diff --git a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
index f3a32953a8b5b..9bc86b609f7ce 100755
--- a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
+++ b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/common/vsync_waiter_fallback.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/common/vsync_waiter_fallback.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/common/vsync_waiters_test.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/common/vsync_waiters_test.h
-FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc
diff --git a/flow/surface.cc b/flow/surface.cc
index 7dbdfb06753cf..7dbe56c1e8e78 100644
--- a/flow/surface.cc
+++ b/flow/surface.cc
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ Surface::Surface() = default;
 
 Surface::~Surface() = default;
 
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* Surface::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> Surface::MakeRenderContextCurrent() {
   return std::make_unique<GLContextDefaultResult>(true);
 }
diff --git a/flow/surface.h b/flow/surface.h
index fa29e41d03320..21b248c074d4c 100644
--- a/flow/surface.h
+++ b/flow/surface.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class Surface {
 
   virtual GrDirectContext* GetContext() = 0;
 
-  virtual flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder();
-
   virtual std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> MakeRenderContextCurrent();
 
   virtual bool ClearRenderContext();
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.cc b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.cc
index 287686b08c805..6c1214abb9e1a 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.cc
@@ -79,10 +79,5 @@ ShellTestPlatformViewGL::GetGLProcResolver() const {
   };
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* ShellTestPlatformViewGL::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return shell_test_external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.h b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.h
index 5779147e289af..bb6d74486583b 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.h
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_gl.h
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ class ShellTestPlatformViewGL : public ShellTestPlatformView,
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   GLProcResolver GetGLProcResolver() const override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ShellTestPlatformViewGL);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
index 4415d5e9bf2a0..9a296b6663c0a 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.cc
@@ -198,10 +198,5 @@ SkMatrix ShellTestPlatformViewVulkan::OffScreenSurface::GetRootTransformation()
   return matrix;
 }
 
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder*
-ShellTestPlatformViewVulkan::OffScreenSurface::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return shell_test_external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h
index 745647e77ca38..5a3ea47b9dec6 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h
+++ b/shell/common/shell_test_platform_view_vulkan.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ class ShellTestPlatformViewVulkan : public ShellTestPlatformView {
     // |Surface|
     GrDirectContext* GetContext() override;
 
-    flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
    private:
     bool valid_;
     fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> vk_;
diff --git a/shell/gpu/BUILD.gn b/shell/gpu/BUILD.gn
index a431dfe9ee3c6..606de7ed52ae6 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/gpu/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ gpu_common_deps = [
 
 source_set("gpu_surface_software") {
   sources = [
-    "gpu_surface_delegate.h",
     "gpu_surface_software.cc",
     "gpu_surface_software.h",
     "gpu_surface_software_delegate.cc",
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ source_set("gpu_surface_software") {
 
 source_set("gpu_surface_gl") {
   sources = [
-    "gpu_surface_delegate.h",
     "gpu_surface_gl.cc",
     "gpu_surface_gl.h",
     "gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc",
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ source_set("gpu_surface_gl") {
 
 source_set("gpu_surface_vulkan") {
   sources = [
-    "gpu_surface_delegate.h",
     "gpu_surface_vulkan.cc",
     "gpu_surface_vulkan.h",
     "gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.cc",
@@ -52,7 +49,6 @@ source_set("gpu_surface_vulkan") {
 
 source_set("gpu_surface_metal") {
   sources = [
-    "gpu_surface_delegate.h",
     "gpu_surface_metal.h",
     "gpu_surface_metal.mm",
   ]
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eb5c46885814..0000000000000
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef FLUTTER_SHELL_GPU_GPU_SURFACE_DELEGATE_H_
-#define FLUTTER_SHELL_GPU_GPU_SURFACE_DELEGATE_H_
-
-#include "flutter/flow/embedded_views.h"
-
-namespace flutter {
-
-class GPUSurfaceDelegate {
- public:
-  virtual ~GPUSurfaceDelegate() {}
-
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  /// @brief      Gets the view embedder that controls how the Flutter layer
-  ///             hierarchy split into multiple chunks should be composited back
-  ///             on-screen. This field is optional and the Flutter rasterizer
-  ///             will render into a single on-screen surface if this call
-  ///             returns a null external view embedder. This happens on the GPU
-  ///             thread.
-  ///
-  /// @return     The external view embedder, or, null if Flutter is rendering
-  ///             into a single on-screen surface.
-  ///
-  virtual ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() = 0;
-};
-
-}  // namespace flutter
-
-#endif  // FLUTTER_SHELL_GPU_GPU_SURFACE_DELEGATE_H_
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.cc
index 36a5e2eb47a06..388a22e352dd5 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.cc
@@ -333,11 +333,6 @@ GrDirectContext* GPUSurfaceGL::GetContext() {
   return context_.get();
 }
 
