diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
index 05894a670..b640676ac 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def include_local_variables=(value)
 
     # these are not config options
     # @!visibility private
-    attr_reader :errors, :gem_specs
+    attr_reader :gem_specs
 
     # These exceptions could enter Puma's `lowlevel_error_handler` callback and the SDK's Puma integration
     # But they are mostly considered as noise and should be ignored by default
@@ -764,9 +764,7 @@ def sending_allowed?
     end
 
     def sending_to_dsn_allowed?
-      @errors = []
-
-      valid? && capture_in_environment?
+      !!@dsn&.valid? && enabled_in_current_env?
     end
 
     def sample_allowed?
@@ -856,12 +854,6 @@ def detect_release
       log_error("Error detecting release", e, debug: debug)
     end
 
-    # @api private
-    def error_messages
-      @errors = [@errors[0]] + @errors[1..-1].map(&:downcase) # fix case of all but first
-      @errors.join(", ")
-    end
-
     # @api private
     def run_after_close_callbacks
       run_callbacks(:after, :closed)
@@ -908,22 +900,6 @@ def safe_const_get(x)
       nil
     end
 
-    def capture_in_environment?
-      return true if enabled_in_current_env?
-
-      @errors << "Not configured to send/capture in environment '#{environment}'"
-      false
-    end
-
-    def valid?
-      if @dsn&.valid?
-        true
-      else
-        @errors << "DSN not set or not valid"
-        false
-      end
-    end
-
     def environment_from_env
       ENV["SENTRY_CURRENT_ENV"] || ENV["SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT"] || ENV["RAILS_ENV"] || ENV["RACK_ENV"] || "development"
     end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
index efd1024fb..8743bcded 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -476,13 +476,11 @@
     it 'should send events if test is whitelisted' do
       subject.enabled_environments = %w[test]
       expect(subject.sending_allowed?).to eq(true)
-      expect(subject.errors).to be_empty
     end
 
     it 'should not send events if test is not whitelisted' do
       subject.enabled_environments = %w[not_test]
       expect(subject.sending_allowed?).to eq(false)
-      expect(subject.errors).to eq(["Not configured to send/capture in environment 'test'"])
     end
   end
 
@@ -551,7 +549,6 @@
 
     it 'captured_allowed returns false' do
       expect(subject.sending_allowed?).to eq(false)
-      expect(subject.errors).to eq(["DSN not set or not valid"])
     end
   end