diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/test.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/test.dart
index a9ffa422caf..da856748571 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/test.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/test.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TestCommand extends DartdevCommand<int> {
 In order to run tests, you need to add a dependency on package:test in your
 pubspec.yaml file:
 
-${ansi.emphasized('dev_dependencies:\n  test: any')}
+${ansi.emphasized('dev_dependencies:\n  test: ^1.0.0')}
 
 See https://pub.dev/packages/test#-installing-tab- for more information on
 adding package:test, and https://dart.dev/guides/testing for general
diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/test/commands/test_test.dart b/pkg/dartdev/test/commands/test_test.dart
index 1b390ff65f3..e1e9b5cffa1 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/test/commands/test_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/test/commands/test_test.dart
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ void defineTest() {
         'In order to run tests, you need to add a dependency on package:test',
       ),
     );
-    expect(
-      result.stdout,
-      contains(
-        'dev_dependencies:\n  test: any',
-      ),
-    );
   }, skip: 'https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/issues/40854');
 
   test('has dependency', () {