-// |Surface|
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceGL::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return delegate_->GetExternalViewEmbedder();
-}
-
 // |Surface|
 std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> GPUSurfaceGL::MakeRenderContextCurrent() {
   return delegate_->GLContextMakeCurrent();
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h
index 481e194d907e9..e7fa001123e52 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ class GPUSurfaceGL : public Surface {
   // |Surface|
   GrDirectContext* GetContext() override;
 
-  // |Surface|
-  flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   // |Surface|
   std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> MakeRenderContextCurrent() override;
 
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc
index 1b31268c30f07..66f9df261f0ab 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.cc
@@ -99,8 +99,4 @@ GPUSurfaceGLDelegate::GetDefaultPlatformGLInterface() {
   return CreateGLInterface(nullptr);
 }
 
-ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceGLDelegate::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.h
index 2208123bf2ec5..fff96945e00a8 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl_delegate.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "flutter/common/graphics/gl_context_switch.h"
 #include "flutter/flow/embedded_views.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkMatrix.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/gl/GrGLInterface.h"
 
@@ -21,12 +20,9 @@ struct GLFrameInfo {
   uint32_t height;
 };
 
-class GPUSurfaceGLDelegate : public GPUSurfaceDelegate {
+class GPUSurfaceGLDelegate {
  public:
-  ~GPUSurfaceGLDelegate() override;
-
-  // |GPUSurfaceDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
+  ~GPUSurfaceGLDelegate();
 
   // Called to make the main GL context current on the current thread.
   virtual std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> GLContextMakeCurrent() = 0;
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.h
index 5a91307af4da7..b56e4bafd6ae8 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "flutter/flow/surface.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/scoped_nsobject.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/mtl/GrMtlTypes.h"
 
@@ -20,16 +19,14 @@ namespace flutter {
 
 class SK_API_AVAILABLE_CA_METAL_LAYER GPUSurfaceMetal : public Surface {
  public:
-  GPUSurfaceMetal(GPUSurfaceDelegate* delegate,
-                  fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer,
+  GPUSurfaceMetal(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer,
                   sk_sp<GrDirectContext> context,
                   fml::scoped_nsprotocol<id<MTLCommandQueue>> command_queue);
 
   // |Surface|
-  ~GPUSurfaceMetal() override;
+  ~GPUSurfaceMetal();
 
  private:
-  GPUSurfaceDelegate* delegate_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer_;
   sk_sp<GrDirectContext> context_;
   fml::scoped_nsprotocol<id<MTLCommandQueue>> command_queue_;
@@ -47,9 +44,6 @@ class SK_API_AVAILABLE_CA_METAL_LAYER GPUSurfaceMetal : public Surface {
   // |Surface|
   GrDirectContext* GetContext() override;
 
-  // |Surface|
-  flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   // |Surface|
   std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> MakeRenderContextCurrent() override;
 
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.mm b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.mm
index 2fc8a2a02dfaf..195631984ea10 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.mm
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_metal.mm
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
 
 namespace flutter {
 
-GPUSurfaceMetal::GPUSurfaceMetal(GPUSurfaceDelegate* delegate,
-                                 fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer,
+GPUSurfaceMetal::GPUSurfaceMetal(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer,
                                  sk_sp<GrDirectContext> context,
                                  fml::scoped_nsprotocol<id<MTLCommandQueue>> command_queue)
-    : delegate_(delegate),
-      layer_(std::move(layer)),
+    : layer_(std::move(layer)),
       context_(std::move(context)),
       command_queue_(std::move(command_queue)) {
   layer_.get().pixelFormat = MTLPixelFormatBGRA8Unorm;
@@ -121,11 +119,6 @@
   return context_.get();
 }
 
