diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
index 58224a4e73a..e86fb3f17f0 100755
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ LipoExecutable() {
         all_executables+=("${output}")
       else
         echo "Failed to extract ${arch} for ${executable}. Running lipo -info:"
-        lipo -info "${executable}"
+        RunCommand lipo -info "${executable}"
         exit 1
       fi
     fi
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ LipoExecutable() {
   # Skip this step for non-fat executables.
   if [[ ${#all_executables[@]} > 0 ]]; then
     local merged="${executable}_merged"
-    lipo -output "${merged}" -create "${all_executables[@]}"
+    RunCommand lipo -output "${merged}" -create "${all_executables[@]}"
 
-    cp -f -- "${merged}" "${executable}" > /dev/null
-    rm -f -- "${merged}" "${all_executables[@]}"
+    RunCommand cp -f -- "${merged}" "${executable}" > /dev/null
+    RunCommand rm -f -- "${merged}" "${all_executables[@]}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
index 50c409a8fd0..639c12a6af9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_system/targets/ios.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import '../../base/io.dart';
 import '../../base/process.dart';
 import '../../build_info.dart';
 import '../../globals.dart' as globals hide fs, logger, processManager, artifacts;
-import '../../macos/xcode.dart';
 import '../../project.dart';
 import '../build_system.dart';
 import '../depfile.dart';
@@ -209,45 +208,19 @@ class DebugUniversalFramework extends Target {
   @override
   Future<void> build(Environment environment) async {
     // Generate a trivial App.framework.
-    final Set<DarwinArch> iosArchs = environment.defines[kIosArchs]
+    final Set<String> iosArchNames = environment.defines[kIosArchs]
       ?.split(' ')
-      ?.map(getIOSArchForName)
-      ?.toSet()
-      ?? <DarwinArch>{DarwinArch.arm64};
-    final File iphoneFile = environment.buildDir.childFile('iphone_framework');
-    final File simulatorFile = environment.buildDir.childFile('simulator_framework');
-    final File lipoOutputFile = environment.buildDir
+      ?.toSet();
+    final File output = environment.buildDir
       .childDirectory('App.framework')
       .childFile('App');
-    lipoOutputFile.parent.createSync(recursive: true);
-    final RunResult iphoneResult = await createStubAppFramework(
-      iphoneFile,
-      SdkType.iPhone,
-      // Only include 32bit if it is contained in the active architectures.
-      include32Bit: iosArchs.contains(DarwinArch.armv7)
+    environment.buildDir.createSync(recursive: true);
+    final RunResult createFrameworkResult = await createStubAppFramework(
+      output,
+      environment.defines[kSdkRoot],
+      iosArchNames,
     );
-    final RunResult simulatorResult = await createStubAppFramework(
-      simulatorFile,
-      SdkType.iPhoneSimulator,
-    );
-    if (iphoneResult.exitCode != 0 || simulatorResult.exitCode != 0) {
-      throw Exception('Failed to create App.framework.');
-    }
-    final List<String> lipoCommand = <String>[
-      ...globals.xcode.xcrunCommand(),
-      'lipo',
-      '-create',
-      iphoneFile.path,
-      simulatorFile.path,
-      '-output',
-      lipoOutputFile.path,
-    ];
-
-    final RunResult lipoResult = await globals.processUtils.run(
-      lipoCommand,
-    );
-
-    if (lipoResult.exitCode != 0) {
+    if (createFrameworkResult.exitCode != 0) {
       throw Exception('Failed to create App.framework.');
     }
   }
@@ -410,7 +383,8 @@ class ReleaseIosApplicationBundle extends IosAssetBundle {
 /// This framework needs to exist for the Xcode project to link/bundle,
 /// but it isn't actually executed. To generate something valid, we compile a trivial
 /// constant.
-Future<RunResult> createStubAppFramework(File outputFile, SdkType sdk, { bool include32Bit = true }) async {
+Future<RunResult> createStubAppFramework(File outputFile, String sdkRoot,
+    Set<String> iosArchNames) async {
   try {
     outputFile.createSync(recursive: true);
   } on Exception catch (e) {
@@ -425,32 +399,17 @@ Future<RunResult> createStubAppFramework(File outputFile, SdkType sdk, { bool in
   static const int Moo = 88;
   ''');
 
-    List<String> archFlags;
-    if (sdk == SdkType.iPhone) {
-      archFlags = <String>[
-        if (include32Bit)
-          ...<String>['-arch', getNameForDarwinArch(DarwinArch.armv7)],
-        '-arch',
-        getNameForDarwinArch(DarwinArch.arm64),
-      ];
-    } else {
-      archFlags = <String>[
-        '-arch',
-        getNameForDarwinArch(DarwinArch.x86_64),
-      ];
-    }
-
     return await globals.xcode.clang(<String>[
       '-x',
       'c',
-      ...archFlags,
+      for (String arch in iosArchNames) ...<String>['-arch', arch],
       stubSource.path,
       '-dynamiclib',
       '-fembed-bitcode-marker',
       '-Xlinker', '-rpath', '-Xlinker', '@executable_path/Frameworks',
       '-Xlinker', '-rpath', '-Xlinker', '@loader_path/Frameworks',
       '-install_name', '@rpath/App.framework/App',
-      '-isysroot', await globals.xcode.sdkLocation(sdk),
+      '-isysroot', sdkRoot,
       '-o', outputFile.path,
     ]);
   } finally {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios_framework.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios_framework.dart
index 13785abbb8d..a00a5e732c5 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios_framework.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios_framework.dart
@@ -203,12 +203,15 @@ class BuildIOSFrameworkCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
       }
 
       // Build aot, create module.framework and copy.
-      await _produceAppFramework(buildInfo, modeDirectory);
+      final Directory iPhoneBuildOutput =
+          modeDirectory.childDirectory('iphoneos');
+      final Directory simulatorBuildOutput =
+          modeDirectory.childDirectory('iphonesimulator');
+      await _produceAppFramework(
+          buildInfo, modeDirectory, iPhoneBuildOutput, simulatorBuildOutput);
 
       // Build and copy plugins.
       await processPodsIfNeeded(_project.ios, getIosBuildDirectory(), buildInfo.mode);
-      final Directory iPhoneBuildOutput = modeDirectory.childDirectory('iphoneos');
-      final Directory simulatorBuildOutput = modeDirectory.childDirectory('iphonesimulator');
       if (hasPlugins(_project)) {
         await _producePlugins(buildInfo.mode, xcodeBuildConfiguration, iPhoneBuildOutput, simulatorBuildOutput, modeDirectory, outputDirectory);
       }
@@ -348,64 +351,81 @@ end
     await _produceXCFrameworkFromUniversal(buildInfo, fatFlutterFrameworkCopy);
   }
 
-  Future<void> _produceAppFramework(BuildInfo buildInfo, Directory modeDirectory) async {
+  Future<void> _produceAppFramework(
+    BuildInfo buildInfo,
+    Directory outputDirectory,
+    Directory iPhoneBuildOutput,
+    Directory simulatorBuildOutput,
+  ) async {
     const String appFrameworkName = 'App.framework';
 
     final Status status = globals.logger.startProgress(
       ' ├─Building App.framework...',
     );
-    try {
-      Target target;
-      if (buildInfo.isDebug) {
-        target = const DebugIosApplicationBundle();
-      } else if (buildInfo.isProfile) {
-        target = const ProfileIosApplicationBundle();
-      } else {
-        target = const ReleaseIosApplicationBundle();
-      }
+    final List<SdkType> sdkTypes = <SdkType>[SdkType.iPhone];
+    final List<Directory> frameworks = <Directory>[];
+    Target target;
+    if (buildInfo.isDebug) {
+      sdkTypes.add(SdkType.iPhoneSimulator);
+      target = const DebugIosApplicationBundle();
+    } else if (buildInfo.isProfile) {
+      target = const ProfileIosApplicationBundle();
+    } else {
+      target = const ReleaseIosApplicationBundle();
+    }
 
-      final Environment environment = Environment(
-        projectDir: globals.fs.currentDirectory,
-        outputDir: modeDirectory,
-        buildDir: _project.dartTool.childDirectory('flutter_build'),
-        cacheDir: null,
-        flutterRootDir: globals.fs.directory(Cache.flutterRoot),
-        defines: <String, String>{
-          kTargetFile: targetFile,
-          kBuildMode: getNameForBuildMode(buildInfo.mode),
-          kTargetPlatform: getNameForTargetPlatform(TargetPlatform.ios),
-          kIconTreeShakerFlag: buildInfo.treeShakeIcons.toString(),
-          kDartDefines: jsonEncode(buildInfo.dartDefines),
-          kBitcodeFlag: 'true',
-          if (buildInfo?.extraGenSnapshotOptions?.isNotEmpty ?? false)
-            kExtraGenSnapshotOptions: buildInfo.extraGenSnapshotOptions.join(','),
-          if (buildInfo?.extraFrontEndOptions?.isNotEmpty ?? false)
-            kExtraFrontEndOptions: buildInfo.extraFrontEndOptions.join(','),
-          kIosArchs: <DarwinArch>[DarwinArch.armv7, DarwinArch.arm64]
-            .map(getNameForDarwinArch).join(' '),
-          kSdkRoot: await globals.xcode.sdkLocation(SdkType.iPhone),
-        },
-        artifacts: globals.artifacts,
-        fileSystem: globals.fs,
-        logger: globals.logger,
-        processManager: globals.processManager,
-        engineVersion: globals.artifacts.isLocalEngine
-          ? null
-          : globals.flutterVersion.engineRevision,
-      );
-      final BuildResult result = await buildSystem.build(target, environment);
-      if (!result.success) {
-        for (final ExceptionMeasurement measurement in result.exceptions.values) {
-          globals.printError(measurement.exception.toString());
+    try {
+      for (final SdkType sdkType in sdkTypes) {
+        final Directory outputBuildDirectory = sdkType == SdkType.iPhone
+            ? iPhoneBuildOutput
+            : simulatorBuildOutput;
+        frameworks.add(outputBuildDirectory.childDirectory(appFrameworkName));
+        final Environment environment = Environment(
+          projectDir: globals.fs.currentDirectory,
+          outputDir: outputBuildDirectory,
+          buildDir: _project.dartTool.childDirectory('flutter_build'),
+          cacheDir: null,
+          flutterRootDir: globals.fs.directory(Cache.flutterRoot),
+          defines: <String, String>{
+            kTargetFile: targetFile,
+            kBuildMode: getNameForBuildMode(buildInfo.mode),
+            kTargetPlatform: getNameForTargetPlatform(TargetPlatform.ios),
+            kIconTreeShakerFlag: buildInfo.treeShakeIcons.toString(),
+            kDartDefines: jsonEncode(buildInfo.dartDefines),
+            kBitcodeFlag: 'true',
+            if (buildInfo?.extraGenSnapshotOptions?.isNotEmpty ?? false)
+              kExtraGenSnapshotOptions:
+                  buildInfo.extraGenSnapshotOptions.join(','),
+            if (buildInfo?.extraFrontEndOptions?.isNotEmpty ?? false)
+              kExtraFrontEndOptions: buildInfo.extraFrontEndOptions.join(','),
+            kIosArchs: defaultIOSArchsForSdk(sdkType)
+                .map(getNameForDarwinArch)
+                .join(' '),
+            kSdkRoot: await globals.xcode.sdkLocation(sdkType),
+          },
+          artifacts: globals.artifacts,
+          fileSystem: globals.fs,
+          logger: globals.logger,
+          processManager: globals.processManager,
+          engineVersion: globals.artifacts.isLocalEngine
+              ? null
+              : globals.flutterVersion.engineRevision,
+        );
+        final BuildResult result = await buildSystem.build(target, environment);
+        if (!result.success) {
+          for (final ExceptionMeasurement measurement
+              in result.exceptions.values) {
+            globals.printError(measurement.exception.toString());
+          }
+          throwToolExit('The App.framework build failed.');
         }
-        throwToolExit('The App.framework build failed.');
       }
     } finally {
       status.stop();
     }
 
