diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/ui_web/src/ui_web/testing.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/ui_web/src/ui_web/testing.dart
index d03350ee735d5..ccf19efdfe3d0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/ui_web/src/ui_web/testing.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/ui_web/src/ui_web/testing.dart
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ bool get debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment =>
 set debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment(bool value) {
   _debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment = value;
   if (_debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment) {
-    ensureImplicitViewInitialized();
     const ui.Size logicalSize = ui.Size(800.0, 600.0);
-    window.debugPhysicalSizeOverride = logicalSize * window.devicePixelRatio;
+    final EngineFlutterWindow? implicitView = EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView;
+    implicitView?.debugPhysicalSizeOverride = logicalSize * implicitView.devicePixelRatio;
   }
   debugDisableFontFallbacks = value;
 }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
index 29a252f1a4cca..34dccb712e910 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 500);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('BackdropFilter', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
     EngineFlutterDisplay.instance.debugOverrideDevicePixelRatio(1.0);
 
     test('blur renders to the edges', () async {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/canvas_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/canvas_golden_test.dart
index 4d3c7bc4cddcb..087817dc9a52b 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/canvas_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/canvas_golden_test.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const ui.Rect kDefaultRegion = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('CkCanvas', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     setUp(() {
       renderer.fontCollection.debugResetFallbackFonts();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/color_filter_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/color_filter_golden_test.dart
index 18633e5df5ac3..48045ad942652 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/color_filter_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/color_filter_golden_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('ColorFilter', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('ColorFilter.matrix applies a color filter', () async {
       final LayerSceneBuilder builder = LayerSceneBuilder();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/common.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/common.dart
index 8a545c2a079fd..5fc177faf5ac7 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/common.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/common.dart
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ export '../common/rendering.dart' show renderScene;
 const MethodCodec codec = StandardMethodCodec();
 
 /// Common test setup for all CanvasKit unit-tests.
-void setUpCanvasKitTest() {
+void setUpCanvasKitTest({bool withImplicitView = false}) {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: withImplicitView,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/display_canvas_factory_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/display_canvas_factory_test.dart
index ea2d4b1ea7fbe..228ce121a41df 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/display_canvas_factory_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/display_canvas_factory_test.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class DummyDisplayCanvas extends DisplayCanvas {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('$DisplayCanvasFactory', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('getCanvas', () {
       final DisplayCanvasFactory<DisplayCanvas> factory =
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
index 57ef4a8d74c31..f9367927c63b2 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/embedded_views_test.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('$HtmlViewEmbedder', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     setUp(() {
       EngineFlutterDisplay.instance.debugOverrideDevicePixelRatio(1);
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/filter_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/filter_test.dart
index 750df247d85ec..1548911aa8c23 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/filter_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/filter_test.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void testMain() {
     return filters;
   }
 
-  setUpCanvasKitTest();
+  setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
   group('ImageFilters', () {
     test('can be constructed', () {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/flutter_tester_emulation_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/flutter_tester_emulation_golden_test.dart
index d26c8dda16d9a..3bc6a5cd3893e 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/flutter_tester_emulation_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/flutter_tester_emulation_golden_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void testMain() {
   ui_web.debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment = true;
 
