diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/BasicTracer.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/BasicTracer.java
index 7fe6ef034fe..567f8e9c860 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/BasicTracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/BasicTracer.java
@@ -487,12 +487,6 @@ public String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e,
         return captureAndReportException(epochMicros, e, (AbstractSpan<?>) parent);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Override
-    public co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader) {
-        return captureException(e, (AbstractSpan<?>) parent, initiatingClassLoader);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void endSpan(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Span<?> span) {
         endSpan((Span) span);
@@ -503,11 +497,6 @@ public void endTransaction(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Transaction<?> transaction)
         endTransaction((Transaction) transaction);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void endError(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture errorCapture) {
-        endError((ErrorCapture) errorCapture);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setServiceInfoForClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader, co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ServiceInfo serviceInfo) {
         setServiceInfoForClassLoader(classLoader, serviceInfo.isMultiServiceContainer()
diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/GlobalTracer.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/GlobalTracer.java
index 6b5cbdc3404..8b9533f5537 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/GlobalTracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/GlobalTracer.java
@@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ public String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e,
         return tracer.captureAndReportException(epochMicros, e, parent);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Override
-    public co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader) {
-        return tracer.captureException(e, parent, initiatingClassLoader);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void endSpan(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Span<?> span) {
         tracer.endSpan(span);
@@ -318,11 +312,6 @@ public void endTransaction(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Transaction<?> transaction)
         tracer.endTransaction(transaction);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void endError(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture errorCapture) {
-        tracer.endError(errorCapture);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setServiceInfoForClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader, co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ServiceInfo serviceInfo) {
         tracer.setServiceInfoForClassLoader(classLoader, serviceInfo);
diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/NoopTracer.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/NoopTracer.java
index 21d59fb092d..2d739944370 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/NoopTracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/NoopTracer.java
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@ public String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e,
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Override
-    public co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void endSpan(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Span<?> span) {
     }
@@ -219,10 +213,6 @@ public void endSpan(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Span<?> span) {
     public void endTransaction(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.Transaction<?> transaction) {
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void endError(co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture errorCapture) {
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setServiceInfoForClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader, co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ServiceInfo serviceInfo) {
     }
diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/error/ErrorCapture.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/error/ErrorCapture.java
index 13d4dec3162..927073d15ed 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/error/ErrorCapture.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/error/ErrorCapture.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 /**
  * Data captured by an agent representing an event occurring in a monitored service
  */
-public class ErrorCapture implements Recyclable, co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi.ErrorCapture {
+public class ErrorCapture implements Recyclable {
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ErrorCapture.class);
 
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/ErrorCapture.java b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/ErrorCapture.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 409008b815b..00000000000
--- a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/ErrorCapture.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package co.elastic.apm.plugin.spi;
-
-public interface ErrorCapture {
-}
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/GlobalTracer.java b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/GlobalTracer.java
index 71e598bc18e..8aa80ae446e 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/GlobalTracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/GlobalTracer.java
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ public String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e,
         return tracer.captureAndReportException(epochMicros, e, parent);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    public ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader) {
-        return tracer.captureException(e, parent, initiatingClassLoader);
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public Span<?> getActiveExitSpan() {
@@ -137,11 +132,6 @@ public void endTransaction(Transaction<?> transaction) {
         tracer.endTransaction(transaction);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void endError(ErrorCapture errorCapture) {
-        tracer.endError(errorCapture);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <T> T getConfig(Class<T> configuration) {
         return tracer.getConfig(configuration);
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/NoopTracer.java b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/NoopTracer.java
index d292dc0a28a..e101eca18e4 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/NoopTracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/NoopTracer.java
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ public String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e,
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Override
-    public ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public Span<?> getActiveExitSpan() {
@@ -93,10 +87,6 @@ public void endSpan(Span<?> span) {
     public void endTransaction(Transaction<?> transaction) {
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void endError(ErrorCapture errorCapture) {
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <T> T getConfig(Class<T> configuration) {
         return null;
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/Tracer.java b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/Tracer.java
index c91cb04402e..515b2dc4f34 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/Tracer.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugin-spi/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/plugin/spi/Tracer.java
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ public interface Tracer {
     @Nullable
     String captureAndReportException(long epochMicros, @Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable AbstractSpan<?> parent);
 
-    @Nullable
-    ErrorCapture captureException(@Nullable Throwable e, @Nullable AbstractSpan<?> parent, @Nullable ClassLoader initiatingClassLoader);
-
     @Nullable
     Span<?> getActiveExitSpan();
 
@@ -64,8 +61,6 @@ public interface Tracer {
 
     void endTransaction(Transaction<?> transaction);
 
-    void endError(ErrorCapture errorCapture);
-
     <T> T getConfig(Class<T> configuration);
 
     ObjectPoolFactory getObjectPoolFactory();