diff --git a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine.cc b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine.cc
index 2592c63b730d8..87020dbcceb58 100644
--- a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine.cc
@@ -537,11 +537,12 @@ gboolean fl_engine_start(FlEngine* self, GError** error) {
   custom_task_runners.platform_task_runner = &platform_task_runner;
   custom_task_runners.render_task_runner = &platform_task_runner;
 
-  g_autoptr(GPtrArray) command_line_args = fl_engine_get_switches(self);
-  // FlutterProjectArgs expects a full argv, so when processing it for flags
-  // the first item is treated as the executable and ignored. Add a dummy value
-  // so that all switches are used.
+  g_autoptr(GPtrArray) command_line_args =
+      g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func(g_free);
   g_ptr_array_insert(command_line_args, 0, g_strdup("flutter"));
+  for (const auto& env_switch : flutter::GetSwitchesFromEnvironment()) {
+    g_ptr_array_add(command_line_args, g_strdup(env_switch.c_str()));
+  }
 
   gchar** dart_entrypoint_args =
       fl_dart_project_get_dart_entrypoint_arguments(self->project);
@@ -1026,16 +1027,6 @@ void fl_engine_update_accessibility_features(FlEngine* self, int32_t flags) {
       self->engine, static_cast<FlutterAccessibilityFeature>(flags));
 }
 
-GPtrArray* fl_engine_get_switches(FlEngine* self) {
-  g_return_val_if_fail(FL_IS_ENGINE(self), nullptr);
-
-  GPtrArray* switches = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func(g_free);
-  for (const auto& env_switch : flutter::GetSwitchesFromEnvironment()) {
-    g_ptr_array_add(switches, g_strdup(env_switch.c_str()));
-  }
-  return switches;
-}
-
 void fl_engine_request_app_exit(FlEngine* self) {
   g_return_if_fail(FL_IS_ENGINE(self));
   fl_platform_handler_request_app_exit(self->platform_handler);
diff --git a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_private.h b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_private.h
index ed5d3197f04ec..f32557902567f 100644
--- a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_private.h
+++ b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_private.h
@@ -416,16 +416,6 @@ gboolean fl_engine_unregister_external_texture(FlEngine* engine,
  */
 void fl_engine_update_accessibility_features(FlEngine* engine, int32_t flags);
 
-/**
- * fl_engine_get_switches:
- * @engine: an #FlEngine.
- *
- * Determines the switches that should be passed to the Flutter engine.
- *
- * Returns: an array of switches to pass to the Flutter engine.
- */
-GPtrArray* fl_engine_get_switches(FlEngine* engine);
-
 /**
  * fl_engine_request_app_exit:
  * @engine: an #FlEngine.
diff --git a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_test.cc b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_test.cc
index 6a84f8d4c7320..62fcb48974f15 100644
--- a/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_test.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/linux/fl_engine_test.cc
@@ -537,17 +537,6 @@ TEST(FlEngineTest, EmptyLocales) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST(FlEngineTest, SwitchesEmpty) {
-  g_autoptr(FlEngine) engine = make_mock_engine();
-
-  // Clear the main environment variable, since test order is not guaranteed.
-  unsetenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCHES");
-
-  g_autoptr(GPtrArray) switches = fl_engine_get_switches(engine);
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(switches->len, 0U);
-}
-
 static void add_view_cb(GObject* object,
                         GAsyncResult* result,
                         gpointer user_data) {
@@ -759,25 +748,4 @@ TEST(FlEngineTest, RemoveViewEngineError) {
   g_main_loop_run(loop);
 }
 
-#ifndef FLUTTER_RELEASE
-TEST(FlEngineTest, Switches) {
-  g_autoptr(FlEngine) engine = make_mock_engine();
-
-  setenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCHES", "2", 1);
-  setenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCH_1", "abc", 1);
-  setenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCH_2", "foo=\"bar, baz\"", 1);
-
-  g_autoptr(GPtrArray) switches = fl_engine_get_switches(engine);
-  EXPECT_EQ(switches->len, 2U);
-  EXPECT_STREQ(static_cast<const char*>(g_ptr_array_index(switches, 0)),
-               "--abc");
-  EXPECT_STREQ(static_cast<const char*>(g_ptr_array_index(switches, 1)),
-               "--foo=\"bar, baz\"");
-
-  unsetenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCHES");
-  unsetenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCH_1");
-  unsetenv("FLUTTER_ENGINE_SWITCH_2");
-}
-#endif  // !FLUTTER_RELEASE
-
 // NOLINTEND(clang-analyzer-core.StackAddressEscape)