diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/repository.dart b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/repository.dart
index bac53f4baf..99d64b9a60 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/repository.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/repository.dart
@@ -418,50 +418,6 @@ abstract class Repository {
     return exitcode == 0;
   }
 
-  /// Determines if a commit will cherry-pick to current HEAD without conflict.
-  Future<bool> canCherryPick(String commit) async {
-    assert(
-      await gitCheckoutClean(),
-      'cannot cherry-pick because git checkout ${(await checkoutDirectory).path} is not clean',
-    );
-
-    final int exitcode = await git.run(
-      <String>['cherry-pick', '--no-commit', commit],
-      'attempt to cherry-pick $commit without committing',
-      allowNonZeroExitCode: true,
-      workingDirectory: (await checkoutDirectory).path,
-    );
-
-    final bool result = exitcode == 0;
-
-    if (result == false) {
-      stdio.printError(await git.getOutput(
-        <String>['diff'],
-        'get diff of failed cherry-pick',
-        workingDirectory: (await checkoutDirectory).path,
-      ));
-    }
-
-    await reset('HEAD');
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  /// Cherry-pick a [commit] to the current HEAD.
-  ///
-  /// This method will throw a [GitException] if the command fails.
-  Future<void> cherryPick(String commit) async {
-    assert(
-      await gitCheckoutClean(),
-      'cannot cherry-pick because git checkout ${(await checkoutDirectory).path} is not clean',
-    );
-
-    await git.run(
-      <String>['cherry-pick', commit],
-      'cherry-pick $commit',
-      workingDirectory: (await checkoutDirectory).path,
-    );
-  }
-
   /// Resets repository HEAD to [ref].
   Future<void> reset(String ref) async {
     await git.run(
@@ -825,12 +781,6 @@ class HostFrameworkRepository extends FrameworkRepository {
         'checkout not implemented for the host repository');
   }
 
-  @override
-  Future<String> cherryPick(String commit) async {
-    throw ConductorException(
-        'cherryPick not implemented for the host repository');
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<String> reset(String ref) async {
     throw ConductorException('reset not implemented for the host repository');
diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/start.dart b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/start.dart
index d96c30ec81..90cdbd538d 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/start.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/lib/src/start.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import 'version.dart';
 
 const String kCandidateOption = 'candidate-branch';
 const String kDartRevisionOption = 'dart-revision';
-const String kEngineCherrypicksOption = 'engine-cherrypicks';
 const String kEngineUpstreamOption = 'engine-upstream';
-const String kFrameworkCherrypicksOption = 'framework-cherrypicks';
 const String kFrameworkMirrorOption = 'framework-mirror';
 const String kFrameworkUpstreamOption = 'framework-upstream';
 const String kEngineMirrorOption = 'engine-mirror';
@@ -80,16 +78,6 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       defaultsTo: defaultPath,
       help: 'Path to persistent state file. Defaults to $defaultPath',
     );
-    argParser.addMultiOption(
-      kEngineCherrypicksOption,
-      help: 'Engine cherrypick hashes to be applied.',
-      defaultsTo: <String>[],
-    );
-    argParser.addMultiOption(
-      kFrameworkCherrypicksOption,
-      help: 'Framework cherrypick hashes to be applied.',
-      defaultsTo: <String>[],
-    );
     argParser.addOption(
       kDartRevisionOption,
       help: 'New Dart revision to cherrypick.',
@@ -161,16 +149,6 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       argumentResults,
       platform.environment,
     )!;
-    final List<String> frameworkCherrypickRevisions = getValuesFromEnvOrArgs(
-      kFrameworkCherrypicksOption,
-      argumentResults,
-      platform.environment,
-    );
-    final List<String> engineCherrypickRevisions = getValuesFromEnvOrArgs(
-      kEngineCherrypicksOption,
-      argumentResults,
-      platform.environment,
-    );
     final String? dartRevision = getValueFromEnvOrArgs(
       kDartRevisionOption,
       argumentResults,
@@ -201,11 +179,9 @@ class StartCommand extends Command<void> {
       candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
       checkouts: checkouts,
       dartRevision: dartRevision,
-      engineCherrypickRevisions: engineCherrypickRevisions,
       engineMirror: engineMirror,
       engineUpstream: engineUpstream,
       conductorVersion: conductorVersion,
-      frameworkCherrypickRevisions: frameworkCherrypickRevisions,
       frameworkMirror: frameworkMirror,
       frameworkUpstream: frameworkUpstream,
       processManager: processManager,
@@ -226,10 +202,8 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
   StartContext({
     required this.candidateBranch,
     required this.dartRevision,
-    required this.engineCherrypickRevisions,
     required this.engineMirror,
     required this.engineUpstream,
-    required this.frameworkCherrypickRevisions,
     required this.frameworkMirror,
     required this.frameworkUpstream,
     required this.conductorVersion,
@@ -268,10 +242,8 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
 
