diff --git a/ddtrace/_trace/processor/__init__.py b/ddtrace/_trace/processor/__init__.py
index 21d728d2f52..8957f4417d1 100644
--- a/ddtrace/_trace/processor/__init__.py
+++ b/ddtrace/_trace/processor/__init__.py
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ def __init__(
         partial_flush_enabled: bool,
         partial_flush_min_spans: int,
         dd_processors: Optional[List[TraceProcessor]] = None,
-        user_processors: Optional[List[TraceProcessor]] = None,
     ):
         # Set partial flushing
         self.partial_flush_enabled = partial_flush_enabled
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self.tags_processor = TraceTagsProcessor()
         self.dd_processors = dd_processors or []
-        self.user_processors = user_processors or []
+        self.user_processors: List[TraceProcessor] = []
         self.service_name_processor = ServiceNameProcessor()
         self.writer = create_trace_writer(response_callback=self._agent_response_callback)
         # Initialize the trace buffer and lock
diff --git a/ddtrace/_trace/tracer.py b/ddtrace/_trace/tracer.py
index d2d6201636e..1b9b552f870 100644
--- a/ddtrace/_trace/tracer.py
+++ b/ddtrace/_trace/tracer.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 from ddtrace.settings._config import config
 from ddtrace.settings.asm import config as asm_config
 from ddtrace.settings.peer_service import _ps_config
+from ddtrace.vendor.debtcollector import deprecate
 from ddtrace.vendor.debtcollector.removals import remove
 from ddtrace.version import get_version
 
@@ -230,6 +231,14 @@ def deregister_on_start_span(self, func: Callable[[Span], None]) -> Callable[[Sp
         core.reset_listeners("trace.span_start", callback=func)
         return func
 
+    @property
+    def processors(self) -> List[TraceProcessor]:
+        return self._span_aggregator.user_processors
+
+    @processors.setter
+    def processors(self, value: List[TraceProcessor]):
+        self._span_aggregator.user_processors = value
+
     def sample(self, span):
         self._sampler.sample(span)
 
@@ -306,6 +315,7 @@ def configure(
         iast_enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
         apm_tracing_disabled: Optional[bool] = None,
         trace_processors: Optional[List[TraceProcessor]] = None,
+        apm_tracing_enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Configure a Tracer.
 
@@ -314,9 +324,9 @@ def configure(
             doesn't need to be changed from the default value.
         :param bool appsec_enabled: Enables Application Security Monitoring (ASM) for the tracer.
         :param bool iast_enabled: Enables IAST support for the tracer
-        :param bool apm_tracing_disabled: When APM tracing is disabled ensures ASM support is still enabled.
-        :param List[TraceProcessor] trace_processors: This parameter sets TraceProcessor (ex: TraceFilters).
-           Trace processors are used to modify and filter traces based on certain criteria.
+        :param bool apm_tracing_disabled: Deprecated. Use `apm_tracing_enabled` instead.
+        :param bool apm_tracing_enabled: Enables/Disables the submission of traces to the Datadog Agent.
+        :param List[TraceProcessor] trace_processors: Deprecated. Use `tracer.processors` property instead.
         """
 
         if appsec_enabled is not None:
@@ -328,7 +338,15 @@ def configure(
             asm_config._iast_enabled = iast_enabled
 
         if apm_tracing_disabled is not None:
+            deprecate(
+                prefix="tracer.configure(apm_tracing_disabled=...) is deprecated",
+                message="Use tracer.configure(apm_tracing_enabled=...) instead.",
+                category=DDTraceDeprecationWarning,
+                removal_version="4.0.0",
+            )
             asm_config._apm_tracing_enabled = not apm_tracing_disabled
+        if apm_tracing_enabled is not None:
+            asm_config._apm_tracing_enabled = apm_tracing_enabled
 
         if asm_config._apm_opt_out:
             config._tracing_enabled = self.enabled = False
@@ -341,21 +359,33 @@ def configure(
         if compute_stats_enabled is not None:
             config._trace_compute_stats = compute_stats_enabled
 
