diff --git a/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.cc b/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.cc
index 268897ef5c5..4cf6da16dc6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.cc
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ namespace blink {
 APKAssetProvider::APKAssetProvider(JNIEnv* env,
                                    jobject jassetManager,
                                    std::string directory)
-    : java_asset_manager_(env, jassetManager),
-      directory_(std::move(directory)) {
+    : directory_(std::move(directory)) {
   assetManager_ = AAssetManager_fromJava(env, jassetManager);
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.h b/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.h
index 7c3f8e12a23..70ddbe454bc 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/apk_asset_provider.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <jni.h>
 
 #include "flutter/assets/asset_resolver.h"
-#include "flutter/fml/platform/android/scoped_java_ref.h"
 #include "lib/fxl/memory/ref_counted.h"
 
 namespace blink {
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ class APKAssetProvider final : public AssetResolver {
   virtual ~APKAssetProvider();
 
  private:
-  fml::jni::ScopedJavaGlobalRef<jobject> java_asset_manager_;
   AAssetManager* assetManager_;
   const std::string directory_;
 
@@ -38,4 +36,4 @@ class APKAssetProvider final : public AssetResolver {
 
 }  // namespace blink
 
-#endif  // FLUTTER_ASSETS_APK_ASSET_PROVIDER_H
+#endif  // FLUTTER_ASSETS_APK_ASSET_PROVIDER_H
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