diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/framework/screen.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/framework/screen.dart
index c3b49317b6f..a2544f23377 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/framework/screen.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/framework/screen.dart
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ enum ScreenMetaData {
     iconAsset: 'icons/app_bar/deep_links.png',
     requiresConnection: false,
     requiresDartVm: true,
+    requiresFlutter: true,
   ),
   vmTools(
     'vm-tools',
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md b/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 7d6a00870d2..d4584caae02 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/release_notes/NEXT_RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ To learn more about DevTools, check out the
 
 ## Inspector updates
 
-- Fixed an issue where the Inspector error badge count would improperly increase or disappear during navigation. [#9524](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/9524)
+- Fixed an issue where the Inspector error badge count would improperly
+  increase or disappear during navigation.
+  [#9524](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/9524)
 
 ## Performance updates
 
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ TODO: Remove this section if there are not any updates.
 
 ## Deep links tool updates
 
-TODO: Remove this section if there are not any updates.
+- Only validate deep links when connected to a Flutter app.
+  [#8081](https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/8081)
 
 ## VS Code sidebar updates
 
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/test/shared/framework/visible_screens_test.dart b/packages/devtools_app/test/shared/framework/visible_screens_test.dart
index 4cc7425d5cd..1bd1eb56559 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/test/shared/framework/visible_screens_test.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/test/shared/framework/visible_screens_test.dart
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void main() {
           NetworkScreen,
           LoggingScreen,
           AppSizeScreen,
-          DeepLinksScreen,
+          // DeepLinksScreen,
           // VMDeveloperToolsScreen,
           // DTDToolsScreen,
         ]),
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void main() {
             NetworkScreen,
             LoggingScreen,
             AppSizeScreen,
-            DeepLinksScreen,
+            // DeepLinksScreen,
             VMDeveloperToolsScreen,
             DTDToolsScreen,
           ]),