+        if trace_processors is not None:
+            deprecate(
+                prefix="tracer.configure(trace_processors=...) is deprecated",
+                message="Use tracer.processors property instead.",
+                category=DDTraceDeprecationWarning,
+                removal_version="4.0.0",
+            )
+            self.processors = trace_processors
+
+        if context_provider is not None:
+            deprecate(
+                prefix="tracer.configure(context_provider=...) is deprecated",
+                message="Use tracer.context_provider property instead.",
+                category=DDTraceDeprecationWarning,
+                removal_version="4.0.0",
+            )
+            self.context_provider = context_provider
+
         if any(
             x is not None
             for x in [
-                trace_processors,
                 compute_stats_enabled,
                 appsec_enabled,
                 iast_enabled,
             ]
         ):
-            self._recreate(
-                trace_processors, compute_stats_enabled, asm_config._apm_opt_out, appsec_enabled, reset_buffer=False
-            )
-
-        if context_provider is not None:
-            self.context_provider = context_provider
+            self._recreate(compute_stats_enabled, asm_config._apm_opt_out, appsec_enabled, reset_buffer=False)
 
     def _generate_diagnostic_logs(self):
         if config._debug_mode or config._startup_logs_enabled:
@@ -383,7 +413,6 @@ def _child_after_fork(self):
 
     def _recreate(
         self,
-        trace_processors: Optional[List[TraceProcessor]] = None,
         compute_stats_enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
         apm_opt_out: Optional[bool] = None,
         appsec_enabled: Optional[bool] = None,
@@ -393,7 +422,6 @@ def _recreate(
         # Stop the writer.
         # This will stop the periodic thread in HTTPWriters, preventing memory leaks and unnecessary I/O.
         self._span_aggregator.reset(
-            user_processors=trace_processors,
             compute_stats=compute_stats_enabled,
             apm_opt_out=apm_opt_out,
             appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled,
diff --git a/ddtrace/contrib/internal/tornado/application.py b/ddtrace/contrib/internal/tornado/application.py
index fed41c0d3d9..88e9d4c1e10 100644
--- a/ddtrace/contrib/internal/tornado/application.py
+++ b/ddtrace/contrib/internal/tornado/application.py
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ def tracer_config(__init__, app, args, kwargs):
     # TODO: Remove `FILTERS` from supported settings
     trace_processors = settings.get("settings", {}).get("FILTERS")
 
-    tracer.configure(
-        context_provider=context_provider,
-        trace_processors=trace_processors,
-    )
+    tracer.processors = trace_processors
+    tracer.context_provider = context_provider
     tracer._wrap_executor = decorators.wrap_executor
     # TODO: Remove `enabled`, `hostname` and `port` settings in v4.0
     # Tracer should be configured via environment variables
diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py b/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
index a68740fe69a..dad8571a4ec 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/ci_visibility/recorder.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def _start_service(self) -> None:
         tracer_filters = self.tracer._span_aggregator.user_processors
         if not any(isinstance(tracer_filter, TraceCiVisibilityFilter) for tracer_filter in tracer_filters):
             tracer_filters += [TraceCiVisibilityFilter(self._tags, self._service)]  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-            self.tracer.configure(trace_processors=tracer_filters)
+            self.tracer.processors = tracer_filters
 
         if asbool(os.getenv("DD_CIVISIBILITY_USE_BETA_WRITER")):
             self._set_global_span_forwarder(CIVisibilitySpanForwarder(self.tracer))
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ def _set_global_span_forwarder(self, span_forwarder: Optional[TraceFilter]) -> N
         tracer_filters = [tf for tf in tracer_filters if not isinstance(tf, CIVisibilitySpanForwarder)]
         if span_forwarder:
             tracer_filters.append(span_forwarder)
-        ddtrace.tracer.configure(trace_processors=tracer_filters)
+        ddtrace.tracer.processors = tracer_filters
 
