diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/index.client.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/index.client.ts
index f26c4a92f447..d4054b264436 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/index.client.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/index.client.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function init(options: NextjsOptions): void {
 
 function createClientIntegrations(userIntegrations: UserIntegrations = []): UserIntegrations {
   const defaultBrowserTracingIntegration = new BrowserTracing({
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     tracingOrigins: [...defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions.tracingOrigins, /^(api\/)/],
     routingInstrumentation: nextRouterInstrumentation,
   });
diff --git a/packages/tracing/src/browser/browsertracing.ts b/packages/tracing/src/browser/browsertracing.ts
index c214a09c1c19..113f6963eee4 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/src/browser/browsertracing.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/src/browser/browsertracing.ts
@@ -147,23 +147,10 @@ export class BrowserTracing implements Integration {
 
   private _getCurrentHub?: () => Hub;
 
-  private readonly _emitOptionsWarning?: boolean;
-
   public constructor(_options?: Partial<BrowserTracingOptions>) {
-    let tracingOrigins = defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions.tracingOrigins;
-    // NOTE: Logger doesn't work in constructors, as it's initialized after integrations instances
-    if (_options) {
-      if (_options.tracingOrigins && Array.isArray(_options.tracingOrigins)) {
-        tracingOrigins = _options.tracingOrigins;
-      } else {
-        __DEBUG_BUILD__ && (this._emitOptionsWarning = true);
-      }
-    }
-
     this.options = {
       ...DEFAULT_BROWSER_TRACING_OPTIONS,
       ..._options,
-      tracingOrigins,
     };
 
     const { _metricOptions } = this.options;
@@ -179,17 +166,6 @@ export class BrowserTracing implements Integration {
   public setupOnce(_: (callback: EventProcessor) => void, getCurrentHub: () => Hub): void {
     this._getCurrentHub = getCurrentHub;
 
-    if (this._emitOptionsWarning) {
-      __DEBUG_BUILD__ &&
-        logger.warn(
-          '[Tracing] You need to define `tracingOrigins` in the options. Set an array of urls or patterns to trace.',
-        );
-      __DEBUG_BUILD__ &&
-        logger.warn(
-          `[Tracing] We added a reasonable default for you: ${defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions.tracingOrigins}`,
-        );
-    }
-
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
     const {
       routingInstrumentation: instrumentRouting,
@@ -198,6 +174,7 @@ export class BrowserTracing implements Integration {
       markBackgroundTransactions,
       traceFetch,
       traceXHR,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       tracingOrigins,
       shouldCreateSpanForRequest,
     } = this.options;
diff --git a/packages/tracing/src/browser/request.ts b/packages/tracing/src/browser/request.ts
index 973161c595d3..bfcd5e4146d7 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/src/browser/request.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/src/browser/request.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_TRACE_PROPAGATION_TARGETS = ['localhost', /^\//];
 /** Options for Request Instrumentation */
 export interface RequestInstrumentationOptions {
   /**
-   * List of strings / regex where the integration should create Spans out of. Additionally this will be used
-   * to define which outgoing requests the `sentry-trace` header will be attached to.
-   *
-   * Default: ['localhost', /^\//] {@see DEFAULT_TRACING_ORIGINS}
+   * @deprecated Will be removed in v8.
+   * Use `shouldCreateSpanForRequest` to control span creation and `tracePropagationTargets` to control
+   * trace header attachment.
    */
   tracingOrigins: Array<string | RegExp>;
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ export interface RequestInstrumentationOptions {
    * This function will be called before creating a span for a request with the given url.
    * Return false if you don't want a span for the given url.
    *
-   * By default it uses the `tracingOrigins` options as a url match.
+   * Default: (url: string) => true
    */
   shouldCreateSpanForRequest?(url: string): boolean;
 }
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ export const defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions: RequestInstrumentationOptions
 
 /** Registers span creators for xhr and fetch requests  */
 export function instrumentOutgoingRequests(_options?: Partial<RequestInstrumentationOptions>): void {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const { traceFetch, traceXHR, tracingOrigins, tracePropagationTargets, shouldCreateSpanForRequest } = {
     ...defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions,
     ..._options,
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/browser/browsertracing.test.ts b/packages/tracing/test/browser/browsertracing.test.ts
index 8854bb7317b8..26410f9732f6 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/test/browser/browsertracing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/browser/browsertracing.test.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ jest.mock('@sentry/utils', () => {
 
 jest.mock('../../src/browser/metrics');
 
-const { logger } = jest.requireActual('@sentry/utils');
-const warnSpy = jest.spyOn(logger, 'warn');
-
 beforeAll(() => {
   const dom = new JSDOM();
   // @ts-ignore need to override global document
@@ -55,8 +52,6 @@ describe('BrowserTracing', () => {
     hub = new Hub(new BrowserClient(options));
     makeMain(hub);
     document.head.innerHTML = '';
-
-    warnSpy.mockClear();
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -134,25 +129,6 @@ describe('BrowserTracing', () => {
     });
 
     describe('tracingOrigins', () => {
-      it('warns and uses default tracing origins if none are provided', () => {
-        const inst = createBrowserTracing(true, {
-          routingInstrumentation: customInstrumentRouting,
-        });
-
-        expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-        expect(inst.options.tracingOrigins).toEqual(defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions.tracingOrigins);
-      });
-
-      it('warns and uses default tracing origins if tracing origins are not defined', () => {
-        const inst = createBrowserTracing(true, {
-          routingInstrumentation: customInstrumentRouting,
-          tracingOrigins: undefined,
-        });
-
-        expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-        expect(inst.options.tracingOrigins).toEqual(defaultRequestInstrumentationOptions.tracingOrigins);
-      });
-
       it('sets tracing origins if provided and does not warn', () => {
         const sampleTracingOrigins = ['something'];
         const inst = createBrowserTracing(true, {
@@ -160,7 +136,7 @@ describe('BrowserTracing', () => {
           tracingOrigins: sampleTracingOrigins,
         });
 
-        expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
         expect(inst.options.tracingOrigins).toEqual(sampleTracingOrigins);
       });
 
@@ -171,7 +147,7 @@ describe('BrowserTracing', () => {
           tracingOrigins: sampleTracingOrigins,
         });
 
-        expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
         expect(inst.options.tracingOrigins).toEqual(sampleTracingOrigins);
       });
     });