diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
index 3db880b0345..e9524f32916 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ abstract class Pub {
     bool offline = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
-    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   });
 
   /// Runs pub in 'batch' mode.
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ abstract class Pub {
     bool showTraceForErrors,
   });
 
+
   /// Runs pub in 'interactive' mode.
   ///
   /// directly piping the stdin stream of this process to that of pub, and the
@@ -164,33 +164,12 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
     bool offline = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
-    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   }) async {
     directory ??= _fileSystem.currentDirectory.path;
     final File packageConfigFile = _fileSystem.file(
       _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'package_config.json'));
     final Directory generatedDirectory = _fileSystem.directory(
       _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'flutter_gen'));
-    final File lastVersion = _fileSystem.file(
-      _fileSystem.path.join(directory, '.dart_tool', 'version'));
-    final File currentVersion = _fileSystem.file(
-      _fileSystem.path.join(Cache.flutterRoot, 'version'));
-    final File pubspecYaml = _fileSystem.file(
-      _fileSystem.path.join(directory, 'pubspec.yaml'));
-
-    // If the pubspec.yaml is older than the package config file and the last
-    // flutter version used is the same as the current version skip pub get.
-    // This will incorrectly skip pub on the master branch if dependencies
-    // are being added/removed from the flutter framework packages, but this
-    // can be worked around by manually running pub.
-    if (checkUpToDate &&
-        packageConfigFile.existsSync() &&
-        pubspecYaml.lastModifiedSync().isBefore(packageConfigFile.lastModifiedSync()) &&
-        lastVersion.existsSync() &&
-        lastVersion.readAsStringSync() == currentVersion.readAsStringSync()) {
-      _logger.printTrace('Skipping pub get: version match.');
-      return;
-    }
 
     final String command = upgrade ? 'upgrade' : 'get';
     final Status status = _logger.startProgress(
@@ -228,7 +207,6 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
     if (!packageConfigFile.existsSync()) {
       throwToolExit('$directory: pub did not create .dart_tools/package_config.json file.');
     }
-    lastVersion.writeAsStringSync(currentVersion.readAsStringSync());
     await _updatePackageConfig(
       packageConfigFile,
       generatedDirectory,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
index fda23a8e8ac..243c03e4bef 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
@@ -1061,7 +1061,6 @@ abstract class FlutterCommand extends Command<void> {
       await pub.get(
         context: PubContext.getVerifyContext(name),
         generateSyntheticPackage: project.manifest.generateSyntheticPackage,
-        checkUpToDate: true,
       );
       await project.regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling();
     }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
index 89f35cfa949..6919771558c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/dart/pub_get_test.dart
@@ -30,187 +30,6 @@ void main() {
     MockDirectory.findCache = false;
   });
 
-  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate skips pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
-    'and the current framework version is the same as the last version', () async {
-    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[]);
-    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-
-    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('a');
-    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('a');
-
-    final Pub pub = Pub(
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: logger,
-      processManager: processManager,
-      usage: MockUsage(),
-      platform: FakePlatform(
-        environment: const <String, String>{},
-      ),
-      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
-    );
-
-    await pub.get(
-      context: PubContext.pubGet,
-      checkUpToDate: true,
-    );
-
-    expect(logger.traceText, contains('Skipping pub get: version match.'));
-  });
-
-  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
-    'but the current framework version is not the same as the last version', () async {
-    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
-      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
-        '--verbosity=warning',
-        'get',
-        '--no-precompile',
-      ])
-    ]);
-    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-
-    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').writeAsStringSync('a');
-    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
-
-    final Pub pub = Pub(
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: logger,
-      processManager: processManager,
-      usage: MockUsage(),
-      platform: FakePlatform(
-        environment: const <String, String>{},
-      ),
-      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
-    );
-
-    await pub.get(
-      context: PubContext.pubGet,
-      checkUpToDate: true,
-    );
-
-    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
-    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
-  });
-
-  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is newer than the pubspec '
-    'but the current framework version does not exist yet', () async {
-    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
-      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
-        '--verbosity=warning',
-        'get',
-        '--no-precompile',
-      ])
-    ]);
-    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-
-    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
-    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
-
-    final Pub pub = Pub(
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: logger,
-      processManager: processManager,
-      usage: MockUsage(),
-      platform: FakePlatform(
-        environment: const <String, String>{},
-      ),
-      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
-    );
-
-    await pub.get(
-      context: PubContext.pubGet,
-      checkUpToDate: true,
-    );
-
-    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
-    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
-  });
-
-  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config does not exist', () async {
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
-      FakeCommand(command: const <String>[
-        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
-        '--verbosity=warning',
-        'get',
-        '--no-precompile',
-      ], onRun: () {
-        fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json').createSync(recursive: true);
-      })
-    ]);
-    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
-
-    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
-    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
-
-    final Pub pub = Pub(
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: logger,
-      processManager: processManager,
-      usage: MockUsage(),
-      platform: FakePlatform(
-        environment: const <String, String>{},
-      ),
-      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
-    );
-
-    await pub.get(
-      context: PubContext.pubGet,
-      checkUpToDate: true,
-    );
-
-    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
-    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
-  });
-
-
-  testWithoutContext('checkUpToDate does not skip pub get if the package config is older that the pubspec', () async {
-    final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
-      const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-        'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/pub',
-        '--verbosity=warning',
-        'get',
-        '--no-precompile',
-      ])
-    ]);
-    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
-    final MemoryFileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
-
-    fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
-    fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
-      ..createSync(recursive: true)
-      ..setLastModifiedSync(DateTime(1991));
-    fileSystem.file('version').writeAsStringSync('b');
-
-    final Pub pub = Pub(
-      fileSystem: fileSystem,
-      logger: logger,
-      processManager: processManager,
-      usage: MockUsage(),
-      platform: FakePlatform(
-        environment: const <String, String>{},
-      ),
-      botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo(),
-    );
-
-    await pub.get(
-      context: PubContext.pubGet,
-      checkUpToDate: true,
-    );
-
-    expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
-    expect(fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/version').readAsStringSync(), 'b');
-  });
-
   testWithoutContext('pub get 69', () async {
     String error;
 
@@ -390,7 +209,6 @@ void main() {
         }
       ),
     );
-    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
@@ -419,7 +237,6 @@ void main() {
         }
       ),
     );
-    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').createSync();
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
@@ -560,7 +377,6 @@ void main() {
       botDetector: const BotDetectorAlwaysNo()
     );
 
-    fileSystem.file('version').createSync();
     // the good scenario: .packages is old, pub updates the file.
     fileSystem.file('.dart_tool/package_config.json')
       ..createSync(recursive: true)
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
index 41a150905a6..36656870f3b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/throwing_pub.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ThrowingPub implements Pub {
     bool skipPubspecYamlCheck = false,
     bool generateSyntheticPackage = false,
     String flutterRootOverride,
-    bool checkUpToDate = false,
   }) {
     throw UnsupportedError('Attempted to invoke pub during test.');
   }