1diff --git a/bin/internal/shared.sh b/bin/internal/shared.sh
2index ab746724e9..1087983c87 100644
3--- a/bin/internal/shared.sh
4+++ b/bin/internal/shared.sh
5@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ 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/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
15index 738fef987d..03a152e64f 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@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
19 globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
20 }
21
22- globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
23 final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults['machine'] as bool? ?? false;
24 final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
25 final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
26@@ -250,10 +249,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
27 final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults['version-check'] as bool? ?? false;
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?;
37
38diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
39index dd80b1e46e..8e54517765 100644
40--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
41+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
42@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@
43
44 /// Update the cache to contain all `requiredArtifacts`.
45 Future<void> updateAll(Set<DevelopmentArtifact> requiredArtifacts, {bool offline = false}) async {
46+ return;
47 if (!_lockEnabled) {
48 return;
49 }