diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
index 1a17a9a8f04..04e8b43d902 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.cc
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ bool AndroidEGLSurface::IsValid() const {
   return surface_ != EGL_NO_SURFACE;
 }
 
-bool AndroidEGLSurface::MakeCurrent() {
+bool AndroidEGLSurface::MakeCurrent() const {
   if (eglMakeCurrent(display_, surface_, surface_, context_) != EGL_TRUE) {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not make the context current";
     LogLastEGLError();
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ bool AndroidContextGL::IsValid() const {
   return valid_;
 }
 
-bool AndroidContextGL::ClearCurrent() {
+bool AndroidContextGL::ClearCurrent() const {
   if (eglGetCurrentContext() != context_) {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
index a0e4f99e814..20710a83722 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AndroidEGLSurface {
   ///
   /// @return     Whether the surface was made current.
   ///
-  bool MakeCurrent();
+  bool MakeCurrent() const;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      This only applies to on-screen surfaces such as those created
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class AndroidContextGL : public AndroidContext {
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @return     Whether the current context was successfully clear.
   ///
-  bool ClearCurrent();
+  bool ClearCurrent() const;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Create a new EGLContext using the same EGLConfig.
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
index 36720dc501f..8d778957095 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
@@ -20,17 +20,14 @@ constexpr char kEmulatorRendererPrefix[] =
 }  // anonymous namespace
 
 AndroidSurfaceGL::AndroidSurfaceGL(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder)
-    : external_view_embedder_(external_view_embedder),
-      android_context_(
-          std::static_pointer_cast<AndroidContextGL>(android_context)),
+    const AndroidContext& android_context,
+    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade)
+    : android_context_(static_cast<const AndroidContextGL&>(android_context)),
       native_window_(nullptr),
       onscreen_surface_(nullptr),
       offscreen_surface_(nullptr) {
   // Acquire the offscreen surface.
-  offscreen_surface_ = android_context_->CreateOffscreenSurface();
+  offscreen_surface_ = android_context_.CreateOffscreenSurface();
   if (!offscreen_surface_->IsValid()) {
     offscreen_surface_ = nullptr;
   }
@@ -42,12 +39,12 @@ void AndroidSurfaceGL::TeardownOnScreenContext() {
   // When the onscreen surface is destroyed, the context and the surface
   // instance should be deleted. Issue:
   // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/64414
-  android_context_->ClearCurrent();
+  android_context_.ClearCurrent();
   onscreen_surface_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::IsValid() const {
-  return offscreen_surface_ && android_context_->IsValid();
+  return offscreen_surface_ && android_context_.IsValid();
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Surface> AndroidSurfaceGL::CreateGPUSurface(
@@ -67,12 +64,12 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceGL::OnScreenSurfaceResize(const SkISize& size) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  android_context_->ClearCurrent();
+  android_context_.ClearCurrent();
 
