diff --git a/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.3.dart b/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.3.dart
index 60ccea126d..8fc690e7a6 100644
--- a/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.3.dart
+++ b/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.3.dart
@@ -132,11 +132,8 @@ _Debounceable<S, T> _debounce<S, T>(_Debounceable<S?, T> function) {
     debounceTimer = _DebounceTimer();
     try {
       await debounceTimer!.future;
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error is _CancelException) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      rethrow;
+    } on _CancelException {
+      return null;
     }
     return function(parameter);
   };
diff --git a/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.4.dart b/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.4.dart
index a44107b6d2..bd669c6f7f 100644
--- a/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.4.dart
+++ b/examples/api/lib/material/autocomplete/autocomplete.4.dart
@@ -71,14 +71,13 @@ class _AsyncAutocompleteState extends State<_AsyncAutocomplete > {
     late final Iterable<String> options;
     try {
       options = await _FakeAPI.search(_currentQuery!, _networkEnabled);
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error is _NetworkException) {
+    } on _NetworkException {
+      if (mounted) {
         setState(() {
           _networkError = true;
         });
-        return <String>[];
       }
-      rethrow;
+      return <String>[];
     }
 
     // If another search happened after this one, throw away these options.
@@ -189,11 +188,8 @@ _Debounceable<S, T> _debounce<S, T>(_Debounceable<S?, T> function) {
     debounceTimer = _DebounceTimer();
     try {
       await debounceTimer!.future;
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error is _CancelException) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      rethrow;
+    } on _CancelException {
+      return null;
     }
     return function(parameter);
   };
diff --git a/examples/api/lib/material/search_anchor/search_anchor.4.dart b/examples/api/lib/material/search_anchor/search_anchor.4.dart
index d7e90ea12a..4f14bdbd2d 100644
--- a/examples/api/lib/material/search_anchor/search_anchor.4.dart
+++ b/examples/api/lib/material/search_anchor/search_anchor.4.dart
@@ -139,11 +139,8 @@ _Debounceable<S, T> _debounce<S, T>(_Debounceable<S?, T> function) {
     debounceTimer = _DebounceTimer();
     try {
       await debounceTimer!.future;
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error is _CancelException) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      rethrow;
+    } on _CancelException {
+      return null;
     }
     return function(parameter);
   };
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
index 36714c2b75..b0f3dfe7b1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/dart/pub.dart
@@ -411,23 +411,19 @@ class _DefaultPub implements Pub {
 
         exitCode = result.exitCode;
       }
-    // The exception is rethrown, so don't catch only Exceptions.
-    } catch (exception) { // ignore: avoid_catches_without_on_clauses
-      if (exception is io.ProcessException) {
-        final StringBuffer buffer = StringBuffer('${exception.message}\n');
-        final String directoryExistsMessage = _fileSystem.directory(directory).existsSync()
-            ? 'exists'
-            : 'does not exist';
-        buffer.writeln('Working directory: "$directory" ($directoryExistsMessage)');
-        buffer.write(_stringifyPubEnv(pubEnvironment));
-        throw io.ProcessException(
-          exception.executable,
-          exception.arguments,
-          buffer.toString(),
-          exception.errorCode,
-        );
-      }
-      rethrow;
+    } on io.ProcessException catch (exception) {
+      final StringBuffer buffer = StringBuffer('${exception.message}\n');
+      final String directoryExistsMessage = _fileSystem.directory(directory).existsSync()
+          ? 'exists'
+          : 'does not exist';
+      buffer.writeln('Working directory: "$directory" ($directoryExistsMessage)');
+      buffer.write(_stringifyPubEnv(pubEnvironment));
+      throw io.ProcessException(
+        exception.executable,
+        exception.arguments,
+        buffer.toString(),
+        exception.errorCode,
+      );
     }
 
     final int code = exitCode;