   group('flutter_tester emulation', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('defaults to FlutterTest font family',
         () async {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/frame_timings_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/frame_timings_test.dart
index a22189b527946..0cacd4246616b 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/frame_timings_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/frame_timings_test.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('frame timings', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('collects frame timings', () async {
       await runFrameTimingsTest();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/image_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/image_golden_test.dart
index d622164c4ed96..824eeca9d7c19 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/image_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/image_golden_test.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('CanvasKit Images', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     tearDown(() {
       mockHttpFetchResponseFactory = null;
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/layer_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/layer_test.dart
index 5b308ff8e6900..180599dc7c79c 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/layer_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/layer_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('CanvasKit', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/63715
     test('TransformLayer prerolls correctly', () async {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/linear_gradient_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/linear_gradient_golden_test.dart
index e99564f69eeae..af4888b457453 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/linear_gradient_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/linear_gradient_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('Linear', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('is correctly rendered', () async {
       final CkPictureRecorder recorder = CkPictureRecorder();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/multi_view_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/multi_view_test.dart
index dac4055c67518..3bc93153babf2 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/multi_view_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/multi_view_test.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('CanvasKit', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     late LayerScene scene;
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/no_create_image_bitmap_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/no_create_image_bitmap_test.dart
index 8861e9c037fe7..a3855e4b0030f 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/no_create_image_bitmap_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/no_create_image_bitmap_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 /// Test that we can render even if `createImageBitmap` is not supported.
 void testMain() {
   group('CanvasKit', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
     setUp(() async {
       EngineFlutterDisplay.instance.debugOverrideDevicePixelRatio(1.0);
     });
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/semantics_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/semantics_test.dart
index 4c36e25ff3f3a..ce4b8598de419 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/semantics_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/semantics_test.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void main() {
 // semantics.
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   group('CanvasKit semantics', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     runSemanticsTests();
   });
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/shader_mask_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
index f1cb2dddb596e..f1af16b2ec797 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('ShaderMask', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('Renders sweep gradient with color blend', () async {
       final LayerSceneBuilder builder = LayerSceneBuilder();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/sweep_gradient_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/sweep_gradient_golden_test.dart
index 13374c0be678f..c00eceb0a93ce 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/sweep_gradient_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/canvaskit/sweep_gradient_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 500, 250);
 
 void testMain() {
   group('SweepGradient', () {
-    setUpCanvasKitTest();
+    setUpCanvasKitTest(withImplicitView: true);
 
     test('is correctly rendered', () async {
       final CkPictureRecorder recorder = CkPictureRecorder();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/common/test_initialization.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/common/test_initialization.dart
index 0aa715232389c..e7a611648a95e 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/common/test_initialization.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/common/test_initialization.dart
@@ -14,34 +14,28 @@ import 'fake_asset_manager.dart';
 import 'rendering.dart';
 
 void setUpUnitTests({
+  bool withImplicitView = false,
   bool emulateTesterEnvironment = true,
   bool setUpTestViewDimensions = true,
 }) {
   late final FakeAssetScope debugFontsScope;
   setUpAll(() async {
-    // The implicit view is needed for `debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment`,
-    // `flutterViewEmbedder`, and `debugPhysicalSizeOverride`.
-    engine.ensureImplicitViewInitialized();
-
     if (emulateTesterEnvironment) {
       ui_web.debugEmulateFlutterTesterEnvironment = true;
     }
 
     debugFontsScope = configureDebugFontsAssetScope(fakeAssetManager);
     debugOnlyAssetManager = fakeAssetManager;
-    await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+    await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: withImplicitView);
     engine.renderer.fontCollection.fontFallbackManager?.downloadQueue.fallbackFontUrlPrefixOverride = 'assets/fallback_fonts/';
 
     if (setUpTestViewDimensions) {
-      // Force-initialize FlutterViewEmbedder so it doesn't overwrite test pixel ratio.
-      engine.ensureFlutterViewEmbedderInitialized();
-
       // The following parameters are hard-coded in Flutter's test embedder. Since
       // we don't have an embedder yet this is the lowest-most layer we can put
       // this stuff in.
       const double devicePixelRatio = 3.0;
       engine.EngineFlutterDisplay.instance.debugOverrideDevicePixelRatio(devicePixelRatio);
-      engine.EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView!.debugPhysicalSizeOverride =
+      engine.EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView?.debugPhysicalSizeOverride =
           const ui.Size(800 * devicePixelRatio, 600 * devicePixelRatio);
       engine.scheduleFrameCallback = () {};
     }
@@ -54,8 +48,21 @@ void setUpUnitTests({
   });
 }
 
