diff --git a/lib/services/remote_assets_service.dart b/lib/services/remote_assets_service.dart
index 8a11f84a4..bb9726a67 100644
--- a/lib/services/remote_assets_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/remote_assets_service.dart
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RemoteAssetsService {
   }
 
   Future<String> _getLocalPath(String remotePath) async {
-    return (await getTemporaryDirectory()).path +
+    return (await getApplicationSupportDirectory()).path +
         "/assets/" +
         _urlToFileName(remotePath);
   }
diff --git a/lib/services/semantic_search/frameworks/ml_framework.dart b/lib/services/semantic_search/frameworks/ml_framework.dart
index 3523c721e..ad2b26654 100644
--- a/lib/services/semantic_search/frameworks/ml_framework.dart
+++ b/lib/services/semantic_search/frameworks/ml_framework.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import "dart:async";
 import "dart:io";
 
 import "package:connectivity_plus/connectivity_plus.dart";
-import "package:flutter/services.dart";
 import "package:logging/logging.dart";
 import "package:path/path.dart";
 import "package:path_provider/path_provider.dart";
@@ -134,13 +133,13 @@ abstract class MLFramework {
   }
 
   Future<String> _getLocalImageModelPath() async {
-    return (await getTemporaryDirectory()).path +
+    return (await getApplicationSupportDirectory()).path +
         "/models/" +
         basename(getImageModelRemotePath());
   }
 
   Future<String> _getLocalTextModelPath() async {
-    return (await getTemporaryDirectory()).path +
+    return (await getApplicationSupportDirectory()).path +
         "/models/" +
         basename(getTextModelRemotePath());
   }
@@ -176,17 +175,6 @@ abstract class MLFramework {
     return connectivityResult != ConnectivityResult.mobile ||
         shouldDownloadOverMobileData;
   }
-
-  Future<String> getAccessiblePathForAsset(
-    String assetPath,
-    String tempName,
-  ) async {
-    final byteData = await rootBundle.load(assetPath);
-    final tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
-    final file = await File('${tempDir.path}/$tempName')
-        .writeAsBytes(byteData.buffer.asUint8List());
-    return file.path;
-  }
 }
 
 class MLFrameworkInitializationUpdateEvent extends Event {