   final String candidateBranch;
   final String? dartRevision;
-  final List<String> engineCherrypickRevisions;
   final String engineMirror;
   final String engineUpstream;
-  final List<String> frameworkCherrypickRevisions;
   final String frameworkMirror;
   final String frameworkUpstream;
   final String conductorVersion;
@@ -336,31 +308,7 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
       await engine.updateDartRevision(dartRevision!);
       await engine.commit('Update Dart SDK to $dartRevision', addFirst: true);
     }
-    final List<pb.Cherrypick> engineCherrypicks = (await _sortCherrypicks(
-      repository: engine,
-      cherrypicks: engineCherrypickRevisions,
-      upstreamRef: EngineRepository.defaultBranch,
-      releaseRef: candidateBranch,
-    ))
-        .map((String revision) => pb.Cherrypick(
-              trunkRevision: revision,
-              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
-            ))
-        .toList();
 
-    for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in engineCherrypicks) {
-      final String revision = cherrypick.trunkRevision;
-      final bool success = await engine.canCherryPick(revision);
-      stdio.printTrace(
-        'Attempt to cherrypick $revision ${success ? 'succeeded' : 'failed'}',
-      );
-      if (success) {
-        await engine.cherryPick(revision);
-        cherrypick.state = pb.CherrypickState.COMPLETED;
-      } else {
-        cherrypick.state = pb.CherrypickState.PENDING_WITH_CONFLICT;
-      }
-    }
     final String engineHead = await engine.reverseParse('HEAD');
     state.engine = pb.Repository(
       candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
@@ -368,38 +316,12 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
       startingGitHead: engineHead,
       currentGitHead: engineHead,
       checkoutPath: (await engine.checkoutDirectory).path,
-      cherrypicks: engineCherrypicks,
       dartRevision: dartRevision,
       upstream: pb.Remote(name: 'upstream', url: engine.upstreamRemote.url),
       mirror: pb.Remote(name: 'mirror', url: engine.mirrorRemote!.url),
     );
 
     await framework.newBranch(workingBranchName);
-    final List<pb.Cherrypick> frameworkCherrypicks = (await _sortCherrypicks(
-      repository: framework,
-      cherrypicks: frameworkCherrypickRevisions,
-      upstreamRef: FrameworkRepository.defaultBranch,
-      releaseRef: candidateBranch,
-    ))
-        .map((String revision) => pb.Cherrypick(
-              trunkRevision: revision,
-              state: pb.CherrypickState.PENDING,
-            ))
-        .toList();
-
-    for (final pb.Cherrypick cherrypick in frameworkCherrypicks) {
-      final String revision = cherrypick.trunkRevision;
-      final bool success = await framework.canCherryPick(revision);
-      stdio.printTrace(
-        'Attempt to cherrypick $cherrypick ${success ? 'succeeded' : 'failed'}',
-      );
-      if (success) {
-        await framework.cherryPick(revision);
-        cherrypick.state = pb.CherrypickState.COMPLETED;
-      } else {
-        cherrypick.state = pb.CherrypickState.PENDING_WITH_CONFLICT;
-      }
-    }
 
