diff --git a/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py b/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
index 8f15e48d0f..1cbf5c1a4d 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py b/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
index 97d3f6def5..39268b45d0 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_monitor_beat_tasks_with_headers(monitor_beat_tasks):
 
 
 def test_span_with_segment(sentry_init):
-    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=1.0, data_collection={})
+    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=1.0)
     headers = {}
     monitor_beat_tasks = False
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_span_with_segment(sentry_init):
 
 
 def test_span_with_segment_custom_headers(sentry_init):
-    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=1.0, data_collection={})
+    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=1.0)
     headers = {
         "baggage": BAGGAGE_VALUE,
         "sentry-trace": SENTRY_TRACE_VALUE,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_celery_trace_propagation_default(sentry_init, monitor_beat_tasks):
     The Celery integration has its own mechanism to propagate traces:
     https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/integrations/celery/#distributed-traces
     """
-    sentry_init(data_collection={})
+    sentry_init()
 
     headers = {}
     span = None
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_celery_trace_propagation_traces_sample_rate(
     The Celery integration has its own mechanism to propagate traces:
     https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/integrations/celery/#distributed-traces
     """
-    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=traces_sample_rate, data_collection={})
+    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=traces_sample_rate)
 
     headers = {}
     span = None
diff --git a/tests/integrations/gcp/test_gcp.py b/tests/integrations/gcp/test_gcp.py
index 6910254895..2593a17e2a 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/gcp/test_gcp.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/gcp/test_gcp.py
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ def cloud_function(functionhandler, event):
         + FUNCTIONS_PRELUDE
         + dedent(
             """
-        init_sdk(traces_sample_rate=1.0, data_collection={})
+        init_sdk(traces_sample_rate=1.0)
         gcp_functions.worker_v1.FunctionHandler.invoke_user_function(functionhandler, event)
         """
         )
diff --git a/tests/integrations/sanic/test_sanic.py b/tests/integrations/sanic/test_sanic.py
index b54c9faefc..6866c3f70d 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/sanic/test_sanic.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/sanic/test_sanic.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def reusable_client(app):
 
 
 def test_request_data(sentry_init, app, capture_events):
-    sentry_init(integrations=[SanicIntegration()], data_collection={})
+    sentry_init(integrations=[SanicIntegration()])
     events = capture_events()
 
     c = get_client(app)
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index a6505b4f9b..df56714fa8 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ def test_dict_changed_during_iteration(sentry_init, capture_events):
 
     See https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-python/pull/298 for discussion
     """
-    sentry_init(data_collection={})
+    sentry_init()
     events = capture_events()
 
     class TooSmartClass: