diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/BUILD.gn
index a3c33e6fef..1ae4a19c64 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/BUILD.gn
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ group("flutter") {
     public_deps += [
       "$flutter_root/flow:flow_unittests",
       "$flutter_root/fml:fml_unittests",
-      "$flutter_root/runtime:runtime_lifecycle_unittests",
       "$flutter_root/runtime:runtime_unittests",
       "$flutter_root/shell/common:shell_unittests",
       "$flutter_root/shell/platform/common/cpp/client_wrapper:client_wrapper_unittests",
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/BUILD.gn
index 4ae61ac3b4..9d6f0d80ea 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/runtime/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/runtime/BUILD.gn
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ executable("runtime_unittests") {
 
   sources = [
     "dart_isolate_unittests.cc",
+    "dart_lifecycle_unittests.cc",
     "dart_service_isolate_unittests.cc",
     "dart_vm_unittests.cc",
   ]
@@ -142,19 +143,3 @@ executable("runtime_unittests") {
     ldflags = [ "-rdynamic" ]
   }
 }
-
-executable("runtime_lifecycle_unittests") {
-  testonly = true
-
-  sources = [
-    "dart_lifecycle_unittests.cc",
-  ]
-
-  deps = [
-    ":runtime_unittests_common",
-  ]
-
-  if (is_linux) {
-    ldflags = [ "-rdynamic" ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/testing/run_tests.sh b/engine/src/flutter/testing/run_tests.sh
index 87f6889705..621743aa80 100755
--- a/engine/src/flutter/testing/run_tests.sh
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/testing/run_tests.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ echo "Running fml_unittests..."
 echo "Running runtime_unittests..."
 "$HOST_DIR/runtime_unittests"
 
-echo "Running runtime_lifecycle_unittests..."
-"$HOST_DIR/runtime_lifecycle_unittests"
-
 echo "Running shell_unittests..."
 "$HOST_DIR/shell_unittests"