-// |Surface|
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceMetal::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return delegate_->GetExternalViewEmbedder();
-}
-
 // |Surface|
 std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult> GPUSurfaceMetal::MakeRenderContextCurrent() {
   // This backend has no such concept.
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.cc
index ea9f6ae556bf5..4d079e282d019 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.cc
@@ -87,9 +87,4 @@ GrDirectContext* GPUSurfaceSoftware::GetContext() {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-// |Surface|
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceSoftware::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return delegate_->GetExternalViewEmbedder();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.h
index 8784493584850..23d5cdedf8fed 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class GPUSurfaceSoftware : public Surface {
   // |Surface|
   GrDirectContext* GetContext() override;
 
-  // |Surface|
-  flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
  private:
   GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate* delegate_;
   // TODO(38466): Refactor GPU surface APIs take into account the fact that an
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.cc
index d4141a3c72b41..9bc6d8b98fea7 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.cc
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ namespace flutter {
 
 GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate::~GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate() = default;
 
-ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.h
index 920e4f8a8313f..81cf30a6b0aff 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_software_delegate.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include "flutter/flow/embedded_views.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkSurface.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
@@ -25,12 +24,9 @@ namespace flutter {
 /// @see        |IOSurfaceSoftware|, |AndroidSurfaceSoftware|,
 ///             |EmbedderSurfaceSoftware|.
 ///
-class GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate : public GPUSurfaceDelegate {
+class GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate {
  public:
-  ~GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate() override;
-
-  // |GPUSurfaceDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
+  ~GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate();
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Called when the GPU surface needs a new buffer to render a new
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.cc
index fe45ad5ecfab5..e334196a83e4a 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ GPUSurfaceVulkan::GPUSurfaceVulkan(
     std::unique_ptr<vulkan::VulkanNativeSurface> native_surface,
     bool render_to_surface)
     : window_(delegate->vk(), std::move(native_surface), render_to_surface),
-      delegate_(delegate),
       render_to_surface_(render_to_surface),
       weak_factory_(this) {}
 
@@ -67,8 +66,4 @@ GrDirectContext* GPUSurfaceVulkan::GetContext() {
   return window_.GetSkiaGrContext();
 }
 
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceVulkan::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return delegate_->GetExternalViewEmbedder();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.h
index c52346ed301d0..1c9c2470fe2e5 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan.h
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ class GPUSurfaceVulkan : public Surface {
   // |Surface|
   GrDirectContext* GetContext() override;
 
-  // |Surface|
-  flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
  private:
   vulkan::VulkanWindow window_;
-  GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate* delegate_;
   const bool render_to_surface_;
 
   fml::WeakPtrFactory<GPUSurfaceVulkan> weak_factory_;
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.cc b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.cc
index 8b336faec2ff5..3e64ad702279c 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.cc
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.cc
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ namespace flutter {
 
 GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate::~GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate() = default;
 
-ExternalViewEmbedder* GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.h b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.h
index 991720f26f1d9..9b1a495959562 100644
--- a/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.h
+++ b/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_vulkan_delegate.h
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@
 #define FLUTTER_SHELL_GPU_GPU_SURFACE_VULKAN_DELEGATE_H_
 
 #include "flutter/fml/memory/ref_ptr.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h"
 #include "flutter/vulkan/vulkan_proc_table.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
-class GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate : public GPUSurfaceDelegate {
+class GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate {
  public:
-  ~GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate() override;
-
-  // |GPUSurfaceDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
+  ~GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate();
 
   // Obtain a reference to the Vulkan implementation's proc table.
   virtual fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> vk() = 0;
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
index d7a630c345099..36720dc501f8a 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ intptr_t AndroidSurfaceGL::GLContextFBO(GLFrameInfo frame_info) const {
   return 0;
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* AndroidSurfaceGL::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
 sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> AndroidSurfaceGL::GetGLInterface() const {
   // This is a workaround for a bug in the Android emulator EGL/GLES
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
index ca9aead26b4c5..86c35a8f8f67f 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.h
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceGL final : public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate,
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   intptr_t GLContextFBO(GLFrameInfo frame_info) const override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> GetGLInterface() const override;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
index ab116f79048fa..7731c11e47369 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.cc
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceSoftware::PresentBackingStore(
   return true;
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* AndroidSurfaceSoftware::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 void AndroidSurfaceSoftware::TeardownOnScreenContext() {}
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceSoftware::OnScreenSurfaceResize(const SkISize& size) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
index fc54ce2091778..51c4c421dd0ee 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_software.h
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceSoftware final : public AndroidSurface,
   // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
   bool PresentBackingStore(sk_sp<SkSurface> backing_store) override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
  private:
   const std::shared_ptr<AndroidExternalViewEmbedder> external_view_embedder_;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
index f31faf3716493..dfb710b90fcb9 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.cc
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ bool AndroidSurfaceVulkan::SetNativeWindow(
   return native_window_ && native_window_->IsValid();
 }
 
