diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/factory.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/factory.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f80f6e5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/factory.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package transformer provides transformer factory
+package transformer
+
+import (
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resource"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/transformers"
+)
+
+// factoryImpl makes patch transformer and name hash transformer
+type factoryImpl struct{}
+
+// NewFactoryImpl makes a new factoryImpl instance
+func NewFactoryImpl() *factoryImpl {
+	return &factoryImpl{}
+}
+
+// MakePatchTransformer makes a new patch transformer
+func (p *factoryImpl) MakePatchTransformer(slice []*resource.Resource, rf *resource.Factory) (transformers.Transformer, error) {
+	return patch.NewPatchTransformer(slice, rf)
+}
+
+// MakeHashTransformer makes a new name hash transformer
+func (p *factoryImpl) MakeHashTransformer() transformers.Transformer {
+	return hash.NewNameHashTransformer()
+}
diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/hash.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/k8sdeps/hash.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash.go
index 7bf8606c5..17e24ff3e 100644
--- a/internal/k8sdeps/hash.go
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package k8sdeps
+package hash
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/hash_test.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from internal/k8sdeps/hash_test.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash_test.go
index e0bf1d261..2d336f35a 100644
--- a/internal/k8sdeps/hash_test.go
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/hash_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package k8sdeps
+package hash
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/gvk"
 )
 
+var service = gvk.Gvk{Version: "v1", Kind: "Service"}
+var secret = gvk.Gvk{Version: "v1", Kind: "Secret"}
+var cmap = gvk.Gvk{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"}
+var deploy = gvk.Gvk{Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"}
+
 func TestConfigMapHash(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		desc string
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/namehash.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash.go
similarity index 82%
rename from pkg/transformers/namehash.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash.go
index 51f09208b..96d9ce3af 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/namehash.go
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash.go
@@ -14,27 +14,25 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package transformers
+package hash
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resmap"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resource"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/transformers"
 )
 
 // nameHashTransformer contains the prefix and the path config for each field that
 // the name prefix will be applied.
-type nameHashTransformer struct {
-	hash ifc.Hash
-}
+type nameHashTransformer struct{}
 
-var _ Transformer = &nameHashTransformer{}
+var _ transformers.Transformer = &nameHashTransformer{}
 
 // NewNameHashTransformer construct a nameHashTransformer.
-func NewNameHashTransformer(h ifc.Hash) Transformer {
-	return &nameHashTransformer{hash: h}
+func NewNameHashTransformer() transformers.Transformer {
+	return &nameHashTransformer{}
 }
 
 // Transform appends hash to configmaps and secrets.
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ func (o *nameHashTransformer) Transform(m resmap.ResMap) error {
 }
 
 func (o *nameHashTransformer) appendHash(res *resource.Resource) error {
-	h, err := o.hash.Hash(res.Map())
+	h, err := NewKustHash().Hash(res.Map())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash_test.go
index 2325a955d..9067af09b 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/namehash_test.go
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/hash/namehash_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package transformers
+package hash
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestNameHashTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 			}).SetBehavior(ifc.BehaviorCreate),
 	}
 
-	tran := NewNameHashTransformer(k8sdeps.NewKustHash())
+	tran := NewNameHashTransformer()
 	tran.Transform(objs)
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(objs, expected) {
diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/patch/patch.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patch.go
similarity index 90%
rename from internal/k8sdeps/patch/patch.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patch.go
index 8189de5cf..a57ea39f2 100644
--- a/internal/k8sdeps/patch/patch.go
+++ b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patch.go
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/transformers"
 )
 
-// patchTransformerFactory makes patch transformer
-type patchTransformerFactory struct{}
-
-// NewPatchTransformerFactory makes a new patchTransformerFactory
-func NewPatchTransformerFactory() *patchTransformerFactory {
-	return &patchTransformerFactory{}
-}
-
-// MakePatchTransformer makes a new patch transformer
-func (p *patchTransformerFactory) MakePatchTransformer(slice []*resource.Resource, rf *resource.Factory) (transformers.Transformer, error) {
-	return NewPatchTransformer(slice, rf)
-}
-
 // patchTransformer applies patches.
 type patchTransformer struct {
 	patches []*resource.Resource
diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/patch/patch_test.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patch_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/k8sdeps/patch/patch_test.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patch_test.go
diff --git a/internal/k8sdeps/patch/patchconflictdetector.go b/internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patchconflictdetector.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/k8sdeps/patch/patchconflictdetector.go
rename to internal/k8sdeps/transformer/patch/patchconflictdetector.go
diff --git a/kustomize.go b/kustomize.go
index 8400e4d57..42c18d0aa 100644
--- a/kustomize.go
+++ b/kustomize.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/transformer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/commands"
 )
 
