diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/arq.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/arq.py
index f028b938fa..295c3eff0e 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/arq.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/arq.py
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@
 from sentry_sdk.consts import OP, SPANDATA
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable, Integration, _check_minimum_version
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import ignore_logger_for_events
-from sentry_sdk.scope import should_send_default_pii
 from sentry_sdk.traces import SegmentNameSource
 from sentry_sdk.utils import (
-    SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE,
     _register_control_flow_exception,
     capture_internal_exceptions,
     ensure_integration_enabled,
     event_from_exception,
-    has_data_collection_enabled,
     parse_version,
     reraise,
 )
@@ -152,16 +149,9 @@ def event_processor(event: "Event", hint: "Hint") -> "Optional[Event]":
             }
             client_options = sentry_sdk.get_client().options
 
-            if has_data_collection_enabled(client_options):
-                if client_options["data_collection"]["queues"]:
-                    arq_job_dict["args"] = args
-                    arq_job_dict["kwargs"] = kwargs
-            elif should_send_default_pii():
+            if client_options["data_collection"]["queues"]:
                 arq_job_dict["args"] = args
                 arq_job_dict["kwargs"] = kwargs
-            else:
-                arq_job_dict["args"] = SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE
-                arq_job_dict["kwargs"] = SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE
 
             extra["arq-job"] = arq_job_dict
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py b/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
index c6da088b47..cdf1723390 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/arq/test_arq.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "send_default_pii": True,
+            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "send_default_pii": True,
+            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def inner(
         sentry_init_kwargs = {
             "integrations": [ArqIntegration()],
             "traces_sample_rate": 1.0,
-            "send_default_pii": True,
+            "data_collection": {},
         }
         sentry_init_kwargs.update(init_kwargs or {})
         sentry_init(**sentry_init_kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/utils.py b/tests/integrations/utils.py
index 2f0cbbaff7..db46fac23d 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/utils.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
 
-from sentry_sdk.utils import SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE
-
 # Shared parametrization test matrix exercising the precedence between the legacy
 # ``send_default_pii`` boolean and the ``data_collection.user_info`` setting.
 # Each case is ``(init_kwargs, expect_user_info)`` where the second element indicates
@@ -93,28 +91,4 @@
         None,
         id="data_collection_queues_off",
     ),
-    pytest.param(
-        {"send_default_pii": False},
-        SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE,
-        SENSITIVE_DATA_SUBSTITUTE,
-        id="no_pii",
-    ),
-    pytest.param(
-        {
-            "data_collection": {"queues": False},
-            "send_default_pii": False,
-        },
-        None,
-        None,
-        id="data_collection_queues_off_with_no_pii",
-    ),
-    pytest.param(
-        {
-            "data_collection": {"queues": True},
-            "send_default_pii": False,
-        },
-        [1],
-        {"b": 0},
-        id="data_collection_queues_on_with_no_pii",
-    ),
 ]