diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 952feddb..83bcd572 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BIN_PATH=$(PROJECT_DIR)/bin
 install: check-python check-gcloud install-kueuectl install-kjob pip-install
 
 .PHONY: install-dev
-install-dev: check-python check-gcloud mkdir-bin install-kubectl install-kueuectl install-kjob pip-install install-pytest
+install-dev: check-python check-gcloud mkdir-bin install-kueuectl install-kjob pip-install install-pytest
 
 .PHONY: pip-install
 pip-install:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ run-integrationtests:
 	pytest src/xpk/core/tests/integration/
 
 .PHONY: install-kjob
-install-kjob: install-kubectl
+install-kjob:
 	docker build -f tools/Dockerfile-kjob -t $(KJOB_DOCKER_IMG) tools/
 	docker run -idt --name $(KJOB_DOCKER_CONTAINER) $(KJOB_DOCKER_IMG)
 	docker cp $(KJOB_DOCKER_CONTAINER):/kjob/bin/kubectl-kjob $(BIN_PATH)/kubectl-kjob
@@ -47,13 +47,8 @@ install-kjob: install-kubectl
 mkdir-bin:
 	mkdir -p $(BIN_PATH)
 
-.PHONY: install-kubectl
-install-kubectl: mkdir-bin
-	gcloud components install kubectl
-	gcloud components install gke-gcloud-auth-plugin
-
 .PHONY: install-kueuectl
-install-kueuectl: install-kubectl
+install-kueuectl:
 	curl -Lo $(BIN_PATH)/kubectl-kueue $(KUEUECTL_URL)
 	chmod +x $(BIN_PATH)/kubectl-kueue
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fc13e18..fd680252 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Following tools must be installed:
 - gcloud (install from [here](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud#download_and_install_the))
   - Run `gcloud init` 
   - [Authenticate](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/auth/application-default/login) to Google Cloud
+- kubectl (install from [here](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl) together with [required plugins](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl#install_plugin))
 - docker ([installation instruction](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/))
   - Run `gcloud auth configure-docker` to ensure images can be uploaded to registry 
 - make - please run below command.
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ Following tools must be installed:
 apt-get -y install make
 ```
 In addition, below dependencies will be installed with `make install` command:
-- kubectl (install from [here](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/))
 - kueuectl (install from [here](https://kueue.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/kubectl-kueue/installation/))
 - kjob (installation instructions [here](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kjob/blob/main/docs/installation.md))