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err := commands.NewDefaultCommand(
 		k8sdeps.NewKunstructuredFactoryImpl(),
-		patch.NewPatchTransformerFactory(),
-		k8sdeps.NewKustValidator(),
-		k8sdeps.NewKustHash()).Execute(); err != nil {
+		transformer.NewFactoryImpl(),
+		k8sdeps.NewKustValidator()).Execute(); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/build/build.go b/pkg/commands/build/build.go
index 9ebf42e07..c6f5fb6f7 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/build/build.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/build/build.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/transformer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/loader"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resmap"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resource"
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ Use different transformer configurations by passing files to kustomize
 func NewCmdBuild(
 	out io.Writer, fs fs.FileSystem,
 	kf ifc.KunstructuredFactory,
-	ptf patch.TransformerFactory,
-	hash ifc.Hash) *cobra.Command {
+	ptf transformer.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	var o buildOptions
 	var p string
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ func NewCmdBuild(
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return o.RunBuild(out, fs, kf, ptf, hash)
+			return o.RunBuild(out, fs, kf, ptf)
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(
@@ -124,8 +123,7 @@ func (o *buildOptions) Validate(args []string, p string, fs fs.FileSystem) error
 func (o *buildOptions) RunBuild(
 	out io.Writer, fSys fs.FileSystem,
 	kf ifc.KunstructuredFactory,
-	ptf patch.TransformerFactory,
-	hash ifc.Hash) error {
+	ptf transformer.Factory) error {
 	rootLoader, err := loader.NewLoader(o.kustomizationPath, "", fSys)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ func (o *buildOptions) RunBuild(
 	kt, err := target.NewKustTarget(
 		rootLoader, fSys,
 		resmap.NewFactory(resource.NewFactory(kf)),
-		ptf, tc, hash)
+		ptf, tc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/build/build_test.go b/pkg/commands/build/build_test.go
index 66d808224..dac7fa8dd 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/build/build_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/build/build_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/transformer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/commands/kustfile"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ func runBuildTestCase(t *testing.T, testcaseName string, updateKustomizeExpected
 	err = ops.RunBuild(
 		buf, fSys,
 		k8sdeps.NewKunstructuredFactoryImpl(),
-		patch.NewPatchTransformerFactory(),
-		k8sdeps.NewKustHash())
+		transformer.NewFactoryImpl())
 	switch {
 	case err != nil && len(testcase.ExpectedError) == 0:
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/commands.go b/pkg/commands/commands.go
index cd4f8c342..1fbee3732 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/commands.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/commands/misc"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/transformer"
 )
 
 // NewDefaultCommand returns the default (aka root) command for kustomize command.
 func NewDefaultCommand(
-	kf ifc.KunstructuredFactory, ptf patch.TransformerFactory,
-	validator ifc.Validator, hash ifc.Hash) *cobra.Command {
+	kf ifc.KunstructuredFactory, ptf transformer.Factory,
+	validator ifc.Validator) *cobra.Command {
 	fsys := fs.MakeRealFS()
 	stdOut := os.Stdout
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ See https://sigs.k8s.io/kustomize
 
 	c.AddCommand(
 		// TODO: Make consistent API for newCmd* functions.
-		build.NewCmdBuild(stdOut, fsys, kf, ptf, hash),
+		build.NewCmdBuild(stdOut, fsys, kf, ptf),
 		edit.NewCmdEdit(fsys, validator, kf),
 		misc.NewCmdConfig(fsys),
 		misc.NewCmdVersion(stdOut),
diff --git a/pkg/ifc/ifc.go b/pkg/ifc/ifc.go
index 6ae77c2e2..c76aae397 100644
--- a/pkg/ifc/ifc.go
+++ b/pkg/ifc/ifc.go
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ type Loader interface {
 	Cleanup() error
 }
 
