--- ./flutter/shell/platform/embedder/BUILD.gn.orig
+++ ./flutter/shell/platform/embedder/BUILD.gn
@@ -458,13 +458,6 @@
     ]
   }
 
-  copy("copy_icu") {
-    visibility = [ ":*" ]
-    sources = [ "//flutter/third_party/icu/flutter/icudtl.dat" ]
-    outputs =
-        [ "$_flutter_embedder_framework_dir/Versions/A/Resources/icudtl.dat" ]
-  }
-
   action("copy_info_plist") {
     script = "//flutter/build/copy_info_plist.py"
     visibility = [ ":*" ]
@@ -522,7 +515,6 @@
     deps = [
       ":copy_dylib",
       ":copy_framework_headers",
-      ":copy_icu",
       ":copy_info_plist",
       ":copy_module_map",
     ]
diff --git a/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/BUILD.gn b/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/BUILD.gn
index 500410359d..a78c1fa418 100644
--- a/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/BUILD.gn
+++ b/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/BUILD.gn
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
 import("//flutter/build/zip_bundle.gni")
 import("//flutter/impeller/tools/impeller.gni")
 
-embed_blob("embedded_icu_data") {
-  symbol_name = "embedded_icu_data"
-  blob = "//flutter/third_party/icu/flutter/icudtl.dat"
-  hdr = "$target_gen_dir/embedded_icu_data.h"
-  cc = "$target_gen_dir/embedded_icu_data.cc"
-  deps = []
-}
-
 impeller_component("interop") {
   sources = [
     "color_filter.cc",
@@ -67,8 +59,6 @@ impeller_component("interop") {
     "//flutter/fml",
     "//flutter/third_party/txt",
   ]
-
-  deps = [ ":embedded_icu_data" ]
 }
 
 impeller_component("library") {
diff --git a/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/typography_context.cc b/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/typography_context.cc
index ed863fa61e..737d087907 100644
--- a/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/typography_context.cc
+++ b/flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop/typography_context.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/icu_util.h"
 #include "flutter/third_party/txt/src/txt/platform.h"
 #include "impeller/base/validation.h"
-#include "impeller/toolkit/interop/embedded_icu_data.h"
 
 namespace impeller::interop {
 
@@ -17,9 +16,7 @@
     : collection_(std::make_shared<txt::FontCollection>()) {
   static std::once_flag sICUInitOnceFlag;
   std::call_once(sICUInitOnceFlag, []() {
-    auto icu_data = std::make_unique<fml::NonOwnedMapping>(
-        impeller_embedded_icu_data_data, impeller_embedded_icu_data_length);
-    fml::icu::InitializeICUFromMapping(std::move(icu_data));
+    fml::icu::InitializeICU("/usr/lib/flutter/icudtl.dat");
   });
   // The fallback for all fonts. Looks in platform specific locations.
   collection_->SetupDefaultFontManager(0u);