diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_plugins.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_plugins.dart
index 6d4c0eb057..524a84a5c1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_plugins.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/flutter_plugins.dart
@@ -1250,37 +1250,51 @@ Future<void> injectPlugins(
   bool windowsPlatform = false,
   DarwinDependencyManagement? darwinDependencyManagement,
 }) async {
-  List<Plugin> plugins = await findPlugins(project);
+  final List<Plugin> plugins = await findPlugins(project);
 
+  // Filter out dev dependencies for release builds.
+  final List<Plugin> filteredPlugins;
   if (releaseMode) {
-    plugins = plugins.where((Plugin p) => !p.isDevDependency).toList();
+    filteredPlugins = plugins.where((Plugin p) => !p.isDevDependency).toList();
+  } else {
+    filteredPlugins = plugins;
   }
 
-  final Map<String, List<Plugin>> pluginsByPlatform = _resolvePluginImplementations(
-    plugins,
+  final Map<String, List<Plugin>> filteredPluginsByPlatform = _resolvePluginImplementations(
+    filteredPlugins,
     pluginResolutionType: _PluginResolutionType.nativeOrDart,
   );
 
   if (androidPlatform) {
-    await _writeAndroidPluginRegistrant(project, pluginsByPlatform[AndroidPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
-  }
-  if (iosPlatform) {
-    await _writeIOSPluginRegistrant(project, pluginsByPlatform[IOSPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
+    await _writeAndroidPluginRegistrant(
+      project,
+      filteredPluginsByPlatform[AndroidPlugin.kConfigKey]!,
+    );
   }
   if (linuxPlatform) {
-    await _writeLinuxPluginFiles(project, pluginsByPlatform[LinuxPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
-  }
-  if (macOSPlatform) {
-    await _writeMacOSPluginRegistrant(project, pluginsByPlatform[MacOSPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
+    await _writeLinuxPluginFiles(project, filteredPluginsByPlatform[LinuxPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
   }
   if (windowsPlatform) {
     await writeWindowsPluginFiles(
       project,
-      pluginsByPlatform[WindowsPlugin.kConfigKey]!,
+      filteredPluginsByPlatform[WindowsPlugin.kConfigKey]!,
       globals.templateRenderer,
     );
   }
+
   if (iosPlatform || macOSPlatform) {
+    // iOS and macOS doesn't yet support filtering out dev dependencies.
+    // See https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/163874.
+    final Map<String, List<Plugin>> pluginsByPlatform = _resolvePluginImplementations(
+      plugins,
+      pluginResolutionType: _PluginResolutionType.nativeOrDart,
+    );
+    if (iosPlatform) {
+      await _writeIOSPluginRegistrant(project, pluginsByPlatform[IOSPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
+    }
+    if (macOSPlatform) {
+      await _writeMacOSPluginRegistrant(project, pluginsByPlatform[MacOSPlugin.kConfigKey]!);
+    }
     final DarwinDependencyManagement darwinDependencyManagerSetup =
         darwinDependencyManagement ??
         DarwinDependencyManagement(
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/plugins_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/plugins_test.dart
index f46164129a..f186c49c69 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/plugins_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/plugins_test.dart
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ flutter:
       );
 
       testUsingContext(
-        'excludes dev dependencies from iOS plugin registrant',
+        'includes dev dependencies from iOS plugin registrant',
         () async {
           createPlugin(
             name: testPluginName,
@@ -2682,7 +2682,7 @@ flutter:
             releaseMode: true,
           );
           expect(generatedPluginRegistrantImpl, exists);
-          expect(generatedPluginRegistrantImpl.readAsStringSync(), isNot(contains(devDepImport)));
+          expect(generatedPluginRegistrantImpl.readAsStringSync(), contains(devDepImport));
         },
         overrides: <Type, Generator>{
           FileSystem: () => fs,
@@ -2729,7 +2729,7 @@ flutter:
       );
 
       testUsingContext(
-        'excludes dev dependencies from MacOS plugin registrant',
+        'includes dev dependencies from MacOS plugin registrant',
         () async {
           createPlugin(
             name: testPluginName,
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ flutter:
           expect(generatedPluginRegistrant, exists);
           expect(
             generatedPluginRegistrant.readAsStringSync(),
-            isNot(contains(expectedDevDepRegistration)),
+            contains(expectedDevDepRegistration),
           );
         },
         overrides: <Type, Generator>{