diff --git a/dev/bots/test.dart b/dev/bots/test.dart
index ab4087ec4e9..11f94f307ad 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test.dart
@@ -328,8 +328,17 @@ Future<void> _runBuildTests() async {
 
 Future<void> _flutterBuildAot(String relativePathToApplication) async {
   print('${green}Testing AOT build$reset for $cyan$relativePathToApplication$reset...');
+  final String absoluteTarget = path.join(path.absolute(relativePathToApplication), 'lib', 'main.dart');
   await runCommand(flutter,
-    <String>['build', 'aot', '-v'],
+    <String>[
+      'assemble',
+      '-dTargetFile=$absoluteTarget',
+      '-dTargetPlatform=android',
+      '-dBuildMode=release',
+      '--output=build/aot',
+      'android_aot_bundle_release_android-arm64',
+      'android_aot_bundle_release_android-arm',
+    ],
     workingDirectory: path.join(flutterRoot, relativePathToApplication),
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/aot.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/aot.dart
index 750d20d25e4..bad73843814 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/aot.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/aot.dart
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
-import 'base/build.dart';
 import 'base/common.dart';
-import 'base/io.dart';
 import 'base/logger.dart';
-import 'base/process.dart';
 import 'build_info.dart';
 import 'build_system/build_system.dart';
 import 'build_system/targets/dart.dart';
 import 'build_system/targets/ios.dart';
 import 'cache.dart';
-import 'dart/package_map.dart';
 import 'globals.dart' as globals;
 import 'ios/bitcode.dart';
 import 'project.dart';
@@ -55,123 +51,7 @@ class AotBuilder {
       );
       return;
     }
-
-    if (bitcode) {
-      if (platform != TargetPlatform.ios) {
-        throwToolExit('Bitcode is only supported on iOS (TargetPlatform is $platform).');
-      }
-      await validateBitcode(buildMode, platform);
-    }
-
-    Status status;
-    if (!quiet) {
-      final String typeName = globals.artifacts.getEngineType(platform, buildMode);
-      status = globals.logger.startProgress(
-        'Building AOT snapshot in ${getFriendlyModeName(buildMode)} mode ($typeName)...',
-        timeout: timeoutConfiguration.slowOperation,
-      );
-    }
-    try {
-      final AOTSnapshotter snapshotter = AOTSnapshotter(reportTimings: reportTimings);
-
-      // Compile to kernel.
-      final String kernelOut = await snapshotter.compileKernel(
-        platform: platform,
-        buildMode: buildMode,
-        mainPath: mainDartFile,
-        packagesPath: PackageMap.globalPackagesPath,
-        trackWidgetCreation: false,
-        outputPath: outputPath,
-        extraFrontEndOptions: extraFrontEndOptions,
-        dartDefines: dartDefines,
-      );
-      if (kernelOut == null) {
-        throwToolExit('Compiler terminated unexpectedly.');
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Build AOT snapshot.
-      if (platform == TargetPlatform.ios) {
-        // Determine which iOS architectures to build for.
-        final Map<DarwinArch, String> iosBuilds = <DarwinArch, String>{};
-        for (final DarwinArch arch in iosBuildArchs) {
-          iosBuilds[arch] = globals.fs.path.join(outputPath, getNameForDarwinArch(arch));
-        }
-
-        // Generate AOT snapshot and compile to arch-specific App.framework.
-        final Map<DarwinArch, Future<int>> exitCodes = <DarwinArch, Future<int>>{};
-        iosBuilds.forEach((DarwinArch iosArch, String outputPath) {
-          exitCodes[iosArch] = snapshotter.build(
-            platform: platform,
-            darwinArch: iosArch,
-            buildMode: buildMode,
-            mainPath: kernelOut,
-            packagesPath: PackageMap.globalPackagesPath,
-            outputPath: outputPath,
-            extraGenSnapshotOptions: extraGenSnapshotOptions,
-            bitcode: bitcode,
-            quiet: quiet,
-          ).then<int>((int buildExitCode) {
-            return buildExitCode;
-          });
-        });
-
-        // Merge arch-specific App.frameworks into a multi-arch App.framework.
-        if ((await Future.wait<int>(exitCodes.values)).every((int buildExitCode) => buildExitCode == 0)) {
-          final Iterable<String> dylibs = iosBuilds.values.map<String>(
-              (String outputDir) => globals.fs.path.join(outputDir, 'App.framework', 'App'));
-          globals.fs.directory(globals.fs.path.join(outputPath, 'App.framework'))..createSync();
-          await processUtils.run(
-            <String>[
-              'lipo',
-              ...dylibs,
-              '-create',
-              '-output', globals.fs.path.join(outputPath, 'App.framework', 'App'),
-            ],
-            throwOnError: true,
-          );
-        } else {
-          status?.cancel();
-          exitCodes.forEach((DarwinArch iosArch, Future<int> exitCodeFuture) async {
-            final int buildExitCode = await exitCodeFuture;
-            globals.printError('Snapshotting ($iosArch) exited with non-zero exit code: $buildExitCode');
-          });
-        }
-      } else {
-        // Android AOT snapshot.
-        final int snapshotExitCode = await snapshotter.build(
-          platform: platform,
-          buildMode: buildMode,
-          mainPath: kernelOut,
-          packagesPath: PackageMap.globalPackagesPath,
-          outputPath: outputPath,
-          extraGenSnapshotOptions: extraGenSnapshotOptions,
-          bitcode: false,
-        );
-        if (snapshotExitCode != 0) {
-          status?.cancel();
-          throwToolExit('Snapshotting exited with non-zero exit code: $snapshotExitCode');
-        }
-      }
-    } on ProcessException catch (error) {
-      // Catch the String exceptions thrown from the `runSync` methods below.
-      status?.cancel();
-      globals.printError(error.toString());
-      return;
-    }
-    status?.stop();
-
-    if (outputPath == null) {
-      throwToolExit(null);
-    }
-
-    final String builtMessage = 'Built to $outputPath${globals.fs.path.separator}.';
-    if (quiet) {
-      globals.printTrace(builtMessage);
-    } else {
-      globals.printStatus(builtMessage);
-    }
-    return;
+    throwToolExit('"flutter build aot" does not support configuration: $platform/$buildMode.');
   }
 
   bool _canUseAssemble(TargetPlatform targetPlatform) {