diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/compile.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/compile.dart
index ea2f1dbb2e5..09ada39b85e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/compile.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/compile.dart
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ class ResidentCompiler {
       '--incremental',
       '--strong',
       '--target=flutter',
-      '--initialize-from-dill=foo' // TODO(aam): remove once dartbug.com/33087 fixed
     ];
     if (outputPath != null) {
       command.addAll(<String>['--output-dill', outputPath]);