diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
index dfc581300f..0bcc9a5941 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/run.dart
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ abstract class RunCommandBase extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopment
 
   /// Create a debugging options instance for the current `run` or `drive` invocation.
   Future<DebuggingOptions> createDebuggingOptions(bool webMode) async {
-    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo(updateWebDefines: webMode);
+    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo();
     final int browserDebugPort = featureFlags.isWebEnabled && argResults.wasParsed('web-browser-debug-port')
       ? int.parse(stringArg('web-browser-debug-port'))
       : null;
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
       }
     }
 
-    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo(updateWebDefines: webMode);
+    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo();
     final String modeName = buildInfo.modeName;
     return <CustomDimensions, String>{
       CustomDimensions.commandRunIsEmulator: '$isEmulator',
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class RunCommand extends RunCommandBase {
   Future<FlutterCommandResult> runCommand() async {
     // Enable hot mode by default if `--no-hot` was not passed and we are in
     // debug mode.
-    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo(updateWebDefines: webMode);
+    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo();
     final bool hotMode = shouldUseHotMode(buildInfo);
     final String applicationBinaryPath = stringArg('use-application-binary');
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
index eab1b11b7e..eee8df5a2d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ abstract class FlutterCommand extends Command<void> {
   ///
   /// Throws a [ToolExit] if the current set of options is not compatible with
   /// each other.
-  Future<BuildInfo> getBuildInfo({ BuildMode forcedBuildMode, bool updateWebDefines = true }) async {
+  Future<BuildInfo> getBuildInfo({ BuildMode forcedBuildMode }) async {
     final bool trackWidgetCreation = argParser.options.containsKey('track-widget-creation') &&
       boolArg('track-widget-creation');
 
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ abstract class FlutterCommand extends Command<void> {
         ? stringsArg(FlutterOptions.kDartDefinesOption)
         : <String>[];
 
-    if (argParser.options.containsKey('web-renderer') && updateWebDefines) {
+    if (argParser.options.containsKey('web-renderer')) {
       dartDefines = updateDartDefines(dartDefines, stringArg('web-renderer'));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
index c04da99127..54d64f92b3 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/user_messages.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/commands/run.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/convert.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/device.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/globals.dart' as globals;
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
@@ -394,66 +393,6 @@ void main() {
         ProcessManager: () => mockProcessManager,
         Usage: () => usage,
       });
-
-      testUsingContext('No web renderer options are added to non web device', () async {
-        final FakeApplicationPackageFactory applicationPackageFactory = ApplicationPackageFactory.instance as FakeApplicationPackageFactory;
-        final RunCommand command = RunCommand();
-        final MockDevice mockDevice = MockDevice(TargetPlatform.ios);
-        when(mockDevice.supportsRuntimeMode(any)).thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) => true);
-        when(mockDevice.isLocalEmulator).thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) => Future<bool>.value(false));
-        when(mockDevice.getLogReader(app: anyNamed('app'))).thenReturn(FakeDeviceLogReader());
-        when(mockDevice.supportsFastStart).thenReturn(true);
-        when(mockDevice.sdkNameAndVersion).thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) => Future<String>.value('iOS 13'));
-        applicationPackageFactory.package = PrebuiltIOSApp(projectBundleId: 'test');
-
-        DebuggingOptions debuggingOptions;
-
-        when(mockDevice.startApp(
-          any,
-          mainPath: anyNamed('mainPath'),
-          debuggingOptions: anyNamed('debuggingOptions'),
-          platformArgs: anyNamed('platformArgs'),
-          route: anyNamed('route'),
-          prebuiltApplication: anyNamed('prebuiltApplication'),
-          ipv6: anyNamed('ipv6'),
-          userIdentifier: anyNamed('userIdentifier'),
-        )).thenAnswer((Invocation invocation) {
-          debuggingOptions = invocation.namedArguments[#debuggingOptions] as DebuggingOptions;
-          return Future<LaunchResult>.value(LaunchResult.failed());
-        });
-
-        when(mockDeviceManager.getDevices()).thenAnswer(
-          (Invocation invocation) => Future<List<Device>>.value(<Device>[mockDevice])
-        );
-
-        when(mockDeviceManager.findTargetDevices(any, timeout: anyNamed('timeout'))).thenAnswer(
-          (Invocation invocation) => Future<List<Device>>.value(<Device>[mockDevice])
-        );
-
-        final Directory tempDir = globals.fs.systemTempDirectory.createTempSync('flutter_run_test.');
-        tempDir.childDirectory('ios').childFile('AppDelegate.swift').createSync(recursive: true);
-        tempDir.childFile('.dart_tool/package_config')
-          ..createSync(recursive: true)
-          ..writeAsStringSync(json.encode(<String, Object>{'configVersion': 2, 'packages': <Object>[]}));
-        tempDir.childDirectory('lib').childFile('main.dart').createSync(recursive: true);
-        tempDir.childFile('pubspec.yaml').writeAsStringSync('name: test');
-        globals.fs.currentDirectory = tempDir;
-
-        await expectToolExitLater(createTestCommandRunner(command).run(<String>[
-          'run',
-          '--no-pub',
-          '--no-hot',
-        ]), isNull);
-        // No web renderer options are added.
-        expect(debuggingOptions.buildInfo.dartDefines, isEmpty);
-      }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-        Artifacts: () => artifacts,
-        Cache: () => mockCache,
-        DeviceManager: () => mockDeviceManager,
-        FileSystem: () => fs,
-        ProcessManager: () => mockProcessManager,
-        ApplicationPackageFactory: () => FakeApplicationPackageFactory(),
-      });
     });
 
     testUsingContext('should only request artifacts corresponding to connected devices', () async {