Reverts "Support conditional bundling of assets based on `--flavor`" (#139787)

Reverts flutter/flutter#132985
Initiated by: christopherfujino
This change reverts the following previous change:
Original Description:
Provides support for conditional bundling of assets through the existing `--flavor` option for `flutter build` and `flutter run`. Closes https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/21682. Resolves https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/136092

## Change
Within the `assets` section pubspec.yaml, the user can now specify one or more `flavors` that an asset belongs to. Consider this example:

```yaml
# pubspec.yaml
flutter:
  assets:
    - assets/normal-asset.png
    - path: assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png
      flavors: 
        - vanilla
    - path: assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png
      flavors:
        - strawberry
```

With this pubspec,
* `flutter run --flavor vanilla` will not include `assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png` in the build output.
* `flutter run --flavor strawberry` will not include `assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png`.
* `flutter run` will only include `assets/normal-asset.png`.

## Open questions

* Should this be supported for all platforms, or should this change be limited to ones with documented `--flavor` support (Android, iOS, and (implicitly) MacOS)? This PR currently only enables this feature for officially supported platforms.

## Design thoughts, what this PR does not do, etc.

### This does not provide an automatic mapping/resolution of asset keys/paths to others based on flavor at runtime.

The implementation in this PR represents a simplest approach. Notably, it does not give Flutter the ability to dynamically choose an asset based on flavor using a single asset key. For example, one can't use `Image.asset('config.json')` to dynamically choose between different "flavors" of `config.json` (such as `dev-flavor/config.json` or `prod-flavor/config.json`). However, a user could always implement such a mechanism in their project or in a library by examining the flavor at runtime.

### When multiple entries affect the same file and 1) at least one of these entries have a `flavors` list provided and 2) these lists are not equivalent, we always consider the manifest to be ambiguous and will throw a `ToolExit`. 

<details>
For example, these manifests would all be considered ambiguous:

```yaml
assets:
  - assets/
  - path: assets/vanilla.png
    flavors: 
      - vanilla

assets:
  - path: assets/vanilla/
    flavors: 
      - vanilla
  - path: assets/vanilla/cherry.png
     flavor:
      - cherry

# Thinking towards the future where we might add glob/regex support and more conditions other than flavor:
assets:
  - path: assets/vanilla/**
    flavors:
      - vanilla
  - path: assets/**/ios/**
    platforms: 
       - ios

# Ambiguous in the case of assets like "assets/vanilla/ios/icon.svg" since we 
# don't know if flavor `vanilla` and platform `ios` should be combined using or-logic or and-logic.
```

See [this review comment thread](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/132985#discussion_r1381909942) for the full story on how I arrived at this decision.
</details>

### This does not support Android's multidimensional flavors feature (in an intuitive way)

<details>

Conder this excerpt from a Flutter project's android/app/build.gradle file:

```groovy
android {
    // ...

    flavorDimensions "mode", "api"

    productFlavors {
        free {
            dimension "mode"
            applicationIdSuffix ".free"
        }

        premium {
            dimension "mode"
            applicationIdSuffix ".premium"
        }

        minApi23 {
            dimension "api"
            versionNameSuffix "-minApi23"
        }

        minApi21 {
            dimension "api"
            versionNameSuffix "-minApi21"
        }
    }
}
```

In this setup, the following values are valid `--flavor` are valid `freeMinApi21`, `freeMinApi23`, `premiumMinApi21`, and `premiumMinApi23`. We call these values "flavor combinations". Consider the following from the Android documentation[^1]:

> In addition to the source set directories you can create for each individual product flavor and build variant, you can also create source set directories for each combination of product flavors. For example, you can create and add Java sources to the src/demoMinApi24/java/ directory, and Gradle uses those sources only when building a variant that combines those two product flavors.
> 
> Source sets you create for product flavor combinations have a higher priority than source sets that belong to each individual product flavor. To learn more about source sets and how Gradle merges resources, read the section about how to [create source sets](https://developer.android.com/build/build-variants#sourcesets).

This feature will not behave in this way. If a user utilizes this feature and also Android's multidimensional flavors feature, they will have to list out all flavor combinations that contain the flavor they want to limit an asset to:

```yaml
assets:
  - assets/free/
    flavors:
      - freeMinApi21
      - freeMinApi23
```

This is mostly due to a technical limitation in the hot-reload feature of `flutter run`. During a hot reload, the tool will try to update the asset bundle on the device, but the tool does not know the flavors contained within the flavor combination (that the user passes to `--flavor`). Gradle is the source of truth of what flavors were involved in the build, and `flutter run` currently does not access to that information since it's an implementation detail of the build process. We could bubble up this information, but it would require a nontrivial amount of engineering work, and it's unclear how desired this functionality is. It might not be worth implementing.

</details>

See https://flutter.dev/go/flavor-specific-assets for the (outdated) design document. 

<summary>Pre-launch Checklist</summary>

</details>

[^1]: https://developer.android.com/build/build-variants#flavor-dimensions
diff --git a/dev/bots/pubspec.yaml b/dev/bots/pubspec.yaml
index b00966d..2be63de 100644
--- a/dev/bots/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/dev/bots/pubspec.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
   source_maps: 0.10.12 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   source_span: 1.10.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   stack_trace: 1.11.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
-  standard_message_codec: 0.0.1+4 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   stream_channel: 2.1.2 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   string_scanner: 1.2.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   term_glyph: 1.2.1 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
@@ -75,4 +74,4 @@
 dev_dependencies:
   test_api: 0.6.1
 
-# PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: b875
+# PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: 29d2
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test.dart
index e9ebe40..2db0956 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test.dart
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-import 'dart:io' show File;
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/devices.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/framework.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/task_result.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/tasks/integration_tests.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
-import 'package:standard_message_codec/standard_message_codec.dart';
 
 Future<void> main() async {
   deviceOperatingSystem = DeviceOperatingSystem.android;
@@ -20,20 +15,31 @@
     await createFlavorsTest().call();
     await createIntegrationTestFlavorsTest().call();
 
-    final String projectPath = '${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flavors';
     final TaskResult installTestsResult = await inDirectory(
-      projectPath,
+      '${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flavors',
       () async {
-        final List<TaskResult> testResults = <TaskResult>[
-          await _testInstallDebugPaidFlavor(projectPath),
-          await _testInstallBogusFlavor(),
-        ];
+        await flutter(
+          'install',
+          options: <String>['--debug', '--flavor', 'paid'],
+        );
+        await flutter(
+          'install',
+          options: <String>['--debug', '--flavor', 'paid', '--uninstall-only'],
+        );
 
-        final TaskResult? firstInstallFailure = testResults
-          .firstWhereOrNull((TaskResult element) => element.failed);
+        final StringBuffer stderr = StringBuffer();
+        await evalFlutter(
+          'install',
+          canFail: true,
+          stderr: stderr,
+          options: <String>['--flavor', 'bogus'],
+        );
 
-        if (firstInstallFailure != null) {
-          return firstInstallFailure;
+        final String stderrString = stderr.toString();
+        final String expectedApkPath = path.join('build', 'app', 'outputs', 'flutter-apk', 'app-bogus-release.apk');
+        if (!stderrString.contains('"$expectedApkPath" does not exist.')) {
+          print(stderrString);
+          return TaskResult.failure('Should not succeed with bogus flavor');
         }
 
         return TaskResult.success(null);
@@ -43,49 +49,3 @@
     return installTestsResult;
   });
 }
-
-// Ensures installation works. Also tests asset bundling while we are at it.
-Future<TaskResult> _testInstallDebugPaidFlavor(String projectDir) async {
-  await evalFlutter(
-    'install',
-    options: <String>['--debug', '--flavor', 'paid'],
-  );
-
-  final Uint8List assetManifestFileData = File(
-    path.join(projectDir, 'build', 'app', 'intermediates', 'assets', 'paidDebug', 'flutter_assets', 'AssetManifest.bin'),
-  ).readAsBytesSync();
-
-  final Map<Object?, Object?> assetManifest = const StandardMessageCodec()
-    .decodeMessage(ByteData.sublistView(assetManifestFileData)) as Map<Object?, Object?>;
-
-  if (assetManifest.containsKey('assets/free/free.txt')) {
-    return TaskResult.failure('Assets declared with a flavor not equal to the '
-      'argued --flavor value should not be bundled.');
-  }
-
-  await flutter(
-    'install',
-    options: <String>['--debug', '--flavor', 'paid', '--uninstall-only'],
-  );
-
-  return TaskResult.success(null);
-}
-
-Future<TaskResult> _testInstallBogusFlavor() async {
-  final StringBuffer stderr = StringBuffer();
-  await evalFlutter(
-    'install',
-    canFail: true,
-    stderr: stderr,
-    options: <String>['--flavor', 'bogus'],
-  );
-
-  final String stderrString = stderr.toString();
-  final String expectedApkPath = path.join('build', 'app', 'outputs', 'flutter-apk', 'app-bogus-release.apk');
-  if (!stderrString.contains('"$expectedApkPath" does not exist.')) {
-    print(stderrString);
-    return TaskResult.failure('Should not succeed with bogus flavor');
-  }
-
-  return TaskResult.success(null);
-}
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test_ios.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test_ios.dart
index 120b2be..4e84ed4 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test_ios.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/flavors_test_ios.dart
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-import 'dart:io';
-import 'dart:typed_data';
-
-import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/devices.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/framework.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/task_result.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/framework/utils.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_devicelab/tasks/integration_tests.dart';
-import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
-import 'package:standard_message_codec/standard_message_codec.dart';
 
