diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/benchmark/perf/memory_tests.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/benchmark/perf/memory_tests.dart
index 2d9e01e86c4..7c8ac58f334 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/benchmark/perf/memory_tests.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/benchmark/perf/memory_tests.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class AnalysisServerMemoryUsageTest
 
   /**
    * The server is automatically started before every test.
-  */
+   */
   @override
   Future setUp({bool useCFE: false}) {
     onAnalysisErrors.listen((AnalysisErrorsParams params) {
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ class AnalysisServerMemoryUsageTest
       outOfTestExpect(serverConnected.isCompleted, isFalse);
       serverConnected.complete();
     });
-    return startServer(
-      servicesPort: vmServicePort,
-      cfe: useCFE,
-      checked: false,
-    ).then((_) {
+    return startServer(servicesPort: vmServicePort, cfe: useCFE).then((_) {
       server.listenToOutput(dispatchNotification);
       server.exitCode.then((_) {
         skipShutdown = true;
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/get_errors_nonStandard_sdk.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/get_errors_nonStandard_sdk.dart
index d992b668240..d58a04397cb 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/get_errors_nonStandard_sdk.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/get_errors_nonStandard_sdk.dart
@@ -70,14 +70,9 @@ class AnalysisDomainGetErrorsTest
   }
 
   @override
-  Future startServer(
-      {bool checked: true,
-      int diagnosticPort,
-      int servicesPort,
-      bool cfe: false}) {
+  Future startServer({int diagnosticPort, int servicesPort, bool cfe: false}) {
     String sdkPath = createNonStandardSdk();
     return server.start(
-        checked: checked,
         diagnosticPort: diagnosticPort,
         sdkPath: sdkPath,
         servicesPort: servicesPort,
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/highlights_test2.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/highlights_test2.dart
index 5f4a9c390e3..86e5917e333 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/highlights_test2.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/analysis/highlights_test2.dart
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ main() {
 @reflectiveTest
 class AnalysisHighlightsTest extends AbstractAnalysisServerIntegrationTest {
   Future startServer({
-    bool checked: true,
     int diagnosticPort,
     int servicesPort,
     bool cfe: false,
   }) {
     return server.start(
-        checked: checked,
         diagnosticPort: diagnosticPort,
         servicesPort: servicesPort,
         useAnalysisHighlight2: true,
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
index db7ff54f30d..97527b10e0b 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/integration/support/integration_tests.dart
@@ -263,13 +263,11 @@ abstract class AbstractAnalysisServerIntegrationTest
    * Start [server].
    */
   Future startServer({
-    bool checked: true,
     int diagnosticPort,
     int servicesPort,
     bool cfe: false,
   }) {
     return server.start(
-        checked: checked,
         diagnosticPort: diagnosticPort,
         servicesPort: servicesPort,
         useCFE: cfe || useCFE);
@@ -664,7 +662,6 @@ class Server {
    * to be used.
    */
   Future start({
-    bool checked: true,
     int diagnosticPort,
     String instrumentationLogFile,
     bool profileServer: false,
@@ -678,9 +675,28 @@ class Server {
     }
     _time.start();
     String dartBinary = Platform.executable;
-    String rootDir =
-        findRoot(Platform.script.toFilePath(windows: Platform.isWindows));
-    String serverPath = normalize(join(rootDir, 'bin', 'server.dart'));
+
+    // The integration tests run 3x faster when run from snapshots (you need to
+    // run test.py with --use-sdk).
+    final bool useSnapshot = true;
+    String serverPath;
+
+    if (useSnapshot) {
+      // Look for snapshots/analysis_server.dart.snapshot.
+      serverPath = normalize(join(dirname(Platform.resolvedExecutable),
+          'snapshots', 'analysis_server.dart.snapshot'));
+
+      if (!FileSystemEntity.isFileSync(serverPath)) {
+        // Look for dart-sdk/bin/snapshots/analysis_server.dart.snapshot.
+        serverPath = normalize(join(dirname(Platform.resolvedExecutable),
+            'dart-sdk', 'bin', 'snapshots', 'analysis_server.dart.snapshot'));
+      }
+    } else {
+      String rootDir =
+          findRoot(Platform.script.toFilePath(windows: Platform.isWindows));
+      serverPath = normalize(join(rootDir, 'bin', 'server.dart'));
+    }
+
     List<String> arguments = [];
     //
     // Add VM arguments.
@@ -701,9 +717,6 @@ class Server {
     if (Platform.packageConfig != null) {
       arguments.add('--packages=${Platform.packageConfig}');
     }
-    if (checked) {
-      arguments.add('--checked');
-    }
     //
     // Add the server executable.
     //