--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
   var fatalStorageWarning = true;
 
   static RandomAccessFile? _lock;
-  static var _lockEnabled = true;
+  static var _lockEnabled = false;
 
   /// Turn off the [lock]/[releaseLock] mechanism.
   ///
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@
   }
 
   void setStampFor(String artifactName, String version) {
-    getStampFileFor(artifactName).writeAsStringSync(version);
   }
 
   File getStampFileFor(String artifactName) {