diff --git a/dwds/test/fixtures/utilities.dart b/dwds/test/fixtures/utilities.dart
index 0e5a381dc..839ce6509 100644
--- a/dwds/test/fixtures/utilities.dart
+++ b/dwds/test/fixtures/utilities.dart
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ Future<BuildDaemonClient> connectClient(String workingDirectory,
         List<String> options, Function(ServerLog) logHandler) =>
     BuildDaemonClient.connect(
         workingDirectory,
-        // On Windows we need to call the snapshot directly otherwise
-        // the process will start in a disjoint cmd without access to
-        // STDIO. We also want to ensure the version of pub is consistent with
-        // the SDK that was used to launch webdev.
-        [dartPath, pubSnapshot]
+        [dartPath]
           ..addAll(['run', 'build_runner', 'daemon'])
           ..addAll(options),
         logHandler: logHandler);
@@ -36,10 +32,6 @@ final String _sdkDir = (() {
 
 final String dartSdkPath = _sdkDir;
 final String dartPath = p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'dart');
-final String pubSnapshot =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'snapshots', 'pub.dart.snapshot');
-final String pubPath =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', Platform.isWindows ? 'pub.bat' : 'pub');
 
 /// Returns the port of the daemon asset server.
 int daemonPort(String workingDirectory) {
diff --git a/frontend_server_common/lib/src/utilities.dart b/frontend_server_common/lib/src/utilities.dart
index 9e89da85c..9ca429eff 100644
--- a/frontend_server_common/lib/src/utilities.dart
+++ b/frontend_server_common/lib/src/utilities.dart
@@ -21,9 +21,5 @@ final String _sdkDir = (() {
 
 final String dartSdkPath = _sdkDir;
 final String dartPath = p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'dart');
-final String pubSnapshot =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'snapshots', 'pub.dart.snapshot');
-final String pubPath =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', Platform.isWindows ? 'pub.bat' : 'pub');
 
 const fs.FileSystem fileSystem = LocalFileSystem();
diff --git a/webdev/lib/src/daemon_client.dart b/webdev/lib/src/daemon_client.dart
index c72bba61c..d8ae674b1 100644
--- a/webdev/lib/src/daemon_client.dart
+++ b/webdev/lib/src/daemon_client.dart
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ Future<BuildDaemonClient> connectClient(String workingDirectory,
         List<String> options, Function(ServerLog) logHandler) =>
     BuildDaemonClient.connect(
         workingDirectory,
-        // On Windows we need to call the snapshot directly otherwise
-        // the process will start in a disjoint cmd without access to
-        // STDIO. We also want to ensure the version of pub is consistent with
-        // the SDK that was used to launch webdev.
-        [dartPath, pubSnapshot]
+        [dartPath]
           ..addAll(['run', 'build_runner', 'daemon'])
           ..addAll(options),
         logHandler: logHandler);
diff --git a/webdev/lib/src/pubspec.dart b/webdev/lib/src/pubspec.dart
index a921635cd..d9bc29d6f 100644
--- a/webdev/lib/src/pubspec.dart
+++ b/webdev/lib/src/pubspec.dart
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
 }
 
 Future _runPubDeps() async {
-  var result = Process.runSync(pubPath, ['deps']);
+  var result = Process.runSync(dartPath, ['pub', 'deps']);
 
   if (result.exitCode == 65 || result.exitCode == 66) {
     throw PackageException(
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Future _runPubDeps() async {
 
   if (result.exitCode != 0) {
     throw ProcessException(
-        pubPath,
-        ['deps'],
+        dartPath,
+        ['pub', 'deps'],
         '***OUT***\n${result.stdout}\n***ERR***\n${result.stderr}\n***',
         exitCode);
   }
diff --git a/webdev/lib/src/util.dart b/webdev/lib/src/util.dart
index f80b7b25e..14aadb1a7 100644
--- a/webdev/lib/src/util.dart
+++ b/webdev/lib/src/util.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ final String _sdkDir = (() {
 })();
 
 final String dartPath = p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'dart');
-final String pubSnapshot =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', 'snapshots', 'pub.dart.snapshot');
-final String pubPath =
-    p.join(_sdkDir, 'bin', Platform.isWindows ? 'pub.bat' : 'pub');
diff --git a/webdev/test/daemon/utils.dart b/webdev/test/daemon/utils.dart
index 49373d8f2..1adb1e723 100644
--- a/webdev/test/daemon/utils.dart
+++ b/webdev/test/daemon/utils.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Future<String> prepareWorkspace() async {
   var exampleDirectory =
       p.absolute(p.join(p.current, '..', 'fixtures', '_webdevSmoke'));
 
-  var process = await TestProcess.start(pubPath, ['upgrade'],
+  var process = await TestProcess.start(dartPath, ['pub', 'upgrade'],
       workingDirectory: exampleDirectory, environment: getPubEnvironment());
 
   await process.shouldExit(0);
diff --git a/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart b/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
index a0065e7f0..e5779b2b9 100644
--- a/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
+++ b/webdev/test/e2e_test.dart
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ void main() {
     soundExampleDirectory =
         p.absolute(p.join(p.current, '..', 'fixtures', '_webdevSoundSmoke'));
 
-    var process = await TestProcess.start(pubPath, ['upgrade'],
+    var process = await TestProcess.start(dartPath, ['pub', 'upgrade'],
         workingDirectory: exampleDirectory, environment: getPubEnvironment());
 
     await process.shouldExit(0);
 
-    process = await TestProcess.start(pubPath, ['upgrade'],
+    process = await TestProcess.start(dartPath, ['pub', 'upgrade'],
         workingDirectory: soundExampleDirectory,
         environment: getPubEnvironment());