diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attach/attach.go b/pkg/cmd/attach/attach.go
index caf6ec7f1..62b1f6411 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attach/attach.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attach/attach.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/completion"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/term"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -300,7 +301,9 @@ func (o *AttachOptions) Run() error {
 			sizePlusOne.Height++
 
 			// this call spawns a goroutine to monitor/update the terminal size
-			sizeQueue = t.MonitorSize(&sizePlusOne, size)
+			sizeQueue = &terminalSizeQueueAdapter{
+				delegate: t.MonitorSize(&sizePlusOne, size),
+			}
 		}
 
 		o.DisableStderr = true
@@ -357,3 +360,18 @@ func (o *AttachOptions) reattachMessage(containerName string, rawTTY bool) strin
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Session ended, resume using '%s %s -c %s -i -t' command when the pod is running", o.CommandName, o.Pod.Name, containerName)
 }
+
+type terminalSizeQueueAdapter struct {
+	delegate term.TerminalSizeQueue
+}
+
+func (a *terminalSizeQueueAdapter) Next() *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
+	next := a.delegate.Next()
+	if next == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &remotecommand.TerminalSize{
+		Width:  next.Width,
+		Height: next.Height,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/exec/exec.go b/pkg/cmd/exec/exec.go
index 64773e2ed..ca47976ce 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/exec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/exec/exec.go
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ func (p *ExecOptions) Run() error {
 	var sizeQueue remotecommand.TerminalSizeQueue
 	if t.Raw {
 		// this call spawns a goroutine to monitor/update the terminal size
-		sizeQueue = t.MonitorSize(t.GetSize())
+		sizeQueue = &terminalSizeQueueAdapter{
+			delegate: t.MonitorSize(t.GetSize()),
+		}
 
 		// unset p.Err if it was previously set because both stdout and stderr go over p.Out when tty is
 		// true
@@ -403,3 +405,18 @@ func (p *ExecOptions) Run() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+type terminalSizeQueueAdapter struct {
+	delegate term.TerminalSizeQueue
+}
+
+func (a *terminalSizeQueueAdapter) Next() *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
+	next := a.delegate.Next()
+	if next == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &remotecommand.TerminalSize{
+		Width:  next.Width,
+		Height: next.Height,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/term/resize.go b/pkg/util/term/resize.go
index 636b8bef4..a38d27f3d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/term/resize.go
+++ b/pkg/util/term/resize.go
@@ -21,12 +21,28 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/moby/term"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 )
 
+// TerminalSize represents the width and height of a terminal.
+// It is the same as staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand.TerminalSize.
+// Copied to decouple the packages. Terminal-related package should not depend on API client and vice versa.
+type TerminalSize struct {
+	Width  uint16
+	Height uint16
+}
+
+// TerminalSizeQueue is capable of returning terminal resize events as they occur.
+// It is the same as staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand.TerminalSizeQueue.
+// Copied to decouple the packages. Terminal-related package should not depend on API client and vice versa.
+type TerminalSizeQueue interface {
+	// Next returns the new terminal size after the terminal has been resized. It returns nil when
+	// monitoring has been stopped.
+	Next() *TerminalSize
+}
+
 // GetSize returns the current size of the user's terminal. If it isn't a terminal,
 // nil is returned.
-func (t TTY) GetSize() *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
+func (t TTY) GetSize() *TerminalSize {
 	outFd, isTerminal := term.GetFdInfo(t.Out)
 	if !isTerminal {
 		return nil
@@ -35,19 +51,19 @@ func (t TTY) GetSize() *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
 }
 
 // GetSize returns the current size of the terminal associated with fd.
-func GetSize(fd uintptr) *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
+func GetSize(fd uintptr) *TerminalSize {
 	winsize, err := term.GetWinsize(fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to get terminal size: %v", err))
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return &remotecommand.TerminalSize{Width: winsize.Width, Height: winsize.Height}
+	return &TerminalSize{Width: winsize.Width, Height: winsize.Height}
 }
 