 Future<void> main() async {
   deviceOperatingSystem = DeviceOperatingSystem.ios;
@@ -20,20 +14,29 @@
     await createFlavorsTest().call();
     await createIntegrationTestFlavorsTest().call();
     // test install and uninstall of flavors app
-    final String projectDir = '${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flavors';
     final TaskResult installTestsResult = await inDirectory(
-      projectDir,
+      '${flutterDirectory.path}/dev/integration_tests/flavors',
       () async {
-        final List<TaskResult> testResults = <TaskResult>[
-            await _testInstallDebugPaidFlavor(projectDir),
-            await _testInstallBogusFlavor(),
-        ];
+        await flutter(
+          'install',
+          options: <String>['--flavor', 'paid'],
+        );
+        await flutter(
+          'install',
+          options: <String>['--flavor', 'paid', '--uninstall-only'],
+        );
+        final StringBuffer stderr = StringBuffer();
+        await evalFlutter(
+          'install',
+          canFail: true,
+          stderr: stderr,
+          options: <String>['--flavor', 'bogus'],
+        );
 
-        final TaskResult? firstInstallFailure = testResults
-          .firstWhereOrNull((TaskResult element) => element.failed);
-
-        if (firstInstallFailure != null) {
-          return firstInstallFailure;
+        final String stderrString = stderr.toString();
+        if (!stderrString.contains('The Xcode project defines schemes: free, paid')) {
+          print(stderrString);
+          return TaskResult.failure('Should not succeed with bogus flavor');
         }
 
         return TaskResult.success(null);
@@ -43,47 +46,3 @@
     return installTestsResult;
   });
 }
-
-Future<TaskResult> _testInstallDebugPaidFlavor(String projectDir) async {
-  await evalFlutter(
-    'install',
-    options: <String>['--flavor', 'paid'],
-  );
-
-  final Uint8List assetManifestFileData = File(
-    path.join(projectDir, 'build', 'ios', 'Release-iphoneos', 'App.framework', 'flutter_assets', 'AssetManifest.bin'),
-  ).readAsBytesSync();
-
-  final Map<Object?, Object?> assetManifest = const StandardMessageCodec()
-    .decodeMessage(ByteData.sublistView(assetManifestFileData)) as Map<Object?, Object?>;
-
-  if (assetManifest.containsKey('assets/free/free.txt')) {
-    return TaskResult.failure('Assets declared with a flavor not equal to the '
-      'argued --flavor value should not be bundled.');
-  }
-
-  await flutter(
-    'install',
-    options: <String>['--flavor', 'paid', '--uninstall-only'],
-  );
-
-  return TaskResult.success(null);
-}
-
-Future<TaskResult> _testInstallBogusFlavor() async {
-  final StringBuffer stderr = StringBuffer();
-  await evalFlutter(
-    'install',
-    canFail: true,
-    stderr: stderr,
-    options: <String>['--flavor', 'bogus'],
-  );
-
-  final String stderrString = stderr.toString();
-  if (!stderrString.contains('The Xcode project defines schemes: free, paid')) {
-    print(stderrString);
-    return TaskResult.failure('Should not succeed with bogus flavor');
-  }
-
-  return TaskResult.success(null);
-}
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/pubspec.yaml b/dev/devicelab/pubspec.yaml
index ed834b7..e938780 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/dev/devicelab/pubspec.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   web: 0.4.0
   webkit_inspection_protocol: 1.2.1
   xml: 6.5.0
-  standard_message_codec: 0.0.1+4
 
   _discoveryapis_commons: 1.0.6 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   async: 2.11.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
@@ -73,4 +72,4 @@
   watcher: 1.1.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
   web_socket_channel: 2.4.0 # THIS LINE IS AUTOGENERATED - TO UPDATE USE "flutter update-packages --force-upgrade"
 
-# PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: 70e2
+# PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: 6040
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/common/common.txt b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/common/common.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b804e98..0000000
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/common/common.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-this is a test asset not meant for any specific flavor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/free/free.txt b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/free/free.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f7a269..0000000
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/free/free.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-this is a test asset for --flavor free
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/paid/paid.txt b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/paid/paid.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c6b999f..0000000
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/paid/paid.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-this is a test asset for --flavor paid
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/premium/premium.txt b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/premium/premium.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f790245..0000000
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/assets/premium/premium.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-premium
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/pubspec.yaml b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/pubspec.yaml
index d0c979d..6b05736 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/pubspec.yaml
@@ -75,13 +75,5 @@
 
 flutter:
   uses-material-design: true
-  assets:
-    - assets/common/common.txt
-    - path: assets/paid/
-      flavors:
-        - paid
-    - path: assets/free/
-      flavors:
-        - free
 
 # PUBSPEC CHECKSUM: 6bd3
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.dart
index dca13da..70e8564 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.dart
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@
       '-dTargetPlatform=ios',
       '-dTargetFile=$targetPath',
       '-dBuildMode=$buildMode',
-      if (environment['FLAVOR'] != null) '-dFlavor=${environment['FLAVOR']}',
       '-dIosArchs=${environment['ARCHS'] ?? ''}',
       '-dSdkRoot=${environment['SDKROOT'] ?? ''}',
       '-dSplitDebugInfo=${environment['SPLIT_DEBUG_INFO'] ?? ''}',
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
index 2bbce95..d7580f7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
@@ -1042,7 +1042,6 @@
             boolean isAndroidLibraryValue = isBuildingAar || isUsedAsSubproject
 
             String variantBuildMode = buildModeFor(variant.buildType)
-            String flavorValue = variant.getFlavorName()
             String taskName = toCamelCase(["compile", FLUTTER_BUILD_PREFIX, variant.name])
             // Be careful when configuring task below, Groovy has bizarre
             // scoping rules: writing `verbose isVerbose()` means calling
@@ -1080,7 +1079,6 @@
                 deferredComponents deferredComponentsValue
                 validateDeferredComponents validateDeferredComponentsValue
                 isAndroidLibrary isAndroidLibraryValue
-                flavor flavorValue
                 doLast {
                     project.exec {
                         if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
@@ -1338,8 +1336,6 @@
     Boolean validateDeferredComponents
     @Optional @Input
     Boolean isAndroidLibrary
-    @Optional @Input
-    String flavor
 
     @OutputFiles
     FileCollection getDependenciesFiles() {
@@ -1420,9 +1416,6 @@
             if (codeSizeDirectory != null) {
                 args "-dCodeSizeDirectory=${codeSizeDirectory}"
             }
-            if (flavor != null) {
-                args "-dFlavor=${flavor}"
-            }
             if (extraGenSnapshotOptions != null) {
                 args "--ExtraGenSnapshotOptions=${extraGenSnapshotOptions}"
             }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
index 9d93615..7eda50b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import 'package:package_config/package_config.dart';
 import 'package:standard_message_codec/standard_message_codec.dart';
 
-import 'base/common.dart';
 import 'base/context.dart';
 import 'base/deferred_component.dart';
 import 'base/file_system.dart';
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@
     required String packagesPath,
     bool deferredComponentsEnabled = false,
     TargetPlatform? targetPlatform,
-    String? flavor,
   });
 }
 
