diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 091fc015cf..a49216ef30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 > make sure you follow our [migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/) first.
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Revert inputPaths to fix circular dependency build errors on iOS ([#5644](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5644))
+
 ## 7.12.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/core/plugin/src/withSentryIOS.ts b/packages/core/plugin/src/withSentryIOS.ts
index 0c2ee9a3b9..e10f820282 100644
--- a/packages/core/plugin/src/withSentryIOS.ts
+++ b/packages/core/plugin/src/withSentryIOS.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ export const withSentryIOS: ConfigPlugin<string> = (config, sentryProperties: st
       xcodeProject.addBuildPhase([], 'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', 'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry', null, {
         shellPath: '/bin/sh',
         shellScript: `/bin/sh ${SENTRY_REACT_NATIVE_XCODE_DEBUG_FILES_PATH}`,
-        inputPaths: [
-          '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)/Contents/Resources/DWARF/$(PRODUCT_NAME)"',
-          '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)"',
-        ],
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/expo-plugin/modifyXcodeProject.test.ts b/packages/core/test/expo-plugin/modifyXcodeProject.test.ts
index fc0c2e7a99..bbd570fdf9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/expo-plugin/modifyXcodeProject.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/expo-plugin/modifyXcodeProject.test.ts
@@ -77,101 +77,3 @@ describe('Configures iOS native project correctly', () => {
     expect(warnOnce).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
-
-describe('Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry build phase', () => {
-  let mockXcodeProject: any;
-  let addBuildPhaseSpy: jest.Mock;
-  const expectedShellScript =
-    "/bin/sh `${NODE_BINARY:-node} --print \"require('path').dirname(require.resolve('@sentry/react-native/package.json')) + '/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh'\"`";
-
-  const getOptions = () => {
-    const callArgs = addBuildPhaseSpy.mock.calls[0];
-    return callArgs[4];
-  };
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    addBuildPhaseSpy = jest.fn();
-    mockXcodeProject = {
-      pbxItemByComment: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(null),
-      addBuildPhase: addBuildPhaseSpy,
-    };
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  it('creates Upload Debug Symbols build phase with correct shell script', () => {
-    mockXcodeProject.addBuildPhase([], 'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', 'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry', null, {
-      shellPath: '/bin/sh',
-      shellScript: expectedShellScript,
-    });
-
-    expect(addBuildPhaseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      [],
-      'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase',
-      'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry',
-      null,
-      {
-        shellPath: '/bin/sh',
-        shellScript: expectedShellScript,
-      },
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('does not include inputPaths in options before fix', () => {
-    mockXcodeProject.addBuildPhase([], 'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', 'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry', null, {
-      shellPath: '/bin/sh',
-      shellScript: expectedShellScript,
-    });
-
-    const options = getOptions();
-
-    expect(options.inputPaths).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-
-  it('skips creating build phase if it already exists', () => {
-    mockXcodeProject.pbxItemByComment = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
-      shellScript: 'existing',
-    });
-
-    expect(addBuildPhaseSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('includes inputPaths with escaped quotes to avoid pbxproj serialization issues', () => {
-    mockXcodeProject.addBuildPhase([], 'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', 'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry', null, {
-      shellPath: '/bin/sh',
-      shellScript: expectedShellScript,
-      inputPaths: [
-        '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)/Contents/Resources/DWARF/$(PRODUCT_NAME)"',
-        '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)"',
-      ],
-    });
-
-    const options = getOptions();
-
-    expect(options.inputPaths).toBeDefined();
-    expect(options.inputPaths).toHaveLength(2);
-  });
-
-  it('inputPaths values are wrapped in escaped quotes', () => {
-    mockXcodeProject.addBuildPhase([], 'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', 'Upload Debug Symbols to Sentry', null, {
-      shellPath: '/bin/sh',
-      shellScript: expectedShellScript,
-      inputPaths: [
-        '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)/Contents/Resources/DWARF/$(PRODUCT_NAME)"',
-        '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)"',
-      ],
-    });
-
-    const options = getOptions();
-
-    // Verify paths are wrapped in quotes to prevent pbxproj corruption
-    expect(options.inputPaths[0]).toMatch(/^".*"$/);
-    expect(options.inputPaths[1]).toMatch(/^".*"$/);
-    expect(options.inputPaths[0]).toBe(
-      '"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)/Contents/Resources/DWARF/$(PRODUCT_NAME)"',
-    );
-    expect(options.inputPaths[1]).toBe('"$(DWARF_DSYM_FOLDER_PATH)/$(DWARF_DSYM_FILE_NAME)"');
-  });
-});