-Future<void> bootstrapAndRunApp() async {
+Future<void> bootstrapAndRunApp({bool withImplicitView = false}) async {
   final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
   await ui_web.bootstrapEngine(runApp: () => completer.complete());
   await completer.future;
+  if (!withImplicitView) {
+    _disableImplicitView();
+  }
+}
+
+void _disableImplicitView() {
+  // TODO(mdebbar): Instead of disabling the implicit view, we should be able to
+  //                initialize tests without an implicit view to begin with.
+  //                https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/138906
+  final engine.EngineFlutterWindow? implicitView = engine.EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView;
+  if (implicitView != null) {
+    engine.EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.viewManager.disposeAndUnregisterView(implicitView.viewId);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/canvas_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/canvas_test.dart
index 0f19e1260b697..497bed0d34416 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/canvas_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/canvas_test.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
 
   group('EngineCanvas', () {
     late MockEngineCanvas mockCanvas;
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/composition_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/composition_test.dart
index cde257df90277..6e743139bd47d 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/composition_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/composition_test.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GloballyPositionedTextEditingStrategy _enableEditingStrategy({
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
 
   const String fakeComposingText = 'ImComposingText';
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/history_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/history_test.dart
index 72fc4e16ecb7f..91b99f36cfeb5 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/history_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/history_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:ui/ui_web/src/ui_web.dart';
 
 import '../common/matchers.dart';
 import '../common/spy.dart';
+import '../common/test_initialization.dart';
 
 EngineFlutterWindow get implicitView =>
     EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView!;
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 void testMain() {
-  setUpAll(() {
-    ensureImplicitViewInitialized();
+  setUpAll(() async {
+    await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
   });
 
   test('createHistoryForExistingState', () {
@@ -745,7 +746,7 @@ void testMain() {
 
 Future<void> routeUpdated(String routeName) {
   final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
-  implicitView.sendPlatformMessage(
+  EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
     'flutter/navigation',
     codec.encodeMethodCall(MethodCall(
       'routeUpdated',
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@ Future<void> routeUpdated(String routeName) {
 
 Future<void> routeInformationUpdated(String location, dynamic state) {
   final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
-  implicitView.sendPlatformMessage(
+  EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
     'flutter/navigation',
     codec.encodeMethodCall(MethodCall(
       'routeInformationUpdated',
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ Future<void> routeInformationUpdated(String location, dynamic state) {
 
 Future<void> systemNavigatorPop() {
   final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
-  implicitView.sendPlatformMessage(
+  EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
     'flutter/platform',
     codec.encodeMethodCall(const MethodCall('SystemNavigator.pop')),
     (_) => completer.complete(),
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/navigation_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/navigation_test.dart
index 8db1d8894feb5..e3386e6c21c8e 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/navigation_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/navigation_test.dart
@@ -3,50 +3,71 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:test/bootstrap/browser.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
-import 'package:ui/src/engine.dart' as engine;
-import 'package:ui/src/engine/window.dart';
+import 'package:ui/src/engine.dart';
 import 'package:ui/ui.dart' as ui;
 
-const engine.MethodCodec codec = engine.JSONMethodCodec();
+import '../common/test_initialization.dart';
 
-engine.EngineFlutterWindow get implicitView =>
-    engine.EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView!;
+const MethodCodec codec = JSONMethodCodec();
+
+EngineFlutterWindow get implicitView =>
+    EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView!;
 
 void main() {
   internalBootstrapBrowserTest(() => testMain);
 }
 
 void testMain() {
-  engine.TestUrlStrategy? strategy;
+  group('without implicit view', () {
+    test('Handles navigation gracefully when no implicit view exists', () async {
+      expect(EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView, isNull);
 
-  setUpAll(() {
-    ensureImplicitViewInitialized();
+      final Completer<ByteData?> completer = Completer<ByteData?>();
+      ui.PlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
+        'flutter/navigation',
+        codec.encodeMethodCall(const MethodCall(
+          'routeUpdated',
+          <String, dynamic>{'routeName': '/foo'},
+        )),
+        (ByteData? response) => completer.complete(response),
+      );
+      final ByteData? response = await completer.future;
+      expect(response, isNull);
+    });
   });
 
-  setUp(() async {
-    strategy = engine.TestUrlStrategy();
-    await implicitView.debugInitializeHistory(strategy, useSingle: true);
-  });
+  group('with implicit view', () {
+    late TestUrlStrategy strategy;
 
