1diff --git a/bin/internal/shared.sh b/bin/internal/shared.sh
2index 3532c23114..25dfcae4c7 100644
3--- a/bin/internal/shared.sh
4+++ b/bin/internal/shared.sh
5@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ function shared::execute() {
6 exit 1
7 fi
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/cache.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
15index 13efbde879..467b3a7cbf 100644
16--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
17+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
18@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ class Cache {
19
20 /// Update the cache to contain all `requiredArtifacts`.
21 Future<void> updateAll(Set<DevelopmentArtifact> requiredArtifacts, {bool offline = false}) async {
22+ return;
23 if (!_lockEnabled) {
24 return;
25 }
26diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
27index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 100644
28--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
29+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
30@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
31 globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
32 }
33
34- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
35 final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
36 final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
37 final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
38@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
39 final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
40 final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && versionCheckFlag;
41
42- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
43- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
44- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
45- }
46-
47 // See if the user specified a specific device.
48 final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
49 if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {