diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md
index b1e543ce4600..fc4289fad7c0 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.4.1
+
+* Restores the workaround to exclude arm64 simulator builds, as it is still necessary for applications targeting iOS 12.
+
 ## 2.4.0
 
 * Adds support for arm64 simulators.
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Podfile b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Podfile
index 8881b0788e1e..928d3e114367 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Podfile
@@ -39,8 +39,5 @@ end
 post_install do |installer|
   installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
     flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
-    target.build_configurations.each do |build_configuration|
-      build_configuration.build_settings['EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]'] = 'arm64 i386'
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b848f6a795fb..6ae6a4f3333d 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios12/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 		97C146E61CF9000F007C117D /* Project object */ = {
 			isa = PBXProject;
 			attributes = {
-				LastUpgradeCheck = 1430;
+				LastUpgradeCheck = 1510;
 				ORGANIZATIONNAME = "The Flutter Authors";
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					97C146ED1CF9000F007C117D = {
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
@@ -645,7 +644,6 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Podfile b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Podfile
index 628f6ffd37ef..af985671e768 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Podfile
@@ -39,8 +39,5 @@ end
 post_install do |installer|
   installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
     flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
-    target.build_configurations.each do |build_configuration|
-      build_configuration.build_settings['EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]'] = 'arm64 i386'
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 87de02fc690d..cb404bc7bd1f 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 		97C146E61CF9000F007C117D /* Project object */ = {
 			isa = PBXProject;
 			attributes = {
-				LastUpgradeCheck = 1430;
+				LastUpgradeCheck = 1510;
 				ORGANIZATIONNAME = "The Flutter Authors";
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					97C146ED1CF9000F007C117D = {
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
@@ -573,7 +572,6 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
index e271ffe8da9a..f8d70602adf7 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios13/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
-   LastUpgradeVersion = "1430"
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1510"
    version = "1.3">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Podfile b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Podfile
index 2a299b472947..a5cfb3f7bfbb 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Podfile
@@ -39,8 +39,5 @@ end
 post_install do |installer|
   installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
     flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
-    target.build_configurations.each do |build_configuration|
-      build_configuration.build_settings['EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]'] = 'arm64 i386'
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index f25ef85e36a7..42fd3929e9c7 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 		97C146E61CF9000F007C117D /* Project object */ = {
 			isa = PBXProject;
 			attributes = {
-				LastUpgradeCheck = 1430;
+				LastUpgradeCheck = 1510;
 				ORGANIZATIONNAME = "The Flutter Authors";
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					97C146ED1CF9000F007C117D = {
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
@@ -572,7 +571,6 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "i386 arm64";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
index e271ffe8da9a..f8d70602adf7 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/example/ios14/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Runner.xcscheme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
-   LastUpgradeVersion = "1430"
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1510"
    version = "1.3">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/ios/google_maps_flutter_ios.podspec b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/ios/google_maps_flutter_ios.podspec
index eb66d0fc56f4..2841eb4af2ad 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/ios/google_maps_flutter_ios.podspec
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/ios/google_maps_flutter_ios.podspec
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ Downloaded by pub (not CocoaPods).
   s.dependency 'GoogleMaps', '< 9.0'
   s.static_framework = true
   s.platform = :ios, '12.0'
-  s.pod_target_xcconfig = { 'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES' }
+  # GoogleMaps 6.x does not support arm64 simulators, but also doesn't declare
+  # explicitly that it doesn't, so mark that here so that the Flutter tool knows
+  # to build the Runner for x86_64 instead. See https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/94491
+  # TODO(stuartmorgan): Remove EXCLUDED_ARCHS once this plugin requires iOS 13+,
+  # at which point Cocoapods will resolve to a version of GoogleMaps that has
+  # arm64 support.
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = { 'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES', 'EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]' => 'arm64' }
   s.resource_bundles = {'google_maps_flutter_ios_privacy' => ['Resources/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy']}
 end
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml
index f33b827cb132..d540d40e26ff 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: google_maps_flutter_ios
 description: iOS implementation of the google_maps_flutter plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_ios
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+maps%22
-version: 2.4.0
+version: 2.4.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.2.3