diff --git a/dev/bots/run_command.dart b/dev/bots/run_command.dart
index d96abb1be3..93ce567023 100644
--- a/dev/bots/run_command.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/run_command.dart
@@ -113,14 +113,18 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
     .where((String line) => removeLine == null || !removeLine(line))
     .map((String line) => '$line\n')
     .transform(const Utf8Encoder());
-  if (outputMode == OutputMode.print) {
-    await Future.wait<void>(<Future<void>>[
-      stdout.addStream(stdoutSource),
-      stderr.addStream(process.stderr),
-    ]);
-  } else {
-    savedStdout = stdoutSource.toList();
-    savedStderr = process.stderr.toList();
+  switch (outputMode) {
+    case OutputMode.print:
+      await Future.wait<void>(<Future<void>>[
+        stdout.addStream(stdoutSource),
+        stderr.addStream(process.stderr),
+      ]);
+      break;
+    case OutputMode.capture:
+    case OutputMode.discard:
+      savedStdout = stdoutSource.toList();
+      savedStderr = process.stderr.toList();
+      break;
   }
 
   final int exitCode = await process.exitCode.timeout(timeout, onTimeout: () {
@@ -145,9 +149,14 @@ Future<void> runCommand(String executable, List<String> arguments, {
 
     // Print the output when we get unexpected results (unless output was
     // printed already).
-    if (outputMode != OutputMode.print) {
-      stdout.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStdout));
-      stderr.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStderr));
+    switch (outputMode) {
+      case OutputMode.print:
+        break;
+      case OutputMode.capture:
+      case OutputMode.discard:
+        stdout.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStdout));
+        stderr.writeln(flattenToString(await savedStderr));
+        break;
     }
     print(
         '$redLine\n'
diff --git a/dev/bots/test.dart b/dev/bots/test.dart
index 6a49654526..2901fc13d3 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test.dart
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ Future<void> _runFlutterTest(String workingDirectory, {
   List<String> tests = const <String>[],
 }) async {
   // Support printing output or capturing it for matching, but not both.
-  assert(_implies(printOutput, outputChecker == null));
+  assert(!printOutput || outputChecker == null);
 
   final List<String> args = <String>[
     'test',
@@ -1009,8 +1009,3 @@ Future<void> _androidGradleTests(String subShard) async {
     await _runDevicelabTest('module_host_with_custom_build_test', env: env);
   }
 }
-
-/// Returns true if `p` logically implies `q`, false otherwise.
-///
-/// If `p` is true, `q` must be true.
-bool _implies(bool p, bool q) => !p || q;