diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 2ad8b4d5e78..d296c28232a 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ _full_sdk_snapshots = [
     "pub",
     "../utils/pub",
   ],
-  [
-    "frontend_server",
-    "../utils/kernel-service:frontend_server",
-  ],
 ]
 if (include_dart2native && dart_target_arch != "ia32") {
   _full_sdk_snapshots += [ [
diff --git a/sdk_nnbd/BUILD.gn b/sdk_nnbd/BUILD.gn
index 2ad8b4d5e78..d296c28232a 100644
--- a/sdk_nnbd/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk_nnbd/BUILD.gn
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ _full_sdk_snapshots = [
     "pub",
     "../utils/pub",
   ],
-  [
-    "frontend_server",
-    "../utils/kernel-service:frontend_server",
-  ],
 ]
 if (include_dart2native && dart_target_arch != "ia32") {
   _full_sdk_snapshots += [ [
diff --git a/utils/kernel-service/BUILD.gn b/utils/kernel-service/BUILD.gn
index a7ecae8d473..4e21d0dcc9f 100644
--- a/utils/kernel-service/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/kernel-service/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,19 +59,7 @@ application_snapshot("frontend_server") {
     "--platform=$sdk_root/vm_platform_strong.dill",
     rebase_path(main_dart),
   ]
-  output = "$root_gen_dir/frontend_server.dart.snapshot"
-}
-
-copy("copy_frontend_server") {
-  deps = [
-    ":frontend_server",
-  ]
-  sources = [
-    "$root_gen_dir/frontend_server.dart.snapshot",
-  ]
-  outputs = [
-    "$root_out_dir/frontend_server.dart.snapshot",
-  ]
+  output = "$root_out_dir/frontend_server.dart.snapshot"
 }
 
 template("kernel_service_dill") {