diff --git a/shell/common/engine.cc b/shell/common/engine.cc
index d2384c03579cf..1a778a17e035d 100644
--- a/shell/common/engine.cc
+++ b/shell/common/engine.cc
@@ -112,11 +112,18 @@ bool Engine::UpdateAssetManager(
     return false;
   }
 
+  auto old_asset_manager = asset_manager_;
   asset_manager_ = new_asset_manager;
 
   if (!asset_manager_) {
     return false;
   }
+  // Add the original asset resolvers to the new manager so that unmodified
+  // assets bundled with the application specific format (APK, IPA) can be used
+  // without syncing to the Dart devFS.
+  if (old_asset_manager != nullptr) {
+    asset_manager_->PushBack(old_asset_manager);
+  }
 
   // Using libTXT as the text engine.
   font_collection_.RegisterFonts(asset_manager_);
diff --git a/shell/common/shell.cc b/shell/common/shell.cc
index 2da9e9786e385..1503519ca7f4d 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell.cc
@@ -1404,7 +1404,6 @@ bool Shell::OnServiceProtocolRunInView(
   configuration.AddAssetResolver(
       std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(fml::OpenDirectory(
           asset_directory_path.c_str(), false, fml::FilePermission::kRead)));
-  configuration.AddAssetResolver(RestoreOriginalAssetResolver());
 
   auto& allocator = response->GetAllocator();
   response->SetObject();
@@ -1517,7 +1516,6 @@ bool Shell::OnServiceProtocolSetAssetBundlePath(
 
   auto asset_manager = std::make_shared<AssetManager>();
 
-  asset_manager->PushFront(RestoreOriginalAssetResolver());
   asset_manager->PushFront(std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(
       fml::OpenDirectory(params.at("assetDirectory").data(), false,
                          fml::FilePermission::kRead)));
@@ -1624,16 +1622,4 @@ void Shell::OnDisplayUpdates(DisplayUpdateType update_type,
   display_manager_->HandleDisplayUpdates(update_type, displays);
 }
 
-// Add the original asset directory to the resolvers so that unmodified assets
-// bundled with the application specific format (APK, IPA) can be used without
-// syncing to the Dart devFS.
-std::unique_ptr<DirectoryAssetBundle> Shell::RestoreOriginalAssetResolver() {
-  if (fml::UniqueFD::traits_type::IsValid(settings_.assets_dir)) {
-    return std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(
-        fml::Duplicate(settings_.assets_dir));
-  }
-  return std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(fml::OpenDirectory(
-      settings_.assets_path.c_str(), false, fml::FilePermission::kRead));
-};
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/common/shell.h b/shell/common/shell.h
index a345b0461e5fc..6eb9dfec7f319 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.h
+++ b/shell/common/shell.h
@@ -613,10 +613,6 @@ class Shell final : public PlatformView::Delegate,
       const ServiceProtocol::Handler::ServiceProtocolMap& params,
       rapidjson::Document* response);
 
-  // Creates an asset bundle from the original settings asset path or
-  // directory.
-  std::unique_ptr<DirectoryAssetBundle> RestoreOriginalAssetResolver();
-
   // For accessing the Shell via the raster thread, necessary for various
   // rasterizer callbacks.
   std::unique_ptr<fml::TaskRunnerAffineWeakPtrFactory<Shell>> weak_factory_gpu_;