   // Ensure the destructor is called since it destroys the `EGLSurface` before
   // creating a new onscreen surface.
   onscreen_surface_ = nullptr;
-  onscreen_surface_ = android_context_->CreateOnscreenSurface(native_window_);
+  onscreen_surface_ = android_context_.CreateOnscreenSurface(native_window_);
   if (!onscreen_surface_->IsValid()) {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to create EGL window surface on resize.";
     return false;
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceGL::ResourceContextMakeCurrent() {
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::ResourceContextClearCurrent() {
   FML_DCHECK(IsValid());
-  return android_context_->ClearCurrent();
+  return android_context_.ClearCurrent();
 }
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::SetNativeWindow(
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceGL::SetNativeWindow(
   // creating a new onscreen surface.
   onscreen_surface_ = nullptr;
   // Create the onscreen surface.
-  onscreen_surface_ = android_context_->CreateOnscreenSurface(window);
+  onscreen_surface_ = android_context_.CreateOnscreenSurface(window);
   if (!onscreen_surface_->IsValid()) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> AndroidSurfaceGL::GLContextMakeCurrent() {
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::GLContextClearCurrent() {
   FML_DCHECK(IsValid());
-  return android_context_->ClearCurrent();
+  return android_context_.ClearCurrent();
 }
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::GLContextPresent(uint32_t fbo_id) {
@@ -146,7 +143,7 @@ sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> AndroidSurfaceGL::GetGLInterface() const {
       reinterpret_cast<const char*>(glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
   if (gl_renderer && strncmp(gl_renderer, kEmulatorRendererPrefix,
                              strlen(kEmulatorRendererPrefix)) == 0) {
-    EGLContext new_context = android_context_->CreateNewContext();
+    EGLContext new_context = android_context_.CreateNewContext();
     if (new_context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
       EGLContext old_context = eglGetCurrentContext();
       EGLDisplay display = eglGetCurrentDisplay();
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
index 86c35a8f8f6..1028f3c2b3d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/android_context_gl.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/android_environment_gl.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/jni/platform_view_android_jni.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface.h"
 
@@ -22,10 +21,8 @@ namespace flutter {
 class AndroidSurfaceGL final : public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate,
                                public AndroidSurface {
  public:
-  AndroidSurfaceGL(
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-      std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder);
+  AndroidSurfaceGL(const AndroidContext& android_context,
+                   std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade);
 
   ~AndroidSurfaceGL() override;
 
@@ -67,8 +64,7 @@ class AndroidSurfaceGL final : public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate,
   sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> GetGLInterface() const override;
 
  private:
-  const std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
-  const std::shared_ptr<AndroidContextGL> android_context_;
+  const AndroidContextGL& android_context_;
 
   fml::RefPtr<AndroidNativeWindow> native_window_;
   std::unique_ptr<AndroidEGLSurface> onscreen_surface_;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
index 7731c11e473..8a84204c214 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ bool GetSkColorType(int32_t buffer_format,
 }  // anonymous namespace
 
 AndroidSurfaceSoftware::AndroidSurfaceSoftware(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder)
-    : external_view_embedder_(external_view_embedder) {
+    const AndroidContext& android_context,
+    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade) {
   GetSkColorType(WINDOW_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, &target_color_type_,
                  &target_alpha_type_);
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
index 51c4c421dd0..9c3025e1949 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/android/jni_weak_ref.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/android/scoped_java_ref.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/jni/platform_view_android_jni.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface.h"
 
@@ -18,10 +17,8 @@ namespace flutter {
 class AndroidSurfaceSoftware final : public AndroidSurface,
                                      public GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate {
  public:
-  AndroidSurfaceSoftware(
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-      std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder);
+  AndroidSurfaceSoftware(const AndroidContext& android_context,
+                         std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade);
 
   ~AndroidSurfaceSoftware() override;
 
@@ -54,8 +51,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceSoftware final : public AndroidSurface,
   bool PresentBackingStore(sk_sp<SkSurface> backing_store) override;
 
  private:
-  const std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
-
   sk_sp<SkSurface> sk_surface_;
   fml::RefPtr<AndroidNativeWindow> native_window_;
   SkColorType target_color_type_;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
index dfb710b90fc..ab3e68ca609 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
 namespace flutter {
 
 AndroidSurfaceVulkan::AndroidSurfaceVulkan(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder)
-    : external_view_embedder_(external_view_embedder),
-      proc_table_(fml::MakeRefCounted<vulkan::VulkanProcTable>()) {}
+    const AndroidContext& android_context,
+    std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade)
+    : proc_table_(fml::MakeRefCounted<vulkan::VulkanProcTable>()) {}
 
