diff --git a/fission/function.go b/fission/function.go
index 75c28103..b5f925e7 100644
--- a/fission/function.go
+++ b/fission/function.go
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ func getTargetCPU(c *cli.Context) int {
 func fnCreate(c *cli.Context) error {
 	client := getClient(c.GlobalString("server"))
 
-	if len(c.String("package")) > 0 {
-		fatal("--package is deprecated, please use --deploy instead.")
-	}
-
 	fnName := c.String("name")
 	if len(fnName) == 0 {
 		fatal("Need --name argument.")
@@ -654,6 +650,8 @@ func fnLogs(c *cli.Context) error {
 func fnPods(c *cli.Context) error {
 	client := getClient(c.GlobalString("server"))
 
+	fmt.Println("This subcommand is deprecated and will be removed in the next release. Please use `kubectl get pods -l functionName=<name> --all-namespaces` instead.")
+
 	fnName := c.String("name")
 	if len(fnName) == 0 {
 		fatal("Need name of function, use --name")
diff --git a/fission/main.go b/fission/main.go
index 33b9fc84..f7834db7 100644
--- a/fission/main.go
+++ b/fission/main.go
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func main() {
 	fnNameFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "name", Usage: "function name"}
 	fnEnvNameFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "env", Usage: "environment name for function"}
 	fnCodeFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "code", Usage: "local path or URL for source code"}
-	fnPackageFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "package", Usage: "(Deprecated) local path or URL for binary package"}
 	fnDeployArchiveFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "deployarchive, deploy", Usage: "local path or URL for deployment archive"}
 	fnSrcArchiveFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "sourcearchive, src", Usage: "local path or URL for source archive"}
 	fnPkgNameFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "pkgname, pkg", Usage: "Name of the existing package (--deploy and --src and --env will be ignored)"}
@@ -143,15 +142,15 @@ func main() {
 	fnSpecSaveFlag := cli.BoolFlag{Name: "spec", Usage: "Save function to the spec directory instead of creating it"}
 
 	fnSubcommands := []cli.Command{
-		{Name: "create", Usage: "Create new function (and optionally, an HTTP route to it)", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnSpecSaveFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnPackageFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, fnDeployArchiveFlag, fnEntryPointFlag, fnBuildCmdFlag, fnPkgNameFlag, htUrlFlag, htMethodFlag, minCpu, maxCpu, minMem, maxMem, minScale, maxScale, fnExecutorTypeFlag, targetcpu, fnCfgMapFlag, fnSecretFlag, fnSecretnsFlag, fnCfgMapnsFlag}, Action: fnCreate},
+		{Name: "create", Usage: "Create new function (and optionally, an HTTP route to it)", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnSpecSaveFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, fnDeployArchiveFlag, fnEntryPointFlag, fnBuildCmdFlag, fnPkgNameFlag, htUrlFlag, htMethodFlag, minCpu, maxCpu, minMem, maxMem, minScale, maxScale, fnExecutorTypeFlag, targetcpu, fnCfgMapFlag, fnSecretFlag, fnSecretnsFlag, fnCfgMapnsFlag}, Action: fnCreate},
 		{Name: "get", Usage: "Get function source code", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag}, Action: fnGet},
 		{Name: "getmeta", Usage: "Get function metadata", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag}, Action: fnGetMeta},
-		{Name: "update", Usage: "Update function source code", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnPackageFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, fnDeployArchiveFlag, fnEntryPointFlag, fnPkgNameFlag, fnBuildCmdFlag, fnForceFlag, minCpu, maxCpu, minMem, maxMem, minScale, maxScale, fnExecutorTypeFlag, targetcpu}, Action: fnUpdate},
+		{Name: "update", Usage: "Update function source code", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, fnDeployArchiveFlag, fnEntryPointFlag, fnPkgNameFlag, fnBuildCmdFlag, fnForceFlag, minCpu, maxCpu, minMem, maxMem, minScale, maxScale, fnExecutorTypeFlag, targetcpu}, Action: fnUpdate},
 		{Name: "delete", Usage: "Delete function", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag}, Action: fnDelete},
 		{Name: "list", Usage: "List all functions", Flags: []cli.Flag{}, Action: fnList},
 		{Name: "logs", Usage: "Display function logs", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnPodFlag, fnFollowFlag, fnDetailFlag, fnLogDBTypeFlag, fnLogCountFlag}, Action: fnLogs},
-		{Name: "pods", Usage: "Display function pods", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnLogDBTypeFlag}, Action: fnPods},
-		{Name: "test", Usage: "Test a function", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnPackageFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, htMethodFlag, fnBodyFlag, fnHeaderFlag}, Action: fnTest},
+		{Name: "pods", Usage: "(Deprecated) Display function pods", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnLogDBTypeFlag}, Action: fnPods},
+		{Name: "test", Usage: "Test a function", Flags: []cli.Flag{fnNameFlag, fnEnvNameFlag, fnCodeFlag, fnSrcArchiveFlag, htMethodFlag, fnBodyFlag, fnHeaderFlag}, Action: fnTest},
 	}
 
 	// httptriggers