diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry/src/custom/scope.ts b/packages/opentelemetry/src/custom/scope.ts
index a4ceda669499..f686ecbc5c34 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry/src/custom/scope.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry/src/custom/scope.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import type { Span } from '@opentelemetry/api';
-import type { TimedEvent } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base';
 import { Scope } from '@sentry/core';
-import type { Breadcrumb, ScopeData, SeverityLevel, Span as SentrySpan } from '@sentry/types';
-import { dropUndefinedKeys, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
+import type { Span as SentrySpan } from '@sentry/types';
+import { logger } from '@sentry/utils';
 
 import { DEBUG_BUILD } from '../debug-build';
-import { InternalSentrySemanticAttributes } from '../semanticAttributes';
-import { convertOtelTimeToSeconds } from '../utils/convertOtelTimeToSeconds';
-import { getActiveSpan } from '../utils/getActiveSpan';
-import { getSpanParent } from '../utils/spanData';
-import { spanHasEvents } from '../utils/spanTypes';
 
 /** A fork of the classic scope with some otel specific stuff. */
 export class OpenTelemetryScope extends Scope {
@@ -64,74 +57,4 @@ export class OpenTelemetryScope extends Scope {
 
     return this;
   }
-
-  /** @inheritDoc */
-  public getScopeData(): ScopeData {
-    const data = super.getScopeData();
-
-    data.breadcrumbs = this._getBreadcrumbs();
-
-    return data;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @inheritDoc
-   */
-  protected _getBreadcrumbs(): Breadcrumb[] {
-    const span = getActiveSpan();
-    const spanBreadcrumbs = span ? getBreadcrumbsForSpan(span) : [];
-
-    return spanBreadcrumbs.length > 0 ? this._breadcrumbs.concat(spanBreadcrumbs) : this._breadcrumbs;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get all breadcrumbs for the given span as well as it's parents.
- */
-function getBreadcrumbsForSpan(span: Span): Breadcrumb[] {
-  const events = span ? getOtelEvents(span) : [];
-
-  return events.map(otelEventToBreadcrumb);
-}
-
-function otelEventToBreadcrumb(event: TimedEvent): Breadcrumb {
-  const attributes = event.attributes || {};
-
-  const type = attributes[InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_TYPE] as string | undefined;
-  const level = attributes[InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_LEVEL] as SeverityLevel | undefined;
-  const eventId = attributes[InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_EVENT_ID] as string | undefined;
-  const category = attributes[InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY] as string | undefined;
-  const dataStr = attributes[InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_DATA] as string | undefined;
-
-  const breadcrumb: Breadcrumb = dropUndefinedKeys({
-    timestamp: convertOtelTimeToSeconds(event.time),
-    message: event.name,
-    type,
-    level,
-    event_id: eventId,
-    category,
-  });
-
-  if (typeof dataStr === 'string') {
-    try {
-      const data = JSON.parse(dataStr);
-      breadcrumb.data = data;
-    } catch (e) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty
-  }
-
-  return breadcrumb;
-}
-
-function getOtelEvents(span: Span, events: TimedEvent[] = []): TimedEvent[] {
-  if (spanHasEvents(span)) {
-    events.push(...span.events);
-  }
-
-  // Go up parent chain and collect events
-  const parent = getSpanParent(span);
-  if (parent) {
-    return getOtelEvents(parent, events);
-  }
-
-  return events;
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry/test/custom/scope.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry/test/custom/scope.test.ts
index 4f362435eda9..978e68e2df85 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry/test/custom/scope.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry/test/custom/scope.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import { makeSession } from '@sentry/core';
-import type { Breadcrumb } from '@sentry/types';
 
 import { OpenTelemetryScope } from '../../src/custom/scope';
-import { InternalSentrySemanticAttributes } from '../../src/semanticAttributes';
-import { setSpanParent } from '../../src/utils/spanData';
-import { createSpan } from '../helpers/createSpan';
-import * as GetActiveSpan from './../../src/utils/getActiveSpan';
 
 describe('NodeExperimentalScope', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -93,130 +88,4 @@ describe('NodeExperimentalScope', () => {
 
