diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/metric-summaries/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/metric-summaries/test.ts
index 140fc6369d1a..94f5fdc30c70 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/metric-summaries/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/metric-summaries/test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
         sum: 1,
         tags: {
           release: '1.0',
+          transaction: 'Test Transaction',
           email: 'jon.doe@example.com',
         },
       },
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
         sum: 1,
         tags: {
           release: '1.0',
+          transaction: 'Test Transaction',
           email: 'jane.doe@example.com',
         },
       },
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
             sum: 4,
             tags: {
               release: '1.0',
+              transaction: 'Test Transaction',
             },
           },
         ],
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
             sum: 2,
             tags: {
               release: '1.0',
+              transaction: 'Test Transaction',
             },
           },
         ],
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
             sum: 62,
             tags: {
               release: '1.0',
+              transaction: 'Test Transaction',
             },
           },
         ],
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ const EXPECTED_TRANSACTION = {
             sum: 62,
             tags: {
               release: '1.0',
+              transaction: 'Test Transaction',
             },
           },
         ],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts b/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
index 2ed0d9cb9d51..4fb088287a40 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import type {
   Primitive,
 } from '@sentry/types';
 import { getGlobalSingleton, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
-import { getCurrentScope } from '../currentScopes';
 import { getClient } from '../currentScopes';
 import { DEBUG_BUILD } from '../debug-build';
-import { spanToJSON } from '../utils/spanUtils';
+import { getActiveSpan, getRootSpan, spanToJSON } from '../utils/spanUtils';
 import { COUNTER_METRIC_TYPE, DISTRIBUTION_METRIC_TYPE, GAUGE_METRIC_TYPE, SET_METRIC_TYPE } from './constants';
 import type { MetricType } from './types';
 
@@ -63,11 +62,11 @@ function addToMetricsAggregator(
     return;
   }
 
-  const scope = getCurrentScope();
+  const span = getActiveSpan();
+  const rootSpan = span ? getRootSpan(span) : undefined;
+
   const { unit, tags, timestamp } = data;
   const { release, environment } = client.getOptions();
-  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
-  const transaction = scope.getTransaction();
   const metricTags: Record<string, string> = {};
   if (release) {
     metricTags.release = release;
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ function addToMetricsAggregator(
   if (environment) {
     metricTags.environment = environment;
   }
-  if (transaction) {
-    metricTags.transaction = spanToJSON(transaction).description || '';
+  if (rootSpan) {
+    metricTags.transaction = spanToJSON(rootSpan).description || '';
   }
 
   DEBUG_BUILD && logger.log(`Adding value of ${value} to ${metricType} metric ${name}`);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scope.ts b/packages/core/src/scope.ts
index d75cd521cf9f..75d4db91aaa7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scope.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scope.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ import type {
   ScopeData,
   Session,
   SeverityLevel,
-  Transaction,
   User,
 } from '@sentry/types';
 import { dateTimestampInSeconds, isPlainObject, logger, uuid4 } from '@sentry/utils';
 
 import { updateSession } from './session';
-import type { SentrySpan } from './tracing/sentrySpan';
 import { _getSpanForScope, _setSpanForScope } from './utils/spanOnScope';
 
 /**
@@ -294,25 +292,6 @@ export class Scope implements ScopeInterface {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the `Transaction` attached to the scope (if there is one).
-   * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
-   */
-  public getTransaction(): Transaction | undefined {
-    // Often, this span (if it exists at all) will be a transaction, but it's not guaranteed to be. Regardless, it will
-    // have a pointer to the currently-active transaction.
-    const span = _getSpanForScope(this);
-
-    // Cannot replace with getRootSpan because getRootSpan returns a span, not a transaction
-    // Also, this method will be removed anyway.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
-    if (span && (span as SentrySpan).transaction) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
-      return (span as SentrySpan).transaction;
-    }
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
diff --git a/packages/types/src/scope.ts b/packages/types/src/scope.ts
index b3b43b95439e..83a03de45125 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/scope.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/scope.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import type { RequestSession, Session } from './session';
 import type { SeverityLevel } from './severity';
 import type { Span } from './span';
 import type { PropagationContext } from './tracing';
-import type { Transaction } from './transaction';
 import type { User } from './user';
 
 /** JSDocs */
@@ -145,12 +144,6 @@ export interface Scope {
    */
   setContext(name: string, context: Context | null): this;
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the `Transaction` attached to the scope (if there is one).
-   * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
-   */
-  getTransaction(): Transaction | undefined;
-
   /**
    * Returns the `Session` if there is one
    */