 AndroidSurfaceVulkan::~AndroidSurfaceVulkan() = default;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
index 58632d858b8..cf9c6fa7d04 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/jni/platform_view_android_jni.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface.h"
 #include "flutter/vulkan/vulkan_window.h"
@@ -21,10 +20,8 @@ namespace flutter {
 class AndroidSurfaceVulkan : public AndroidSurface,
                              public GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate {
  public:
-  AndroidSurfaceVulkan(
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
-      std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder);
+  AndroidSurfaceVulkan(const AndroidContext& android_context,
+                       std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade);
 
   ~AndroidSurfaceVulkan() override;
 
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceVulkan : public AndroidSurface,
   fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> vk() override;
 
  private:
-  const std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
   fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> proc_table_;
   fml::RefPtr<AndroidNativeWindow> native_window_;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/context/android_context.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/context/android_context.h
index 627cbd81508..e9bdc06b171 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/context/android_context.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/context/android_context.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum class AndroidRenderingAPI {
 ///
 class AndroidContext {
  public:
-  AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI rendering_api);
+  explicit AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI rendering_api);
 
   ~AndroidContext();
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
index 6ea00128f51..9e544d6a2e5 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 namespace flutter {
 
 AndroidExternalViewEmbedder::AndroidExternalViewEmbedder(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
+    const AndroidContext& android_context,
     std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
     std::shared_ptr<AndroidSurfaceFactory> surface_factory)
     : ExternalViewEmbedder(),
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
index b8cf718a5ad..7398ce490aa 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace flutter {
 class AndroidExternalViewEmbedder final : public ExternalViewEmbedder {
  public:
   AndroidExternalViewEmbedder(
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
+      const AndroidContext& android_context,
       std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
       std::shared_ptr<AndroidSurfaceFactory> surface_factory);
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class AndroidExternalViewEmbedder final : public ExternalViewEmbedder {
   static const int kDefaultMergedLeaseDuration = 10;
 
   // Provides metadata to the Android surfaces.
-  const std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context_;
+  const AndroidContext& android_context_;
 
   // Allows to call methods in Java.
   const std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade_;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
index 54921d2659e..1c161cc953f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ fml::RefPtr<fml::RasterThreadMerger> GetThreadMergerFromRasterThread() {
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, GetCurrentCanvases) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewBeginFrame());
@@ -112,8 +113,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, GetCurrentCanvases) {
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, GetCurrentCanvases__CompositeOrder) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewBeginFrame());
@@ -132,8 +134,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, GetCurrentCanvases__CompositeOrder) {
 }
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, CompositeEmbeddedView) {
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, nullptr, nullptr);
 
   ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, embedder->CompositeEmbeddedView(0));
   embedder->PrerollCompositeEmbeddedView(
@@ -147,8 +150,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, CompositeEmbeddedView) {
 }
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, CancelFrame) {
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, nullptr, nullptr);
 
   embedder->PrerollCompositeEmbeddedView(
       0, std::make_unique<EmbeddedViewParams>());
@@ -160,8 +164,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, CancelFrame) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, RasterizerRunsOnPlatformThread) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
 
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
   ASSERT_FALSE(raster_thread_merger->IsMerged());
@@ -191,8 +196,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, RasterizerRunsOnPlatformThread) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, RasterizerRunsOnRasterizerThread) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
 
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
   ASSERT_FALSE(raster_thread_merger->IsMerged());
@@ -209,8 +215,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, RasterizerRunsOnRasterizerThread) {
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, PlatformViewRect) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewBeginFrame());
@@ -234,8 +241,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, PlatformViewRect) {
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, PlatformViewRect__ChangedParams) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
 
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewBeginFrame());
@@ -270,8 +278,7 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, PlatformViewRect__ChangedParams) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, SubmitFrame) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
@@ -470,8 +477,9 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, SubmitFrame) {
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DoesNotCallJNIPlatformThreadOnlyMethods) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
 
