diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index a5eb7ddba6..57d08af984 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -5503,7 +5503,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
@@ -5539,7 +5539,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
diff --git a/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
index d040546cc3..c911663423 100644
--- a/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,15 +35,7 @@ if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.a11y_assessments"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
+    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
index 8b00ebb415..f86cb35c1d 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.complexLayout"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
index f358286d00..06acb88de4 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.macrobenchmarks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
index e3fc68e472..141ac9622f 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.microbenchmarks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
index 9cea465111..6a671e475e 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.flutter.multipleflutters"
     compileSdk 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
index 9504f0ae17..63c7e0bee4 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.benchmarks.platform_views_layout"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
index ee181f49dc..2beb7dc539 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.benchmarks.platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
index 6dbd28b9da..5e7907e25e 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.stocks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
index 5427ab8bd4..2d6062ed35 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     try {
       await runProjectTest((FlutterProject flutterProject) async {
         section('APK contains plugin classes');
-        await flutterProject.setMinSdkVersion(21);
+        await flutterProject.setMinSdkVersion(20);
         await flutterProject.addPlugin('google_maps_flutter:^2.2.1');
 
         await inDirectory(flutterProject.rootPath, () async {
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
index 1bcd40e4a3..25afe619de 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.platforminteraction"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
index e6f0187e1e..995fb86b32 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,7 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.android_verified_input"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
+    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
index a376d48367..8596326f55 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace = 'io.flutter.integration.platformviews'
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
index 29638d599d..17f8f1332c 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,7 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.channels"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
+    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
index f17f930b4b..69750fb03d 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.deferred_components_test"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     sourceSets {
         main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
     }
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
index 5354de1031..9daab6d9c9 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.deferred_components_test.component1"
     compileSdk 35
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     sourceSets {
         applicationVariants.all { variant ->
             main.assets.srcDirs += "${project.layout.buildDirectory.get()}/intermediates/flutter/${variant.name}/deferred_assets"
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
index c6adeef108..7e1c89b3a5 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.externalui"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
index 9044bc258a..5b091f702a 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.flavors"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
index df976a59cd..5c5fa7d61c 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.demo.gallery"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
index 64c3432e3b..ecb2deeb6d 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.flavors"
     compileSdk 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
index b595440083..5fb0d47446 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.integration.platformviews"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
index 75f07cb601..1e69c1f986 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.addtoapp"
     compileSdk 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
index 4734c2bdd7..c5b106e0c9 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ plugins {
 android {
     namespace = "com.example.native_driver_test"
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
+    ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
index 3b305e5ad8..9822c24687 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.non_nullable"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
index 5dfccb53e2..7f8fea246c 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.platforminteraction"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
index 0227cf37b2..1ec1e7bc65 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.add2app"
     compileSdk 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
index fee774a0c7..71abced98b 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.add2app"
     compileSdk 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
index d7189b8355..80fc8488e9 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.myapplication"
     compileSdk = 34
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    val systemNdkPath: String? = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "com.example.myapplication"
         minSdk = 24
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
index 526a60cf47..357e24908a 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.release_smoke_test"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
index 242e3d7360..40d896e873 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,7 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.spell_check"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
+    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
index b661791560..0b7c795741 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.integration_ui"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
index 7ae76f585d..8321f807a8 100644
--- a/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "dev.flutter.manual_tests"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
index 438f04ee24..a3bd4a16a4 100644
--- a/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.tracing_tests"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
index 1feb5a505b..7c18e6456f 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.view"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index d0e5ec689c..175e23095a 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.examples.hello_world"
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    val systemNdkPath: String? = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
index 1adead8eb0..e4b8b76b39 100644
--- a/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.image_list"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
index 3cb9dd323c..87d5fd2ee6 100644
--- a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.Layers"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
index 762775b520..6da008a41b 100644
--- a/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.platformchannel"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
index b66e071395..2fda0ca212 100644
--- a/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.platform_view"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
-    }
-
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ae7354f572..0000000000
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Empty file to trick the Android Gradle Plugin to download the NDK. This is because AGP requires
-# the NDK in order to strip debug symbols from native libraries, does not download it in that case
-# (instead, AGP only downloads it when AGP thinks it needs the NDK to build a native library).
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
index e9ef058072..dfec35b704 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class FlutterExtension {
      * Chosen as default version of the AGP version below as found in
      * https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#default-ndk-per-agp.
      */
-    public final String ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264"
+    public final String ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
 
     /**
      * Specifies the relative directory to the Flutter project directory.
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ class FlutterPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         extension.flutterVersionName = flutterVersionName ?: "1.0"
 
         this.addFlutterTasks(project)
-        forceNdkDownload(project, flutterRootPath)
 
         // By default, assembling APKs generates fat APKs if multiple platforms are passed.
         // Configuring split per ABI allows to generate separate APKs for each abi.
@@ -860,36 +859,6 @@ class FlutterPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         return version2
     }
 
-    private void forceNdkDownload(Project gradleProject, String flutterSdkRootPath) {
-        // If the project is already configuring a native build, we don't need to do anything.
-        Boolean forcingNotRequired = gradleProject.android.externalNativeBuild.cmake.path != null
-        if (forcingNotRequired) {
-            return
-        }
-
-        // Otherwise, point to an empty CMakeLists.txt, and ignore associated warnings.
-        gradleProject.android {
-            externalNativeBuild {
-                cmake {
-                    // Respect the existing configuration if it exists - the NDK will already be
-                    // downloaded in this case.
-                    path = flutterSdkRootPath + "/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt"
-                }
-            }
-
-            defaultConfig {
-                externalNativeBuild {
-                    cmake {
-                        // CMake will print warnings when you try to build an empty project.
-                        // These arguments silence the warnings - our project is intentionally
-                        // empty.
-                        arguments("-Wno-dev", "--no-warn-unused-cli")
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /** Prints error message and fix for any plugin compileSdkVersion or ndkVersion that are higher than the project. */
     private void detectLowCompileSdkVersionOrNdkVersion() {
         project.afterEvaluate {
diff --git a/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 62d30ab06b..782992d712 100644
--- a/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -26,17 +26,11 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 }
 
 android {
-    namespace 'com.example.integration_test_example'
-    compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-
-    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
-    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
-    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
-    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
-    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
-        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
-        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    // Conditional for compatibility with AGP <4.2.
+    if (project.android.hasProperty("namespace")) {
+        namespace 'com.example.integration_test_example'
     }
+    compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8