diff --git a/shell/common/platform_view.cc b/shell/common/platform_view.cc
index 2d5715a1733bd..d1ec225330af4 100644
--- a/shell/common/platform_view.cc
+++ b/shell/common/platform_view.cc
@@ -202,4 +202,17 @@ void PlatformView::SetupResourceContextOnIOThreadPerform(
   latch->Signal();
 }
 
+void PlatformView::SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) {
+  // Since this code is executed as vm root service handler, it doesn't run on
+  // UI thread. Assets are consumed on UI thread, so this has to be scheduled
+  // there.
+  // Don't wait for this task to complete as UI thread can be blocked with
+  // application suspended at a breakpoint.
+  blink::Threads::UI()->PostTask([engine = engine_->GetWeakPtr(),
+      assets_directory] {
+    if (engine)
+      engine->SetAssetBundlePath(assets_directory);
+  });
+}
+
 }  // namespace shell
diff --git a/shell/common/platform_view.h b/shell/common/platform_view.h
index 66b1fcae10c79..2971883f50889 100644
--- a/shell/common/platform_view.h
+++ b/shell/common/platform_view.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class PlatformView : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PlatformView> {
                              const std::string& main,
                              const std::string& packages) = 0;
 
-  virtual void SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) = 0;
+  virtual void SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory);
 
  protected:
   explicit PlatformView(std::unique_ptr<Rasterizer> rasterizer);
diff --git a/shell/common/platform_view_service_protocol.cc b/shell/common/platform_view_service_protocol.cc
index 8785c4812e202..1e3bbb29ee8bd 100644
--- a/shell/common/platform_view_service_protocol.cc
+++ b/shell/common/platform_view_service_protocol.cc
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ bool PlatformViewServiceProtocol::SetAssetBundlePath(const char* method,
       std::stoull((view_id + kViewIdPrefxLength), nullptr, 16);
 
   // Ask the Shell to update asset bundle path in the specified view.
-  // This will run a task on the UI thread before returning.
   Shell& shell = Shell::Shared();
   bool view_existed = false;
   Dart_Port main_port = ILLEGAL_PORT;
diff --git a/shell/common/shell.cc b/shell/common/shell.cc
index 14f8fee84bb5f..83415ef5c28d8 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell.cc
@@ -303,30 +303,10 @@ void Shell::SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformView(uintptr_t view_id,
                                              bool* view_existed,
                                              int64_t* dart_isolate_id,
                                              std::string* isolate_name) {
-  fxl::AutoResetWaitableEvent latch;
   FXL_DCHECK(view_id != 0);
   FXL_DCHECK(asset_directory);
   FXL_DCHECK(view_existed);
 
-  blink::Threads::UI()->PostTask([this, view_id, asset_directory, view_existed,
-                                  dart_isolate_id, isolate_name, &latch]() {
-    SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformViewUIThread(view_id, asset_directory,
-                                             view_existed, dart_isolate_id,
-                                             isolate_name, &latch);
-  });
-  latch.Wait();
-}
-
-void Shell::SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformViewUIThread(
-    uintptr_t view_id,
-    const std::string& assets_directory,
-    bool* view_existed,
-    int64_t* dart_isolate_id,
-    std::string* isolate_name,
-    fxl::AutoResetWaitableEvent* latch) {
-  FXL_DCHECK(ui_thread_checker_ &&
-             ui_thread_checker_->IsCreationThreadCurrent());
-
   *view_existed = false;
 
   IteratePlatformViews(
@@ -336,9 +316,9 @@ void Shell::SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformViewUIThread(
                  // not supported on Windows for some reason.
                  // TODO(https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/13908):
                  // Investigate the root cause of the difference.
-       assets_directory = std::move(assets_directory),  // argument
+       asset_directory = std::move(asset_directory),  // argument
 #else
-       assets_directory,  // argument
+       asset_directory,  // argument
 #endif
        &view_existed,     // out
        &dart_isolate_id,  // out
@@ -349,15 +329,13 @@ void Shell::SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformViewUIThread(
           return true;
         }
         *view_existed = true;
-        view->SetAssetBundlePath(assets_directory);
+        view->SetAssetBundlePath(asset_directory);
         *dart_isolate_id = view->engine().GetUIIsolateMainPort();
         *isolate_name = view->engine().GetUIIsolateName();
         // We found the requested view. Stop iterating over
         // platform views.
         return false;
       });
-
-  latch->Signal();
 }
 