   // While on the raster thread, don't make JNI calls as these methods can only
   // run on the platform thread.
@@ -487,8 +495,6 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DoesNotCallJNIPlatformThreadOnlyMethods) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DestroyOverlayLayersOnSizeChange) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
@@ -516,6 +522,7 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DestroyOverlayLayersOnSizeChange) {
         return android_surface_mock;
       });
 
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
   auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
       android_context, jni_mock, surface_factory);
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromPlatformThread();
@@ -568,8 +575,7 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DestroyOverlayLayersOnSizeChange) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DoesNotDestroyOverlayLayersOnSizeChange) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
@@ -651,16 +657,17 @@ TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DoesNotDestroyOverlayLayersOnSizeChange) {
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, SupportsDynamicThreadMerging) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
   ASSERT_TRUE(embedder->SupportsDynamicThreadMerging());
 }
 
 TEST(AndroidExternalViewEmbedder, DisableThreadMerger) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
-  auto embedder =
-      std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(nullptr, jni_mock, nullptr);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto embedder = std::make_unique<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      android_context, jni_mock, nullptr);
 
   auto raster_thread_merger = GetThreadMergerFromRasterThread();
   ASSERT_FALSE(raster_thread_merger->IsMerged());
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.cc
index b07a8d1ec27..a7d5f11806d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SurfacePool::~SurfacePool() = default;
 
 std::shared_ptr<OverlayLayer> SurfacePool::GetLayer(
     GrDirectContext* gr_context,
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
+    const AndroidContext& android_context,
     std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
     std::shared_ptr<AndroidSurfaceFactory> surface_factory) {
   // Destroy current layers in the pool if the frame size has changed.
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.h
index afdb6b6a35b..7f32104589d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class SurfacePool {
   // `available_layer_index_`.
   std::shared_ptr<OverlayLayer> GetLayer(
       GrDirectContext* gr_context,
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context,
+      const AndroidContext& android_context,
       std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade,
       std::shared_ptr<AndroidSurfaceFactory> surface_factory);
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool_unittests.cc
index c313a43eb12..652951f474e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/surface_pool_unittests.cc
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, GetLayer__AllocateOneLayer) {
   auto pool = std::make_unique<SurfacePool>();
 
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, GetUnusedLayers) {
   auto pool = std::make_unique<SurfacePool>();
 
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
@@ -108,8 +106,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, GetLayer__Recycle) {
           ByMove(std::make_unique<PlatformViewAndroidJNI::OverlayMetadata>(
               0, window))));
 
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto gr_context_2 = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
   auto surface_factory = std::make_shared<TestAndroidSurfaceFactory>(
@@ -145,8 +142,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, GetLayer__AllocateTwoLayers) {
   auto pool = std::make_unique<SurfacePool>();
 
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
@@ -186,8 +182,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, DestroyLayers) {
   pool->DestroyLayers(jni_mock);
 
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
   EXPECT_CALL(*jni_mock, FlutterViewCreateOverlaySurface())
@@ -218,8 +213,7 @@ TEST(SurfacePool, DestroyLayers__frameSizeChanged) {
   auto jni_mock = std::make_shared<JNIMock>();
 
   auto gr_context = GrDirectContext::MakeMock(nullptr);
-  auto android_context =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+  auto android_context = AndroidContext(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
 
   auto window = fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidNativeWindow>(nullptr);
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
index 8612d646519..8b6b27658b6 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.cc
@@ -29,32 +29,23 @@
 namespace flutter {
 
 AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl::AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> context,
+    const AndroidContext& context,
     std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade)
     : android_context_(context), jni_facade_(jni_facade) {}
 
 AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl::~AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl() = default;
 