@@ -218,8 +216,8 @@
     required String packagesPath,
     bool deferredComponentsEnabled = false,
     TargetPlatform? targetPlatform,
-    String? flavor,
   }) async {
+
     if (flutterProject == null) {
       try {
         flutterProject = FlutterProject.fromDirectory(_fileSystem.file(manifestPath).parent);
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@
       wildcardDirectories,
       assetBasePath,
       targetPlatform,
-      flavor: flavor,
     );
 
     if (assetVariants == null) {
@@ -284,7 +281,6 @@
       assetBasePath,
       wildcardDirectories,
       flutterProject.directory,
-      flavor: flavor,
     );
     if (!_splitDeferredAssets || !deferredComponentsEnabled) {
       // Include the assets in the regular set of assets if not using deferred
@@ -625,7 +621,7 @@
     String assetBasePath,
     List<Uri> wildcardDirectories,
     Directory projectDirectory, {
-    String? flavor,
+    List<String> excludeDirs = const <String>[],
   }) {
     final List<DeferredComponent>? components = flutterManifest.deferredComponents;
     final Map<String, Map<_Asset, List<_Asset>>> deferredComponentsAssetVariants = <String, Map<_Asset, List<_Asset>>>{};
@@ -633,18 +629,18 @@
       return deferredComponentsAssetVariants;
     }
     for (final DeferredComponent component in components) {
+      deferredComponentsAssetVariants[component.name] = <_Asset, List<_Asset>>{};
       final _AssetDirectoryCache cache = _AssetDirectoryCache(_fileSystem);
-      final Map<_Asset, List<_Asset>> componentAssets = <_Asset, List<_Asset>>{};
-      for (final AssetsEntry assetsEntry in component.assets) {
-        if (assetsEntry.uri.path.endsWith('/')) {
-          wildcardDirectories.add(assetsEntry.uri);
+      for (final Uri assetUri in component.assets) {
+        if (assetUri.path.endsWith('/')) {
+          wildcardDirectories.add(assetUri);
           _parseAssetsFromFolder(
             packageConfig,
             flutterManifest,
             assetBasePath,
             cache,
-            componentAssets,
-            assetsEntry.uri,
+            deferredComponentsAssetVariants[component.name]!,
+            assetUri,
           );
         } else {
           _parseAssetFromFile(
@@ -652,14 +648,12 @@
             flutterManifest,
             assetBasePath,
             cache,
-            componentAssets,
-            assetsEntry.uri,
+            deferredComponentsAssetVariants[component.name]!,
+            assetUri,
+            excludeDirs: excludeDirs,
           );
         }
       }
-
-      componentAssets.removeWhere((_Asset asset, List<_Asset> variants) => !asset.matchesFlavor(flavor));
-      deferredComponentsAssetVariants[component.name] = componentAssets;
     }
     return deferredComponentsAssetVariants;
   }
@@ -806,24 +800,22 @@
     TargetPlatform? targetPlatform, {
     String? packageName,
     Package? attributedPackage,
-    String? flavor,
   }) {
     final Map<_Asset, List<_Asset>> result = <_Asset, List<_Asset>>{};
 
     final _AssetDirectoryCache cache = _AssetDirectoryCache(_fileSystem);
-    for (final AssetsEntry assetsEntry in flutterManifest.assets) {
-      if (assetsEntry.uri.path.endsWith('/')) {
-        wildcardDirectories.add(assetsEntry.uri);
+    for (final Uri assetUri in flutterManifest.assets) {
+      if (assetUri.path.endsWith('/')) {
+        wildcardDirectories.add(assetUri);
         _parseAssetsFromFolder(
           packageConfig,
           flutterManifest,
           assetBase,
           cache,
           result,
-          assetsEntry.uri,
+          assetUri,
           packageName: packageName,
           attributedPackage: attributedPackage,
-          flavors: assetsEntry.flavors,
         );
       } else {
         _parseAssetFromFile(
@@ -832,24 +824,13 @@
           assetBase,
           cache,
           result,
-          assetsEntry.uri,
+          assetUri,
           packageName: packageName,
           attributedPackage: attributedPackage,
-          flavors: assetsEntry.flavors,
         );
       }
     }
 
-    result.removeWhere((_Asset asset, List<_Asset> variants) {
-      if (!asset.matchesFlavor(flavor)) {
-        _logger.printTrace('Skipping assets entry "${asset.entryUri.path}" since '
-          'its configured flavor(s) did not match the provided flavor (if any).\n'
-          'Configured flavors: ${asset.flavors.join(', ')}\n');
-        return true;
-      }
-      return false;
-    });
-
     for (final Uri shaderUri in flutterManifest.shaders) {
       _parseAssetFromFile(
         packageConfig,
@@ -897,7 +878,6 @@
         result[baseAsset] = <_Asset>[];
       }
     }
-
     return result;
   }
 
@@ -910,7 +890,6 @@
     Uri assetUri, {
     String? packageName,
     Package? attributedPackage,
-    List<String>? flavors,
   }) {
     final String directoryPath = _fileSystem.path.join(
         assetBase, assetUri.toFilePath(windows: _platform.isWindows));
@@ -936,8 +915,6 @@
         uri,
         packageName: packageName,
         attributedPackage: attributedPackage,
-        originUri: assetUri,
-        flavors: flavors,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -949,11 +926,10 @@
     _AssetDirectoryCache cache,
     Map<_Asset, List<_Asset>> result,
     Uri assetUri, {
-    Uri? originUri,
+    List<String> excludeDirs = const <String>[],
     String? packageName,
     Package? attributedPackage,
     AssetKind assetKind = AssetKind.regular,
-    List<String>? flavors,
   }) {
     final _Asset asset = _resolveAsset(
       packageConfig,
@@ -962,15 +938,9 @@
       packageName,
       attributedPackage,
       assetKind: assetKind,
-      originUri: originUri,
-      flavors: flavors,
     );
-
-    _checkForFlavorConflicts(asset, result.keys.toList());
-
     final List<_Asset> variants = <_Asset>[];
     final File assetFile = asset.lookupAssetFile(_fileSystem);
-
     for (final String path in cache.variantsFor(assetFile.path)) {
       final String relativePath = _fileSystem.path.relative(path, from: asset.baseDir);
       final Uri relativeUri = _fileSystem.path.toUri(relativePath);
@@ -993,83 +963,13 @@
     result[asset] = variants;
   }
 
-  // Since it is not clear how overlapping asset declarations should work in the
-  // presence of conditions such as `flavor`, we throw an Error.
-  //
-  // To be more specific, it is not clear if conditions should be combined with
-  // or-logic or and-logic, or if it should depend on the specificity of the
-  // declarations (file versus directory). If you would like examples, consider these:
-  //
-  // ```yaml
-  // # Should assets/free.mp3 always be included since "assets/" has no flavor?
-  // assets:
-  //   - assets/
-  //   - path: assets/free.mp3
-  //     flavor: free
-  //
-  // # Should "assets/paid/pip.mp3" be included for both the "paid" and "free" flavors?
-  // # Or, since "assets/paid/pip.mp3" is more specific than "assets/paid/"", should
-  // # it take precedence over the latter (included only in "free" flavor)?
-  // assets:
-  //   - path: assets/paid/
-  //     flavor: paid
-  //   - path: assets/paid/pip.mp3
-  //     flavor: free
-  //   - asset
-  // ```
-  //
-  // Since it is not obvious what logic (if any) would be intuitive and preferable
-  // to the vast majority of users (if any), we play it safe by throwing a `ToolExit`
-  // in any of these situations. We can always loosen up this restriction later
-  // without breaking anyone.
-  void _checkForFlavorConflicts(_Asset newAsset, List<_Asset> previouslyParsedAssets) {
-    bool cameFromDirectoryEntry(_Asset asset) {
-      return asset.originUri.path.endsWith('/');
-    }
-
-    String flavorErrorInfo(_Asset asset) {
-      if (asset.flavors.isEmpty) {
-        return 'An entry with the path "${asset.originUri}" does not specify any flavors.';
-      }
-
-      final Iterable<String> flavorsWrappedWithQuotes = asset.flavors.map((String e) => '"$e"');
-      return 'An entry with the path "${asset.originUri}" specifies the flavor(s): '
-        '${flavorsWrappedWithQuotes.join(', ')}.';
-    }
-
-    final _Asset? preExistingAsset = previouslyParsedAssets
-        .where((_Asset other) => other.entryUri == newAsset.entryUri)
-        .firstOrNull;
-
-    if (preExistingAsset == null || preExistingAsset.hasEquivalentFlavorsWith(newAsset)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    final StringBuffer errorMessage = StringBuffer(
-      'Multiple assets entries include the file '
-      '"${newAsset.entryUri.path}", but they specify different lists of flavors.\n');
-
-    errorMessage.writeln(flavorErrorInfo(preExistingAsset));
-    errorMessage.writeln(flavorErrorInfo(newAsset));
-
-    if (cameFromDirectoryEntry(newAsset)|| cameFromDirectoryEntry(preExistingAsset)) {
-      errorMessage.writeln();
-      errorMessage.write('Consider organizing assets with different flavors '
-        'into different directories.');
-    }
-
-    throwToolExit(errorMessage.toString());
-  }
-
   _Asset _resolveAsset(
     PackageConfig packageConfig,
     String assetsBaseDir,
     Uri assetUri,
     String? packageName,
     Package? attributedPackage, {
-    Uri? originUri,
     AssetKind assetKind = AssetKind.regular,
-    List<String>? flavors,
   }) {
     final String assetPath = _fileSystem.path.fromUri(assetUri);
     if (assetUri.pathSegments.first == 'packages'
@@ -1081,8 +981,6 @@
         packageConfig,
         attributedPackage,
         assetKind: assetKind,
-        originUri: originUri,
-        flavors: flavors,
       );
       if (packageAsset != null) {
         return packageAsset;
@@ -1096,9 +994,7 @@
           : Uri(pathSegments: <String>['packages', packageName, ...assetUri.pathSegments]), // Asset from, and declared in $packageName.
       relativeUri: assetUri,
       package: attributedPackage,
-      originUri: originUri,
       assetKind: assetKind,
-      flavors: flavors,
     );
   }
 
