diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
index cdbc3e37b99..913eb57100b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/viewport_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 // initialize a binding, which rendering_tester will attempt to re-initialize
 // (or vice versa).
 
+import 'dart:ui' as ui;
+
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
@@ -779,6 +781,12 @@ void main() {
     }
 
     testWidgets('Reverse List showOnScreen', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      final ui.Size originalScreenSize = tester.binding.window.physicalSize;
+      final double originalDevicePixelRatio = tester.binding.window.devicePixelRatio;
+      addTearDown(() {
+        tester.binding.window.devicePixelRatioTestValue = originalDevicePixelRatio;
+        tester.binding.window.physicalSizeTestValue = originalScreenSize;
+      });
       const double screenHeight = 400.0;
       const double screenWidth = 400.0;
       const double itemHeight = screenHeight / 10.0;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_test/lib/src/binding.dart b/packages/flutter_test/lib/src/binding.dart
index c37925b814e..8fdea90caec 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_test/lib/src/binding.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_test/lib/src/binding.dart
@@ -163,21 +163,12 @@ abstract class TestWidgetsFlutterBinding extends BindingBase
   }
   TestRestorationManager? _restorationManager;
 
-  // The configuration at the beginning of a widget test to be restored after
-  // the test.
-  //
-  // Normally this value should always be non-null during [postTest], except in
-  // rare cases [postTest] is called explicitly without [testWidgets] (so that
-  // [reset] is not called).
-  ViewConfiguration? _preTestViewConfiguration;
   /// Called by the test framework at the beginning of a widget test to
   /// prepare the binding for the next test.
   ///
   /// If [registerTestTextInput] returns true when this method is called,
   /// the [testTextInput] is configured to simulate the keyboard.
   void reset() {
-    assert(_surfaceSize == null);
-    _preTestViewConfiguration = renderView.configuration;
     _restorationManager = null;
     resetGestureBinding();
     testTextInput.reset();
@@ -951,16 +942,6 @@ abstract class TestWidgetsFlutterBinding extends BindingBase
         'active mouse gesture to remove the mouse pointer.');
     // ignore: invalid_use_of_visible_for_testing_member
     RendererBinding.instance!.initMouseTracker();
-    // Reset _surfaceSize and renderView.configuration.
-    //
-    // The _surfaceSize and renderView.configuration might be set within a
-    // test, but such changes should not be carried over. The
-    // renderView.configuration might also be set outside of a test, which
-    // *should* be kept between tests. Don't use [handleMetricsChanged] because
-    // it contains unwanted side effects.
-    _surfaceSize = null;
-    if (_preTestViewConfiguration != null && _preTestViewConfiguration != renderView.configuration)
-      renderView.configuration = _preTestViewConfiguration!;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_reset_configuration_test.dart b/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_reset_configuration_test.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index be73461c284..00000000000
--- a/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_reset_configuration_test.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
-// found in the LICENSE file.
-
-import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-
-// This file contains tests for [testWidgets]. It is separated from bindings_test.dart
-// because it relies on a persistent side effect (altered view configuration).
-
-void main() {
-  final AutomatedTestWidgetsFlutterBinding binding = AutomatedTestWidgetsFlutterBinding();
-  group('testWidgets does not override pre-test viewConfiguration', () {
-    // Many tests are written in this way that a view configuration is set at
-    // the beginning of the file and is expected to take effect throughout the
-    // file.
-    binding.renderView.configuration = TestViewConfiguration(size: const Size(900, 900));
-
-    // Run the same test twice to ensure that the view configuration is as
-    // expected after a test.
-
-    for (int times = 1; times <= 2; times += 1) {
-      testWidgets('test $times', (WidgetTester tester) async {
-        expect(binding.renderView.configuration.size, const Size(900, 900));
-      });
-    }
-  });
-}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_test.dart b/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_test.dart
index fdb686ac033..c5a4b923db0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_test/test/bindings_test.dart
@@ -33,26 +33,6 @@ void main() {
     });
   });
 
-  group('testWidgets resets the surface size', () {
-    // A setSurfaceSize in one test should not bleed into another test.
-
-    // The next two tests must run in order.
-    int order = 0;
-
-    testWidgets('prepare: one test called setSurfaceSize', (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      assert(order == 0);
-      // This test case is only for preparation. It doesn't need `expect`.
-      binding.setSurfaceSize(const Size(100, 100));
-      order += 1;
-    });
-
-    testWidgets('other tests should still have the default surface size', (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      assert(order == 1);
-      expect(binding.renderView.configuration.size, const Size(800, 600));
-      order += 1;
-    });
-  });
-
   // The next three tests must run in order -- first using `test`, then `testWidgets`, then `test` again.
 
   int order = 0;