diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
index 187cbf7c4ee5947dd95eb0228b3c508085af83d8..77a20e9ad85e1c9bc36f9f402d7a34fa1f2a5a26 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformPlugin.mm
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ namespace {
 
 constexpr char kTextPlainFormat[] = "text/plain";
 
-NSDictionary* GetDirectoryOfType(NSSearchPathDirectory dir) {
+NSString* GetDirectoryOfType(NSSearchPathDirectory dir) {
   NSArray* paths =
       NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(dir, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
   if (paths.count == 0)
     return nil;
-  return @{ @"path": paths.firstObject };
+  return paths.firstObject;
 }
 
 }  // namespaces
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ using namespace shell;
   pasteboard.string = data[@"text"];
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary*)getPathProviderTemporaryDirectory {
+- (NSString*)getPathProviderTemporaryDirectory {
   return GetDirectoryOfType(NSCachesDirectory);
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary*)getPathProviderApplicationDocumentsDirectory {
+- (NSString*)getPathProviderApplicationDocumentsDirectory {
   return GetDirectoryOfType(NSDocumentDirectory);
 }