@@ -1107,8 +1003,6 @@
     PackageConfig packageConfig,
     Package? attributedPackage, {
     AssetKind assetKind = AssetKind.regular,
-    Uri? originUri,
-    List<String>? flavors,
   }) {
     assert(assetUri.pathSegments.first == 'packages');
     if (assetUri.pathSegments.length > 1) {
@@ -1122,8 +1016,6 @@
           relativeUri: Uri(pathSegments: assetUri.pathSegments.sublist(2)),
           package: attributedPackage,
           assetKind: assetKind,
-          originUri: originUri,
-          flavors: flavors,
         );
       }
     }
@@ -1140,22 +1032,16 @@
 class _Asset {
   const _Asset({
     required this.baseDir,
-    Uri? originUri,
     required this.relativeUri,
     required this.entryUri,
     required this.package,
     this.assetKind = AssetKind.regular,
-    List<String>? flavors,
-  }): originUri = originUri ?? entryUri, flavors = flavors ?? const <String>[];
+  });
 
   final String baseDir;
 
   final Package? package;
 
-  /// The platform-independent URL provided by the user in the pubspec that this
-  /// asset was found from.
-  final Uri originUri;
-
   /// A platform-independent URL where this asset can be found on disk on the
   /// host system relative to [baseDir].
   final Uri relativeUri;
@@ -1165,8 +1051,6 @@
 
   final AssetKind assetKind;
 
-  final List<String> flavors;
-
   File lookupAssetFile(FileSystem fileSystem) {
     return fileSystem.file(fileSystem.path.join(baseDir, fileSystem.path.fromUri(relativeUri)));
   }
@@ -1181,26 +1065,6 @@
     return index == -1 ? null : Uri(path: entryUri.path.substring(0, index));
   }
 
-  bool matchesFlavor(String? flavor) {
-    if (flavors.isEmpty) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    if (flavor == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return flavors.contains(flavor);
-  }
-
-  bool hasEquivalentFlavorsWith(_Asset other) {
-    final Set<String> assetFlavors = flavors.toSet();
-    final Set<String> otherFlavors = other.flavors.toSet();
-    return assetFlavors.length == otherFlavors.length && assetFlavors.every(
-      (String e) => otherFlavors.contains(e),
-    );
-  }
-
   @override
   String toString() => 'asset: $entryUri';
 
@@ -1216,18 +1080,11 @@
         && other.baseDir == baseDir
         && other.relativeUri == relativeUri
         && other.entryUri == entryUri
-        && other.assetKind == assetKind
-        && hasEquivalentFlavorsWith(other);
+        && other.assetKind == assetKind;
   }
 
   @override
-  int get hashCode => Object.hashAll(<Object>[
-    baseDir,
-    relativeUri,
-    entryUri,
-    assetKind,
-    ...flavors,
-  ]);
+  int get hashCode => Object.hash(baseDir, relativeUri, entryUri.hashCode);
 }
 
 // Given an assets directory like this:
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/deferred_component.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/deferred_component.dart
index 6bf2219..748b008 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/deferred_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/deferred_component.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import '../base/file_system.dart';
 import '../base/logger.dart';
 import '../convert.dart';
-import '../flutter_manifest.dart';
 
 /// Represents a configured deferred component as defined in
 /// the app's pubspec.yaml.
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
   DeferredComponent({
     required this.name,
     this.libraries = const <String>[],
-    this.assets = const <AssetsEntry>[],
+    this.assets = const <Uri>[],
   }) : _assigned = false;
 
   /// The name of the deferred component. There should be a matching
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@
   /// libraries that are not listed here.
   final List<String> libraries;
 
-  /// Assets that are part of this component.
-  final List<AssetsEntry> assets;
+  /// Assets that are part of this component as a Uri relative to the project directory.
+  final List<Uri> assets;
 
   /// The minimal set of [LoadingUnit]s needed that contain all of the dart libraries in
   /// [libraries].
@@ -96,11 +95,8 @@
       }
     }
     out.write('\n  Assets:');
-    for (final AssetsEntry asset in assets) {
-      out.write('\n    - ${asset.uri.path}');
-      if (asset.flavors.isNotEmpty) {
-        out.write(' (flavors: ${asset.flavors.join(', ')})');
-      }
+    for (final Uri asset in assets) {
+      out.write('\n    - ${asset.path}');
     }
     return out.toString();
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
index b42edc1..825b0df 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@
       'PACKAGE_CONFIG': packagesPath,
       if (codeSizeDirectory != null)
         'CODE_SIZE_DIRECTORY': codeSizeDirectory!,
-      if (flavor != null)
-        'FLAVOR': flavor!,
     };
   }
 
@@ -991,9 +989,6 @@
 /// The define to pass build name
 const String kBuildName = 'BuildName';
 
-/// The app flavor to build.
-const String kFlavor = 'Flavor';
-
 /// The define to pass build number
 const String kBuildNumber = 'BuildNumber';
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/android.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/android.dart
index 8254234..1c8e8fb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/android.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/android.dart
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     if (buildModeEnvironment == null) {
       throw MissingDefineException(kBuildMode, name);
     }
-
     final BuildMode buildMode = BuildMode.fromCliName(buildModeEnvironment);
     final Directory outputDirectory = environment.outputDir
       .childDirectory('flutter_assets')
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
       targetPlatform: TargetPlatform.android,
       buildMode: buildMode,
       shaderTarget: ShaderTarget.impellerAndroid,
-      flavor: environment.defines[kFlavor],
     );
     environment.depFileService.writeToFile(
       assetDepfile,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/assets.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/assets.dart
index 6ad00d1..dc9c9af 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/assets.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/assets.dart
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
   BuildMode? buildMode,
   required ShaderTarget shaderTarget,
   List<File> additionalInputs = const <File>[],
-  String? flavor,
 }) async {
   // Check for an SkSL bundle.
   final String? shaderBundlePath = environment.defines[kBundleSkSLPath] ?? environment.inputs[kBundleSkSLPath];
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
     packagesPath: environment.projectDir.childFile('.packages').path,
     deferredComponentsEnabled: environment.defines[kDeferredComponents] == 'true',
     targetPlatform: targetPlatform,
-    flavor: flavor,
   );
   if (resultCode != 0) {
     throw Exception('Failed to bundle asset files.');
@@ -325,7 +323,6 @@
       output,
       targetPlatform: TargetPlatform.android,
       shaderTarget: ShaderTarget.sksl,
-      flavor: environment.defines[kFlavor],
     );
     environment.depFileService.writeToFile(
       depfile,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/common.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/common.dart
index 4616382..c3507ab 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/common.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/common.dart
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
     if (buildModeEnvironment == null) {
       throw MissingDefineException(kBuildMode, 'copy_flutter_bundle');
     }
-    final String? flavor = environment.defines[kFlavor];
-
     final BuildMode buildMode = BuildMode.fromCliName(buildModeEnvironment);
     environment.outputDir.createSync(recursive: true);
 
