1diff --git a/bin/internal/shared.sh b/bin/internal/shared.sh
2index be9320210e..6eb50aae95 100644
3--- a/bin/internal/shared.sh
4+++ b/bin/internal/shared.sh
5@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ function shared::execute() {
6 # FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS="--enable-asserts $FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS"
7 # FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS="$FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS --observe=65432"
8
9- upgrade_flutter 7< "$PROG_NAME"
10-
11 BIN_NAME="$(basename "$PROG_NAME")"
12 case "$BIN_NAME" in
13 flutter*)
14diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15index 550a75bc65..c98a4591cc 100644
16--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
17+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
18@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19 globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20 }
21
22- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23 final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults['machine'] as bool;
24 final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25 final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26@@ -253,10 +252,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27 final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults['version-check'] as bool;
28 final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed('version-check') && versionCheckFlag;
29
30- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
31- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
32- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
33- }
34
35 // See if the user specified a specific device.
36 globals.deviceManager.specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults['device-id'] as String;