 }  // namespace shell
diff --git a/shell/common/shell.h b/shell/common/shell.h
index 92c315dcf2aa7..cbe4827c6f1f3 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell.h
+++ b/shell/common/shell.h
@@ -88,14 +88,6 @@ class Shell {
                                  std::string* isolate_name,
                                  fxl::AutoResetWaitableEvent* latch);
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePathInPlatformViewUIThread(
-      uintptr_t view_id,
-      const std::string& main,
-      bool* view_existed,
-      int64_t* dart_isolate_id,
-      std::string* isolate_name,
-      fxl::AutoResetWaitableEvent* latch);
-
   FXL_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Shell);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterNativeView.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterNativeView.java
index 034a86d09d91f..de36ff2f2e624 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterNativeView.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterNativeView.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ public void runFromSource(final String assetsDirectory, final String main, final
         nativeRunBundleAndSource(mNativePlatformView, assetsDirectory, main, packages);
     }
 
-    public void setAssetBundlePathOnUI(final String assetsDirectory) {
+    public void setAssetBundlePath(final String assetsDirectory) {
         assertAttached();
-        nativeSetAssetBundlePathOnUI(mNativePlatformView, assetsDirectory);
+        nativeSetAssetBundlePath(mNativePlatformView, assetsDirectory);
     }
 
     public static String getObservatoryUri() {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ private static native void nativeRunBundleAndSource(long nativePlatformViewAndro
         String main,
         String packages);
 
-    private static native void nativeSetAssetBundlePathOnUI(long nativePlatformViewAndroid,
+    private static native void nativeSetAssetBundlePath(long nativePlatformViewAndroid,
         String bundlePath);
 
     private static native String nativeGetObservatoryUri();
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
index 6b8f6b47f6fd4..31ea48b7dd78f 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/FlutterView.java
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ private void setAssetBundlePath(final String assetsDirectory) {
         Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 assertAttached();
-                mNativeView.setAssetBundlePathOnUI(assetsDirectory);
+                mNativeView.setAssetBundlePath(assetsDirectory);
                 synchronized (this) {
                     notify();
                 }
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
index 8f677045fb1f5..23e9792ca6863 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
@@ -250,14 +250,6 @@ void PlatformViewAndroid::RunBundleAndSource(std::string bundle_path,
   });
 }
 
-void PlatformViewAndroid::SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(std::string bundle_path) {
-  blink::Threads::UI()->PostTask(
-      [ engine = engine_->GetWeakPtr(), bundle_path = std::move(bundle_path) ] {
-        if (engine)
-          engine->SetAssetBundlePath(std::move(bundle_path));
-      });
-}
-
 void PlatformViewAndroid::SetViewportMetrics(jfloat device_pixel_ratio,
                                              jint physical_width,
                                              jint physical_height,
@@ -599,40 +591,6 @@ void PlatformViewAndroid::RunFromSource(const std::string& assets_directory,
   fml::jni::DetachFromVM();
 }
 
-void PlatformViewAndroid::SetAssetBundlePath(
-    const std::string& assets_directory) {
-  JNIEnv* env = fml::jni::AttachCurrentThread();
-  FXL_CHECK(env);
-
-  {
-    fml::jni::ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> local_flutter_view =
-        flutter_view_.get(env);
-    if (local_flutter_view.is_null()) {
-      // Collected.
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Grab the class of the flutter view.
-    jclass flutter_view_class = env->GetObjectClass(local_flutter_view.obj());
-    FXL_CHECK(flutter_view_class);
-
-    // Grab the setAssetBundlePath method id.
-    jmethodID method_id = env->GetMethodID(
-        flutter_view_class, "setAssetBundlePathOnUI", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
-    FXL_CHECK(method_id);
-
-    // Invoke setAssetBundlePath on the Android UI thread.
-    jstring java_assets_directory = env->NewStringUTF(assets_directory.c_str());
-    FXL_CHECK(java_assets_directory);
-
-    env->CallVoidMethod(local_flutter_view.obj(), method_id,
-                        java_assets_directory);
-  }
-
-  // Detaching from the VM deletes any stray local references.
-  fml::jni::DetachFromVM();
-}
-
 void PlatformViewAndroid::RegisterExternalTexture(
     int64_t texture_id,
     const fml::jni::JavaObjectWeakGlobalRef& surface_texture) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
index 4779ea16ab4a7..8abbe4754c193 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ class PlatformViewAndroid : public PlatformView {
                      const std::string& main,
                      const std::string& packages) override;
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(std::string bundle_path);
-
-  void SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) override;
-
   void RegisterExternalTexture(
       int64_t texture_id,
       const fml::jni::JavaObjectWeakGlobalRef& surface_texture);
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android_jni.cc b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android_jni.cc
index c819f3bfb5e41..a3de443d881da 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android_jni.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android_jni.cc
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ void RunBundleAndSource(JNIEnv* env,
       fml::jni::JavaStringToString(env, packages));
 }
 