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@
       targetPlatform: TargetPlatform.android,
       buildMode: buildMode,
       shaderTarget: ShaderTarget.sksl,
-      flavor: flavor,
     );
     environment.depFileService.writeToFile(
       assetDepfile,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
index 9336cd7..66c806b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@
         flutterProject.ios.infoPlist,
         flutterProject.ios.appFrameworkInfoPlist,
       ],
-      flavor: environment.defines[kFlavor],
     );
     environment.depFileService.writeToFile(
       assetDepfile,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/macos.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/macos.dart
index 7cd1e81..85bd01a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/macos.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/macos.dart
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@
     if (buildModeEnvironment == null) {
       throw MissingDefineException(kBuildMode, 'compile_macos_framework');
     }
-
     final BuildMode buildMode = BuildMode.fromCliName(buildModeEnvironment);
     final Directory frameworkRootDirectory = environment
         .outputDir
@@ -440,7 +439,6 @@
       assetDirectory,
       targetPlatform: TargetPlatform.darwin,
       shaderTarget: ShaderTarget.sksl,
-      flavor: environment.defines[kFlavor],
     );
     environment.depFileService.writeToFile(
       assetDepfile,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/bundle_builder.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/bundle_builder.dart
index 496f2d0..f1ec2b1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/bundle_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/bundle_builder.dart
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
   String? assetDirPath,
   String? packagesPath,
   TargetPlatform? targetPlatform,
-  String? flavor,
 }) async {
   assetDirPath ??= getAssetBuildDirectory();
   packagesPath ??= globals.fs.path.absolute('.packages');
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@
     manifestPath: manifestPath,
     packagesPath: packagesPath,
     targetPlatform: targetPlatform,
-    flavor: flavor,
   );
   if (result != 0) {
     return null;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_manifest.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_manifest.dart
index 4734139..68554d6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_manifest.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_manifest.dart
@@ -231,12 +231,29 @@
         _logger.printError('Expected deferred component manifest to be a map.');
         continue;
       }
+      List<Uri> assetsUri = <Uri>[];
+      final List<Object?>? assets = component['assets'] as List<Object?>?;
+      if (assets == null) {
+        assetsUri = const <Uri>[];
+      } else {
+        for (final Object? asset in assets) {
+          if (asset is! String || asset == '') {
+            _logger.printError('Deferred component asset manifest contains a null or empty uri.');
+            continue;
+          }
+          try {
+            assetsUri.add(Uri.parse(asset));
+          } on FormatException {
+            _logger.printError('Asset manifest contains invalid uri: $asset.');
+          }
+        }
+      }
       components.add(
         DeferredComponent(
           name: component['name'] as String,
           libraries: component['libraries'] == null ?
               <String>[] : (component['libraries'] as List<dynamic>).cast<String>(),
-          assets: _computeAssets(component['assets']),
+          assets: assetsUri,
         )
       );
     }
@@ -294,7 +311,26 @@
         : fontList.map<Map<String, Object?>?>(castStringKeyedMap).whereType<Map<String, Object?>>().toList();
   }
 
-  late final List<AssetsEntry> assets = _computeAssets(_flutterDescriptor['assets']);
+  late final List<Uri> assets = _computeAssets();
+  List<Uri> _computeAssets() {
+    final List<Object?>? assets = _flutterDescriptor['assets'] as List<Object?>?;
+    if (assets == null) {
+      return const <Uri>[];
+    }
+    final List<Uri> results = <Uri>[];
+    for (final Object? asset in assets) {
+      if (asset is! String || asset == '') {
+        _logger.printError('Asset manifest contains a null or empty uri.');
+        continue;
+      }
+      try {
+        results.add(Uri(pathSegments: asset.split('/')));
+      } on FormatException {
+        _logger.printError('Asset manifest contains invalid uri: $asset.');
+      }
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
 
   late final List<Font> fonts = _extractFonts();
 
@@ -485,7 +521,15 @@
           errors.add('Expected "$yamlKey" to be a bool, but got $yamlValue (${yamlValue.runtimeType}).');
         }
       case 'assets':
-        errors.addAll(_validateAssets(yamlValue));
+        if (yamlValue is! YamlList) {
+          errors.add('Expected "$yamlKey" to be a list, but got $yamlValue (${yamlValue.runtimeType}).');
+        } else if (yamlValue.isEmpty) {
+          break;
+        } else if (yamlValue[0] is! String) {
+          errors.add(
+            'Expected "$yamlKey" to be a list of strings, but the first element is $yamlValue (${yamlValue.runtimeType}).',
+          );
+        }
       case 'shaders':
         if (yamlValue is! YamlList) {
           errors.add('Expected "$yamlKey" to be a list, but got $yamlValue (${yamlValue.runtimeType}).');
@@ -596,52 +640,17 @@
         }
       }
       if (valueMap.containsKey('assets')) {
-        errors.addAll(_validateAssets(valueMap['assets']));
+        final Object? assets = valueMap['assets'];
+        if (assets is! YamlList) {
+          errors.add('Expected "assets" to be a list, but got $assets (${assets.runtimeType}).');
+        } else {
+          _validateListType<String>(assets, errors, '"assets" key in the $i element of "${kvp.key}"', 'file paths');
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-List<String> _validateAssets(Object? yaml) {
-  final (_, List<String> errors) = _computeAssetsSafe(yaml);
-  return errors;
-}
-
-// TODO(andrewkolos): We end up parsing the assets section twice, once during
-// validation and once when the assets getter is called. We should consider
-// refactoring this class to parse and store everything in the constructor.
-// https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/139183
-(List<AssetsEntry>, List<String> errors) _computeAssetsSafe(Object? yaml) {
-  if (yaml == null) {
-    return (const <AssetsEntry>[], const <String>[]);
-  }
-  if (yaml is! YamlList) {
-    final String error = 'Expected "assets" to be a list, but got $yaml (${yaml.runtimeType}).';
-    return (const <AssetsEntry>[], <String>[error]);
-  }
-  final List<AssetsEntry> results = <AssetsEntry>[];
-  final List<String> errors = <String>[];
-  for (final Object? rawAssetEntry in yaml) {
-    final (AssetsEntry? parsed, String? error) = AssetsEntry.parseFromYamlSafe(rawAssetEntry);
-    if (parsed != null) {
-      results.add(parsed);
-    }
-    if (error != null) {
-      errors.add(error);
-    }
-  }
-  return (results, errors);
-}
-
-List<AssetsEntry> _computeAssets(Object? assetsSection) {
-  final (List<AssetsEntry> result, List<String> errors) = _computeAssetsSafe(assetsSection);
-  if (errors.isNotEmpty) {
-    throw Exception('Uncaught error(s) in assets section: '
-      '${errors.join('\n')}');
-  }
-  return result;
-}
-
 void _validateFonts(YamlList fonts, List<String> errors) {
   const Set<int> fontWeights = <int>{
     100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900,
@@ -694,103 +703,3 @@
     }
   }
 }
-
-/// Represents an entry under the `assets` section of a pubspec.
-@immutable
-class AssetsEntry {
-  const AssetsEntry({
-    required this.uri,
-    this.flavors = const <String>[],
-  });
-
-  final Uri uri;
-  final List<String> flavors;
-
-  static const String _pathKey = 'path';
-  static const String _flavorKey = 'flavors';
-
-  static AssetsEntry? parseFromYaml(Object? yaml) {
-    final (AssetsEntry? value, String? error) = parseFromYamlSafe(yaml);
-    if (error != null) {
-      throw Exception('Unexpected error when parsing assets entry');
-    }
-    return value!;
-  }
-
-  static (AssetsEntry? assetsEntry, String? error) parseFromYamlSafe(Object? yaml) {
-
-    (Uri?, String?) tryParseUri(String uri) {
-      try {
-        return (Uri(pathSegments: uri.split('/')), null);
-      } on FormatException {
-        return (null, 'Asset manifest contains invalid uri: $uri.');
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (yaml == null || yaml == '') {
-      return (null, 'Asset manifest contains a null or empty uri.');
-    }
-
-    if (yaml is String) {
-      final (Uri? uri, String? error) = tryParseUri(yaml);
-      return uri == null ? (null, error) : (AssetsEntry(uri: uri), null);
-    }
-
-    if (yaml is Map) {
-      if (yaml.keys.isEmpty) {
-        return (null, null);
-      }
-
-      final Object? path = yaml[_pathKey];
-      final Object? flavors = yaml[_flavorKey];
-
-      if (path == null || path is! String) {
-        return (null, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. '
-          'Expected asset entry to be either a string or a map '
-          'containing a "$_pathKey" entry. Got ${path.runtimeType} instead.');
-      }
-
-      final Uri uri = Uri(pathSegments: path.split('/'));
-
-      if (flavors == null) {
-        return (AssetsEntry(uri: uri), null);
-      }
-
-      if (flavors is! YamlList) {
-        return(null, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. '
-          'Expected "$_flavorKey" entry to be a list of strings. '
-          'Got ${flavors.runtimeType} instead.');
-      }
-
-      final List<String> flavorsListErrors = <String>[];
-      _validateListType<String>(flavors, flavorsListErrors, 'flavors list of entry "$path"', 'String');
-      if (flavorsListErrors.isNotEmpty) {
-        return (null, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. '
-          'Expected "$_flavorKey" entry to be a list of strings.\n'
-          '${flavorsListErrors.join('\n')}');
-      }
-
-      final AssetsEntry entry = AssetsEntry(
-        uri: Uri(pathSegments: path.split('/')),
-        flavors: List<String>.from(flavors),
-      );
-
-      return (entry, null);
-    }
-
-    return (null, 'Assets entry had unexpected shape. '
-      'Expected a string or an object. Got ${yaml.runtimeType} instead.');
-  }
-
-  @override
-  bool operator ==(Object other) {
-    if (other is! AssetsEntry) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return uri == other.uri && flavors == other.flavors;
-  }
-
-  @override
-  int get hashCode => Object.hash(uri.hashCode, flavors.hashCode);
-}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/run_hot.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/run_hot.dart
index 740b189..117e0f3 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/run_hot.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/run_hot.dart
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@
 