-void AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl::SetExternalViewEmbedder(
-    std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder) {
-  external_view_embedder_ = external_view_embedder;
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<AndroidSurface> AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl::CreateSurface() {
-  std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder =
-      external_view_embedder_.lock();
-  FML_CHECK(external_view_embedder);
-  switch (android_context_->RenderingApi()) {
+  switch (android_context_.RenderingApi()) {
     case AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware:
-      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceSoftware>(
-          android_context_, jni_facade_, external_view_embedder);
+      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceSoftware>(android_context_,
+                                                      jni_facade_);
     case AndroidRenderingAPI::kOpenGLES:
-      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceGL>(android_context_, jni_facade_,
-                                                external_view_embedder);
+      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceGL>(android_context_, jni_facade_);
     case AndroidRenderingAPI::kVulkan:
 #if SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN
-      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceVulkan>(
-          android_context_, jni_facade_, external_view_embedder);
+      return std::make_unique<AndroidSurfaceVulkan>(android_context_,
+                                                    jni_facade_);
 #endif  // SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN
     default:
       return nullptr;
@@ -70,28 +61,24 @@ PlatformViewAndroid::PlatformViewAndroid(
     : PlatformView(delegate, std::move(task_runners)),
       jni_facade_(jni_facade),
       platform_view_android_delegate_(jni_facade) {
-  std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context;
   if (use_software_rendering) {
-    android_context =
-        std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
+    android_context_ =
+        std::make_unique<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kSoftware);
   } else {
 #if SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN
-    android_context =
-        std::make_shared<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kVulkan);
+    android_context_ =
+        std::make_unique<AndroidContext>(AndroidRenderingAPI::kVulkan);
 #else   // SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN
-    android_context = std::make_shared<AndroidContextGL>(
+    android_context_ = std::make_unique<AndroidContextGL>(
         AndroidRenderingAPI::kOpenGLES,
         fml::MakeRefCounted<AndroidEnvironmentGL>());
 #endif  // SHELL_ENABLE_VULKAN
   }
-  FML_CHECK(android_context && android_context->IsValid())
+  FML_CHECK(android_context_ && android_context_->IsValid())
       << "Could not create an Android context.";
 
-  surface_factory_ =
-      std::make_shared<AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl>(android_context, jni_facade);
-  external_view_embedder_ = std::make_shared<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
-      android_context, jni_facade, surface_factory_);
-  surface_factory_->SetExternalViewEmbedder(external_view_embedder_);
+  surface_factory_ = std::make_shared<AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl>(
+      *android_context_, jni_facade);
 
   android_surface_ = surface_factory_->CreateSurface();
   FML_CHECK(android_surface_ && android_surface_->IsValid())
@@ -310,7 +297,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<Surface> PlatformViewAndroid::CreateRenderingSurface() {
 // |PlatformView|
 std::shared_ptr<ExternalViewEmbedder>
 PlatformViewAndroid::CreateExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_;
+  return std::make_shared<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder>(
+      *android_context_, jni_facade_, surface_factory_);
 }
 
 // |PlatformView|
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
index b2500c979b9..a808257ae72 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/android/scoped_java_ref.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/window/platform_message.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/common/platform_view.h"
+#include "flutter/shell/platform/android/context/android_context.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/jni/platform_view_android_jni.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/platform_view_android_delegate/platform_view_android_delegate.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/android/surface/android_native_window.h"
@@ -24,18 +25,15 @@ namespace flutter {
 
 class AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl : public AndroidSurfaceFactory {
  public:
-  AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl(std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> context,
+  AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl(const AndroidContext& context,
                             std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade);
 
   ~AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl() override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<AndroidSurface> CreateSurface() override;
 
-  void SetExternalViewEmbedder(
-      std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder);
-
  private:
-  std::shared_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context_;
+  const AndroidContext& android_context_;
   std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade_;
   std::weak_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
 };
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ class PlatformViewAndroid final : public PlatformView {
 
  private:
   const std::shared_ptr<PlatformViewAndroidJNI> jni_facade_;
-  std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
+  std::unique_ptr<AndroidContext> android_context_;
   std::shared_ptr<AndroidSurfaceFactoryImpl> surface_factory_;
 
   PlatformViewAndroidDelegate platform_view_android_delegate_;