diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/SessionTrackingIntegrationTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/SessionTrackingIntegrationTest.kt
index 0db6161ec8..32a0e20127 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/SessionTrackingIntegrationTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/SessionTrackingIntegrationTest.kt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class SessionTrackingIntegrationTest {
             TODO("Not yet implemented")
         }
 
-        override fun captureLog(event: SentryLogEvent, scope: IScope?, hint: Hint?) {
+        override fun captureLog(event: SentryLogEvent, scope: IScope?) {
             TODO("Not yet implemented")
         }
 
diff --git a/sentry/api/sentry.api b/sentry/api/sentry.api
index 8b9a48a031..ba44ff0c48 100644
--- a/sentry/api/sentry.api
+++ b/sentry/api/sentry.api
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ public abstract interface class io/sentry/ISentryClient {
 	public fun captureException (Ljava/lang/Throwable;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureException (Ljava/lang/Throwable;Lio/sentry/IScope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public abstract fun captureFeedback (Lio/sentry/protocol/Feedback;Lio/sentry/Hint;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
-	public abstract fun captureLog (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)V
+	public abstract fun captureLog (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;)V
 	public fun captureMessage (Ljava/lang/String;Lio/sentry/SentryLevel;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureMessage (Ljava/lang/String;Lio/sentry/SentryLevel;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public abstract fun captureProfileChunk (Lio/sentry/ProfileChunk;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
@@ -2738,7 +2738,7 @@ public final class io/sentry/SentryClient : io/sentry/ISentryClient {
 	public fun captureEnvelope (Lio/sentry/SentryEnvelope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureEvent (Lio/sentry/SentryEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureFeedback (Lio/sentry/protocol/Feedback;Lio/sentry/Hint;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
-	public fun captureLog (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)V
+	public fun captureLog (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;)V
 	public fun captureProfileChunk (Lio/sentry/ProfileChunk;Lio/sentry/IScope;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureReplayEvent (Lio/sentry/SentryReplayEvent;Lio/sentry/IScope;Lio/sentry/Hint;)Lio/sentry/protocol/SentryId;
 	public fun captureSession (Lio/sentry/Session;Lio/sentry/Hint;)V
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ public final class io/sentry/SentryOptions$Logs {
 }
 
 public abstract interface class io/sentry/SentryOptions$Logs$BeforeSendLogCallback {
-	public abstract fun execute (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;Lio/sentry/Hint;)Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;
+	public abstract fun execute (Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;)Lio/sentry/SentryLogEvent;
 }
 
 public abstract interface class io/sentry/SentryOptions$ProfilesSamplerCallback {
@@ -4703,7 +4703,7 @@ public abstract interface class io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi {
 	public abstract fun error (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public abstract fun fatal (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public abstract fun info (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
-	public abstract fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;Lio/sentry/Hint;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
+	public abstract fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public abstract fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public abstract fun trace (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public abstract fun warn (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
@@ -4720,7 +4720,7 @@ public final class io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi : io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi {
 	public fun error (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun fatal (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun info (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
-	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;Lio/sentry/Hint;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
+	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun trace (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun warn (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
@@ -4740,7 +4740,7 @@ public final class io/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi : io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi
 	public fun fatal (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public static fun getInstance ()Lio/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi;
 	public fun info (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
-	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;Lio/sentry/Hint;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
+	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Lio/sentry/SentryDate;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun log (Lio/sentry/SentryLogLevel;Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun trace (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun warn (Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)V
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/ISentryClient.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/ISentryClient.java
index 888da3f206..b01988a72a 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/ISentryClient.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/ISentryClient.java
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ SentryId captureProfileChunk(
   SentryId captureCheckIn(@NotNull CheckIn checkIn, @Nullable IScope scope, @Nullable Hint hint);
 
   @ApiStatus.Experimental
-  void captureLog(@NotNull SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope, @Nullable Hint hint);
+  void captureLog(@NotNull SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope);
 
-  @ApiStatus.Experimental
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
   void captureBatchedLogEvents(@NotNull SentryLogEvents logEvents);
 
   @ApiStatus.Internal
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpSentryClient.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpSentryClient.java
index 191034fb4d..97eed16b9c 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpSentryClient.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpSentryClient.java
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@ public SentryId captureEnvelope(@NotNull SentryEnvelope envelope, @Nullable Hint
 