   NativeAssetsBuildRunner? _buildRunner;
 
-  String? flavor;
-
   Future<void> _calculateTargetPlatform() async {
     if (_targetPlatform != null) {
       return;
@@ -496,10 +494,7 @@
     final bool rebuildBundle = assetBundle.needsBuild();
     if (rebuildBundle) {
       globals.printTrace('Updating assets');
-      final int result = await assetBundle.build(
-        packagesPath: '.packages',
-        flavor: debuggingOptions.buildInfo.flavor,
-      );
+      final int result = await assetBundle.build(packagesPath: '.packages');
       if (result != 0) {
         return UpdateFSReport();
       }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
index 6aef5d2..3032eaf 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/run_test.dart
@@ -1567,7 +1567,6 @@
     bool machine = true,
     String? userIdentifier,
     bool enableDevTools = true,
-    String? flavor,
   }) async {
     this.multidexEnabled = multidexEnabled;
     this.userIdentifier = userIdentifier;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/asset_bundle_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/asset_bundle_test.dart
index 3704f1b..4b798f6 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/asset_bundle_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/asset_bundle_test.dart
@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/artifacts.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/asset.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/platform.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/user_messages.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/bundle_builder.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/devfs.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/globals.dart' as globals;
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
 import 'package:standard_message_codec/standard_message_codec.dart';
 
 import '../src/common.dart';
@@ -27,9 +23,7 @@
 
 void main() {
   group('AssetBundle.build', () {
-    late Logger logger;
     late FileSystem testFileSystem;
-    late Platform platform;
 
     setUp(() async {
       testFileSystem = MemoryFileSystem(
@@ -38,8 +32,6 @@
           : FileSystemStyle.posix,
       );
       testFileSystem.currentDirectory = testFileSystem.systemTempDirectory.createTempSync('flutter_asset_bundle_test.');
-      logger = BufferLogger.test();
-      platform = FakePlatform(operatingSystem: globals.platform.operatingSystem);
     });
 
     testUsingContext('nonempty', () async {
@@ -331,185 +323,6 @@
       FileSystem: () => testFileSystem,
       ProcessManager: () => FakeProcessManager.any(),
     });
-
-    group('flavors feature', () {
-      Future<ManifestAssetBundle> buildBundleWithFlavor(String? flavor) async {
-        final ManifestAssetBundle bundle = ManifestAssetBundle(
-          logger: logger,
-          fileSystem: testFileSystem,
-          platform: platform,
-          splitDeferredAssets: true,
-        );
-
-        await bundle.build(
-          packagesPath: '.packages',
-          flutterProject: FlutterProject.fromDirectoryTest(testFileSystem.currentDirectory),
-          flavor: flavor,
-        );
-        return bundle;
-      }
-
-      late final String? previousCacheFlutterRootValue;
-
-      setUpAll(() {
-        previousCacheFlutterRootValue = Cache.flutterRoot;
-        Cache.flutterRoot = Cache.defaultFlutterRoot(platform: platform, fileSystem: testFileSystem, userMessages: UserMessages());
-      });
-
-      tearDownAll(() => Cache.flutterRoot = previousCacheFlutterRootValue);
-
-      testWithoutContext('correctly bundles assets given a simple asset manifest with flavors', () async {
-        testFileSystem.file('.packages').createSync();
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'common', 'image.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'vanilla', 'ice-cream.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'strawberry', 'ice-cream.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'orange', 'ice-cream.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-          ..createSync()
-          ..writeAsStringSync(r'''
-name: example
-flutter:
-  assets:
-    - assets/common/
-    - path: assets/vanilla/
-      flavors:
-        - vanilla
-    - path: assets/strawberry/
-      flavors:
-        - strawberry
-    - path: assets/orange/ice-cream.png
-      flavors:
-        - orange
-  ''');
-
-        ManifestAssetBundle bundle;
-        bundle = await buildBundleWithFlavor(null);
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, contains('assets/common/image.png'));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png')));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png')));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/orange/ice-cream.png')));
-
-        bundle = await buildBundleWithFlavor('strawberry');
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, contains('assets/common/image.png'));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png')));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, contains('assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png'));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/orange/ice-cream.png')));
-
-        bundle = await buildBundleWithFlavor('orange');
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, contains('assets/common/image.png'));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png')));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, isNot(contains('assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png')));
-        expect(bundle.entries.keys, contains('assets/orange/ice-cream.png'));
-      });
-
-      testWithoutContext('throws a tool exit when a non-flavored folder contains a flavored asset', () async {
-        testFileSystem.file('.packages').createSync();
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'unflavored.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('assets', 'vanillaOrange.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-
-        testFileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-          ..createSync()
-          ..writeAsStringSync(r'''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - assets/
-      - path: assets/vanillaOrange.png
-        flavors:
-          - vanilla
-          - orange
-  ''');
-
-        expect(
-          buildBundleWithFlavor(null),
-          throwsToolExit(message: 'Multiple assets entries include the file '
-            '"assets/vanillaOrange.png", but they specify different lists of flavors.\n'
-            'An entry with the path "assets/" does not specify any flavors.\n'
-            'An entry with the path "assets/vanillaOrange.png" specifies the flavor(s): "vanilla", "orange".\n\n'
-            'Consider organizing assets with different flavors into different directories.'),
-        );
-      });
-
-      testWithoutContext('throws a tool exit when a flavored folder contains a flavorless asset', () async {
-        testFileSystem.file('.packages').createSync();
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('vanilla', 'vanilla.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('vanilla', 'flavorless.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-
-        testFileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-          ..createSync()
-          ..writeAsStringSync(r'''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - path: vanilla/
-        flavors:
-          - vanilla
-      - vanilla/flavorless.png
-  ''');
-        expect(
-          buildBundleWithFlavor(null),
-          throwsToolExit(message: 'Multiple assets entries include the file '
-            '"vanilla/flavorless.png", but they specify different lists of flavors.\n'
-            'An entry with the path "vanilla/" specifies the flavor(s): "vanilla".\n'
-            'An entry with the path "vanilla/flavorless.png" does not specify any flavors.\n\n'
-            'Consider organizing assets with different flavors into different directories.'),
-        );
-      });
-
-      testWithoutContext('tool exits when two file-explicit entries give the same asset different flavors', () {
-        testFileSystem.file('.packages').createSync();
-        testFileSystem.file('orange.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-          ..createSync()
-          ..writeAsStringSync(r'''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - path: orange.png
-        flavors:
-          - orange
-      - path: orange.png
-        flavors:
-          - mango
-  ''');
-
-        expect(
-          buildBundleWithFlavor(null),
-          throwsToolExit(message: 'Multiple assets entries include the file '
-            '"orange.png", but they specify different lists of flavors.\n'
-            'An entry with the path "orange.png" specifies the flavor(s): "orange".\n'
-            'An entry with the path "orange.png" specifies the flavor(s): "mango".'),
-        );
-    });
-
-      testWithoutContext('throws ToolExit when flavor from file-level declaration has different flavor from containing folder flavor declaration', () async {
-        testFileSystem.file('.packages').createSync();
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('vanilla', 'actually-strawberry.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-        testFileSystem.file(testFileSystem.path.join('vanilla', 'vanilla.png')).createSync(recursive: true);
-
-        testFileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-          ..createSync()
-          ..writeAsStringSync(r'''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - path: vanilla/
-        flavors:
-          - vanilla
-      - path: vanilla/actually-strawberry.png
-        flavors:
-          - strawberry
-  ''');
-        expect(
-          buildBundleWithFlavor(null),
-          throwsToolExit(message: 'Multiple assets entries include the file '
-            '"vanilla/actually-strawberry.png", but they specify different lists of flavors.\n'
-            'An entry with the path "vanilla/" specifies the flavor(s): "vanilla".\n'
-            'An entry with the path "vanilla/actually-strawberry.png" '
-            'specifies the flavor(s): "strawberry".'),
-        );
-      });
-    });
   });
 
   group('AssetBundle.build (web builds)', () {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/deferred_component_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/deferred_component_test.dart
index c2acb68..3a718f4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/deferred_component_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/base/deferred_component_test.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/deferred_component.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/file_system.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
-import 'package:flutter_tools/src/flutter_manifest.dart';
 
 import '../../src/common.dart';
 
