diff --git a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.h b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.h
index 633b6728699..a03f6b3c62f 100644
--- a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.h
+++ b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
                            modelMethodName:(NSString *)modelMethodName
                                      error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
-- (nullable NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)infer:(NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)input
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)infer:(NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)values
                                                 error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error NS_SWIFT_NAME(infer(input:));
 
 @end
diff --git a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.mm b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.mm
index 1ebbefde3db..756ca94f114 100644
--- a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.mm
+++ b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/Exported/ExecutorchRuntimeEngine.mm
@@ -13,32 +13,6 @@
 
 #import <executorch/extension/module/module.h>
 
-static int kInitFailed = 0;
-static int kInferenceFailed = 1;
-
-static auto NSStringToString(NSString *string) -> std::string
-{
-  const char *cStr = [string cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-  if (cStr) {
-    return cStr;
-  }
-
-  NSData *data = [string dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding allowLossyConversion:NO];
-  return {reinterpret_cast<const char *>([data bytes]), [data length]};
-}
-
-static auto StringToNSString(const std::string &string) -> NSString *
-{
-  CFStringRef cfString = CFStringCreateWithBytes(
-    kCFAllocatorDefault,
-    reinterpret_cast<const UInt8 *>(string.c_str()),
-    string.size(),
-    kCFStringEncodingUTF8,
-    false
-  );
-  return (__bridge_transfer NSString *)cfString;
-}
-
 @implementation ExecutorchRuntimeEngine
 {
   NSString *_modelPath;
@@ -48,27 +22,18 @@ @implementation ExecutorchRuntimeEngine
 
 - (instancetype)initWithModelPath:(NSString *)modelPath
                   modelMethodName:(NSString *)modelMethodName
-                            error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error
+                            error:(NSError **)error
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {
     _modelPath = modelPath;
     _modelMethodName = modelMethodName;
-    try {
-      _module = std::make_unique<torch::executor::Module>(NSStringToString(modelPath));
-      const auto e = _module->load_method(NSStringToString(modelMethodName));
-      if (e != executorch::runtime::Error::Ok) {
-        if (error) {
-          *error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"ExecutorchRuntimeEngine"
-                                       code:kInitFailed
-                                   userInfo:@{NSDebugDescriptionErrorKey : StringToNSString(std::to_string(static_cast<uint32_t>(e)))}];
-        }
-        return nil;
-      }
-    } catch (...) {
+    _module = std::make_unique<torch::executor::Module>(modelPath.UTF8String);
+    const auto e = _module->load_method(modelMethodName.UTF8String);
+    if (e != executorch::runtime::Error::Ok) {
       if (error) {
         *error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"ExecutorchRuntimeEngine"
-                                     code:kInitFailed
-                                 userInfo:@{NSDebugDescriptionErrorKey : @"Unknown error"}];
+                                      code:(NSInteger)e
+                                  userInfo:nil];
       }
       return nil;
     }
@@ -76,38 +41,28 @@ - (instancetype)initWithModelPath:(NSString *)modelPath
   return self;
 }
 
-- (nullable NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)infer:(NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)input
-                                                error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error
+- (nullable NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)infer:(NSArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *)values
+                                                error:(NSError **)error
 {
-  try {
-    std::vector<torch::executor::EValue> inputEValues;
-    inputEValues.reserve(input.count);
-    for (ExecutorchRuntimeValue *inputValue in input) {
-      inputEValues.push_back([inputValue getBackedValue]);
-    }
-    const auto result = _module->execute(NSStringToString(_modelMethodName), inputEValues);
-    if (!result.ok()) {
-      const auto executorchError = static_cast<uint32_t>(result.error());
-      if (error) {
-        *error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"ExecutorchRuntimeEngine"
-                                     code:kInferenceFailed
-                                 userInfo:@{NSDebugDescriptionErrorKey : StringToNSString(std::to_string(executorchError))}];
-      }
-      return nil;
-    }
-    NSMutableArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *const resultValues = [NSMutableArray new];
-    for (const auto &evalue : result.get()) {
-      [resultValues addObject:[[ExecutorchRuntimeValue alloc] initWithEValue:evalue]];
-    }
-    return resultValues;
-  } catch (...) {
+  std::vector<torch::executor::EValue> inputEValues;
+  inputEValues.reserve(values.count);
+  for (ExecutorchRuntimeValue *inputValue in values) {
+    inputEValues.push_back([inputValue getBackedValue]);
+  }
+  const auto result = _module->execute(_modelMethodName.UTF8String, inputEValues);
+  if (!result.ok()) {
     if (error) {
       *error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"ExecutorchRuntimeEngine"
-                                   code:kInferenceFailed
-                               userInfo:@{NSDebugDescriptionErrorKey : @"Unknown error"}];
+                                    code:(NSInteger)result.error()
+                                userInfo:nil];
     }
     return nil;
   }
+  NSMutableArray<ExecutorchRuntimeValue *> *const resultValues = [NSMutableArray new];
+  for (const auto &evalue : result.get()) {
+    [resultValues addObject:[[ExecutorchRuntimeValue alloc] initWithEValue:evalue]];
+  }
+  return resultValues;
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/__tests__/ExecutorchRuntimeEngineTests.mm b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/__tests__/ExecutorchRuntimeEngineTests.mm
index 610bddd51c9..e243535cdf5 100644
--- a/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/__tests__/ExecutorchRuntimeEngineTests.mm
+++ b/extension/apple/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/ExecutorchRuntimeBridge/__tests__/ExecutorchRuntimeEngineTests.mm
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ - (void)testInvalidModel
   XCTAssertNil(engine);
   XCTAssertNotNil(runtimeInitError);
 
-  XCTAssertEqual(runtimeInitError.code, 0);
-  XCTAssertEqualObjects(runtimeInitError.userInfo[NSDebugDescriptionErrorKey], @"34");
+  XCTAssertEqual(runtimeInitError.code, 34);
   // 34 is the code for AccessFailed.
 }