diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/globals.dart b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/globals.dart
index 5eb1541033..d705055f05 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/globals.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/globals.dart
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ final RegExp releaseCandidateBranchRegex = RegExp(
   r'flutter-(\d+)\.(\d+)-candidate\.(\d+)',
 );
 
-/// Whether all releases published to the beta channel should be mirrored to
-/// dev.
-const bool kSynchronizeDevWithBeta = true;
-
 /// Cast a dynamic to String and trim.
 String stdoutToString(dynamic input) {
   final String str = input as String;
diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/next.dart b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/next.dart
index 8f5c3e7225..8a3f606198 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/next.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/next.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class NextCommand extends Command<void> {
   String get description => 'Proceed to the next release phase.';
 
   @override
-  Future<void> run() {
+  Future<void> run() async {
     final File stateFile = checkouts.fileSystem.file(argResults![kStateOption]);
     if (!stateFile.existsSync()) {
       throw ConductorException(
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class NextCommand extends Command<void> {
     }
     final pb.ConductorState state = state_import.readStateFromFile(stateFile);
 
-    return NextContext(
+    await NextContext(
       autoAccept: argResults![kYesFlag] as bool,
       checkouts: checkouts,
       force: argResults![kForceFlag] as bool,
@@ -302,37 +302,31 @@ class NextContext extends Context {
             previousCheckoutLocation: state.framework.checkoutPath,
         );
         final String headRevision = await framework.reverseParse('HEAD');
-        final List<String> releaseRefs = <String>[state.releaseChannel];
-        if (kSynchronizeDevWithBeta && state.releaseChannel == 'beta') {
-          releaseRefs.add('dev');
-        }
-        for (final String releaseRef in releaseRefs) {
-          if (autoAccept == false) {
-            // dryRun: true means print out git command
-            await framework.pushRef(
+        if (autoAccept == false) {
+          // dryRun: true means print out git command
+          await framework.pushRef(
               fromRef: headRevision,
-              toRef: releaseRef,
+              toRef: state.releaseChannel,
               remote: state.framework.upstream.url,
               force: force,
               dryRun: true,
-            );
+          );
 
-            final bool response = await prompt(
-              'Are you ready to publish version ${state.releaseVersion} to $releaseRef?',
-            );
-            if (!response) {
-              stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
-              updateState(state, stdio.logs);
-              return;
-            }
+          final bool response = await prompt(
+            'Are you ready to publish version ${state.releaseVersion} to ${state.releaseChannel}?',
+          );
+          if (!response) {
+            stdio.printError('Aborting command.');
+            updateState(state, stdio.logs);
+            return;
           }
-          await framework.pushRef(
+        }
+        await framework.pushRef(
             fromRef: headRevision,
-            toRef: releaseRef,
+            toRef: state.releaseChannel,
             remote: state.framework.upstream.url,
             force: force,
-          );
-        }
+        );
         break;
       case pb.ReleasePhase.VERIFY_RELEASE:
         stdio.printStatus(
diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/test/next_test.dart b/dev/conductor/core/test/next_test.dart
index 787b78505e..ce71835c5d 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/test/next_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/test/next_test.dart
@@ -943,8 +943,6 @@ void main() {
       });
 
       test('updates currentPhase if user responds yes', () async {
-        stdio.stdin.add('y');
-        // for kSynchronizeDevWithBeta
         stdio.stdin.add('y');
         final FakeProcessManager processManager = FakeProcessManager.list(<FakeCommand>[
           const FakeCommand(
@@ -960,10 +958,6 @@ void main() {
           const FakeCommand(
             command: <String>['git', 'push', FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream, '$revision1:$releaseChannel'],
           ),
-          // for kSynchronizeDevWithBeta
-          const FakeCommand(
-            command: <String>['git', 'push', FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream, '$revision1:dev'],
-          ),
         ]);
         writeStateToFile(
           fileSystem.file(stateFile),