@@ -16,27 +15,18 @@
       final DeferredComponent component = DeferredComponent(
         name: 'bestcomponent',
         libraries: <String>['lib1', 'lib2'],
-        assets: <AssetsEntry>[
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset1')),
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset2')),
-        ],
+        assets: <Uri>[Uri.file('asset1'), Uri.file('asset2')],
       );
       expect(component.name, 'bestcomponent');
       expect(component.libraries, <String>['lib1', 'lib2']);
-      expect(component.assets, <AssetsEntry>[
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset1')),
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset2')),
-      ]);
+      expect(component.assets, <Uri>[Uri.file('asset1'), Uri.file('asset2')]);
     });
 
     testWithoutContext('assignLoadingUnits selects the needed loading units and sets assigned', () {
       final DeferredComponent component = DeferredComponent(
         name: 'bestcomponent',
         libraries: <String>['lib1', 'lib2'],
-        assets: <AssetsEntry>[
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset1')),
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset2')),
-        ],
+        assets: <Uri>[Uri.file('asset1'), Uri.file('asset2')],
       );
       expect(component.libraries, <String>['lib1', 'lib2']);
       expect(component.assigned, false);
@@ -104,10 +94,7 @@
       final DeferredComponent component = DeferredComponent(
         name: 'bestcomponent',
         libraries: <String>['lib1', 'lib2'],
-        assets: <AssetsEntry>[
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset1')),
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset2')),
-        ],
+        assets: <Uri>[Uri.file('asset1'), Uri.file('asset2')],
       );
       expect(component.toString(), '\nDeferredComponent: bestcomponent\n  Libraries:\n    - lib1\n    - lib2\n  Assets:\n    - asset1\n    - asset2');
     });
@@ -116,10 +103,7 @@
       final DeferredComponent component = DeferredComponent(
         name: 'bestcomponent',
         libraries: <String>['lib1', 'lib2'],
-        assets: <AssetsEntry>[
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset1')),
-          AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.file('asset2')),
-        ],
+        assets: <Uri>[Uri.file('asset1'), Uri.file('asset2')],
       );
       component.assignLoadingUnits(<LoadingUnit>[LoadingUnit(id: 2, libraries: <String>['lib1'])]);
       expect(component.toString(), '\nDeferredComponent: bestcomponent\n  Libraries:\n    - lib1\n    - lib2\n  LoadingUnits:\n    - 2\n  Assets:\n    - asset1\n    - asset2');
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_info_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_info_test.dart
index 0ef3c35..ae1c925 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_info_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_info_test.dart
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('toEnvironmentConfig encoding of standard values', () {
-    const BuildInfo buildInfo = BuildInfo(BuildMode.debug, 'strawberry',
+    const BuildInfo buildInfo = BuildInfo(BuildMode.debug, '',
       treeShakeIcons: true,
       trackWidgetCreation: true,
       dartDefines: <String>['foo=2', 'bar=2'],
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
       packagesPath: 'foo/.dart_tool/package_config.json',
       codeSizeDirectory: 'foo/code-size',
       // These values are ignored by toEnvironmentConfig
-      androidProjectArgs: <String>['foo=bar', 'fizz=bazz'],
+      androidProjectArgs: <String>['foo=bar', 'fizz=bazz']
     );
 
     expect(buildInfo.toEnvironmentConfig(), <String, String>{
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@
       'BUNDLE_SKSL_PATH': 'foo/bar/baz.sksl.json',
       'PACKAGE_CONFIG': 'foo/.dart_tool/package_config.json',
       'CODE_SIZE_DIRECTORY': 'foo/code-size',
-      'FLAVOR': 'strawberry',
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/assets_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/assets_test.dart
index 0a06c7d..e021361 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/assets_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/assets_test.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
       fileSystem: fileSystem,
       logger: BufferLogger.test(),
       platform: FakePlatform(),
-      defines: <String, String>{},
     );
     fileSystem.file(environment.buildDir.childFile('app.dill')).createSync(recursive: true);
     fileSystem.file('packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/assets.dart')
@@ -94,69 +93,6 @@
     ProcessManager: () => FakeProcessManager.any(),
   });
 
-  group("Only copies assets with a flavor if the assets' flavor matches the flavor in the environment", () {
-    testUsingContext('When the environment does not have a flavor defined', () async {
-      fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-        ..createSync()
-        ..writeAsStringSync('''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - assets/common/
-      - path: assets/vanilla/
-        flavors:
-          - vanilla
-      - path: assets/strawberry/
-        flavors:
-          - strawberry
-  ''');
-
-      fileSystem.file('assets/common/image.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-      fileSystem.file('assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-      fileSystem.file('assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-
-      await const CopyAssets().build(environment);
-
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/common/image.png'), exists);
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png'), isNot(exists));
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png'), isNot(exists));
-    }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-      FileSystem: () => fileSystem,
-      ProcessManager: () => FakeProcessManager.any(),
-    });
-
-    testUsingContext('When the environment has a flavor defined', () async {
-      environment.defines[kFlavor] = 'strawberry';
-      fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
-        ..createSync()
-        ..writeAsStringSync('''
-  name: example
-  flutter:
-    assets:
-      - assets/common/
-      - path: assets/vanilla/
-        flavors:
-          - vanilla
-      - path: assets/strawberry/
-        flavors:
-          - strawberry
-  ''');
-
-      fileSystem.file('assets/common/image.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-      fileSystem.file('assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-      fileSystem.file('assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png').createSync(recursive: true);
-
-      await const CopyAssets().build(environment);
-
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/common/image.png'), exists);
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/vanilla/ice-cream.png'), isNot(exists));
-      expect(fileSystem.file('${environment.buildDir.path}/flutter_assets/assets/strawberry/ice-cream.png'), exists);
-    }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-      FileSystem: () => fileSystem,
-      ProcessManager: () => FakeProcessManager.any(),
-    });
-  });
-
   testUsingContext('Throws exception if pubspec contains missing files', () async {
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml')
       ..createSync()
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/devfs_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/devfs_test.dart
index 4872cdd..d4b4e5f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/devfs_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/devfs_test.dart
@@ -733,14 +733,7 @@
   List<File> get additionalDependencies => <File>[];
 
   @override
-  Future<int> build({
-    String manifestPath = defaultManifestPath,
-    String? assetDirPath,
-    String? packagesPath,
-    bool deferredComponentsEnabled = false,
-    TargetPlatform? targetPlatform,
-    String? flavor,
-  }) async {
+  Future<int> build({String manifestPath = defaultManifestPath, String? assetDirPath, String? packagesPath, bool deferredComponentsEnabled = false, TargetPlatform? targetPlatform}) async {
     return 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/flutter_manifest_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/flutter_manifest_test.dart
index dc048f5..d0ca23f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/flutter_manifest_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/flutter_manifest_test.dart
@@ -13,17 +13,12 @@
 import '../src/common.dart';
 
 void main() {
-  late BufferLogger logger;
-
   setUpAll(() {
     Cache.flutterRoot = getFlutterRoot();
   });
 
-  setUp(() {
-    logger = BufferLogger.test();
-  });
-
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest is empty when the pubspec.yaml file is empty', () async {
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       '',
       logger: logger,
@@ -39,6 +34,7 @@
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest is null when the pubspec.yaml file is not a map', () async {
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     expect(FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       'Not a map',
       logger: logger,
@@ -54,6 +50,7 @@
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
 ''';
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -77,6 +74,7 @@
 flutter:
   uses-material-design: true
 ''';
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@
 flutter:
   generate: true
 ''';
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@
 flutter:
   generate: "invalid"
 ''';
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 flutter:
   generate: false
 ''';
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -148,38 +149,18 @@
     - a/foo
     - a/bar
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
     )!;
 
-    expect(flutterManifest.assets, <AssetsEntry>[
-      AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.parse('a/foo')),
-      AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.parse('a/bar')),
+    expect(flutterManifest.assets, <Uri>[
+      Uri.parse('a/foo'),
+      Uri.parse('a/bar'),
     ]);
   });
 