     // Get framework version
     final Version lastVersion = Version.fromString(await framework.getFullTag(
@@ -446,7 +368,6 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
       startingGitHead: frameworkHead,
       currentGitHead: frameworkHead,
       checkoutPath: (await framework.checkoutDirectory).path,
-      cherrypicks: frameworkCherrypicks,
       upstream: pb.Remote(name: 'upstream', url: framework.upstreamRemote.url),
       mirror: pb.Remote(name: 'mirror', url: framework.mirrorRemote!.url),
     );
@@ -530,74 +451,4 @@ class StartContext extends Context {
     stdio.printStatus('The actual release will be version $nextVersion.');
     return nextVersion;
   }
-
-  // To minimize merge conflicts, sort the commits by rev-list order.
-  Future<List<String>> _sortCherrypicks({
-    required Repository repository,
-    required List<String> cherrypicks,
-    required String upstreamRef,
-    required String releaseRef,
-  }) async {
-    if (cherrypicks.isEmpty) {
-      return cherrypicks;
-    }
-
-    // Input cherrypick hashes that failed to be parsed by git.
-    final List<String> unknownCherrypicks = <String>[];
-    // Full 40-char hashes parsed by git.
-    final List<String> validatedCherrypicks = <String>[];
-    // Final, validated, sorted list of cherrypicks to be applied.
-    final List<String> sortedCherrypicks = <String>[];
-    for (final String cherrypick in cherrypicks) {
-      try {
-        final String fullRef = await repository.reverseParse(cherrypick);
-        validatedCherrypicks.add(fullRef);
-      } on GitException {
-        // Catch this exception so that we can validate the rest.
-        unknownCherrypicks.add(cherrypick);
-      }
-    }
-
-    final String branchPoint = await repository.branchPoint(
-      '${repository.upstreamRemote.name}/$upstreamRef',
-      '${repository.upstreamRemote.name}/$releaseRef',
-    );
-
-    // `git rev-list` returns newest first, so reverse this list
-    final List<String> upstreamRevlist = (await repository.revList(<String>[
-      '--ancestry-path',
-      '$branchPoint..$upstreamRef',
-    ]))
-        .reversed
-        .toList();
-
-    stdio.printStatus('upstreamRevList:\n${upstreamRevlist.join('\n')}\n');
-    stdio.printStatus(
-        'validatedCherrypicks:\n${validatedCherrypicks.join('\n')}\n');
-    for (final String upstreamRevision in upstreamRevlist) {
-      if (validatedCherrypicks.contains(upstreamRevision)) {
-        validatedCherrypicks.remove(upstreamRevision);
-        sortedCherrypicks.add(upstreamRevision);
-        if (unknownCherrypicks.isEmpty && validatedCherrypicks.isEmpty) {
-          return sortedCherrypicks;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // We were given input cherrypicks that were not present in the upstream
-    // rev-list
-    stdio.printError(
-      'The following ${repository.name} cherrypicks were not found in the '
-      'upstream $upstreamRef branch:',
-    );
-    for (final String cp in <String>[
-      ...validatedCherrypicks,
-      ...unknownCherrypicks
-    ]) {
-      stdio.printError('\t$cp');
-    }
-    throw ConductorException(
-      '${validatedCherrypicks.length + unknownCherrypicks.length} unknown cherrypicks provided!',
-    );
-  }
 }
diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/test/repository_test.dart b/dev/conductor/core/test/repository_test.dart
index c7b508483c..bcddb514ba 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/test/repository_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/test/repository_test.dart
@@ -31,161 +31,6 @@ void main() {
       stdio = TestStdio();
     });
 
