diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/gql.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/gql.py
index 30b4af6ad5..10112a6951 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/gql.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/gql.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable, Integration, _check_minimum_version
-from sentry_sdk.scope import should_send_default_pii
 from sentry_sdk.utils import (
     ensure_integration_enabled,
     event_from_exception,
-    has_data_collection_enabled,
     parse_version,
 )
 
@@ -61,10 +59,7 @@ def _data_from_document(document: "DocumentNode") -> "EventDataType":
         data: "EventDataType" = {"query": print_ast(document)}
 
         if operation_ast is not None:
-            if has_data_collection_enabled(client_options):
-                if client_options["data_collection"]["graphql"]["variables"]:
-                    data["variables"] = operation_ast.variable_definitions
-            elif should_send_default_pii():
+            if client_options["data_collection"]["graphql"]["variables"]:
                 data["variables"] = operation_ast.variable_definitions
 
             if operation_ast.name is not None:
@@ -155,29 +150,7 @@ def processor(event: "Event", hint: "dict[str, Any]") -> "Event":
         )
 
         client_options = sentry_sdk.get_client().options
-        if has_data_collection_enabled(client_options):
-            if client_options["data_collection"]["graphql"]["document"]:
-                if GraphQLRequest is not None and isinstance(
-                    document_or_request, GraphQLRequest
-                ):
-                    # In v4.0.0, gql moved to using GraphQLRequest instead of
-                    # DocumentNode in execute
-                    # https://github.com/graphql-python/gql/pull/556
-                    document = document_or_request.document
-                else:
-                    document = document_or_request
-
-                request["data"] = _data_from_document(document)
-                contexts = event.setdefault("contexts", {})
-                response = contexts.setdefault("response", {})
-                response.update(
-                    {
-                        "data": {"errors": errors},
-                        "type": response,
-                    }
-                )
-
-        elif should_send_default_pii():
+        if client_options["data_collection"]["graphql"]["document"]:
             if GraphQLRequest is not None and isinstance(
                 document_or_request, GraphQLRequest
             ):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/gql/test_gql.py b/tests/integrations/gql/test_gql.py
index dcaee5be10..55283b2019 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/gql/test_gql.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/gql/test_gql.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _make_erroneous_query(capture_events, execute_query):
     (exception,) = event["exception"]["values"]
 
     assert exception["type"] == "TransportQueryError", (
-        "%s was captured, but we expected a TransportQueryError" % exception(type)
+        "%s was captured, but we expected a TransportQueryError" % exception["type"]
     )
 
     assert "request" in event
@@ -143,42 +143,10 @@ def test_real_gql_request_no_error(sentry_init, capture_events, execute_query):
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("execute_query", _execute_query_funcs)
-def test_real_gql_request_with_error_no_pii(sentry_init, capture_events, execute_query):
-    """
-    Integration test verifying that the GQLIntegration works as expected with query resulting
-    in a GraphQL error, and that PII is not sent.
-    """
-    sentry_init(integrations=[GQLIntegration()])
-
-    event = _make_erroneous_query(capture_events, execute_query)
-
-    assert "data" not in event["request"]
-    assert "response" not in event["contexts"]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("execute_query", _execute_query_funcs)
-def test_real_gql_request_with_error_with_pii(
-    sentry_init, capture_events, execute_query
-):
-    """
-    Integration test verifying that the GQLIntegration works as expected with query resulting
-    in a GraphQL error, and that PII is not sent.
-    """
-    sentry_init(integrations=[GQLIntegration()], send_default_pii=True)
-
-    event = _make_erroneous_query(capture_events, execute_query)
-
-    assert "data" in event["request"]
-    assert "response" in event["contexts"]
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("execute_query", _execute_query_funcs)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "init_kwargs,expect_data",
     [
-        pytest.param({}, False, id="no_pii_no_data_collection"),
-        pytest.param({"send_default_pii": True}, True, id="legacy_pii_on"),
         pytest.param(
             {"data_collection": {}},
             True,
@@ -194,22 +162,6 @@ def test_real_gql_request_with_error_with_pii(
             False,
             id="data_collection_document_off",
         ),
-        pytest.param(
-            {
-                "send_default_pii": True,
-                "data_collection": {"graphql": {"document": False}},
-            },
-            False,
-            id="data_collection_takes_precedence_over_send_default_pii_on",
-        ),
-        pytest.param(
-            {
-                "send_default_pii": False,
-                "data_collection": {"graphql": {"document": True}},
-            },
-            True,
-            id="data_collection_takes_precedence_over_send_default_pii_off",
-        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_real_gql_request_with_error_data_collection(
@@ -236,7 +188,6 @@ def test_real_gql_request_with_error_data_collection(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "init_kwargs,expect_variables",
     [
-        pytest.param({"send_default_pii": True}, True, id="legacy_pii_on"),
         pytest.param(
             {"data_collection": {}},
             True,