-ExternalViewEmbedder* AndroidSurfaceVulkan::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> AndroidSurfaceVulkan::vk() {
   return proc_table_;
 }
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
index b91248b96c76a..58632d858b88b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_vulkan.h
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceVulkan : public AndroidSurface,
   // |AndroidSurface|
   bool SetNativeWindow(fml::RefPtr<AndroidNativeWindow> window) override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   // |GPUSurfaceVulkanDelegate|
   fml::RefPtr<vulkan::VulkanProcTable> vk() override;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
index b161a7031d51b..54921d2659eae 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/external_view_embedder/external_view_embedder_unittests.cc
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ class SurfaceMock : public Surface {
 
   MOCK_METHOD(GrDirectContext*, GetContext, (), (override));
 
-  MOCK_METHOD(flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder*,
-              GetExternalViewEmbedder,
-              (),
-              (override));
-
   MOCK_METHOD(std::unique_ptr<GLContextResult>,
               MakeRenderContextCurrent,
               (),
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.cc b/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.cc
index 8e76b5ed740bb..fc9ca103211b3 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.cc
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ intptr_t AndroidSurfaceMock::GLContextFBO(GLFrameInfo frame_info) const {
   return 0;
 }
 
-ExternalViewEmbedder* AndroidSurfaceMock::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.h b/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.h
index 359d228335ae9..b0e5be87747aa 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.h
+++ b/shell/platform/android/surface/android_surface_mock.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ class AndroidSurfaceMock final : public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate,
 
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   intptr_t GLContextFBO(GLFrameInfo frame_info) const override;
-
-  // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
 };
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
index b5514c945106c..5345364ce8265 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ class IOSSurfaceGL final : public IOSSurface, public GPUSurfaceGLDelegate {
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   bool SurfaceSupportsReadback() const override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<IOSRenderTargetGL> render_target_;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
index 36f8238868444..e15dccb0280a9 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
@@ -82,9 +82,4 @@
   return IsValid() && render_target_->PresentRenderBuffer();
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* IOSSurfaceGL::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return GetSurfaceExternalViewEmbedder().get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.h
index a0f7f075cf120..5fe0dbb8a2846 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #define FLUTTER_SHELL_PLATFORM_DARWIN_IOS_IOS_SURFACE_METAL_H_
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
-#include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_delegate.h"
 #import "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/mtl/GrMtlTypes.h"
 
@@ -14,15 +13,14 @@
 
 namespace flutter {
 
-class SK_API_AVAILABLE_CA_METAL_LAYER IOSSurfaceMetal final : public IOSSurface,
-                                                              public GPUSurfaceDelegate {
+class SK_API_AVAILABLE_CA_METAL_LAYER IOSSurfaceMetal final : public IOSSurface {
  public:
   IOSSurfaceMetal(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer,
                   std::shared_ptr<IOSContext> context,
                   const std::shared_ptr<IOSExternalViewEmbedder>& external_view_embedder);
 
   // |IOSSurface|
-  ~IOSSurfaceMetal() override;
+  ~IOSSurfaceMetal();
 
  private:
   fml::scoped_nsobject<CAMetalLayer> layer_;
@@ -37,9 +35,6 @@ class SK_API_AVAILABLE_CA_METAL_LAYER IOSSurfaceMetal final : public IOSSurface,
   // |IOSSurface|
   std::unique_ptr<Surface> CreateGPUSurface(GrDirectContext* gr_context) override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IOSSurfaceMetal);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.mm
index 00271e610fc85..8dbeaea46321b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_metal.mm
@@ -47,16 +47,10 @@
 std::unique_ptr<Surface> IOSSurfaceMetal::CreateGPUSurface(GrDirectContext* /* unused */) {
   auto metal_context = CastToMetalContext(GetContext());
 
