diff --git a/lib/web_ui/dev/steps/run_suite_step.dart b/lib/web_ui/dev/steps/run_suite_step.dart
index b4a8571ecf9f3..2944187a7f38b 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/dev/steps/run_suite_step.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/dev/steps/run_suite_step.dart
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class RunSuiteStep implements PipelineStep {
   Future<bool> _checkSkiaClient(SkiaGoldClient skiaClient) async {
     // Now let's check whether Skia Gold is reachable or not.
     if (isLuci) {
-      if (isSkiaGoldClientAvailable) {
+      if (SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable()) {
         try {
           await skiaClient.auth();
           return true;
diff --git a/testing/dart/goldens.dart b/testing/dart/goldens.dart
index 5a70ecfc95f78..84addf8e20d69 100644
--- a/testing/dart/goldens.dart
+++ b/testing/dart/goldens.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ImageComparer {
     final Map<String, String> dimensions = <String, String>{
       'impeller_enabled': impellerEnabled.toString(),
     };
-    final SkiaGoldClient client = isSkiaGoldClientAvailable && _useSkiaGold
+    final SkiaGoldClient client = SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable() && _useSkiaGold
         ? SkiaGoldClient(workDirectory,
             dimensions: dimensions, verbose: verbose)
         : _FakeSkiaGoldClient(workDirectory, dimensions, verbose: verbose);
diff --git a/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart b/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart
index e253f85565416..9c16fb9ed6fe6 100644
--- a/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart
+++ b/testing/scenario_app/bin/run_android_tests.dart
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Future<void> _run({
         if (verbose) {
           log('wrote ${goldenFile.absolute.path}');
         }
-        if (isSkiaGoldClientAvailable) {
+        if (SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable()) {
           final Future<void> comparison = skiaGoldClient!
               // Each color channel can be off by 2.
               .addImg(fileName, goldenFile, screenshotSize: screenshot.pixelCount, pixelColorDelta: 8)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Future<void> _run({
     });
 
     await step('Skia Gold auth...', () async {
-      if (isSkiaGoldClientAvailable) {
+      if (SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable()) {
         await skiaGoldClient!.auth();
         log('skia gold client is available');
       } else {
diff --git a/testing/skia_gold_client/README.md b/testing/skia_gold_client/README.md
index 3e7f6ec2d5fea..8c4c68e19985c 100644
--- a/testing/skia_gold_client/README.md
+++ b/testing/skia_gold_client/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The web UI is available on https://flutter-engine-gold.skia.org/.
 1. In `.ci.yaml`, ensure that the task has a dependency on `goldctl`:
 
 ```yaml
-  dependencies: [{"dependency": "goldctl"}]
+dependencies: [{ "dependency": "goldctl" }]
 ```
 
 2. In the builder `.json` file, ensure the drone has a dependency on `goldctl`:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Future<void> main() {
     );
 
     try {
-        if (isSkiaGoldClientAvailable) {
+        if (SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable()) {
             await client.auth();
 
             await client.addImg(
diff --git a/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart b/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
index 5dde4d8608003..ec657fe2bb925 100644
--- a/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
+++ b/testing/skia_gold_client/lib/skia_gold_client.dart
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ const String _kLuciEnvName = 'LUCI_CONTEXT';
 const String _skiaGoldHost = 'https://flutter-engine-gold.skia.org';
 const String _instance = 'flutter-engine';
 
-/// Whether the Skia Gold client is available and can be used in this
-/// environment.
-bool get isSkiaGoldClientAvailable => SkiaGoldClient.isAvailable();
-
-/// Returns true if the current environment is a LUCI builder.
-bool get isLuciEnv => io.Platform.environment.containsKey(_kLuciEnvName);
-
 /// A client for uploading image tests and making baseline requests to the
 /// Flutter Gold Dashboard.
 interface class SkiaGoldClient {
@@ -463,32 +456,28 @@ interface class SkiaGoldClient {
   Future<String?> getExpectationForTest(String testName) async {
     late String? expectation;
     final String traceID = getTraceID(testName);
-    await io.HttpOverrides.runWithHttpOverrides<Future<void>>(() async {
-      final Uri requestForExpectations = Uri.parse(
-        '$_skiaGoldHost/json/v2/latestpositivedigest/$traceID'
-      );
-      late String rawResponse;
-      try {
-        final io.HttpClientRequest request = await httpClient.getUrl(requestForExpectations);
-        final io.HttpClientResponse response = await request.close();
-        rawResponse = await utf8.decodeStream(response);
-        final dynamic jsonResponse = json.decode(rawResponse);
-        if (jsonResponse is! Map<String, dynamic>) {
-          throw const FormatException('Skia gold expectations do not match expected format.');
-        }
-        expectation = jsonResponse['digest'] as String?;
-      } on FormatException catch (error) {
-        _stderr.writeln(
-          'Formatting error detected requesting expectations from Flutter Gold.\n'
-          'error: $error\n'
-          'url: $requestForExpectations\n'
-          'response: $rawResponse'
-        );
-        rethrow;
-      }
-    },
-      SkiaGoldHttpOverrides(),
+    final Uri requestForExpectations = Uri.parse(
+      '$_skiaGoldHost/json/v2/latestpositivedigest/$traceID'
     );
+    late String rawResponse;
+    try {
+      final io.HttpClientRequest request = await httpClient.getUrl(requestForExpectations);
+      final io.HttpClientResponse response = await request.close();
+      rawResponse = await utf8.decodeStream(response);
+      final dynamic jsonResponse = json.decode(rawResponse);
+      if (jsonResponse is! Map<String, dynamic>) {
+        throw const FormatException('Skia gold expectations do not match expected format.');
+      }
+      expectation = jsonResponse['digest'] as String?;
+    } on FormatException catch (error) {
+      _stderr.writeln(
+        'Formatting error detected requesting expectations from Flutter Gold.\n'
+        'error: $error\n'
+        'url: $requestForExpectations\n'
+        'response: $rawResponse'
+      );
+      rethrow;
+    }
     return expectation;
   }
 
@@ -561,6 +550,3 @@ interface class SkiaGoldClient {
     return md5Sum;
   }
 }
-
-/// Used to make HttpRequests during testing.
-class SkiaGoldHttpOverrides extends io.HttpOverrides { }
diff --git a/web_sdk/web_test_utils/lib/image_compare.dart b/web_sdk/web_test_utils/lib/image_compare.dart
index a6d9fbdf869fb..4fca24189500c 100644
--- a/web_sdk/web_test_utils/lib/image_compare.dart
+++ b/web_sdk/web_test_utils/lib/image_compare.dart
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Future<String> compareImage(
   await screenshotFile.create(recursive: true);
   await screenshotFile.writeAsBytes(encodePng(screenshot), flush: true);
 
-  if (isLuciEnv) {
+  if (SkiaGoldClient.isLuciEnv()) {
     // This is temporary to get started by uploading existing screenshots to
     // Skia Gold. The next step would be to actually use Skia Gold for
     // comparison.