-void SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(JNIEnv* env,
-                            jobject jcaller,
-                            jlong platform_view,
-                            jstring bundlePath) {
-  return PLATFORM_VIEW->SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(
+void SetAssetBundlePath(JNIEnv* env,
+                        jobject jcaller,
+                        jlong platform_view,
+                        jstring bundlePath) {
+  return PLATFORM_VIEW->SetAssetBundlePath(
       fml::jni::JavaStringToString(env, bundlePath));
 }
 
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ bool PlatformViewAndroid::Register(JNIEnv* env) {
           .fnPtr = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&shell::RunBundleAndSource),
       },
       {
-          .name = "nativeSetAssetBundlePathOnUI",
+          .name = "nativeSetAssetBundlePath",
           .signature = "(JLjava/lang/String;)V",
-          .fnPtr = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&shell::SetAssetBundlePathOnUI),
+          .fnPtr = reinterpret_cast<void*>(&shell::SetAssetBundlePath),
       },
       {
           .name = "nativeDetach",
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.h b/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.h
index 501400b6803d4..737f04cd77316 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class PlatformViewMac : public PlatformView, public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate {
                      const std::string& main,
                      const std::string& packages) override;
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) override;
-
  private:
   fml::scoped_nsobject<NSOpenGLView> opengl_view_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<NSOpenGLContext> resource_loading_context_;
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ class PlatformViewMac : public PlatformView, public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate {
                               const std::string& main,
                               const std::string& packages);
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(const std::string& assets_directory);
-
   FXL_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PlatformViewMac);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.mm
index 42948386fbcd4..89a1b5c93aed6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/desktop/platform_view_mac.mm
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@
       });
 }
 
-void PlatformViewMac::SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(const std::string& assets_directory) {
-  blink::Threads::UI()->PostTask([ engine = engine().GetWeakPtr(), assets_directory ] {
-    if (engine)
-      engine->SetAssetBundlePath(assets_directory);
-  });
-}
-
 intptr_t PlatformViewMac::GLContextFBO() const {
   // Default window bound framebuffer FBO 0.
   return 0;
@@ -160,16 +153,4 @@
   delete latch;
 }
 
-void PlatformViewMac::SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) {
-  auto latch = new fxl::ManualResetWaitableEvent();
-
-  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-    SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(assets_directory);
-    latch->Signal();
-  });
-
-  latch->Wait();
-  delete latch;
-}
-
 }  // namespace shell
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h
index dab19a0f9ce1a..c6680323aca06 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ class PlatformViewIOS : public PlatformView {
                      const std::string& main,
                      const std::string& packages) override;
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) override;
-
   /**
    * Exposes the `FlutterTextInputPlugin` singleton for the
    * `AccessibilityBridge` to be able to interact with the text entry system.
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@ class PlatformViewIOS : public PlatformView {
                               const std::string& main,
                               const std::string& packages);
 
-  void SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(const std::string& assets_directory);
-
   FXL_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PlatformViewIOS);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.mm
index 19c5dd4e663a1..abb5760404163 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.mm
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@
       });
 }
 
-void PlatformViewIOS::SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(const std::string& assets_directory) {
-  blink::Threads::UI()->PostTask([ engine = engine().GetWeakPtr(), assets_directory ] {
-    if (engine)
-      engine->SetAssetBundlePath(assets_directory);
-  });
-}
-
 fml::WeakPtr<PlatformViewIOS> PlatformViewIOS::GetWeakPtr() {
   return weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr();
 }
@@ -127,16 +120,4 @@
   delete latch;
 }
 
-void PlatformViewIOS::SetAssetBundlePath(const std::string& assets_directory) {
-  auto latch = new fxl::ManualResetWaitableEvent();
-
-  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-    SetAssetBundlePathOnUI(assets_directory);
-    latch->Signal();
-  });
-
-  latch->Wait();
-  delete latch;
-}
-
 }  // namespace shell