diff --git a/bin/internal/shared.sh b/bin/internal/shared.sh
index ab746724e9..1087983c87 100644
--- a/bin/internal/shared.sh
+++ b/bin/internal/shared.sh
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ function shared::execute() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  upgrade_flutter 7< "$PROG_NAME"
-
   BIN_NAME="$(basename "$PROG_NAME")"
   case "$BIN_NAME" in
     flutter*)
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
index 738fef987d..03a152e64f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
           globals.flutterUsage.suppressAnalytics = true;
         }
 
-        globals.flutterVersion.ensureVersionFile();
         final bool machineFlag = topLevelResults['machine'] as bool? ?? false;
         final bool ci = await globals.botDetector.isRunningOnBot;
         final bool redirectedCompletion = !globals.stdio.hasTerminal &&
@@ -250,10 +249,6 @@ class FlutterCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<void> {
         final bool versionCheckFlag = topLevelResults['version-check'] as bool? ?? false;
         final bool explicitVersionCheckPassed = topLevelResults.wasParsed('version-check') && versionCheckFlag;
 
-        if (topLevelResults.command?.name != 'upgrade' &&
-            (explicitVersionCheckPassed || (versionCheckFlag && !isMachine))) {
-          await globals.flutterVersion.checkFlutterVersionFreshness();
-        }
 
         // See if the user specified a specific device.
         globals.deviceManager?.specifiedDeviceId = topLevelResults['device-id'] as String?;

diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
index dd80b1e46e..8e54517765 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@
 
   /// Update the cache to contain all `requiredArtifacts`.
   Future<void> updateAll(Set<DevelopmentArtifact> requiredArtifacts, {bool offline = false}) async {
+    return;
     if (!_lockEnabled) {
       return;
     }