     @classmethod
     def set_codeowners_of(cls, location, span=None):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/update-tracer-configure-190952ff70420bda.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/update-tracer-configure-190952ff70420bda.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dcbd52478e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/update-tracer-configure-190952ff70420bda.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    tracing: The following tracer.configure() parameters have been deprecated:
+    - `trace_processors` - use `tracer.processors` property instead
+    - `apm_tracing_disabled` - use `tracer.configure(apm_tracing_enabled=...)` instead  
+    - `context_provider` - use `tracer.context_provider` property instead
+
+    These will be removed in ddtrace 4.0.0. Other configure() parameters remain supported.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/appsec/appsec/test_asm_standalone.py b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_asm_standalone.py
index c7cb625388a..89260a385cc 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/appsec/test_asm_standalone.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/appsec/test_asm_standalone.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
-        {"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca, "iast_enabled": iast, "appsec_enabled": appsec, "apm_tracing_disabled": apm}
+        {"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca, "iast_enabled": iast, "appsec_enabled": appsec, "apm_tracing_enabled": apm}
         for sca in ["1", "0"]
         for iast in [True, False]
         for appsec in [True, False]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def tracer_appsec_standalone(request, tracer):
 
     # Reset tracer configuration
     ddtrace.config._reset()
-    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 def test_appsec_standalone_apm_enabled_metric(tracer_appsec_standalone):
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_appsec_standalone_apm_enabled_metric(tracer_appsec_standalone):
     with tracer.trace("test", span_type=SpanTypes.WEB) as span:
         set_http_meta(span, {}, raw_uri="http://example.com/.git", status_code="404")
 
-    if args.get("apm_tracing_disabled", None) and (
+    if args.get("apm_tracing_enabled", None) and (
         args.get("appsec_enabled", None)
         or args.get("iast_enabled", None)
         or args.get("DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED", "0") == "1"
diff --git a/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/django_app/settings.py b/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/django_app/settings.py
index c28e5ff126d..576814dfe24 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/django_app/settings.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/django_app/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
diff --git a/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/flask_app/app.py b/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/flask_app/app.py
index 9ac1f333039..604562f1054 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/flask_app/app.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/contrib_appsec/flask_app/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 cur_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 tmpl_path = os.path.join(cur_dir, "test_templates")
 app = Flask(__name__, template_folder=tmpl_path)
diff --git a/tests/appsec/integrations/django_tests/django_app/settings.py b/tests/appsec/integrations/django_tests/django_app/settings.py
index 4f874351fad..814b24c5006 100644
--- a/tests/appsec/integrations/django_tests/django_app/settings.py
+++ b/tests/appsec/integrations/django_tests/django_app/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
     "testserver",
diff --git a/tests/contrib/django/django_app/settings.py b/tests/contrib/django/django_app/settings.py
index b2d98ad6b6b..4de0c2508ef 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/django/django_app/settings.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/django/django_app/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
diff --git a/tests/contrib/flask/app.py b/tests/contrib/flask/app.py
index 22048c2cc92..7b8b9864022 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/flask/app.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/flask/app.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 cur_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 tmpl_path = os.path.join(cur_dir, "test_templates")
 app = Flask(__name__, template_folder=tmpl_path)
diff --git a/tests/contrib/gunicorn/wsgi_mw_app.py b/tests/contrib/gunicorn/wsgi_mw_app.py
index f9d85166337..db02871e7c0 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/gunicorn/wsgi_mw_app.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/gunicorn/wsgi_mw_app.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 def aggressive_shutdown():
diff --git a/tests/contrib/kafka/test_kafka.py b/tests/contrib/kafka/test_kafka.py
index 2abbff439fe..c1ef4f1df38 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/kafka/test_kafka.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/kafka/test_kafka.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def should_filter_empty_polls():
 def tracer(should_filter_empty_polls):
     patch()
     if should_filter_empty_polls:
-        ddtracer.configure(trace_processors=[KafkaConsumerPollFilter()])
+        ddtracer.processors = [KafkaConsumerPollFilter()]
     # disable backoff because it makes these tests less reliable
     if not config._trace_writer_native:
         previous_backoff = ddtracer._span_aggregator.writer._send_payload_with_backoff
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ def _generate_in_subprocess(random_topic):
 