     expect(scope['_span']).toBeUndefined();
   });
-
-  describe('_getBreadcrumbs', () => {
-    it('gets from scope if no span is found', () => {
-      jest.spyOn(GetActiveSpan, 'getActiveSpan').mockReturnValue(undefined);
-
-      const scope = new OpenTelemetryScope();
-      const breadcrumbs: Breadcrumb[] = [
-        { message: 'test1', timestamp: 1234 },
-        { message: 'test2', timestamp: 12345 },
-        { message: 'test3', timestamp: 12346 },
-      ];
-      scope['_breadcrumbs'] = breadcrumbs;
-
-      expect(scope['_getBreadcrumbs']()).toEqual(breadcrumbs);
-    });
-
-    it('gets events from active span if found', () => {
-      const span = createSpan();
-      jest.spyOn(GetActiveSpan, 'getActiveSpan').mockReturnValue(span);
-
-      const scope = new OpenTelemetryScope();
-
-      const now = Date.now();
-
-      span.addEvent('basic event', now);
-      span.addEvent('breadcrumb event', {}, now + 1000);
-      span.addEvent(
-        'breadcrumb event 2',
-        {
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_DATA]: JSON.stringify({ nested: { indeed: true } }),
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_TYPE]: 'test-type',
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_LEVEL]: 'info',
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_EVENT_ID]: 'test-event-id',
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY]: 'test-category',
-        },
-        now + 3000,
-      );
-      span.addEvent(
-        'breadcrumb event invalid JSON data',
-        {
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_DATA]: 'this is not JSON...',
-        },
-        now + 2000,
-      );
-
-      expect(scope['_getBreadcrumbs']()).toEqual([
-        { message: 'basic event', timestamp: now / 1000 },
-        { message: 'breadcrumb event', timestamp: now / 1000 + 1 },
-        {
-          message: 'breadcrumb event 2',
-          timestamp: now / 1000 + 3,
-          data: { nested: { indeed: true } },
-          level: 'info',
-          event_id: 'test-event-id',
-          category: 'test-category',
-          type: 'test-type',
-        },
-        { message: 'breadcrumb event invalid JSON data', timestamp: now / 1000 + 2 },
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('gets events from spans up the parent chain if found', () => {
-      const span = createSpan();
-      const parentSpan = createSpan();
-      const rootSpan = createSpan();
-      jest.spyOn(GetActiveSpan, 'getActiveSpan').mockReturnValue(span);
-
-      setSpanParent(span, parentSpan);
-      setSpanParent(parentSpan, rootSpan);
-
-      const scope = new OpenTelemetryScope();
-
-      const now = Date.now();
-
-      span.addEvent('basic event', now);
-      parentSpan.addEvent('parent breadcrumb event', {}, now + 1000);
-      span.addEvent(
-        'breadcrumb event 2',
-        {
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_DATA]: JSON.stringify({ nested: true }),
-        },
-        now + 3000,
-      );
-      rootSpan.addEvent(
-        'breadcrumb event invalid JSON data',
-        {
-          [InternalSentrySemanticAttributes.BREADCRUMB_DATA]: 'this is not JSON...',
-        },
-        now + 2000,
-      );
-
-      expect(scope['_getBreadcrumbs']()).toEqual([
-        { message: 'basic event', timestamp: now / 1000 },
-        { message: 'breadcrumb event 2', timestamp: now / 1000 + 3, data: { nested: true } },
-        { message: 'parent breadcrumb event', timestamp: now / 1000 + 1 },
-        { message: 'breadcrumb event invalid JSON data', timestamp: now / 1000 + 2 },
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('combines scope & span breadcrumbs if both exist', () => {
-      const span = createSpan();
-      jest.spyOn(GetActiveSpan, 'getActiveSpan').mockReturnValue(span);
-
-      const scope = new OpenTelemetryScope();
-
-      const breadcrumbs: Breadcrumb[] = [
-        { message: 'test1', timestamp: 1234 },
-        { message: 'test2', timestamp: 12345 },
-        { message: 'test3', timestamp: 12346 },
-      ];
-      scope['_breadcrumbs'] = breadcrumbs;
-
-      const now = Date.now();
-
-      span.addEvent('basic event', now);
-      span.addEvent('breadcrumb event', {}, now + 1000);
-
-      expect(scope['_getBreadcrumbs']()).toEqual([
-        { message: 'test1', timestamp: 1234 },
-        { message: 'test2', timestamp: 12345 },
-        { message: 'test3', timestamp: 12346 },
-        { message: 'basic event', timestamp: now / 1000 },
-        { message: 'breadcrumb event', timestamp: now / 1000 + 1 },
-      ]);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry/test/integration/transactions.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry/test/integration/transactions.test.ts
index f228d545861b..2da60af0195d 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry/test/integration/transactions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry/test/integration/transactions.test.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('Integration | Transactions', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it('correctly creates concurrent transaction & spans xxx', async () => {
+  it('correctly creates concurrent transaction & spans', async () => {
     const beforeSendTransaction = jest.fn(() => null);
 
     mockSdkInit({ enableTracing: true, beforeSendTransaction });