diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/android.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/android.dart
index 2ee8d3ea..253ec6bd 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/android.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/android.dart
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ class AndroidNeonPlatform implements NeonPlatform {
   @override
   bool get canUseWindowManager => false;
 
-  @override
-  Future<String> get applicationCachePath async {
-    final tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
-    return tempDir.absolute.path;
-  }
-
   @override
   Future<String> get userAccessibleAppDataPath async {
     if (!await Permission.storage.request().isGranted) {
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/linux.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/linux.dart
index 17c270a4..594124a4 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/linux.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/linux.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:neon/src/platform/platform.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:sqflite_common_ffi/sqflite_ffi.dart';
-import 'package:xdg_directories/xdg_directories.dart' as xdg;
 
 @immutable
 @internal
@@ -29,12 +28,6 @@ class LinuxNeonPlatform implements NeonPlatform {
   @override
   bool get canUsePushNotifications => false;
 
-  @override
-  String get applicationCachePath => p.join(
-        xdg.cacheHome.absolute.path,
-        'de.provokateurin.neon',
-      );
-
   @override
   String get userAccessibleAppDataPath => p.join(Platform.environment['HOME']!, 'Neon');
 
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/platform.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/platform.dart
index 85eb196a..0bedd437 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/platform.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/platform/platform.dart
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ abstract interface class NeonPlatform {
 
   abstract final bool canUsePushNotifications;
 
-  FutureOr<String> get applicationCachePath;
-
   FutureOr<String> get userAccessibleAppDataPath;
 
   FutureOr init();
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/utils/request_manager.dart b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/utils/request_manager.dart
index e29954e3..ff462437 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/utils/request_manager.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/lib/src/utils/request_manager.dart
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:neon/src/bloc/result.dart';
-import 'package:neon/src/platform/platform.dart';
 import 'package:nextcloud/nextcloud.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
 import 'package:sqflite/sqflite.dart';
 import 'package:xml/xml.dart' as xml;
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ class Cache {
       return;
     }
 
+    final cacheDir = await getApplicationCacheDirectory();
     _database = await openDatabase(
-      p.join(
-        await NeonPlatform.instance.applicationCachePath,
-        'cache.db',
-      ),
+      p.join(cacheDir.path, 'cache.db'),
       version: 1,
       onCreate: (final db, final version) async {
         await db.execute('CREATE TABLE cache (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, key TEXT, value TEXT, UNIQUE(key))');
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon/pubspec.yaml b/packages/neon/neon/pubspec.yaml
index 667ed1e1..d35443bb 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/neon/neon/pubspec.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ dependencies:
   url_launcher: ^6.1.12
   vector_graphics: ^1.1.7
   window_manager: ^0.3.6
-  xdg_directories: ^1.0.2
   xml: ^6.3.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/blocs/files.dart b/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/blocs/files.dart
index 9946c131..2898ce8f 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/blocs/files.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/blocs/files.dart
@@ -82,14 +82,8 @@ class FilesBloc extends InteractiveBloc implements FilesBlocEvents, FilesBlocSta
   void openFile(final List<String> path, final String etag, final String? mimeType) {
     wrapAction(
       () async {
-        final file = File(
-          p.join(
-            await NeonPlatform.instance.applicationCachePath,
-            'files',
-            etag.replaceAll('"', ''),
-            path.last,
-          ),
-        );
+        final cacheDir = await getApplicationCacheDirectory();
+        final file = File(p.join(cacheDir.path, 'files', etag.replaceAll('"', ''), path.last));
         if (!file.existsSync()) {
           debugPrint('Downloading ${path.join('/')} since it does not exist');
           if (!file.parent.existsSync()) {
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/neon_files.dart b/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/neon_files.dart
index 0f21a143..3b41ab63 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/neon_files.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/neon_files/lib/neon_files.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import 'package:neon_files/routes.dart';
 import 'package:neon_files/widgets/file_list_tile.dart';
 import 'package:open_file/open_file.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:queue/queue.dart';
 import 'package:rxdart/rxdart.dart';
diff --git a/packages/neon/neon_files/pubspec.yaml b/packages/neon/neon_files/pubspec.yaml
index 56d5b405..28fd8710 100644
--- a/packages/neon/neon_files/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/neon/neon_files/pubspec.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies:
       path: packages/neon/neon
   open_file: ^3.3.2
   path: ^1.8.3
+  path_provider: ^2.1.0
   provider: ^6.0.5
   queue: ^3.1.0+2
   rxdart: ^0.27.7