diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
index 10d7f34fa07..f0275e92c0e 100755
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
@@ -1733,31 +1733,6 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
-  testUsingContext(
-    'invokes pub online when offline not requested',
-    () async {
-      Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
-
-      final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
-      final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-
-      await runner.run(<String>['create', '--pub', projectDir.path]);
-      expect(loggingProcessManager.commands.first, contains(matches(r'dart-sdk[\\/]bin[\\/]dart')));
-      expect(loggingProcessManager.commands.first, isNot(contains('--offline')));
-    },
-    overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-      ProcessManager: () => loggingProcessManager,
-      Pub: () => Pub(
-        fileSystem: globals.fs,
-        logger: globals.logger,
-        processManager: globals.processManager,
-        usage: globals.flutterUsage,
-        botDetector: globals.botDetector,
-        platform: globals.platform,
-      ),
-    },
-  );
-
   testUsingContext('can create a sample-based project', () async {
     await _createAndAnalyzeProject(
       projectDir,