diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
index c0316efa..49bb2bc2 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package io.gitjournal.gitjournal;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.Result;
 import io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant;
-import io.flutter.util.PathUtils;
 
 import io.flutter.app.FlutterActivity;
 import io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant;
@@ -38,14 +36,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity implements MethodCallHandler {
 
     @Override
     public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, Result result) {
-        Context context = getApplicationContext();
-        final String filesDir = PathUtils.getFilesDir(context);
-
-        if (call.method.equals("getBaseDirectory")) {
-            result.success(filesDir);
-            return;
-        }
-
         result.notImplemented();
     }
 
diff --git a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
index caa56d55..73bd6d03 100644
--- a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ static FlutterMethodChannel* gitChannel = 0;
         NSArray *sshPrivateComponents = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:filesDir, @"ssh", @"id_rsa", nil];
         NSString *sshPrivateKeyString = [NSString pathWithComponents:sshPrivateComponents];
 
-        if ([@"getBaseDirectory" isEqualToString:method]) {
-            result(filesDir);
-        }
-        else if ([@"gitClone" isEqualToString:method]) {
+        if ([@"gitClone" isEqualToString:method]) {
             dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
                 [self handleMethodCallAsync:call result:result];
             });
diff --git a/lib/apis/git.dart b/lib/apis/git.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index c3f5457e..00000000
--- a/lib/apis/git.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import 'dart:async';
-import 'dart:io';
-
-import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
-
-const _platform = MethodChannel('gitjournal.io/git');
-
-///
-/// This gives us the directory where all the git repos will be stored
-///
-Future<Directory> getGitBaseDirectory() async {
-  final String path = await _platform.invokeMethod('getBaseDirectory');
-  if (path == null) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return Directory(path);
-}
diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index 8c1091ce..f608a20a 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import 'package:dart_git/git.dart';
 import 'package:quick_actions/quick_actions.dart';
 import 'package:receive_sharing_intent/receive_sharing_intent.dart';
 
-import 'package:gitjournal/apis/git.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/settings.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/state_container.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/appstate.dart';
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import 'package:gitjournal/themes.dart';
 
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:dynamic_theme/dynamic_theme.dart';
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 
 import 'screens/home_screen.dart';
 import 'screens/onboarding_screens.dart';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class JournalApp extends StatefulWidget {
     }
 
     if (appState.gitBaseDirectory.isEmpty) {
-      var dir = await getGitBaseDirectory();
+      var dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
       appState.gitBaseDirectory = dir.path;
       appState.save(pref);
     }
diff --git a/test_driver/main.dart b/test_driver/main.dart
index 31210708..fcc31a3e 100644
--- a/test_driver/main.dart
+++ b/test_driver/main.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:flutter_driver/driver_extension.dart';
-import 'package:gitjournal/apis/git.dart';
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 
 import 'package:gitjournal/app.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/appstate.dart';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void main() async {
 
 // Generate lots of notes and folders better screenshots
 Future<void> populateWithData(SharedPreferences pref) async {
-  var dir = await getGitBaseDirectory();
+  var dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
 
   var appState = AppState(pref);
   appState.gitBaseDirectory = dir.path;