···11+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
22+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
33+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
44++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
55+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
66+77+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
88+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
99+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
1010++ if (false) {
1111+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
1212+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
1313+ final bool offline;
1414+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1515+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 100644
1616+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1717++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1818+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
1919+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
2020+ }
2121+2222+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
2323+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2424+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
2525+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
2626+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
2727+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2828+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && versionCheckFlag;
2929+3030+- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
3131+- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
3232+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
3333+- }
3434+-
3535+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
3636+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
3737+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···11+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
22+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
33+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
44++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
55+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
66+77+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
88+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
99+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
1010++ if (false) {
1111+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
1212+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
1313+ final bool offline;
1414+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1515+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 100644
1616+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1717++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1818+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
1919+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
2020+ }
2121+2222+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
2323+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2424+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
2525+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
2626+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
2727+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2828+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && versionCheckFlag;
2929+3030+- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
3131+- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
3232+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
3333+- }
3434+-
3535+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
3636+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
3737+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···11+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
22+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
33+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
44++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
55+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
66+77+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
88+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
99+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
1010++ if (false) {
1111+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
1212+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
1313+ final bool offline;
1414+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1515+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 100644
1616+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1717++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1818+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
1919+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
2020+ }
2121+2222+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
2323+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2424+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
2525+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
2626+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
2727+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2828+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && versionCheckFlag;
2929+3030+- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
3131+- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
3232+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
3333+- }
3434+-
3535+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
3636+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
3737+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···11+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
22+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
33+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
44++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
55+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
66+77+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
88+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
99+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
1010++ if (false) {
1111+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
1212+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
1313+ final bool offline;
1414+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1515+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 100644
1616+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1717++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1818+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
1919+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
2020+ }
2121+2222+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
2323+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2424+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
2525+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
2626+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
2727+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2828+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && versionCheckFlag;
2929+3030+- if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
3131+- (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
3232+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
3333+- }
3434+-
3535+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
3636+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
3737+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···11+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
22+index e4e474ab6e..5548599802 100644
33+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
44++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
55+@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
66+77+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
88+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
99+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
1010++ if (false) {
1111+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
1212+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
1313+ final bool offline;
1414+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1515+index 50783f8435..db94062840 100644
1616+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1717++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
1818+@@ -377,11 +377,7 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
1919+ globals.analytics.suppressTelemetry();
2020+ }
2121+2222+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
2323+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
2424+- if (await _shouldCheckForUpdates(topLevelResults, topLevelMachineFlag: machineFlag)) {
2525+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
2626+- }
2727+2828+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
2929+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
3030+