diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java
index a7be71dce0789..4d5cfcac0dbeb 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ private void doInitialFlutterViewRun() {
   private String maybeGetInitialRouteFromIntent(Intent intent) {
     if (host.shouldHandleDeeplinking()) {
       Uri data = intent.getData();
-      if (data != null && !data.toString().isEmpty()) {
-        return data.toString();
+      if (data != null && !data.getPath().isEmpty()) {
+        return data.getPath();
       }
     }
     return null;
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegateTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegateTest.java
index bf49fb6871c94..e4c02d7492807 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegateTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/embedding/android/FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegateTest.java
@@ -452,8 +452,7 @@ public void itForwardsOnRequestPermissionsResultToFlutterEngine() {
     delegate.onStart();
 
     // Verify that the navigation channel was given the initial route message.
-    verify(mockFlutterEngine.getNavigationChannel(), times(1))
-        .setInitialRoute("http://myApp/custom/route");
+    verify(mockFlutterEngine.getNavigationChannel(), times(1)).setInitialRoute("/custom/route");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -497,8 +496,7 @@ public void itSendsPushRouteMessageWhenOnNewIntent() {
     delegate.onNewIntent(mockIntent);
 
     // Verify that the navigation channel was given the push route message.
-    verify(mockFlutterEngine.getNavigationChannel(), times(1))
-        .pushRoute("http://myApp/custom/route");
+    verify(mockFlutterEngine.getNavigationChannel(), times(1)).pushRoute("/custom/route");
   }
 
   @Test