diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
index 23ad8d60195..c8cc3f2345a 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:isolate';
 
 import 'package:args/args.dart';
 import 'package:dart2native/generate.dart';
@@ -87,41 +88,48 @@ class CompileJSCommand extends CompileSubcommandCommand {
 
   @override
   FutureOr<int> run() async {
-    if (!Sdk.checkArtifactExists(sdk.librariesJson)) {
-      return genericErrorExitCode;
+    if (!Sdk.checkArtifactExists(sdk.dart2jsSnapshot) ||
+        !Sdk.checkArtifactExists(sdk.librariesJson)) {
+      return 255;
     }
+
     final args = argResults!;
-    var snapshot = sdk.dart2jsAotSnapshot;
-    var runtime = sdk.dartAotRuntime;
-    if (!Sdk.checkArtifactExists(snapshot, logError: false)) {
-      // AOT snapshots cannot be generated on IA32, so we need this fallback
-      // branch until support for IA32 is dropped (https://dartbug.com/49969).
-      snapshot = sdk.dart2jsSnapshot;
-      runtime = sdk.dart;
-      if (!Sdk.checkArtifactExists(snapshot)) {
-        return genericErrorExitCode;
-      }
-    }
-    final dart2jsCommand = [
-      runtime,
-      snapshot,
+
+    // Build arguments.
+    final buildArgs = <String>[
       '--libraries-spec=${sdk.librariesJson}',
       '--cfe-invocation-modes=compile',
       '--invoker=dart_cli',
       // Add the remaining arguments.
       if (args.rest.isNotEmpty) ...args.rest.sublist(0),
     ];
+
+    var retval = 0;
+    final result = Completer<int>();
+    final exitPort = ReceivePort()
+      ..listen((msg) {
+        result.complete(0);
+      });
+    final errorPort = ReceivePort()
+      ..listen((error) {
+        log.stderr(error.toString());
+        result.complete(255);
+      });
     try {
-      final exitCode = await runProcessInheritStdio(dart2jsCommand);
-      return exitCode;
+      await Isolate.spawnUri(Uri.file(sdk.dart2jsSnapshot), buildArgs, null,
+          onExit: exitPort.sendPort, onError: errorPort.sendPort);
+      retval = await result.future;
     } catch (e, st) {
       log.stderr('Error: JS compilation failed');
       log.stderr(e.toString());
       if (verbose) {
         log.stderr(st.toString());
       }
-      return compileErrorExitCode;
+      retval = compileErrorExitCode;
     }
+    errorPort.close();
+    exitPort.close();
+    return retval;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/core.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/core.dart
index 8e89b55745f..c6a8c79b13a 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/core.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/core.dart
@@ -119,11 +119,8 @@ Future<int> runProcess(
   }
 
   log.trace(command.join(' '));
-  final process = await Process.start(
-    command.first,
-    command.skip(1).toList(),
-    workingDirectory: cwd,
-  );
+  final process = await Process.start(command.first, command.skip(1).toList(),
+      workingDirectory: cwd);
   final (_, _, exitCode) = await (
     forward(process.stdout, false),
     forward(process.stderr, true),
@@ -132,22 +129,6 @@ Future<int> runProcess(
   return exitCode;
 }
 
-Future<int> runProcessInheritStdio(
-  List<String> command, {
-  bool logToTrace = false,
-  void Function(String str)? listener,
-  String? cwd,
-}) async {
-  log.trace(command.join(' '));
-  final process = await Process.start(
-    command.first,
-    command.skip(1).toList(),
-    workingDirectory: cwd,
-    mode: ProcessStartMode.inheritStdio,
-  );
-  return await process.exitCode;
-}
-
 Future _streamLineTransform(
   Stream<List<int>> stream,
   Function(String line) handler,
diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/sdk.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/sdk.dart
index 5ef7626abce..168294bdf91 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/sdk.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/sdk.dart
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ class Sdk {
         'dart2js.dart.snapshot',
       );
 
-  String get dart2jsAotSnapshot => _snapshotPathFor(
-        'dart2js_aot.dart.snapshot',
-      );
-
   String get dart2wasmSnapshot => _snapshotPathFor(
         'dart2wasm_product.snapshot',
       );
diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/test/sdk_test.dart b/pkg/dartdev/test/sdk_test.dart
index 9ef7801da80..de399660df7 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/test/sdk_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/test/sdk_test.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void _sdk() {
   });
 
   test('dart2js snapshot', () {
-    expectSnapshotExists(Sdk().dart2jsAotSnapshot, Sdk().dart2jsSnapshot);
+    expectFileExists(Sdk().dart2jsSnapshot);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 93cf0222172..e03cf3e537b 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ declare_args() {
 # ......snapshots/
 # ........analysis_server.dart.snapshot
 # ........dart2bytecode.snapshot (if dart_dynamic_modules)
-# ........dart2js_aot.dart.snapshot (AOT snapshot, if not on ia32)
-# ........dart2js.dart.snapshot (JIT snapshot only on ia32)
+# ........dart2js.dart.snapshot
 # ........dart2wasm_product.snapshot (if not on ia32)
 # ........dartdev.dart.snapshot (app-jit snapshot or kernel dill file)
 # ........dartdevc.dart.snapshot
@@ -153,6 +152,10 @@ if (dart_dynamic_modules) {
 }
 
 _full_sdk_snapshots = _platform_sdk_snapshots + [
+                        [
+                          "dart2js",
+                          "../utils/compiler:dart2js",
+                        ],
                         [
                           "dartdevc",
                           "../utils/ddc:dartdevc",
@@ -162,17 +165,6 @@ _full_sdk_snapshots = _platform_sdk_snapshots + [
                           "../utils/bazel:kernel_worker",
                         ],
                       ]
-if (dart_target_arch != "ia32" && dart_target_arch != "x86") {
-  _full_sdk_snapshots += [ [
-        "dart2js_aot",
-        "../utils/compiler:dart2js_sdk_aot",
-      ] ]
-} else {
-  _full_sdk_snapshots += [ [
-        "dart2js",
-        "../utils/compiler:dart2js",
-      ] ]
-}
 
 # Libraries that go under lib/
 _full_sdk_libraries = [
diff --git a/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn b/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
index f76196af31d..7a3093b5acf 100644
--- a/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -87,22 +87,6 @@ aot_snapshot("dart2js_aot") {
   name = "dart2js_aot"
 }
 
-aot_snapshot("dart2js_sdk_aot") {
-  deps = [ ":dart2js_create_snapshot_entry" ]
-
-  main_dart = "$target_gen_dir/dart2js.dart"
-  name = "dart2js_aot.dart"
-  output = "$root_gen_dir/dart2js_aot.dart.snapshot"
-
-  # dartaotruntime has dart_product_config applied to it,
-  # so it is built in # product mode in both release and
-  # product builds, and is only built in debug mode in debug
-  # builds. The following line ensures that the dartaotruntime
-  # and dartdevc_aot snapshot in an SDK build are
-  # always compatible with each other.
-  force_product_mode = !dart_debug
-}
-
 compile_platform("compile_dart2js_platform_unsound") {
   single_root_scheme = "org-dartlang-sdk"
   single_root_base = rebase_path("$sdk_root/")