diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
index f4be5e92389..071d762eca5 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/run.go
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func (b *Builder) run(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artif
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "retrieving build context")
 	}
 
-	context, err := s.Setup(ctx, out, artifact, cfg, initialTag)
+	context, err := s.Setup(ctx, out, artifact, initialTag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "setting up build context")
 	}
-	defer s.Cleanup(ctx, cfg)
+	defer s.Cleanup(ctx)
 
 	client, err := kubernetes.GetClientset()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (b *Builder) run(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artif
 	args = append(args, docker.GetBuildArgs(artifact.DockerArtifact)...)
 
 	pods := client.CoreV1().Pods(cfg.Namespace)
-	p, err := pods.Create(s.Pod(cfg, args))
+	p, err := pods.Create(s.Pod(args))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "creating kaniko pod")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
index 7ee714d728b..082d70f8465 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/gcs.go
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GCSBucket struct {
+	cfg     *latest.KanikoBuild
 	tarName string
 }
 
 // Setup uploads the context to the provided GCS bucket
-func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
-	bucket := cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket
+func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, initialTag string) (string, error) {
+	bucket := g.cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket
 	if bucket == "" {
 		guessedProjectID, err := gcp.ExtractProjectID(artifact.ImageName)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ func (g *GCSBucket) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.A
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "uploading sources to GCS")
 	}
 
-	context := fmt.Sprintf("gs://%s/%s", cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket, g.tarName)
+	context := fmt.Sprintf("gs://%s/%s", g.cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket, g.tarName)
 	return context, nil
 }
 
 // Pod returns the pod template for this builder
-func (g *GCSBucket) Pod(cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, args []string) *v1.Pod {
-	return podTemplate(cfg, args)
+func (g *GCSBucket) Pod(args []string) *v1.Pod {
+	return podTemplate(g.cfg, args)
 }
 
 // ModifyPod does nothing here, since we just need to let kaniko run to completion
@@ -68,11 +69,12 @@ func (g *GCSBucket) ModifyPod(ctx context.Context, p *v1.Pod) error {
 }
 
 // Cleanup deletes the tarball from the GCS bucket
-func (g *GCSBucket) Cleanup(ctx context.Context, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild) error {
+func (g *GCSBucket) Cleanup(ctx context.Context) error {
 	c, err := cstorage.NewClient(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer c.Close()
-	return c.Bucket(cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket).Object(g.tarName).Delete(ctx)
+
+	return c.Bucket(g.cfg.BuildContext.GCSBucket).Object(g.tarName).Delete(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
index 3deb80f2790..3a9acb496df 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/localdir.go
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ const (
 // LocalDir refers to kaniko using a local directory as a buildcontext
 // skaffold copies the buildcontext into the local directory via kubectl cp
 type LocalDir struct {
+	cfg     *latest.KanikoBuild
 	tarPath string
 }
 
 // Setup for LocalDir creates a tarball of the buildcontext and stores it in /tmp
-func (g *LocalDir) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error) {
+func (g *LocalDir) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, initialTag string) (string, error) {
 	g.tarPath = filepath.Join("/tmp", fmt.Sprintf("context-%s.tar.gz", initialTag))
 	color.Default.Fprintln(out, "Storing build context at", g.tarPath)
 
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ func (g *LocalDir) Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Ar
 }
 
 // Pod returns the pod template to ModifyPod
-func (g *LocalDir) Pod(cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, args []string) *v1.Pod {
-	p := podTemplate(cfg, args)
+func (g *LocalDir) Pod(args []string) *v1.Pod {
+	p := podTemplate(g.cfg, args)
 	// Include the emptyDir volume and volume source in both containers
 	v := v1.Volume{
 		Name: constants.DefaultKanikoEmptyDirName,
@@ -119,6 +120,6 @@ func (g *LocalDir) ModifyPod(ctx context.Context, p *v1.Pod) error {
 }
 
 // Cleanup deletes the buidcontext tarball stored on the local filesystem
-func (g *LocalDir) Cleanup(ctx context.Context, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild) error {
+func (g *LocalDir) Cleanup(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return os.Remove(g.tarPath)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
index a51df326c84..0bcb08097e7 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko/sources/sources.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 
 // BuildContextSource is the generic type for the different build context sources the kaniko builder can use
 type BuildContextSource interface {
-	Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, initialTag string) (string, error)
-	Pod(cfg *latest.KanikoBuild, args []string) *v1.Pod
+	Setup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifact *latest.Artifact, initialTag string) (string, error)
+	Pod(args []string) *v1.Pod
 	ModifyPod(ctx context.Context, p *v1.Pod) error
-	Cleanup(ctx context.Context, cfg *latest.KanikoBuild) error
+	Cleanup(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
 // Retrieve returns the correct build context based on the config