diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapod_utils.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapod_utils.dart
index b9dfe29733..2547245958 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapod_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapod_utils.dart
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-import '../base/error_handling_io.dart';
 import '../base/fingerprint.dart';
 import '../build_info.dart';
 import '../cache.dart';
 import '../flutter_plugins.dart';
 import '../globals.dart' as globals;
+import '../plugins.dart';
 import '../project.dart';
+import 'swift_package_manager.dart';
 
 /// For a given build, determines whether dependencies have changed since the
 /// last call to processPods, then calls processPods with that information.
@@ -61,8 +62,15 @@ Future<void> processPodsIfNeeded(
       await globals.cocoaPods?.setupPodfile(xcodeProject);
     }
 
-    // Delete Swift Package Manager manifest to invalidate fingerprinter
-    ErrorHandlingFileSystem.deleteIfExists(xcodeProject.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest);
+    // Generate an empty Swift Package Manager manifest to invalidate fingerprinter
+    final SwiftPackageManager swiftPackageManager = SwiftPackageManager(
+      fileSystem: globals.localFileSystem,
+      templateRenderer: globals.templateRenderer,
+    );
+    final SupportedPlatform platform =
+        xcodeProject is IosProject ? SupportedPlatform.ios : SupportedPlatform.macos;
+
+    await swiftPackageManager.generatePluginsSwiftPackage(const <Plugin>[], platform, xcodeProject);
   }
 
   // If the Xcode project, Podfile, generated plugin Swift Package, or podhelper
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapod_utils_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapod_utils_test.dart
index 240ded035c..2c3ab180b2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapod_utils_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapod_utils_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:file/file.dart';
 import 'package:file/memory.dart';
+import 'package:file_testing/file_testing.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/dart/pub.dart';
@@ -239,7 +240,8 @@ void main() {
             setUpProject(flutterProject, fs);
             createFakePlugins(flutterProject, fs, <String>['plugin_one', 'plugin_two']);
             flutterProject.ios.usesSwiftPackageManager = true;
-            flutterProject.ios.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest.createSync(recursive: true);
+            final File generatedManifestFile = flutterProject.ios.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest;
+            generatedManifestFile.createSync(recursive: true);
 
             await processPodsIfNeeded(
               flutterProject.ios,
@@ -254,7 +256,9 @@ void main() {
               'Swift Package Manager does not yet support this command. '
               'CocoaPods will be used instead.\n',
             );
-            expect(flutterProject.ios.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest.existsSync(), isFalse);
+            expect(generatedManifestFile, exists);
+            const String emptyDependencies = 'dependencies: [\n        \n    ],\n';
+            expect(generatedManifestFile.readAsStringSync(), contains(emptyDependencies));
           },
           overrides: <Type, Generator>{
             FileSystem: () => fs,
@@ -412,7 +416,9 @@ void main() {
             setUpProject(flutterProject, fs);
             createFakePlugins(flutterProject, fs, <String>['plugin_one', 'plugin_two']);
             flutterProject.macos.usesSwiftPackageManager = true;
-            flutterProject.macos.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest.createSync(recursive: true);
+            final File generatedManifestFile =
+                flutterProject.macos.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest;
+            generatedManifestFile.createSync(recursive: true);
 
             await processPodsIfNeeded(
               flutterProject.macos,
@@ -427,7 +433,10 @@ void main() {
               'Swift Package Manager does not yet support this command. '
               'CocoaPods will be used instead.\n',
             );
-            expect(flutterProject.macos.flutterPluginSwiftPackageManifest.existsSync(), isFalse);
+
+            expect(generatedManifestFile, exists);
+            const String emptyDependencies = 'dependencies: [\n        \n    ],\n';
+            expect(generatedManifestFile.readAsStringSync(), contains(emptyDependencies));
           },
           overrides: <Type, Generator>{
             FileSystem: () => fs,
@@ -517,6 +526,9 @@ class FakeMacOSProject extends Fake implements MacOSProject {
 
   @override
   bool usesSwiftPackageManager = false;
+
+  @override
+  bool get flutterPluginSwiftPackageInProjectSettings => usesSwiftPackageManager;
 }
 
 class FakeIosProject extends Fake implements IosProject {
@@ -555,6 +567,9 @@ class FakeIosProject extends Fake implements IosProject {
 
   @override
   bool usesSwiftPackageManager = false;
+
+  @override
+  bool get flutterPluginSwiftPackageInProjectSettings => usesSwiftPackageManager;
 }
 
 class FakeAndroidProject extends Fake implements AndroidProject {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/swift_package_manager_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/swift_package_manager_test.dart
index fef95beb4f..45ba3b1453 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/swift_package_manager_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/swift_package_manager_test.dart
@@ -507,19 +507,21 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(fileSystem.directory(appDirectoryPath).childDirectory('.ios'), isNot(exists));
 
-    // TODO(loic-sharma): A Swift package manifest should not be generated.
-    // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/146957
-    // expect(
-    //   fileSystem
-    //     .directory(appDirectoryPath)
-    //     .childDirectory('ios')
-    //     .childDirectory('Flutter')
-    //     .childDirectory('ephemeral')
-    //     .childDirectory('Packages')
-    //     .childDirectory('FlutterGeneratedPluginSwiftPackage')
-    //     .childFile('Package.swift'),
-    //   isFalse,
-    // );
+    // Verify the generated Swift Package Manager manifest file has no dependencies.
+    final File generatedManifestFile = fileSystem
+        .directory(appDirectoryPath)
+        .childDirectory('ios')
+        .childDirectory('Flutter')
+        .childDirectory('ephemeral')
+        .childDirectory('Packages')
+        .childDirectory('FlutterGeneratedPluginSwiftPackage')
+        .childFile('Package.swift');
+
+    expect(generatedManifestFile, exists);
+
+    final String generatedManifest = generatedManifestFile.readAsStringSync();
+    const String expected = 'dependencies: [\n        \n    ],\n';
+    expect(generatedManifest, contains(expected));
 
     expect(
       fileSystem