diff --git i/bin/internal/shared.sh w/bin/internal/shared.sh
index 05cba4393b..2a775bf24f 100644
--- i/bin/internal/shared.sh
+++ w/bin/internal/shared.sh
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ function shared::execute() {
   # FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS="--enable-asserts $FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS"
   # FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS="$FLUTTER_TOOL_ARGS --observe=65432"
 
-  upgrade_flutter 7< "$PROG_NAME"
-
   BIN_NAME="$(basename "$PROG_NAME")"
   case "$BIN_NAME" in
     flutter*)
diff --git i/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart w/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
index 396756808e..4915f71f18 100644
--- i/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart
+++ w/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 &&
@@ -250,11 +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?;