diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 1b9a36b53e4..fa523eb9955 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ vars = {
   # Dart is: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/DEPS.
   # You can use //tools/dart/create_updated_flutter_deps.py to produce
   # updated revision list of existing dependencies.
-  'dart_revision': '0fd6aa87a37023d9691cf50866214c1235dab2d1',
+  'dart_revision': 'fe96de2858f078e4ad04f8f30640184bf3d8102d',
 
   'dart_args_tag': '0.13.7',
   'dart_async_tag': '2.0.4',
diff --git a/common/settings.h b/common/settings.h
index cf1de7b8732..5bb5c6cbbea 100644
--- a/common/settings.h
+++ b/common/settings.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ struct Settings {
   bool enable_dart_profiling = false;
   bool use_test_fonts = false;
   bool dart_non_checked_mode = false;
-  bool dart_strong_mode = false;
   bool enable_software_rendering = false;
   bool using_blink = true;
   std::string aot_shared_library_path;
diff --git a/runtime/dart_init.cc b/runtime/dart_init.cc
index 642555b0d32..e96d07e2789 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_init.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_init.cc
@@ -599,18 +599,6 @@ void InitDartVM(const uint8_t* vm_snapshot_data,
               arraysize(kDartWriteProtectCodeArgs));
 #endif
 
-  if (settings.dart_strong_mode) {
-    // In strong mode we enable all the strong mode options and if running
-    // debug product mode we also enable asserts.
-    PushBackAll(&args, kDartStrongModeArgs, arraysize(kDartStrongModeArgs));
-    if (use_checked_mode) {
-      PushBackAll(&args, kDartAssertArgs, arraysize(kDartAssertArgs));
-    }
-  } else if (use_checked_mode) {
-    PushBackAll(&args, kDartAssertArgs, arraysize(kDartAssertArgs));
-    PushBackAll(&args, kDartCheckedModeArgs, arraysize(kDartCheckedModeArgs));
-  }
-
   if (settings.start_paused)
     PushBackAll(&args, kDartStartPausedArgs, arraysize(kDartStartPausedArgs));
 
@@ -641,6 +629,24 @@ void InitDartVM(const uint8_t* vm_snapshot_data,
       FXL_DCHECK(kernel_platform != nullptr);
     }
   }
+  if ((kernel_platform != nullptr) ||
+      Dart_IsDart2Snapshot(g_default_isolate_snapshot_data)) {
+    // The presence of the kernel platform file or a snapshot that was generated
+    // for Dart2 indicates we are running in preview-dart-2 mode and in this
+    // mode enable strong mode options by default.
+    // Note: When we start using core snapshots instead of the platform file
+    // in the engine just sniffing the snapshot file should be sufficient.
+    PushBackAll(&args, kDartStrongModeArgs, arraysize(kDartStrongModeArgs));
+    // In addition if we are running in debug mode we also enable asserts.
+    if (use_checked_mode) {
+      PushBackAll(&args, kDartAssertArgs, arraysize(kDartAssertArgs));
+    }
+  } else if (use_checked_mode) {
+    // In non preview-dart-2 mode we enable checked mode and asserts if
+    // we are running in debug mode.
+    PushBackAll(&args, kDartAssertArgs, arraysize(kDartAssertArgs));
+    PushBackAll(&args, kDartCheckedModeArgs, arraysize(kDartCheckedModeArgs));
+  }
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < settings.dart_flags.size(); i++)
     args.push_back(settings.dart_flags[i].c_str());
diff --git a/shell/common/shell.cc b/shell/common/shell.cc
index cfa32dc599c..c6006f10968 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell.cc
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ void Shell::InitStandalone(fxl::CommandLine command_line,
   settings.dart_non_checked_mode =
       command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::DartNonCheckedMode));
 
-  // strong mode setting.
-  settings.dart_strong_mode =
-      command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::DartStrongMode));
-
   settings.ipv6 = command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::IPv6));
 
   settings.start_paused =
diff --git a/shell/common/switches.h b/shell/common/switches.h
index 4e41408569c..6d5bd03a80a 100644
--- a/shell/common/switches.h
+++ b/shell/common/switches.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ DEF_SWITCH(DartNonCheckedMode,
            "precompiled and checked mode is unsupported. However, this flag "
            "may be specified if the user wishes to run in the debug product "
            "mode (i.e. with JIT or DBC) with checked mode off.")
-DEF_SWITCH(DartStrongMode, "strong", "Enable Dart 2.0 strong mode.")
 DEF_SWITCHES_END
 
 void PrintUsage(const std::string& executable_name);
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
index 47af58e96d7..4472b8b194e 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/app/FlutterActivityDelegate.java
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ public final class FlutterActivityDelegate
         if (intent.getBooleanExtra("trace-skia", false)) {
             args.add("--trace-skia");
         }
-        if (intent.getBooleanExtra("strong", false)) {
-            args.add("--strong");
-        }
         if (!args.isEmpty()) {
             String[] argsArray = new String[args.size()];
             return args.toArray(argsArray);
diff --git a/travis/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party b/travis/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
index 18e0c862fe6..69908844dc7 100644
--- a/travis/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
+++ b/travis/licenses_golden/licenses_third_party
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Signature: ecc7589805cacc5ca3aab1dad966d380
+Signature: e5cf14253d584dd35dabad02ec06205b
 
 UNUSED LICENSES: