diff --git a/dev/manual_tests/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata b/dev/manual_tests/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
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-   version = "1.0">
-   <FileRef
-      location = "self:/Users/stuartmorgan/src/embedder-opensource/flutter-desktop-embedding/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj">
-   </FileRef>
-</Workspace>
diff --git a/examples/flutter_gallery/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata b/examples/flutter_gallery/macos/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
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-<Workspace
-   version = "1.0">
-   <FileRef
-      location = "self:/Users/stuartmorgan/src/embedder-opensource/flutter-desktop-embedding/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj">
-   </FileRef>
-</Workspace>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/macos.tmpl/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/macos.tmpl/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
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-   version = "1.0">
-   <FileRef
-      location = "self:/Users/stuartmorgan/src/embedder-opensource/flutter-desktop-embedding/example/macos/Runner.xcodeproj">
-   </FileRef>
-</Workspace>