diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/run_configuration.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/run_configuration.cc
index 902002dcf9c..de0aa1adc91 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/run_configuration.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/run_configuration.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "flutter/assets/directory_asset_bundle.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/file.h"
+#include "flutter/fml/unique_fd.h"
 #include "flutter/runtime/dart_vm.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ RunConfiguration RunConfiguration::InferFromSettings(
     fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> io_worker) {
   auto asset_manager = std::make_shared<AssetManager>();
 
-  asset_manager->PushBack(std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(
-      fml::Duplicate(settings.assets_dir)));
+  if (fml::UniqueFD::traits_type::IsValid(settings.assets_dir)) {
+    asset_manager->PushBack(std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(
+        fml::Duplicate(settings.assets_dir)));
+  }
 
   asset_manager->PushBack(
       std::make_unique<DirectoryAssetBundle>(fml::OpenDirectory(
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
index 1a2002efe5d..dffbb8dd011 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.cc
@@ -631,13 +631,6 @@ FlutterEngineResult FlutterEngineRun(size_t version,
     }
   }
 
-  run_configuration.AddAssetResolver(
-      std::make_unique<flutter::DirectoryAssetBundle>(
-          fml::Duplicate(settings.assets_dir)));
-
-  run_configuration.AddAssetResolver(
-      std::make_unique<flutter::DirectoryAssetBundle>(fml::OpenDirectory(
-          settings.assets_path.c_str(), false, fml::FilePermission::kRead)));
   if (!run_configuration.IsValid()) {
     return LOG_EMBEDDER_ERROR(kInvalidArguments);
   }