     PAYLOAD = bytes("hueh hueh hueh", encoding="utf-8")
 
-    ddtrace.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[KafkaConsumerPollFilter()])
+    ddtrace.tracer.processors = [KafkaConsumerPollFilter()]
     # disable backoff because it makes these tests less reliable
     if not config._trace_writer_native:
         ddtrace.tracer._span_aggregator.writer._send_payload_with_backoff = (
diff --git a/tests/contrib/openai/conftest.py b/tests/contrib/openai/conftest.py
index 728e7653a14..c0e9d221e83 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/openai/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/openai/conftest.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def patch_openai(ddtrace_global_config, ddtrace_config_openai, openai_api_key, o
 @pytest.fixture
 def snapshot_tracer(openai, patch_openai):
     pin = Pin.get_from(openai)
-    pin.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterOrg()])
+    pin.tracer.processors = [FilterOrg()]
 
     yield pin.tracer
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def mock_tracer(ddtrace_global_config, openai, patch_openai):
     pin = Pin.get_from(openai)
     mock_tracer = DummyTracer(writer=DummyWriter(trace_flush_enabled=False))
     pin._override(openai, tracer=mock_tracer)
-    pin.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterOrg()])
+    pin.tracer.processors = [FilterOrg()]
 
     if ddtrace_global_config.get("_llmobs_enabled", False):
         # Have to disable and re-enable LLMObs to use to mock tracer.
diff --git a/tests/contrib/openai/test_openai_v1.py b/tests/contrib/openai/test_openai_v1.py
index 3d9f7a0b9c7..ddaf3e62bfe 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/openai/test_openai_v1.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/openai/test_openai_v1.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ def test_integration_sync(openai_api_key, ddtrace_run_python_code_in_subprocess)
 from tests.contrib.openai.conftest import FilterOrg
 from tests.contrib.openai.test_openai_v1 import get_openai_vcr
 pin = ddtrace.trace.Pin.get_from(openai)
-pin.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterOrg()])
+pin.tracer.processors = [FilterOrg()]
 with get_openai_vcr(subdirectory_name="v1").use_cassette("completion.yaml"):
     client = openai.OpenAI()
     resp = client.completions.create(
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ def test_integration_async(openai_api_key, ddtrace_run_python_code_in_subprocess
 from tests.contrib.openai.conftest import FilterOrg
 from tests.contrib.openai.test_openai_v1 import get_openai_vcr
 pin = ddtrace.trace.Pin.get_from(openai)
-pin.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterOrg()])
+pin.tracer.processors = [FilterOrg()]
 async def task():
     with get_openai_vcr(subdirectory_name="v1").use_cassette("completion.yaml"):
         client = openai.AsyncOpenAI()
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ def test_integration_service_name(openai_api_key, ddtrace_run_python_code_in_sub
 from tests.contrib.openai.conftest import FilterOrg
 from tests.contrib.openai.test_openai_v1 import get_openai_vcr
 pin = ddtrace.trace.Pin.get_from(openai)
-pin.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterOrg()])
+pin.tracer.processors = [FilterOrg()]
 with get_openai_vcr(subdirectory_name="v1").use_cassette("completion.yaml"):
     client = openai.OpenAI()
     resp = client.completions.create(model="ada", prompt="hello world")
diff --git a/tests/contrib/pyramid/app/app.py b/tests/contrib/pyramid/app/app.py
index 5566ca47add..847699480f6 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/pyramid/app/app.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/pyramid/app/app.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 def hello_world(request):
diff --git a/tests/contrib/pyramid/pserve_app/app/__init__.py b/tests/contrib/pyramid/pserve_app/app/__init__.py
index 7f87d563c7a..16992d8d597 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/pyramid/pserve_app/app/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/pyramid/pserve_app/app/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
         return None if trace and trace[0].trace_id == 1 else trace
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 def tracer_shutdown(request):
diff --git a/tests/contrib/sanic/run_server.py b/tests/contrib/sanic/run_server.py
index 88b957486d8..296195e5a29 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/sanic/run_server.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/sanic/run_server.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from tests.webclient import PingFilter
 
