelector, b.limitChunks))
 	}
 	if b.continueOnError {
 		result.visitor = EagerVisitorList(visitors)
@@ -970,7 +962,6 @@ func (b *Builder) visitByResource() *Result {
 			Mapping:   mapping,
 			Namespace: selectorNamespace,
 			Name:      tuple.Name,
-			Export:    b.export,
 		}
 		items = append(items, info)
 	}
@@ -1035,7 +1026,6 @@ func (b *Builder) visitByName() *Result {
 			Mapping:   mapping,
 			Namespace: selectorNamespace,
 			Name:      name,
-			Export:    b.export,
 		}
 		visitors = append(visitors, info)
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper.go
index e01a8af02713..0132759d0222 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package resource
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -75,27 +74,19 @@ func (m *Helper) WithFieldManager(fieldManager string) *Helper {
 	return m
 }
 
-func (m *Helper) Get(namespace, name string, export bool) (runtime.Object, error) {
+func (m *Helper) Get(namespace, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	req := m.RESTClient.Get().
 		NamespaceIfScoped(namespace, m.NamespaceScoped).
 		Resource(m.Resource).
 		Name(name)
-	if export {
-		// TODO: I should be part of GetOptions
-		req.Param("export", strconv.FormatBool(export))
-	}
 	return req.Do(context.TODO()).Get()
 }
 
-func (m *Helper) List(namespace, apiVersion string, export bool, options *metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
+func (m *Helper) List(namespace, apiVersion string, options *metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	req := m.RESTClient.Get().
 		NamespaceIfScoped(namespace, m.NamespaceScoped).
 		Resource(m.Resource).
 		VersionedParams(options, metav1.ParameterCodec)
-	if export {
-		// TODO: I should be part of ListOptions
-		req.Param("export", strconv.FormatBool(export))
-	}
 	return req.Do(context.TODO()).Get()
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper_test.go
index da9635e15803..3c32b8e9d073 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/helper_test.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestHelperGet(t *testing.T) {
 				RESTClient:      client,
 				NamespaceScoped: true,
 			}
-			obj, err := modifier.Get("bar", "foo", false)
+			obj, err := modifier.Get("bar", "foo")
 
 			if (err != nil) != tt.Err {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %d %t %v", i, tt.Err, err)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func TestHelperList(t *testing.T) {
 				RESTClient:      client,
 				NamespaceScoped: true,
 			}
-			obj, err := modifier.List("bar", corev1GV.String(), false, &metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "foo=baz"})
+			obj, err := modifier.List("bar", corev1GV.String(), &metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "foo=baz"})
 			if (err != nil) != tt.Err {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %t %v", tt.Err, err)
 			}
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ func TestHelperListSelectorCombination(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := modifier.List("bar",
 				corev1GV.String(),
-				false,
 				&metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: tt.LabelSelector, FieldSelector: tt.FieldSelector})
 			if tt.Err {
 				if err == nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/selector.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/selector.go
index 0c0bdbec41c6..d29dfc46c39a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/selector.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/selector.go
@@ -32,19 +32,17 @@ type Selector struct {
 	Namespace     string
 	LabelSelector string
 	FieldSelector string
-	Export        bool
 	LimitChunks   int64
 }
 
 // NewSelector creates a resource selector which hides details of getting items by their label selector.
-func NewSelector(client RESTClient, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, namespace, labelSelector, fieldSelector string, export bool, limitChunks int64) *Selector {
+func NewSelector(client RESTClient, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, namespace, labelSelector, fieldSelector string, limitChunks int64) *Selector {
 	return &Selector{
 		Client:        client,
 		Mapping:       mapping,
 		Namespace:     namespace,
 		LabelSelector: labelSelector,
 		FieldSelector: fieldSelector,
-		Export:        export,
 		LimitChunks:   limitChunks,
 	}
 }
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ func (r *Selector) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
 		list, err := NewHelper(r.Client, r.Mapping).List(
 			r.Namespace,
 			r.ResourceMapping().GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion().String(),
-			r.Export,
 			&metav1.ListOptions{
 				LabelSelector: r.LabelSelector,
 				FieldSelector: r.FieldSelector,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/visitor.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/visitor.go
index 54fbd4c77283..fbd52e12f201 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/visitor.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource/visitor.go
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ type Info struct {
 	// but if set it should be equal to or newer than the resource version of the
 	// object (however the server defines resource version).
 	ResourceVersion string
-	// Optional, should this resource be exported, stripped of cluster-specific and instance specific fields
-	Export bool
 }
 