 // MonitorSize monitors the terminal's size. It returns a TerminalSizeQueue primed with
 // initialSizes, or nil if there's no TTY present.
-func (t *TTY) MonitorSize(initialSizes ...*remotecommand.TerminalSize) remotecommand.TerminalSizeQueue {
+func (t *TTY) MonitorSize(initialSizes ...*TerminalSize) TerminalSizeQueue {
 	outFd, isTerminal := term.GetFdInfo(t.Out)
 	if !isTerminal {
 		return nil
@@ -57,7 +73,7 @@ func (t *TTY) MonitorSize(initialSizes ...*remotecommand.TerminalSize) remotecom
 		t: *t,
 		// make it buffered so we can send the initial terminal sizes without blocking, prior to starting
 		// the streaming below
-		resizeChan:   make(chan remotecommand.TerminalSize, len(initialSizes)),
+		resizeChan:   make(chan TerminalSize, len(initialSizes)),
 		stopResizing: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
@@ -70,16 +86,16 @@ func (t *TTY) MonitorSize(initialSizes ...*remotecommand.TerminalSize) remotecom
 type sizeQueue struct {
 	t TTY
 	// resizeChan receives a Size each time the user's terminal is resized.
-	resizeChan   chan remotecommand.TerminalSize
+	resizeChan   chan TerminalSize
 	stopResizing chan struct{}
 }
 
-// make sure sizeQueue implements the resize.TerminalSizeQueue interface
-var _ remotecommand.TerminalSizeQueue = &sizeQueue{}
+// make sure sizeQueue implements the TerminalSizeQueue interface
+var _ TerminalSizeQueue = &sizeQueue{}
 
 // monitorSize primes resizeChan with initialSizes and then monitors for resize events. With each
 // new event, it sends the current terminal size to resizeChan.
-func (s *sizeQueue) monitorSize(outFd uintptr, initialSizes ...*remotecommand.TerminalSize) {
+func (s *sizeQueue) monitorSize(outFd uintptr, initialSizes ...*TerminalSize) {
 	// send the initial sizes
 	for i := range initialSizes {
 		if initialSizes[i] != nil {
@@ -87,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *sizeQueue) monitorSize(outFd uintptr, initialSizes ...*remotecommand.Te
 		}
 	}
 
-	resizeEvents := make(chan remotecommand.TerminalSize, 1)
+	resizeEvents := make(chan TerminalSize, 1)
 
 	monitorResizeEvents(outFd, resizeEvents, s.stopResizing)
 
@@ -118,7 +134,7 @@ func (s *sizeQueue) monitorSize(outFd uintptr, initialSizes ...*remotecommand.Te
 
 // Next returns the new terminal size after the terminal has been resized. It returns nil when
 // monitoring has been stopped.
-func (s *sizeQueue) Next() *remotecommand.TerminalSize {
+func (s *sizeQueue) Next() *TerminalSize {
 	size, ok := <-s.resizeChan
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/util/term/resizeevents.go b/pkg/util/term/resizeevents.go
index e361b1adb..04b8cdab2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/term/resizeevents.go
+++ b/pkg/util/term/resizeevents.go
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 )
 
 // monitorResizeEvents spawns a goroutine that waits for SIGWINCH signals (these indicate the
 // terminal has resized). After receiving a SIGWINCH, this gets the terminal size and tries to send
 // it to the resizeEvents channel. The goroutine stops when the stop channel is closed.
-func monitorResizeEvents(fd uintptr, resizeEvents chan<- remotecommand.TerminalSize, stop chan struct{}) {
+func monitorResizeEvents(fd uintptr, resizeEvents chan<- TerminalSize, stop chan struct{}) {
 	go func() {
 		defer runtime.HandleCrash()
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/term/resizeevents_windows.go b/pkg/util/term/resizeevents_windows.go
index adccf8734..ae930642f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/term/resizeevents_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/util/term/resizeevents_windows.go
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 )
 
 // monitorResizeEvents spawns a goroutine that periodically gets the terminal size and tries to send
 // it to the resizeEvents channel if the size has changed. The goroutine stops when the stop channel
 // is closed.
-func monitorResizeEvents(fd uintptr, resizeEvents chan<- remotecommand.TerminalSize, stop chan struct{}) {
+func monitorResizeEvents(fd uintptr, resizeEvents chan<- TerminalSize, stop chan struct{}) {
 	go func() {
 		defer runtime.HandleCrash()
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/term/term_writer.go b/pkg/util/term/term_writer.go
index e3f600880..df85482fc 100644
--- a/pkg/util/term/term_writer.go
+++ b/pkg/util/term/term_writer.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	wordwrap "github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap"
 	"github.com/moby/term"
-
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 )
 
 type wordWrapWriter struct {
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ func NewWordWrapWriter(w io.Writer, limit uint) io.Writer {
 	}
 }
 
-func getTerminalLimitWidth(terminalSize *remotecommand.TerminalSize) uint {
+func getTerminalLimitWidth(terminalSize *TerminalSize) uint {
 	var limit uint
 	switch {
 	case terminalSize.Width >= 120: