diff --git a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/BUILD.bazel b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/BUILD.bazel
index 77213fdbb5d2f..5aefe39b39818 100644
--- a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ go_library(
         "//dns-controller/pkg/watchers:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53:go_default_library",
+        "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/wellknownports:go_default_library",
         "//protokube/pkg/gossip:go_default_library",
         "//protokube/pkg/gossip/dns:go_default_library",
diff --git a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
index bc5ad5436bd7d..508ff2e95e517 100644
--- a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
+++ b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kops/dns-controller/pkg/watchers"
 	"k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider"
 	"k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53"
+	_ "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do"
 	_ "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns"
-	_ "k8s.io/kops/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/wellknownports"
 	"k8s.io/kops/protokube/pkg/gossip"
 	gossipdns "k8s.io/kops/protokube/pkg/gossip/dns"
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/BUILD.bazel b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/BUILD.bazel
rename to dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/BUILD.bazel
index 1b053337c7008..d9ca6f5851c06 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["dns.go"],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//dns-controller/pkg/dns:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/dns.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go
rename to dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/dns.go
index 39936b6b2a4f5..fd65a21edffef 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go
+++ b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/dns.go
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/rrstype"
 )
 
+var _ dnsprovider.Interface = Interface{}
+
 const (
 	ipPlaceholder = "203.0.113.123"
-	providerName  = "digitalocean"
+	ProviderName  = "digitalocean"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	dnsprovider.RegisterDNSProvider(providerName, func(config io.Reader) (dnsprovider.Interface, error) {
+	dnsprovider.RegisterDNSProvider(ProviderName, func(config io.Reader) (dnsprovider.Interface, error) {
 		client, err := newClient()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -77,17 +79,17 @@ func newClient() (*godo.Client, error) {
 }
 
 // DNS implements dnsprovider.Interface
-type DNS struct {
+type Interface struct {
 	client *godo.Client
 }
 
 // NewProvider returns an implementation of dnsprovider.Interface
 func NewProvider(client *godo.Client) dnsprovider.Interface {
-	return &DNS{client: client}
+	return &Interface{client: client}
 }
 
 // Zones returns an implementation of dnsprovider.Zones
-func (d *DNS) Zones() (dnsprovider.Zones, bool) {
+func (d Interface) Zones() (dnsprovider.Zones, bool) {
 	return &zones{
 		client: d.client,
 	}, true
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns_test.go b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/dns_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns_test.go
rename to dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do/dns_test.go
diff --git a/protokube/cmd/protokube/BUILD.bazel b/protokube/cmd/protokube/BUILD.bazel
index d9022f7fed230..b9490179bfd64 100644
--- a/protokube/cmd/protokube/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/protokube/cmd/protokube/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_library(
         "//dns-controller/pkg/dns:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53:go_default_library",
+        "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do:go_default_library",
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/wellknownports:go_default_library",
         "//protokube/pkg/gossip:go_default_library",
diff --git a/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go b/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
index 47d7866497d20..505c1400923ea 100644
--- a/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
+++ b/protokube/cmd/protokube/main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 	// Load DNS plugins
 	_ "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53"
+	_ "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do"
 	_ "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/google/clouddns"
 )
 
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/BUILD.bazel b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/BUILD.bazel
index 47ada11d02c01..a2f261de796c6 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider:go_default_library",
+        "//dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/kops:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudinstances:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns:go_default_library",
         "//protokube/pkg/etcd:go_default_library",
         "//upup/pkg/fi:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/digitalocean/godo:go_default_library",
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/cloud.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/cloud.go
index 2287f15388d13..8780f99ebfae8 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/cloud.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/cloud.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider"
+	dns "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/cloudinstances"
-	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns"
 	"k8s.io/kops/protokube/pkg/etcd"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi"
 )
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ func (c *doCloudImplementation) Region() string {
 }
 
 func (c *doCloudImplementation) DNS() (dnsprovider.Interface, error) {
-	return c.dns, nil
+	provider, err := dnsprovider.GetDnsProvider(dns.ProviderName, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error building DNS provider: %v", err)
+	}
+	return provider, nil
 }
 
 // Volumes returns an implementation of godo.StorageService
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/mock_do_cloud.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/mock_do_cloud.go
index 2f12969cd9e7c..f3cb11387f420 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/mock_do_cloud.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/do/mock_do_cloud.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider"
+	dns "k8s.io/kops/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/do"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
 	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/cloudinstances"
-	"k8s.io/kops/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi"
 )