diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_builder.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_builder.dart
index 5cc088057a..5efe7e6f92 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_builder.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import '../lib/src/base/io.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/logger.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/os.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/platform.dart';
-import '../lib/src/base/terminal.dart';
 import '../lib/src/cache.dart';
 import '../lib/src/disabled_usage.dart';
 import '../lib/src/flx.dart';
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ Future<Null> main(List<String> args) async {
     context.putIfAbsent(Platform, () => const LocalPlatform());
     context.putIfAbsent(FileSystem, () => const LocalFileSystem());
     context.putIfAbsent(ProcessManager, () => const LocalProcessManager());
-    context.putIfAbsent(AnsiTerminal, () => new AnsiTerminal());
     context.putIfAbsent(Logger, () => new StdoutLogger());
     context.putIfAbsent(Cache, () => new Cache());
     context.putIfAbsent(Config, () => new Config());
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_tester.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_tester.dart
index be84f061b0..3c711668d3 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_tester.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/fuchsia_tester.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import '../lib/src/base/io.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/logger.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/os.dart';
 import '../lib/src/base/platform.dart';
-import '../lib/src/base/terminal.dart';
 import '../lib/src/cache.dart';
 import '../lib/src/dart/package_map.dart';
 import '../lib/src/disabled_usage.dart';
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ Future<Null> main(List<String> args) async {
     context.putIfAbsent(Platform, () => const LocalPlatform());
     context.putIfAbsent(FileSystem, () => const LocalFileSystem());
     context.putIfAbsent(ProcessManager, () => const LocalProcessManager());
-    context.putIfAbsent(AnsiTerminal, () => new AnsiTerminal());
     context.putIfAbsent(Logger, () => new StdoutLogger());
     context.putIfAbsent(Cache, () => new Cache());
     context.putIfAbsent(Config, () => new Config());
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/runner.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/runner.dart
index eb48b7e094..e2045785b7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/runner.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/runner.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import 'src/base/io.dart';
 import 'src/base/logger.dart';
 import 'src/base/platform.dart';
 import 'src/base/process.dart';
-import 'src/base/terminal.dart';
 import 'src/base/utils.dart';
 import 'src/cache.dart';
 import 'src/crash_reporting.dart';
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ Future<int> run(
     context.putIfAbsent(Platform, () => const LocalPlatform());
     context.putIfAbsent(FileSystem, () => const LocalFileSystem());
     context.putIfAbsent(ProcessManager, () => const LocalProcessManager());
-    context.putIfAbsent(AnsiTerminal, () => new AnsiTerminal());
     context.putIfAbsent(Logger, () => platform.isWindows ? new WindowsStdoutLogger() : new StdoutLogger());
     context.putIfAbsent(Config, () => new Config());
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/terminal.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/terminal.dart
index a3fb027cff..f777c90da4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/terminal.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/terminal.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import 'platform.dart';
 final AnsiTerminal _kAnsiTerminal = new AnsiTerminal();
 
 AnsiTerminal get terminal {
-  return context == null
+  return (context == null || context[AnsiTerminal] == null)
       ? _kAnsiTerminal
       : context[AnsiTerminal];
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/context.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/context.dart
index 487bbfe27a..3c5fe1be66 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/context.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/context.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/os.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/platform.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/port_scanner.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/terminal.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/devfs.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/device.dart';
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ typedef void ContextInitializer(AppContext testContext);
 
 void _defaultInitializeContext(AppContext testContext) {
   testContext
-    ..putIfAbsent(AnsiTerminal, () => new AnsiTerminal())
     ..putIfAbsent(DeviceManager, () => new MockDeviceManager())
     ..putIfAbsent(DevFSConfig, () => new DevFSConfig())
     ..putIfAbsent(Doctor, () => new MockDoctor())