···1+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
2+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
3+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
4++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
5+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
6+7+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
8+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
9+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
10++ if (false) {
11+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
12+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
13+ final bool offline;
14+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 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+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20+ }
21+22+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
24+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
28+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && 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+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
37+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···1+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
2+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
3+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
4++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
5+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
6+7+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
8+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
9+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
10++ if (false) {
11+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
12+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
13+ final bool offline;
14+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 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+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20+ }
21+22+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
24+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
28+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && 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+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
37+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···1+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
2+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
3+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
4++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
5+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
6+7+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
8+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
9+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
10++ if (false) {
11+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
12+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
13+ final bool offline;
14+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 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+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20+ }
21+22+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
24+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
28+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && 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+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
37+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···1+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
2+index b7e624b4e2..edfdde118b 100644
3+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
4++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
5+@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
6+7+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
8+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
9+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
10++ if (false) {
11+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
12+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
13+ final bool offline;
14+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15+index 5d6d78639f..90a4dfa555 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+@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19+ globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20+ }
21+22+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
24+ final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25+ final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26+@@ -306,11 +305,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27+ final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag] as bool? ?? false;
28+ final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed(FlutterGlobalOptions.kVersionCheckFlag) && 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+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
37+ if (specifiedDeviceId != null) {
···1+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
2+index e4e474ab6e..5548599802 100644
3+--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
4++++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
5+@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
6+7+ // Populate the cache. We call this before pub get below so that the
8+ // sky_engine package is available in the flutter cache for pub to find.
9+- if (shouldUpdateCache) {
10++ if (false) {
11+ // First always update universal artifacts, as some of these (e.g.
12+ // ios-deploy on macOS) are required to determine `requiredArtifacts`.
13+ final bool offline;
14+diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15+index 50783f8435..db94062840 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+@@ -377,11 +377,7 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19+ globals.analytics.suppressTelemetry();
20+ }
21+22+- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23+ final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kMachineFlag] as bool? ?? false;
24+- if (await _shouldCheckForUpdates(topLevelResults, topLevelMachineFlag: machineFlag)) {
25+- await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
26+- }
27+28+ // See if the user specified a specific device.
29+ final String? specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults[FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption] as String?;
30+