-  tearDown(() async {
-    strategy = null;
-    await implicitView.resetHistory();
-  });
+    setUpAll(() async {
+      await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
+    });
+
+    setUp(() async {
+      strategy = TestUrlStrategy();
+      await implicitView.debugInitializeHistory(strategy, useSingle: true);
+    });
+
+    tearDown(() async {
+      await implicitView.resetHistory();
+    });
 
-  test('Tracks pushed, replaced and popped routes', () async {
-    final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
-    ui.PlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
-      'flutter/navigation',
-      codec.encodeMethodCall(const engine.MethodCall(
-        'routeUpdated',
-        <String, dynamic>{'routeName': '/foo'},
-      )),
-      (_) => completer.complete(),
-    );
-    await completer.future;
-    expect(strategy!.getPath(), '/foo');
+    test('Tracks pushed, replaced and popped routes', () async {
+      final Completer<void> completer = Completer<void>();
+      ui.PlatformDispatcher.instance.sendPlatformMessage(
+        'flutter/navigation',
+        codec.encodeMethodCall(const MethodCall(
+          'routeUpdated',
+          <String, dynamic>{'routeName': '/foo'},
+        )),
+        (_) => completer.complete(),
+      );
+      await completer.future;
+      expect(strategy.getPath(), '/foo');
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/recording_canvas_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/recording_canvas_test.dart
index 14ebcb824aea6..db122e5d8e682 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/recording_canvas_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/recording_canvas_test.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/scene_view_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/scene_view_test.dart
index 185c1771e53d5..48e84b717f5eb 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/scene_view_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/scene_view_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:ui/src/engine.dart';
 import 'package:ui/ui.dart' as ui;
 import 'package:ui/ui_web/src/ui_web.dart';
 
+import '../common/test_initialization.dart';
 import 'scene_builder_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ void testMain() {
   late EngineSceneView sceneView;
   late StubPictureRenderer stubPictureRenderer;
 
-  setUpAll(() {
-    ensureImplicitViewInitialized();
+  setUpAll(() async {
+    await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
   });
 
   setUp(() {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_auto_enable_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_auto_enable_test.dart
index c8e64167d79ca..e85118b44cb76 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_auto_enable_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_auto_enable_test.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('EngineSemanticsOwner auto-enables semantics on update', () async {
     expect(semantics().semanticsEnabled, isFalse);
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_multi_view_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_multi_view_test.dart
index 180dd7771831a..56f940f37ee27 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_multi_view_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_multi_view_test.dart
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  // TODO(yjbanov): see https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/138906
-  //                This test tests multi-view mode only, but currently there's
-  //                no way to cleanly boot into pure multi-view mode. As a
-  //                workaroud we boot into a mode that includes the implicit
-  //                view, but we then remove the implicit view.
   await bootstrapAndRunApp();
-  final EngineFlutterWindow implicitView = EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.implicitView!;
-  EnginePlatformDispatcher.instance.viewManager.disposeAndUnregisterView(implicitView.viewId);
 
   test('Can create multiple views each with its own semantics tree', () async {
     EngineSemantics.instance.semanticsEnabled = true;
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_placeholder_enable_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_placeholder_enable_test.dart
index b3d7f440316fe..ec88a349e1af5 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_placeholder_enable_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_placeholder_enable_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('EngineSemantics is enabled via a placeholder click', () async {
     expect(semantics().semanticsEnabled, isFalse);
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
index d751eb589f075..cc724f93a0c0c 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
   setUpRenderingForTests();
   runSemanticsTests();
 }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/frame_timings_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/frame_timings_test.dart
index 0dcf882527a85..14ec8f2e353da 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/frame_timings_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/frame_timings_test.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   setUp(() async {
-    await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+    await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
   });
 
   test('collects frame timings', () async {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/platform_view_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/platform_view_test.dart
index 52114b86f8fa4..9281d73bb5ebe 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/platform_view_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/platform_view_test.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+  await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
 