-  return std::make_unique<GPUSurfaceMetal>(this,    // Metal surface delegate
-                                           layer_,  // layer
+  return std::make_unique<GPUSurfaceMetal>(layer_,                               // layer
                                            metal_context->GetMainContext(),      // context
                                            metal_context->GetMainCommandQueue()  // command queue
   );
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* IOSSurfaceMetal::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return GetSurfaceExternalViewEmbedder().get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.h
index 915071af8b954..3f86de981a209 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.h
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class IOSSurfaceSoftware final : public IOSSurface, public GPUSurfaceSoftwareDel
   // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
   bool PresentBackingStore(sk_sp<SkSurface> backing_store) override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
  private:
   fml::scoped_nsobject<CALayer> layer_;
   sk_sp<SkSurface> sk_surface_;
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.mm
index 8899bc675b881..a945bbb175104 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_software.mm
@@ -123,9 +123,4 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* IOSSurfaceSoftware::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return GetSurfaceExternalViewEmbedder().get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.cc b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.cc
index 05ff3e95ed3cb..53b0e9c3e3b85 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.cc
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ SkMatrix EmbedderSurfaceGL::GLContextSurfaceTransformation() const {
   return callback();
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* EmbedderSurfaceGL::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
 EmbedderSurfaceGL::GLProcResolver EmbedderSurfaceGL::GetGLProcResolver() const {
   return gl_dispatch_table_.gl_proc_resolver;
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.h b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.h
index 43ad1e4778bf6..6f07bcce9ef51 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.h
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_gl.h
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ class EmbedderSurfaceGL final : public EmbedderSurface,
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   SkMatrix GLContextSurfaceTransformation() const override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   // |GPUSurfaceGLDelegate|
   GLProcResolver GetGLProcResolver() const override;
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.cc b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.cc
index 914087ec1081b..e427936b6ba3b 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.cc
@@ -106,9 +106,4 @@ bool EmbedderSurfaceSoftware::PresentBackingStore(
   );
 }
 
-// |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-ExternalViewEmbedder* EmbedderSurfaceSoftware::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return external_view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.h b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.h
index a08122809f92b..21c60cfae208e 100644
--- a/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.h
+++ b/shell/platform/embedder/embedder_surface_software.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ class EmbedderSurfaceSoftware final : public EmbedderSurface,
   // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
   bool PresentBackingStore(sk_sp<SkSurface> backing_store) override;
 
-  // |GPUSurfaceSoftwareDelegate|
-  ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(EmbedderSurfaceSoftware);
 };
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
index 28765d2fd146a..d847d29540cb1 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class PlatformView final : public flutter::PlatformView,
   // |PlatformView|
   flutter::PointerDataDispatcherMaker GetDispatcherMaker() override;
 
+  // |flutter::PlatformView|
+  std::shared_ptr<flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder> CreateExternalViewEmbedder()
+      override;
+
  private:
   void RegisterPlatformMessageHandlers();
 
@@ -121,10 +125,6 @@ class PlatformView final : public flutter::PlatformView,
   // |flutter::PlatformView|
   std::unique_ptr<flutter::Surface> CreateRenderingSurface() override;
 
-  // |flutter::PlatformView|
-  std::shared_ptr<flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder> CreateExternalViewEmbedder()
-      override;
-
   // |flutter::PlatformView|
   void HandlePlatformMessage(
       fml::RefPtr<flutter::PlatformMessage> message) override;
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
index 38f771ce257b9..eb3a16b32f097 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/platform_view_unittest.cc
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ TEST_F(PlatformViewTests, CreateSurfaceTest) {
   RunLoopUntilIdle();
 
   EXPECT_EQ(gr_context.get(), delegate.surface()->GetContext());
-  EXPECT_EQ(view_embedder.get(), delegate.surface()->GetExternalViewEmbedder());
+  EXPECT_EQ(view_embedder.get(),
+            platform_view.CreateExternalViewEmbedder().get());
 }
 
 // This test makes sure that the PlatformView correctly registers Scenic
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.cc
index 27753721bcc1c..aadfffe73c413 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.cc
@@ -51,9 +51,4 @@ SkMatrix Surface::GetRootTransformation() const {
   return matrix;
 }
 
-// |flutter::GetViewEmbedder|
-flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* Surface::GetExternalViewEmbedder() {
-  return view_embedder_.get();
-}
-
 }  // namespace flutter_runner
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.h b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.h
index bc95d88cc10d4..5d9098fbc6e07 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.h
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/flutter/surface.h
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class Surface final : public flutter::Surface {
   // |flutter::Surface|
   SkMatrix GetRootTransformation() const override;
 
-  // |flutter::Surface|
-  flutter::ExternalViewEmbedder* GetExternalViewEmbedder() override;
-
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Surface);
 };