diff --git a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
index 7113ce5458..7c18e6456f 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,24 +7,6 @@ plugins {
     id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
 }
 
-def localProperties = new Properties()
-def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
-if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
-    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
-        localProperties.load(reader)
-    }
-}
-
-def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
-if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
-    flutterVersionCode = '1'
-}
-
-def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
-if (flutterVersionName == null) {
-    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
-}
-
 android {
     namespace "com.example.view"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
@@ -38,8 +20,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "io.flutter.examples.flutter_view"
         minSdkVersion flutter.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
-        versionName flutterVersionName
+        versionCode flutter.versionCode
+        versionName flutter.versionName
     }
 
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 6732ca6873..175e23095a 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "io.flutter.examples.hello_world"
         minSdk = flutter.minSdkVersion
         targetSdk = flutter.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode = flutter.versionCode()
-        versionName = flutter.versionName()
+        versionCode = flutter.versionCode
+        versionName = flutter.versionName
     }
 
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
index 185bafc025..87d5fd2ee6 100644
--- a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "io.flutter.examples.layers"
         minSdkVersion flutter.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode flutter.versionCode()
-        versionName flutter.versionName()
+        versionCode flutter.versionCode
+        versionName flutter.versionName
     }
 
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/app_plugin_loader.groovy b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/app_plugin_loader.groovy
index 16965213df..0a03e26999 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/app_plugin_loader.groovy
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/app_plugin_loader.groovy
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class FlutterAppPluginLoaderPlugin implements Plugin<Settings> {
             settings.ext.flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
             assert settings.ext.flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
         }
-        
+
         // Load shared gradle functions
         settings.apply from: Paths.get(settings.ext.flutterSdkPath, "packages", "flutter_tools", "gradle", "src", "main", "groovy", "native_plugin_loader.groovy")
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
index 178d61dcce..5f191fe8b0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class FlutterExtension {
     public String flutterVersionName = null
 
     /** Returns flutterVersionCode as an integer with error handling. */
-    public Integer versionCode() {
+    public Integer getVersionCode() {
         if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
             throw new GradleException("flutterVersionCode must not be null.")
         }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class FlutterExtension {
     }
 
     /** Returns flutterVersionName with error handling. */
-    public String versionName() {
+    public String getVersionName() {
         if (flutterVersionName == null) {
             throw new GradleException("flutterVersionName must not be null.")
         }