   late PersistedPlatformView view;
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/scene_builder_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/scene_builder_test.dart
index bb6698d04104c..494c4019a56aa 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/scene_builder_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/scene_builder_test.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   setUpAll(() async {
-    await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+    await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
     setUpRenderingForTests();
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/surface_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/surface_test.dart
index adaa2127dfa12..cf21f80a2ef04 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/surface_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/surface/surface_test.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 void testMain() {
   group('Surface', () {
     setUpAll(() async {
-      await bootstrapAndRunApp();
+      await bootstrapAndRunApp(withImplicitView: true);
     });
 
     setUp(() {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
index 408d4dabea74c..605ebbac471c9 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/bitmap_canvas_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/bitmap_canvas_golden_test.dart
index b72fc5d9f02cc..e028c1907a1a3 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/bitmap_canvas_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/bitmap_canvas_golden_test.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   }
 
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/clip_op_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/clip_op_golden_test.dart
index 9153643f944d3..cfbe996f3f1b4 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/clip_op_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/clip_op_golden_test.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
index dd7d329f2ac83..8535dff556447 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/backdrop_filter_golden_test.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/canvas_image_blend_mode_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/canvas_image_blend_mode_golden_test.dart
index 69a92c88a0689..64e165f697fa0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/canvas_image_blend_mode_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/canvas_image_blend_mode_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SurfacePaint makePaint() => Paint() as SurfacePaint;
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/color_filter_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/color_filter_golden_test.dart
index c8155756f3074..08436af35500e 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/color_filter_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/color_filter_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/compositing_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/compositing_golden_test.dart
index dabafa4e15806..a47d3f44ece5c 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/compositing_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/compositing/compositing_golden_test.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/drawing/canvas_draw_image_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/drawing/canvas_draw_image_golden_test.dart
index 66e7d425b5885..5bcf1108f4eea 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/drawing/canvas_draw_image_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/drawing/canvas_draw_image_golden_test.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/bidi_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/bidi_golden_test.dart
index 07a7f91c49f1d..6eb61c7d188f9 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/bidi_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/bidi_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/general_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/general_golden_test.dart
index 4c8b5e153a06b..ee3756841db53 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/general_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/general_golden_test.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/justify_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/justify_golden_test.dart
index 148274ea4f01e..4538fe0a70fac 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/justify_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/justify_golden_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/overflow_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/overflow_golden_test.dart
index ee787940ef557..bde5887d7d661 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/overflow_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/overflow_golden_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/placeholders_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/placeholders_golden_test.dart
index cf9cdc8372166..17f08ed508e29 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/placeholders_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/placeholders_golden_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/shadows_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/shadows_golden_test.dart
index f5119e1c62209..d9f37a0af2140 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/shadows_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/shadows_golden_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_multiline_clipping_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_multiline_clipping_golden_test.dart
index 375cc68eeb681..855d68cde0747 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_multiline_clipping_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_multiline_clipping_golden_test.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   );
 
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_overflow_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_overflow_golden_test.dart
index c3cb0cb2c20a2..0a308e0534558 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_overflow_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_overflow_golden_test.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   );
 
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_placeholders_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_placeholders_golden_test.dart
index 916d28a2838d3..ee96414f47086 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_placeholders_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/paragraph/text_placeholders_golden_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   );
 
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/recording_canvas_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/recording_canvas_golden_test.dart
index 071754c1fe3ac..f1377059d6ab0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/recording_canvas_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/recording_canvas_golden_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/gradient_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/gradient_golden_test.dart
index e56de2d87be7e..0a67ed766bc2d 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/gradient_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/gradient_golden_test.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   const Rect screenRect = Rect.fromLTWH(0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
   const Rect region = Rect.fromLTWH(0, 0, 500, 240);
 