 // Visit implements Visitor
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ func (i *Info) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
 
 // Get retrieves the object from the Namespace and Name fields
 func (i *Info) Get() (err error) {
-	obj, err := NewHelper(i.Client, i.Mapping).Get(i.Namespace, i.Name, i.Export)
+	obj, err := NewHelper(i.Client, i.Mapping).Get(i.Namespace, i.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) && len(i.Namespace) > 0 && i.Namespace != metav1.NamespaceDefault && i.Namespace != metav1.NamespaceAll {
 			err2 := i.Client.Get().AbsPath("api", "v1", "namespaces", i.Namespace).Do(context.TODO()).Error()
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
index 9ec40a2617ac..e7522273aafd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/patcher.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (p *Patcher) Patch(current runtime.Object, modified []byte, source, namespa
 		if i > triesBeforeBackOff {
 			p.BackOff.Sleep(backOffPeriod)
 		}
-		current, getErr = p.Helper.Get(namespace, name, false)
+		current, getErr = p.Helper.Get(namespace, name)
 		if getErr != nil {
 			return nil, nil, getErr
 		}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (p *Patcher) deleteAndCreate(original runtime.Object, modified []byte, name
 	}
 	// TODO: use wait
 	if err := wait.PollImmediate(1*time.Second, p.Timeout, func() (bool, error) {
-		if _, err := p.Helper.Get(namespace, name, false); !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		if _, err := p.Helper.Get(namespace, name); !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return false, err
 		}
 		return true, nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
index d50edfc48e69..6387d78506e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ type GetOptions struct {
 	NoHeaders      bool
 	Sort           bool
 	IgnoreNotFound bool
-	Export         bool
 
 	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
@@ -183,8 +182,6 @@ func NewCmdGet(parent string, f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStr
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.AllNamespaces, "all-namespaces", "A", o.AllNamespaces, "If present, list the requested object(s) across all namespaces. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with --namespace.")
 	addOpenAPIPrintColumnFlags(cmd, o)
 	addServerPrintColumnFlags(cmd, o)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.Export, "export", o.Export, "If true, use 'export' for the resources.  Exported resources are stripped of cluster-specific information.")
-	cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("export", "This flag is deprecated and will be removed in future.")
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &o.FilenameOptions, "identifying the resource to get from a server.")
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -301,7 +298,7 @@ func (o *GetOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 // Validate checks the set of flags provided by the user.
 func (o *GetOptions) Validate(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
-		if o.Watch || o.WatchOnly || len(o.LabelSelector) > 0 || o.Export {
+		if o.Watch || o.WatchOnly || len(o.LabelSelector) > 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("--raw may not be specified with other flags that filter the server request or alter the output")
 		}
 		if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
@@ -473,7 +470,6 @@ func (o *GetOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) e
 		FilenameParam(o.ExplicitNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		LabelSelectorParam(o.LabelSelector).
 		FieldSelectorParam(o.FieldSelector).
-		ExportParam(o.Export).
 		RequestChunksOf(chunkSize).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).
 		ContinueOnError().
@@ -632,7 +628,6 @@ func (o *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)
 		FilenameParam(o.ExplicitNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		LabelSelectorParam(o.LabelSelector).
 		FieldSelectorParam(o.FieldSelector).
-		ExportParam(o.Export).
 		RequestChunksOf(o.ChunkSize).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).
 		SingleResourceType().
diff --git a/test/cmd/core.sh b/test/cmd/core.sh
index 2133e9fb01d4..3aeda4a2077d 100755
--- a/test/cmd/core.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/core.sh
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   kube::test::describe_resource_events_assert pods false
   # Describe command should print events information when show-events=true
   kube::test::describe_resource_events_assert pods true
-  ### Validate Export ###
-  kube::test::get_object_assert 'pods/valid-pod' "{{.metadata.namespace}} {{.metadata.name}}" '<no value> valid-pod' "--export=true"
 
   ### Dump current valid-pod POD
   output_pod=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}")