-// Hash interface provides function to compute hash of objects
-type Hash interface {
-	Hash(m map[string]interface{}) (string, error)
-}
-
 // Kunstructured allows manipulation of k8s objects
 // that do not have Golang structs.
 type Kunstructured interface {
diff --git a/pkg/ifc/patch/patch.go b/pkg/ifc/transformer/transformer.go
similarity index 87%
rename from pkg/ifc/patch/patch.go
rename to pkg/ifc/transformer/transformer.go
index c808bfc1f..0a74c2809 100644
--- a/pkg/ifc/patch/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/ifc/transformer/transformer.go
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // Package patch holds miscellaneous interfaces used by kustomize.
-package patch
+package transformer
 
 import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resource"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/transformers"
 )
 
-// TransformerFactory makes patch transformer.
-type TransformerFactory interface {
+// Factory makes transformers
+type Factory interface {
 	MakePatchTransformer(slice []*resource.Resource, rf *resource.Factory) (transformers.Transformer, error)
+	MakeHashTransformer() transformers.Transformer
 }
diff --git a/pkg/target/kusttarget.go b/pkg/target/kusttarget.go
index 54ef56b68..20f9fa90a 100644
--- a/pkg/target/kusttarget.go
+++ b/pkg/target/kusttarget.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc/transformer"
 	interror "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/internal/error"
 	patchtransformer "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/patch/transformer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/resmap"
@@ -42,21 +42,19 @@ import (
 // KustTarget encapsulates the entirety of a kustomization build.
 type KustTarget struct {
 	kustomization *types.Kustomization
-	hash          ifc.Hash
 	ldr           ifc.Loader
 	fSys          fs.FileSystem
 	rf            *resmap.Factory
 	tcfg          *transformerconfig.TransformerConfig
-	ptf           patch.TransformerFactory
+	ptf           transformer.Factory
 }
 
 // NewKustTarget returns a new instance of KustTarget primed with a Loader.
 func NewKustTarget(
 	ldr ifc.Loader, fSys fs.FileSystem,
 	rf *resmap.Factory,
-	ptf patch.TransformerFactory,
-	tcfg *transformerconfig.TransformerConfig,
-	h ifc.Hash) (*KustTarget, error) {
+	ptf transformer.Factory,
+	tcfg *transformerconfig.TransformerConfig) (*KustTarget, error) {
 	content, err := ldr.Load(constants.KustomizationFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ func NewKustTarget(
 		fSys:          fSys,
 		rf:            rf,
 		tcfg:          tcfg,
-		hash:          h,
 		ptf:           ptf,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ func (kt *KustTarget) MakeCustomizedResMap() (resmap.ResMap, error) {
 
 // resolveRefsToGeneratedResources fixes all name references.
 func (kt *KustTarget) resolveRefsToGeneratedResources(m resmap.ResMap) (resmap.ResMap, error) {
-	err := transformers.NewNameHashTransformer(kt.hash).Transform(m)
+	err := kt.ptf.MakeHashTransformer().Transform(m)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ func (kt *KustTarget) loadCustomizedBases() (resmap.ResMap, *interror.Kustomizat
 			continue
 		}
 		target, err := NewKustTarget(
-			ldr, kt.fSys, kt.rf, kt.ptf, kt.tcfg, kt.hash)
+			ldr, kt.fSys, kt.rf, kt.ptf, kt.tcfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs.Append(errors.Wrap(err, "couldn't make target for "+path))
 			continue
@@ -255,7 +252,7 @@ func (kt *KustTarget) loadBasesAsFlatList() ([]*KustTarget, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		target, err := NewKustTarget(
-			ldr, kt.fSys, kt.rf, kt.ptf, kt.tcfg, kt.hash)
+			ldr, kt.fSys, kt.rf, kt.ptf, kt.tcfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs.Append(err)
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/target/kusttarget_test.go b/pkg/target/kusttarget_test.go
index 96f1ae008..d8a9c958c 100644
--- a/pkg/target/kusttarget_test.go
+++ b/pkg/target/kusttarget_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/patch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/internal/k8sdeps/transformer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/gvk"
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ func makeKustTarget(t *testing.T, l ifc.Loader) *KustTarget {
 	fakeFs := fs.MakeFakeFS()
 	fakeFs.Mkdir("/")
 	kt, err := NewKustTarget(
-		l, fakeFs, rf, patch.NewPatchTransformerFactory(),
-		transformerconfig.NewFactory(l).DefaultConfig(),
-		k8sdeps.NewKustHash())
+		l, fakeFs, rf, transformer.NewFactoryImpl(),
+		transformerconfig.NewFactory(l).DefaultConfig())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected construction error %v", err)
 	}