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('Paints sweep gradient rectangles', () async {
     final RecordingCanvas canvas =
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/shader_mask_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
index a406da8507248..06ea0f32d8fa6 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/shaders/shader_mask_golden_test.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_builder_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_builder_test.dart
index 0392d3a92bd1c..f0fbf8e2d0bee 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_builder_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_builder_test.dart
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('empty paragraph', () {
     final CanvasParagraph paragraph1 = rich(
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_test.dart
index 38b26ee898bc0..c738fa4103d84 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/canvas_paragraph_test.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   group('$CanvasParagraph.getBoxesForRange', () {
     test('return empty list for invalid ranges', () {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/font_loading_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/font_loading_test.dart
index 2e44bf735fbaf..eb344b39eed6a 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/font_loading_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/font_loading_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
   group('loadFontFromList', () {
     const String testFontUrl = '/assets/fonts/ahem.ttf';
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_plain_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_plain_test.dart
index affdae3bd8f91..870f2163bab24 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_plain_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_plain_test.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('no text', () {
     final CanvasParagraph paragraph = CanvasParagraphBuilder(ahemStyle).build();
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_rich_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_rich_test.dart
index 2d6173caa0ad1..01f358f22632d 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_rich_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text/layout_service_rich_test.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   test('does not crash on empty spans', () {
     final CanvasParagraph paragraph = rich(ahemStyle, (CanvasParagraphBuilder builder) {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text_test.dart
index d7db0eb7707c0..d935a0ae15cfe 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/html/text_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/html/text_test.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void main() {
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   const double baselineRatio = 1.1662499904632568;
 
-  setUpUnitTests();
+  setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true);
 
   late String fallback;
   setUp(() {
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_curves_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_curves_golden_test.dart
index f96de710c13ba..cdbd05935a0de 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_curves_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_curves_golden_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_draw_points_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_draw_points_golden_test.dart
index 879536d633f71..ca2540245cb82 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_draw_points_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_draw_points_golden_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_lines_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_lines_golden_test.dart
index 58c7abe6d7689..46c39e8cd9664 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_lines_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/canvas_lines_golden_test.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/draw_atlas_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/draw_atlas_golden_test.dart
index 05870eafe2873..77b54f6204a80 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/draw_atlas_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/draw_atlas_golden_test.dart
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ ui.Image generateAtlas() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fallback_fonts_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fallback_fonts_golden_test.dart
index bbd95d3d1f62d..4570bf2404817 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fallback_fonts_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fallback_fonts_golden_test.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const ui.Rect kDefaultRegion = ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100);
 void testMain() {
   group('Font fallbacks', () {
     setUpUnitTests(
+      withImplicitView: true,
       emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
       setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
     );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/filters_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/filters_test.dart
index b486447c6186c..530551727c33b 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/filters_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/filters_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fragment_shader_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fragment_shader_test.dart
index e7c7f0bda34a5..9602f3aa927d3 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fragment_shader_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/fragment_shader_test.dart
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const String kVoronoiShaderSksl = r'''
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/gradient_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/gradient_golden_test.dart
index f678f4d4dbb82..2587e99c067f0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/gradient_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/gradient_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/image_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/image_golden_test.dart
index 60b9810d1df62..87c8c369cd6c6 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/image_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/image_golden_test.dart
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/paragraph_builder_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/paragraph_builder_test.dart
index 4139ebe593fa2..72f733ec69516 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/paragraph_builder_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/paragraph_builder_test.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/platform_view_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/platform_view_test.dart
index ccfc595e12ce1..84ab3d1741701 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/platform_view_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/platform_view_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/scene_builder_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/scene_builder_test.dart
index b94e28c5c6920..7bd8463c5ced0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/scene_builder_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/scene_builder_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/shadow_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/shadow_test.dart
index eb6b364a76947..cff3021780271 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/shadow_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/shadow_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
   const ui.Rect region = ui.Rect.fromLTWH(0, 0, 300, 300);
 
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/text_golden_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/text_golden_test.dart
index f77a583df5d79..60b956647875f 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/text_golden_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/text_golden_test.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 
 Future<void> testMain() async {
   setUpUnitTests(
+    withImplicitView: true,
     emulateTesterEnvironment: false,
     setUpTestViewDimensions: false,
   );
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/vertices_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/vertices_test.dart
index e7373bb0aa865..defceaf6707e5 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/ui/vertices_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/ui/vertices_test.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void main() {
 
 void testMain() {
   group('Vertices', () {
-    setUpUnitTests(setUpTestViewDimensions: false);
+    setUpUnitTests(withImplicitView: true, setUpTestViewDimensions: false);
 
     test('can be constructed, drawn, and disposed of', () {
       final ui.Vertices vertices = _testVertices();