diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
index 27897c705..b9b660001 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
@@ -22,22 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/k8sdeps/kv/plugin"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/ifc"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/types"
 )
 
-// Factory makes ConfigMaps and Secrets.
-type Factory struct {
-	baseFactory
-}
-
-// NewFactory returns a new Factory.
-func NewFactory(
-	l ifc.Loader, o *types.GeneratorOptions, reg plugin.Registry) *Factory {
-	return &Factory{baseFactory{ldr: l, options: o, reg: reg}}
-}
-
 func makeFreshConfigMap(
 	args *types.ConfigMapArgs) *v1.ConfigMap {
 	cm := &v1.ConfigMap{}
diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory.go
similarity index 79%
rename from k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory.go
rename to k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory.go
index 5706a47c9..2c67e4386 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory.go
@@ -29,23 +29,29 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/types"
 )
 
-// baseFactory holds code shared by Factory and SecretFactory.
-type baseFactory struct {
+// Factory makes ConfigMaps and Secrets.
+type Factory struct {
 	ldr     ifc.Loader
 	options *types.GeneratorOptions
 	reg     plugin.Registry
 }
 
-func (bf baseFactory) loadKvPairs(
+// NewFactory returns a new Factory.
+func NewFactory(
+	l ifc.Loader, o *types.GeneratorOptions, reg plugin.Registry) *Factory {
+	return &Factory{ldr: l, options: o, reg: reg}
+}
+
+func (f *Factory) loadKvPairs(
 	args types.GeneratorArgs) (all []kv.Pair, err error) {
-	pairs, err := bf.keyValuesFromPlugins(args.KVSources)
+	pairs, err := f.keyValuesFromPlugins(args.KVSources)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"plugins: %s",
 			args.KVSources))
 	}
 	all = append(all, pairs...)
-	pairs, err = bf.keyValuesFromEnvFiles(args.EnvSources)
+	pairs, err = f.keyValuesFromEnvFiles(args.EnvSources)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"env source files: %v",
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ func (bf baseFactory) loadKvPairs(
 	}
 	all = append(all, pairs...)
 
-	pairs, err = bf.keyValuesFromFileSources(args.FileSources)
+	pairs, err = f.keyValuesFromFileSources(args.FileSources)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"file sources: %v", args.FileSources))
@@ -90,14 +96,14 @@ func keyValuesFromLiteralSources(sources []string) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
 	return kvs, nil
 }
 
-func (bf baseFactory) keyValuesFromPlugins(sources []types.KVSource) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
+func (f *Factory) keyValuesFromPlugins(sources []types.KVSource) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
 	var result []kv.Pair
 	for _, s := range sources {
-		plug, err := bf.reg.Load(s.PluginType, s.Name)
+		plug, err := f.reg.Load(s.PluginType, s.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		kvs, err := plug.Get(bf.reg.Root(), s.Args)
+		kvs, err := plug.Get(f.reg.Root(), s.Args)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -119,14 +125,14 @@ func sortedKeys(m map[string]string) []string {
 	return keys
 }
 
-func (bf baseFactory) keyValuesFromFileSources(sources []string) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
+func (f *Factory) keyValuesFromFileSources(sources []string) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
 	var kvs []kv.Pair
 	for _, s := range sources {
 		k, fPath, err := kv.ParseFileSource(s)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		content, err := bf.ldr.Load(fPath)
+		content, err := f.ldr.Load(fPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -135,10 +141,10 @@ func (bf baseFactory) keyValuesFromFileSources(sources []string) ([]kv.Pair, err
 	return kvs, nil
 }
 
-func (bf baseFactory) keyValuesFromEnvFiles(paths []string) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
+func (f *Factory) keyValuesFromEnvFiles(paths []string) ([]kv.Pair, error) {
 	var kvs []kv.Pair
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		content, err := bf.ldr.Load(path)
+		content, err := f.ldr.Load(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory_test.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory_test.go
rename to k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory_test.go
index eca544f06..b11a57343 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/basefactory_test.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/factory_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestKeyValuesFromFileSources(t *testing.T) {
 	fSys.WriteFile("/files/app-init.ini", []byte("FOO=bar"))
 	ldr := loader.NewFileLoaderAtRoot(fSys)
 	reg := plugin.NewRegistry(ldr)
-	bf := baseFactory{loader.NewFileLoaderAtRoot(fSys), nil, reg}
+	bf := NewFactory(loader.NewFileLoaderAtRoot(fSys), nil, reg)
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		kvs, err := bf.keyValuesFromFileSources(tc.sources)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestKeyValuesFromPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	fSys.WriteFile("/files/app-init.ini", []byte("FOO=bar"))
 	ldr := loader.NewFileLoaderAtRoot(fSys)
 	reg := plugin.NewRegistry(ldr)
-	bf := baseFactory{ldr, nil, reg}
+	bf := NewFactory(ldr, nil, reg)
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		kvs, err := bf.keyValuesFromPlugins(tc.sources)