-    test('canCherryPick returns true if git cherry-pick returns 0', () async {
-      processManager.addCommands(<FakeCommand>[
-        FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'clone',
-          '--origin',
-          'upstream',
-          '--',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream,
-          fileSystem.path
-              .join(rootDir, 'flutter_conductor_checkouts', 'framework'),
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'checkout',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultBranch,
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'rev-parse',
-          'HEAD',
-        ], stdout: revision),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'status',
-          '--porcelain',
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'cherry-pick',
-          '--no-commit',
-          revision,
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'reset',
-          'HEAD',
-          '--hard',
-        ]),
-      ]);
-      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
-        fileSystem: fileSystem,
-        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(rootDir),
-        platform: platform,
-        processManager: processManager,
-        stdio: stdio,
-      );
-      final Repository repository = FrameworkRepository(checkouts);
-      expect(await repository.canCherryPick(revision), true);
-    });
-
-    test('canCherryPick returns false if git cherry-pick returns non-zero', () async {
-      const String commit = 'abc123';
-
-      processManager.addCommands(<FakeCommand>[
-        FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'clone',
-          '--origin',
-          'upstream',
-          '--',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream,
-          fileSystem.path
-              .join(rootDir, 'flutter_conductor_checkouts', 'framework'),
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'checkout',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultBranch,
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'rev-parse',
-          'HEAD',
-        ], stdout: commit),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'status',
-          '--porcelain',
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'cherry-pick',
-          '--no-commit',
-          commit,
-        ], exitCode: 1),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'diff',
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'reset',
-          'HEAD',
-          '--hard',
-        ]),
-      ]);
-      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
-        fileSystem: fileSystem,
-        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(rootDir),
-        platform: platform,
-        processManager: processManager,
-        stdio: stdio,
-      );
-      final Repository repository = FrameworkRepository(checkouts);
-      expect(await repository.canCherryPick(commit), false);
-    });
-
-    test('cherryPick() applies the commit', () async {
-      const String commit = 'abc123';
-
-      processManager.addCommands(<FakeCommand>[
-        FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'clone',
-          '--origin',
-          'upstream',
-          '--',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream,
-          fileSystem.path
-              .join(rootDir, 'flutter_conductor_checkouts', 'framework'),
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'checkout',
-          FrameworkRepository.defaultBranch,
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'rev-parse',
-          'HEAD',
-        ], stdout: commit),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'status',
-          '--porcelain',
-        ]),
-        const FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-          'git',
-          'cherry-pick',
-          commit,
-        ]),
-      ]);
-      final Checkouts checkouts = Checkouts(
-        fileSystem: fileSystem,
-        parentDirectory: fileSystem.directory(rootDir),
-        platform: platform,
-        processManager: processManager,
-        stdio: stdio,
-      );
-      final Repository repository = FrameworkRepository(checkouts);
-      await repository.cherryPick(commit);
-      expect(processManager.hasRemainingExpectations, false);
-    });
-
     test('updateDartRevision() updates the DEPS file', () async {
       const String previousDartRevision = '171876a4e6cf56ee6da1f97d203926bd7afda7ef';
       const String nextDartRevision = 'f6c91128be6b77aef8351e1e3a9d07c85bc2e46e';
diff --git a/dev/conductor/core/test/start_test.dart b/dev/conductor/core/test/start_test.dart
index d1d9d3cd4e..5c482aece3 100644
--- a/dev/conductor/core/test/start_test.dart
+++ b/dev/conductor/core/test/start_test.dart
@@ -1143,10 +1143,8 @@ void main() {
         candidateBranch: candidateBranch,
         checkouts: checkouts,
         dartRevision: nextDartRevision,
-        engineCherrypickRevisions: <String>[],
         engineMirror: engineMirror,
         engineUpstream: EngineRepository.defaultUpstream,
-        frameworkCherrypickRevisions: <String>[],
         frameworkMirror: frameworkMirror,
         frameworkUpstream: FrameworkRepository.defaultUpstream,
         releaseChannel: releaseChannel,