diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
index 859f77d405120eba90130fc9a84e301bf20e2ea6..16751c9a4400f43d3e6c31e8907a52604209e50b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterEngine.mm
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static void SetEntryPoint(flutter::Settings* settings, NSString* entrypoint, NSS
 }
 
 - (void)initializeDisplays {
-  double refresh_rate = [[[DisplayLinkManager alloc] init] displayRefreshRate];
+  double refresh_rate = [DisplayLinkManager displayRefreshRate];
   auto display = flutter::Display(refresh_rate);
   _shell->OnDisplayUpdates(flutter::DisplayUpdateType::kStartup, {display});
 }
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.h
index cd34590e11db0db4cfab4932534d8fc4cf0728e3..e4b0aedac2055da397b1856209f55f1636391e8a 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 @interface DisplayLinkManager : NSObject
 
-- (instancetype)init;
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// @brief      The display refresh rate used for reporting purposes. The engine does not care
 ///             about this for frame scheduling. It is only used by tools for instrumentation. The
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@
 ///
 /// @return     The refresh rate in frames per second.
 ///
-- (double)displayRefreshRate;
++ (double)displayRefreshRate;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.mm
index df4e289fc436c1d43c37dd94d1b159f280d1ef95..d71ecd7d783df17a8ca5d79303f616814c8c09ef 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/vsync_waiter_ios.mm
@@ -91,26 +91,16 @@ void VsyncWaiterIOS::AwaitVSync() {
 
 @end
 
-@implementation DisplayLinkManager {
-  fml::scoped_nsobject<CADisplayLink> display_link_;
-}
-
-- (instancetype)init {
-  self = [super init];
-
-  if (self) {
-    display_link_ = fml::scoped_nsobject<CADisplayLink> {
-      [[CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:self selector:@selector(onDisplayLink:)] retain]
-    };
-    display_link_.get().paused = YES;
-  }
+@implementation DisplayLinkManager
 
-  return self;
-}
-
-- (double)displayRefreshRate {
++ (double)displayRefreshRate {
   if (@available(iOS 10.3, *)) {
-    auto preferredFPS = display_link_.get().preferredFramesPerSecond;  // iOS 10.0
+    fml::scoped_nsobject<CADisplayLink> display_link = fml::scoped_nsobject<CADisplayLink> {
+      [[CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:[[DisplayLinkManager new] autorelease]
+                                   selector:@selector(onDisplayLink:)] retain]
+    };
+    display_link.get().paused = YES;
+    auto preferredFPS = display_link.get().preferredFramesPerSecond;  // iOS 10.0
 
     // From Docs:
     // The default value for preferredFramesPerSecond is 0. When this value is 0, the preferred
@@ -131,10 +121,4 @@ void VsyncWaiterIOS::AwaitVSync() {
   // no-op.
 }
 
-- (void)dealloc {
-  [display_link_.get() invalidate];
-
-  [super dealloc];
-}
-
 @end