-  testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest assets entry flavor is not a string', () async {
-    const String manifest = '''
-name: test
-dependencies:
-  flutter:
-    sdk: flutter
-flutter:
-  uses-material-design: true
-  assets:
-    - assets/folder/
-    - path: assets/vanilla/
-      flavors:
-        - key1: value1
-          key2: value2
-''';
-    FlutterManifest.createFromString(manifest, logger: logger);
-    expect(logger.errorText, contains('Asset manifest entry is malformed. '
-      'Expected "flavors" entry to be a list of strings.'));
-  });
-
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest has one font family with one asset', () async {
     const String manifest = '''
 name: test
@@ -193,7 +174,7 @@
       fonts:
         - asset: a/bar
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -230,7 +211,7 @@
         - asset: a/bar
           weight: 400
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -270,7 +251,7 @@
           weight: 400
           style: italic
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -316,7 +297,7 @@
           asset: a/baz
           style: italic
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -378,7 +359,7 @@
           asset: a/baz
           style: italic
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -424,7 +405,7 @@
           weight: 400
           style: italic
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -467,7 +448,7 @@
           style: italic
     - family: bar
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -506,7 +487,7 @@
       fonts:
         - weight: 400
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -524,7 +505,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -545,7 +526,7 @@
     androidPackage: com.example
     androidX: true
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -563,7 +544,7 @@
   plugin:
     androidPackage: com.example
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -584,7 +565,7 @@
           package: com.example
           pluginClass: TestPlugin
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -604,7 +585,7 @@
         ios:
           pluginClass: HelloPlugin
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -620,7 +601,7 @@
 flutter:
     plugin:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -640,7 +621,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -662,7 +643,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -683,7 +664,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -705,7 +686,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -727,7 +708,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -744,7 +725,7 @@
     sdk: flutter
 flutter:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -766,7 +747,7 @@
       fonts:
         -asset: a/bar
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -786,7 +767,7 @@
 flutter:
   fonts: []
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -805,7 +786,7 @@
 flutter:
   assets: []
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -828,7 +809,7 @@
       fonts:
         - asset
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -852,7 +833,7 @@
     fonts:
       -asset: a/bar
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -877,7 +858,7 @@
         - asset: a/bar
     - string
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -899,13 +880,15 @@
     - lib/gallery/example_code.dart
     -
 ''';
-
-    FlutterManifest.createFromString(
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
+    final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
-    );
+    )!;
+    final List<Uri> assets = flutterManifest.assets;
 
     expect(logger.errorText, contains('Asset manifest contains a null or empty uri.'));
+    expect(assets, hasLength(1));
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest handles special characters in asset URIs', () {
@@ -921,18 +904,18 @@
     - lib/gallery/abc?xyz
     - lib/gallery/aaa bbb
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
     )!;
-    final List<AssetsEntry> assets = flutterManifest.assets;
+    final List<Uri> assets = flutterManifest.assets;
 
     expect(assets, hasLength(3));
-    expect(assets, <AssetsEntry>[
-      AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.parse('lib/gallery/abc%23xyz')),
-      AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.parse('lib/gallery/abc%3Fxyz')),
-      AssetsEntry(uri: Uri.parse('lib/gallery/aaa%20bbb')),
+    expect(assets, <Uri>[
+      Uri.parse('lib/gallery/abc%23xyz'),
+      Uri.parse('lib/gallery/abc%3Fxyz'),
+      Uri.parse('lib/gallery/aaa%20bbb'),
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -946,7 +929,7 @@
 flutter:
   - uses-material-design: true
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -971,7 +954,7 @@
 ''';
     final FileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test();
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').writeAsStringSync(manifest);
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromPath(
        'pubspec.yaml',
       fileSystem: fileSystem,
@@ -992,7 +975,7 @@
 
     final FileSystem fileSystem = MemoryFileSystem.test(style: FileSystemStyle.windows);
     fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml').writeAsStringSync(manifest);
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromPath(
       'pubspec.yaml',
       fileSystem: fileSystem,
@@ -1009,7 +992,7 @@
   plugin:
     androidPackage: com.example
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1028,7 +1011,7 @@
       some_platform:
         pluginClass: SomeClass
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1049,7 +1032,7 @@
       ios:
         pluginClass: SomeClass
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1075,7 +1058,7 @@
       ios:
         pluginClass: SomeClass
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1099,7 +1082,7 @@
       platforms:
         - android
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1121,7 +1104,7 @@
     ios:
       pluginClass: SomeClass
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1141,7 +1124,7 @@
 flutter:
   licenses: []
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1161,7 +1144,7 @@
   licenses:
     - foo.txt
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1179,7 +1162,7 @@
 flutter:
   licenses: foo.txt
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1200,7 +1183,7 @@
     - foo.txt
     - bar: fizz
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1224,7 +1207,7 @@
       assets:
         - path/to/asset.jpg
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1237,7 +1220,7 @@
     expect(deferredComponents[0].libraries.length, 1);
     expect(deferredComponents[0].libraries[0], 'lib1');
     expect(deferredComponents[0].assets.length, 1);
-    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].uri.path, 'path/to/asset.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].path, 'path/to/asset.jpg');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest parses multiple deferred components', () async {
@@ -1260,7 +1243,7 @@
       assets:
         - path/to/asset2.jpg
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1273,14 +1256,14 @@
     expect(deferredComponents[0].libraries.length, 1);
     expect(deferredComponents[0].libraries[0], 'lib1');
     expect(deferredComponents[0].assets.length, 1);
-    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].uri.path, 'path/to/asset.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].path, 'path/to/asset.jpg');
 
     expect(deferredComponents[1].name, 'component2');
     expect(deferredComponents[1].libraries.length, 2);
     expect(deferredComponents[1].libraries[0], 'lib2');
     expect(deferredComponents[1].libraries[1], 'lib3');
     expect(deferredComponents[1].assets.length, 1);
-    expect(deferredComponents[1].assets[0].uri.path, 'path/to/asset2.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[1].assets[0].path, 'path/to/asset2.jpg');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest parses empty deferred components', () async {
@@ -1292,7 +1275,7 @@
 flutter:
   deferred-components:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1313,7 +1296,7 @@
     - libraries:
         - lib1
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1332,7 +1315,7 @@
 flutter:
   deferred-components: blah
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1353,7 +1336,7 @@
     - name: blah
       libraries: blah
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1375,7 +1358,7 @@
       libraries:
         - not-a-string:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1397,14 +1380,14 @@
       assets:
         - not-a-string:
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
     );
 
     expect(flutterManifest, null);
-    expect(logger.errorText, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. Expected asset entry to be either a string or a map containing a "path" entry. Got Null instead.\n');
+    expect(logger.errorText, 'Expected "assets" key in the 0 element of "deferred-components" to be a list of file paths, but element 0 was a YamlMap\n');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest deferred component multiple assets is string', () async {
@@ -1421,14 +1404,14 @@
         - also-not-a-string:
           - woo
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
     );
 
     expect(flutterManifest, null);
-    expect(logger.errorText, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. Expected asset entry to be either a string or a map containing a "path" entry. Got Null instead.\n');
+    expect(logger.errorText, 'Expected "assets" key in the 0 element of "deferred-components" to be a list of file paths, but element 1 was a YamlMap\n');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest multiple deferred components assets is string', () async {
@@ -1448,14 +1431,14 @@
         - not-a-string:
           - woo
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
     );
 
     expect(flutterManifest, null);
-    expect(logger.errorText, 'Asset manifest entry is malformed. Expected asset entry to be either a string or a map containing a "path" entry. Got Null instead.\n');
+    expect(logger.errorText, 'Expected "assets" key in the 1 element of "deferred-components" to be a list of file paths, but element 1 was a YamlMap\n');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest deferred component assets is list', () async {
@@ -1469,7 +1452,7 @@
     - name: blah
       assets: blah
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest? flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1493,7 +1476,7 @@
         - path/to/asset2.jpg
         - path/to/asset3.jpg
 ''';
-
+    final BufferLogger logger = BufferLogger.test();
     final FlutterManifest flutterManifest = FlutterManifest.createFromString(
       manifest,
       logger: logger,
@@ -1505,9 +1488,9 @@
     expect(deferredComponents[0].name, 'component1');
     expect(deferredComponents[0].libraries.length, 0);
     expect(deferredComponents[0].assets.length, 3);
-    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].uri.path, 'path/to/asset1.jpg');
-    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[1].uri.path, 'path/to/asset2.jpg');
-    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[2].uri.path, 'path/to/asset3.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[0].path, 'path/to/asset1.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[1].path, 'path/to/asset2.jpg');
+    expect(deferredComponents[0].assets[2].path, 'path/to/asset3.jpg');
   });
 
   testWithoutContext('FlutterManifest can parse empty dependencies', () async {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/xcode_backend_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/xcode_backend_test.dart
index b91968b..5215644 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/xcode_backend_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/xcode_backend_test.dart
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
           'FRONTEND_SERVER_STARTER_PATH': frontendServerStarterPath,
           'INFOPLIST_PATH': 'Info.plist',
           'SDKROOT': sdkRoot,
-          'FLAVOR': 'strawberry',
           'SPLIT_DEBUG_INFO': splitDebugInfo,
           'TRACK_WIDGET_CREATION': trackWidgetCreation,
           'TREE_SHAKE_ICONS': treeShake,
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@
               '-dTargetPlatform=ios',
               '-dTargetFile=lib/main.dart',
               '-dBuildMode=${buildMode.toLowerCase()}',
-              '-dFlavor=strawberry',
               '-dIosArchs=$archs',
               '-dSdkRoot=$sdkRoot',
               '-dSplitDebugInfo=$splitDebugInfo',