-    final Directory destinationAppFrameworkDirectory = modeDirectory.childDirectory(appFrameworkName);
-    await _produceXCFrameworkFromUniversal(buildInfo, destinationAppFrameworkDirectory);
+    await _produceUniversalFramework(frameworks, 'App', outputDirectory);
+    await _produceXCFramework(frameworks, 'App', outputDirectory);
   }
 
   Future<void> _producePlugins(
@@ -437,7 +457,6 @@ end
         'iphoneos',
         '-configuration',
         xcodeBuildConfiguration,
-        '-destination generic/platform=iOS',
         'SYMROOT=${iPhoneBuildOutput.path}',
         'BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE=$bitcodeGenerationMode',
         'ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO', // No device targeted, so build all valid architectures.
@@ -463,7 +482,6 @@ end
           'iphonesimulator',
           '-configuration',
           xcodeBuildConfiguration,
-          '-destination generic/platform=iOS',
           'SYMROOT=${simulatorBuildOutput.path}',
           'ARCHS=x86_64',
           'ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO', // No device targeted, so build all valid architectures.
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/ios_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/ios_test.dart
index 5b4f1dc3e12..1cc62091729 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/ios_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/build_system/targets/ios_test.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const List<String> _kSharedConfig = <String>[
   '-install_name',
   '@rpath/App.framework/App',
   '-isysroot',
+  'path/to/sdk',
 ];
 
 void main() {
@@ -70,49 +71,26 @@ void main() {
 
   testUsingContext('DebugUniveralFramework creates expected binary with arm64 only arch', () async {
     environment.defines[kIosArchs] = 'arm64';
-    processManager.addCommands(<FakeCommand>[
-      const FakeCommand(command: <String>['xcrun', '--sdk', 'iphoneos', '--show-sdk-path']),
+    environment.defines[kSdkRoot] = 'path/to/sdk';
+    processManager.addCommand(
       FakeCommand(command: <String>[
         'xcrun',
         'clang',
         '-x',
         'c',
-         // iphone only gets 64 bit arch based on kIosArchs
+        // iphone only gets 64 bit arch based on kIosArchs
         '-arch',
         'arm64',
-        fileSystem.path.absolute(fileSystem.path.join('.tmp_rand0', 'flutter_tools_stub_source.rand0', 'debug_app.cc')),
+        fileSystem.path.absolute(fileSystem.path.join(
+            '.tmp_rand0', 'flutter_tools_stub_source.rand0', 'debug_app.cc')),
         ..._kSharedConfig,
-        '',
         '-o',
-        environment.buildDir.childFile('iphone_framework').path
+        environment.buildDir
+            .childDirectory('App.framework')
+            .childFile('App')
+            .path,
       ]),
-      // Create simulator stub.
-      const FakeCommand(command: <String>['xcrun', '--sdk', 'iphonesimulator', '--show-sdk-path']),
-      FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-        'xcrun',
-        'clang',
-        '-x',
-        'c',
-        // Simulator only as x86_64 arch
-        '-arch',
-        'x86_64',
-        fileSystem.path.absolute(fileSystem.path.join('.tmp_rand0', 'flutter_tools_stub_source.rand0', 'debug_app.cc')),
-        ..._kSharedConfig,
-        '',
-        '-o',
-        environment.buildDir.childFile('simulator_framework').path
-      ]),
-      // Lipo stubs together.
-      FakeCommand(command: <String>[
-        'xcrun',
-        'lipo',
-        '-create',
-        environment.buildDir.childFile('iphone_framework').path,
-        environment.buildDir.childFile('simulator_framework').path,
-        '-output',
-        environment.buildDir.childDirectory('App.framework').childFile('App').path,
-      ]),
-    ]);
+    );
 
     await const DebugUniversalFramework().build(environment);
   }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{