   @ApiStatus.Experimental
   @Override
-  public void captureLog(
-      @NotNull SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope, @Nullable Hint hint) {
+  public void captureLog(@NotNull SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope) {
     // do nothing
   }
 
-  @ApiStatus.Experimental
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
   @Override
   public void captureBatchedLogEvents(@NotNull SentryLogEvents logEvents) {
     // do nothing
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
index e0663441a6..3163d31ca0 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
@@ -1132,26 +1132,10 @@ public void captureSession(final @NotNull Session session, final @Nullable Hint
 
   @ApiStatus.Experimental
   @Override
-  public void captureLog(
-      @Nullable SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope, @Nullable Hint hint) {
-    if (hint == null) {
-      hint = new Hint();
-    }
-
-    //    @Nullable TraceContext traceContext = null;
-    //    if (scope != null) {
-    //      final @Nullable ITransaction transaction = scope.getTransaction();
-    //      if (transaction != null) {
-    //        traceContext = transaction.traceContext();
-    //      } else {
-    //        final @NotNull PropagationContext propagationContext =
-    //            TracingUtils.maybeUpdateBaggage(scope, options);
-    //        traceContext = propagationContext.traceContext();
-    //      }
-    //    }
+  public void captureLog(@Nullable SentryLogEvent logEvent, @Nullable IScope scope) {
 
     if (logEvent != null) {
-      logEvent = executeBeforeSendLog(logEvent, hint);
+      logEvent = executeBeforeSendLog(logEvent);
 
       if (logEvent == null) {
         options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Log Event was dropped by beforeSendLog");
@@ -1163,10 +1147,9 @@ public void captureLog(
 
       loggerBatchProcessor.add(logEvent);
     }
-
-    hint.clear();
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
   @Override
   public void captureBatchedLogEvents(final @NotNull SentryLogEvents logEvents) {
     try {
@@ -1453,13 +1436,12 @@ private void sortBreadcrumbsByDate(
     return event;
   }
 
-  private @Nullable SentryLogEvent executeBeforeSendLog(
-      @NotNull SentryLogEvent event, final @NotNull Hint hint) {
+  private @Nullable SentryLogEvent executeBeforeSendLog(@NotNull SentryLogEvent event) {
     final SentryOptions.Logs.BeforeSendLogCallback beforeSendLog =
         options.getLogs().getBeforeSend();
     if (beforeSendLog != null) {
       try {
-        event = beforeSendLog.execute(event, hint);
+        event = beforeSendLog.execute(event);
       } catch (Throwable e) {
         options
             .getLogger()
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryLogEventAttributeValue.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryLogEventAttributeValue.java
index 8aa7cc7fa2..6aa1157952 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryLogEventAttributeValue.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryLogEventAttributeValue.java
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 public final class SentryLogEventAttributeValue implements JsonUnknown, JsonSerializable {
 
   private @NotNull String type;
-  private @NotNull Object value;
+  private @Nullable Object value;
   private @Nullable Map<String, Object> unknown;
 
-  public SentryLogEventAttributeValue(final @NotNull String type, final @NotNull Object value) {
+  public SentryLogEventAttributeValue(final @NotNull String type, final @Nullable Object value) {
     this.type = type;
     this.value = value;
   }
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ public static final class Deserializer implements JsonDeserializer<SentryLogEven
         throw exception;
       }
 
-      if (value == null) {
-        String message = "Missing required field \"" + JsonKeys.VALUE + "\"";
-        Exception exception = new IllegalStateException(message);
-        logger.log(SentryLevel.ERROR, message, exception);
-        throw exception;
-      }
-
       final SentryLogEventAttributeValue logEvent = new SentryLogEventAttributeValue(type, value);
 
       logEvent.setUnknown(unknown);
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 6f3e1e0b2e..cdfd027a93 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -3430,11 +3430,10 @@ public interface BeforeSendLogCallback {
        * Mutates or drop a log event before being sent
        *
        * @param event the event
-       * @param hint the hints
        * @return the original log event or the mutated event or null if event was dropped
        */
       @Nullable
-      SentryLogEvent execute(@NotNull SentryLogEvent event, @NotNull Hint hint);
+      SentryLogEvent execute(@NotNull SentryLogEvent event);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi.java
index 758c6fe8a3..40d0d3c36f 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/ILoggerApi.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.sentry.logger;
 
