diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
index e5332a5951d..4d224546dad 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
-	<true/>
+	<false/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
index 3202215f8a6..23f020cccef 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
-	<true/>
+	<false/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
index c9d20913389..3a1e9fb3bee 100755
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
@@ -1366,84 +1366,6 @@ void main() {
     ProcessManager: () => fakeProcessManager,
   });
 
-  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc iOS project.', () async {
-    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
-
-    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
-    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-
-    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=app', '--no-pub', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=objc', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
-
-    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
-    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
-    expect(plistFile, exists);
-    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
-    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
-  });
-
-  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc swift project.', () async {
-    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
-
-    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
-    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-
-    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=app', '--no-pub', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=swift', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
-
-    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
-    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
-    expect(plistFile, exists);
-    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
-    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
-  });
-
-  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc iOS module.', () async {
-    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
-
-    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
-    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-
-    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=module', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=objc', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
-
-    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('.ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
-    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
-    expect(plistFile, exists);
-    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
-    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
-  }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-    Pub: () => Pub(
-      fileSystem: globals.fs,
-      logger: globals.logger,
-      processManager: globals.processManager,
-      usage: globals.flutterUsage,
-      botDetector: globals.botDetector,
-      platform: globals.platform,
-    ),
-  });
-
-  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for swift iOS module.', () async {
-    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
-
-    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
-    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-
-    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=module', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=swift', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
-
-    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('.ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
-    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
-    expect(plistFile, exists);
-    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
-    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
-  }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-    Pub: () => Pub(
-      fileSystem: globals.fs,
-      logger: globals.logger,
-      processManager: globals.processManager,
-      usage: globals.flutterUsage,
-      botDetector: globals.botDetector,
-      platform: globals.platform,
-    ),
-  });
-
   testUsingContext('display name is Title Case for objc iOS project.', () async {
     Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
 
@@ -3054,10 +2976,3 @@ String _getStringValueFromPlist({File plistFile, String key}) {
   assert(keyIndex > 0);
   return plist[keyIndex+1].replaceAll('<string>', '').replaceAll('</string>', '');
 }
-
-bool _getBooleanValueFromPlist({File plistFile, String key}) {
-  final List<String> plist = plistFile.readAsLinesSync().map((String line) => line.trim()).toList();
-  final int keyIndex = plist.indexOf('<key>$key</key>');
-  assert(keyIndex > 0);
-  return plist[keyIndex+1].replaceAll('<', '').replaceAll('/>', '') == 'true';
-}