diff --git a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes with failed step.json b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes with failed step.json
index 17eb299..1aac188 100644
--- a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes with failed step.json
+++ b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes with failed step.json
@@ -62,36 +62,6 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython3",
-      "-u",
-      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
-      "--json-output",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json",
-      "copy",
-      "[CLEANUP]/chrome_tmp_1/LAST_CHANGE",
-      "/path/to/tmp/"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "gerrit:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "get chrome.read latest chrome version",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@LAST_CHANGE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
       "python3",
       "-u",
       "RECIPE_MODULE[depot_tools::gsutil]/resources/gsutil_smart_retry.py",
@@ -99,7 +69,7 @@
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/gsutil.py",
       "----",
       "cp",
-      "gs://chromium-browser-snapshots/Linux_x64//chrome-linux.zip",
+      "gs://chromium-browser-snapshots/Linux_x64/1283771/chrome-linux.zip",
       "[CLEANUP]/chrome_tmp_1"
     ],
     "infra_step": true,
diff --git a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes.json b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes.json
index b29d21f..e92b77b 100644
--- a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes.json
+++ b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.expected/polygerrit-ui_changes.json
@@ -62,36 +62,6 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
-      "vpython3",
-      "-u",
-      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
-      "--json-output",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json",
-      "copy",
-      "[CLEANUP]/chrome_tmp_1/LAST_CHANGE",
-      "/path/to/tmp/"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "gerrit:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "get chrome.read latest chrome version",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@LAST_CHANGE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
       "python3",
       "-u",
       "RECIPE_MODULE[depot_tools::gsutil]/resources/gsutil_smart_retry.py",
@@ -99,7 +69,7 @@
       "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]/gsutil.py",
       "----",
       "cp",
-      "gs://chromium-browser-snapshots/Linux_x64//chrome-linux.zip",
+      "gs://chromium-browser-snapshots/Linux_x64/1283771/chrome-linux.zip",
       "[CLEANUP]/chrome_tmp_1"
     ],
     "infra_step": true,
diff --git a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.py b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.py
index f845b05..98f6c7c 100644
--- a/recipes/recipes/gerrit.py
+++ b/recipes/recipes/gerrit.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         chrome_zip = 'chrome-linux.zip'
         api.gsutil.download(gs_bucket, '%s/%s' %
                             (gs_path, version_file), chrome)
-        version = api.file.read_text('read latest chrome version',
-                                     chrome.join(version_file))
+        # Using a fixed version to debug an issue.
+        version = "1283771"
         api.gsutil.download(gs_bucket, '%s/%s/%s' %
                             (gs_path, version, chrome_zip), chrome)
         api.zip.unzip('unzip chrome', chrome.join(