diff --git a/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart b/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
index c7866c098fb04..5d64eb76423e1 100644
--- a/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
+++ b/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@ interface class SkiaGoldClient {
 
   /// The path to the local [Directory] where the `goldctl` tool is hosted.
   String get _goldctl {
-    assert(
-      isAvailable(environment: _environment),
-      'Trying to use `goldctl` in an environment where it is not available',
-    );
     final String? result = _environment[_kGoldctlKey];
     if (result == null || result.isEmpty) {
       throw StateError('The environment variable $_kGoldctlKey is not set.');
diff --git a/tools/golden_tests_harvester/pubspec.yaml b/tools/golden_tests_harvester/pubspec.yaml
index b72b06fe134d1..c512a9c1c4ca3 100644
--- a/tools/golden_tests_harvester/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/tools/golden_tests_harvester/pubspec.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ dependencies:
   skia_gold_client: any
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  litetest: any
+  test: any
diff --git a/tools/golden_tests_harvester/test/golden_tests_harvester_test.dart b/tools/golden_tests_harvester/test/golden_tests_harvester_test.dart
index bdbbabe7fb9e1..0a12b8d87483b 100644
--- a/tools/golden_tests_harvester/test/golden_tests_harvester_test.dart
+++ b/tools/golden_tests_harvester/test/golden_tests_harvester_test.dart
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io' as io;
 
 import 'package:golden_tests_harvester/golden_tests_harvester.dart';
-import 'package:litetest/litetest.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 void main() async {
   Future<void> withTempDirectory(