-import io.sentry.Hint;
 import io.sentry.SentryDate;
 import io.sentry.SentryLogLevel;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
@@ -28,6 +27,5 @@ void log(
       @NotNull SentryLogLevel level,
       @Nullable SentryDate timestamp,
       @Nullable String message,
-      final @Nullable Hint hint,
       @Nullable Object... args);
 }
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
index 393b18f44f..f4ef1b2e1e 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.sentry.logger;
 
-import io.sentry.Hint;
+import io.sentry.IScope;
 import io.sentry.ISpan;
 import io.sentry.PropagationContext;
 import io.sentry.Scopes;
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import io.sentry.SpanId;
 import io.sentry.protocol.SdkVersion;
 import io.sentry.protocol.SentryId;
+import io.sentry.util.TracingUtils;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ public LoggerApi(final @NotNull Scopes scopes) {
 
   @Override
   public void trace(final @Nullable String message, final @Nullable Object... args) {
-    // TODO SentryLevel.TRACE does not exists yet so we just report it as DEBUG for now
-    log(SentryLogLevel.DEBUG, message, args);
+    log(SentryLogLevel.TRACE, message, args);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public void log(
       final @NotNull SentryLogLevel level,
       final @Nullable String message,
       final @Nullable Object... args) {
-    log(level, null, message, null, args);
+    log(level, null, message, args);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -71,16 +71,14 @@ public void log(
       final @NotNull SentryLogLevel level,
       final @Nullable SentryDate timestamp,
       final @Nullable String message,
-      final @Nullable Hint hint,
       final @Nullable Object... args) {
-    captureLog(level, timestamp, hint, message, args);
+    captureLog(level, timestamp, message, args);
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("AnnotateFormatMethod")
   private void captureLog(
       final @NotNull SentryLogLevel level,
       final @Nullable SentryDate timestamp,
-      final @Nullable Hint hint,
       final @Nullable String message,
       final @Nullable Object... args) {
     final @NotNull SentryOptions options = scopes.getOptions();
@@ -106,9 +104,13 @@ private void captureLog(
       final @NotNull SentryDate timestampToUse =
           timestamp == null ? options.getDateProvider().now() : timestamp;
       final @NotNull String messageToUse = args == null ? message : String.format(message, args);
-      final @NotNull PropagationContext propagationContext =
-          scopes.getCombinedScopeView().getPropagationContext();
-      final @Nullable ISpan span = scopes.getCombinedScopeView().getSpan();
+
+      final @NotNull IScope combinedScope = scopes.getCombinedScopeView();
+      final @NotNull PropagationContext propagationContext = combinedScope.getPropagationContext();
+      final @Nullable ISpan span = combinedScope.getSpan();
+      if (span == null) {
+        TracingUtils.maybeUpdateBaggage(combinedScope, options);
+      }
       final @NotNull SentryId traceId =
           span == null ? propagationContext.getTraceId() : span.getSpanContext().getTraceId();
       final @NotNull SpanId spanId =
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ private void captureLog(
       logEvent.setAttributes(createAttributes(message, spanId, args));
       logEvent.setSeverityNumber(level.getSeverityNumber());
 
-      scopes.getClient().captureLog(logEvent, scopes.getCombinedScopeView(), hint);
+      scopes.getClient().captureLog(logEvent, combinedScope);
     } catch (Throwable e) {
       options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.ERROR, "Error while capturing log event", e);
     }
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerBatchProcessor.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerBatchProcessor.java
index 5840542697..e83ab6d73d 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerBatchProcessor.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerBatchProcessor.java
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ private void flush() {
   }
 
   private void flushInternal() {
-    flushBatch();
-    if (queue.size() >= MAX_BATCH_SIZE) {
-      flushInternal();
-    }
+    do {
+      flushBatch();
+    } while (queue.size() >= MAX_BATCH_SIZE);
   }
 
   private void flushBatch() {
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi.java
index 1a9ae1b94a..5c1e0d850f 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/NoOpLoggerApi.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.sentry.logger;
 
-import io.sentry.Hint;
 import io.sentry.SentryDate;
 import io.sentry.SentryLogLevel;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ public void log(
       @NotNull SentryLogLevel level,
       @Nullable SentryDate timestamp,
       @Nullable String message,
-      final @Nullable Hint hint,
       @Nullable Object... args) {
     // do nothing
   }