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 
 
 app = Sanic("test_sanic_server")
diff --git a/tests/contrib/urllib3/test_urllib3.py b/tests/contrib/urllib3/test_urllib3.py
index 01d3b87893c..3c001227a42 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/urllib3/test_urllib3.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/urllib3/test_urllib3.py
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def test_distributed_tracing_apm_opt_out_true(self):
         config.urllib3["distributed_tracing"] = True
         self.tracer.enabled = False
         # Ensure the ASM SpanProcessor is set
-        self.tracer.configure(apm_tracing_disabled=True, appsec_enabled=True)
+        self.tracer.configure(apm_tracing_enabled=False, appsec_enabled=True)
         assert asm_config._apm_opt_out
         with mock.patch(
             "urllib3.connectionpool.HTTPConnectionPool._make_request", side_effect=ValueError
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def test_distributed_tracing_apm_opt_out_false(self):
         """Test with distributed tracing disabled does not propagate the headers"""
         config.urllib3["distributed_tracing"] = True
         # Ensure the ASM SpanProcessor is set.
-        self.tracer.configure(apm_tracing_disabled=False, appsec_enabled=True)
+        self.tracer.configure(apm_tracing_enabled=True, appsec_enabled=True)
         self.tracer.enabled = False
         assert not asm_config._apm_opt_out
         with mock.patch(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_integration_snapshots.py b/tests/integration/test_integration_snapshots.py
index 8bb70cf70a6..dc5c44be897 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_integration_snapshots.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_integration_snapshots.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
                 s.set_tag(self.key, self.value)
             return trace
 
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterMutate("boop", "beep")])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterMutate("boop", "beep")]
 
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_priority_sampling.py b/tests/integration/test_priority_sampling.py
index d80084b8d4b..cb97d81a049 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_priority_sampling.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_priority_sampling.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
                     return None
             return trace
 
-    t.configure(trace_processors=[CustomFilter()])  # Triggers AgentWriter recreate
+    t.processors = [CustomFilter()]  # Triggers AgentWriter recreate
     assert (
         t._span_aggregator.sampling_processor.sampler._agent_based_samplers == agent_based_samplers
     ), f"Expected agent sampling rules to be set to {agent_based_samplers}, "
diff --git a/tests/opentelemetry/flask_app.py b/tests/opentelemetry/flask_app.py
index 07ee07fc5a0..073a3fdfca0 100644
--- a/tests/opentelemetry/flask_app.py
+++ b/tests/opentelemetry/flask_app.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 opentelemetry.trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider())
 
-ddtrace.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[PingFilter()])
+ddtrace.tracer.processors = [PingFilter()]
 app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/telemetry/test_telemetry.py b/tests/telemetry/test_telemetry.py
index 9a439f5a6e3..f870ea201a7 100644
--- a/tests/telemetry/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/telemetry/test_telemetry.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class FailingFilture(TraceFilter):
     def process_trace(self, trace):
        raise Exception("Exception raised in trace filter")
 
-tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FailingFilture()])
+tracer.processors = [FailingFilture()]
 
 # generate and encode span to trigger sampling failure
 tracer.trace("hello").finish()
diff --git a/tests/tracer/runtime/test_tag_collectors.py b/tests/tracer/runtime/test_tag_collectors.py
index b536d41e99f..f8c636ee638 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/runtime/test_tag_collectors.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/runtime/test_tag_collectors.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def process_trace(self, _):
             return None
 
     # Drop all traces so we don't get an error trying to flush
-    ddtrace.tracer.configure(trace_processors=[DropFilter()])
+    ddtrace.tracer.processors = [DropFilter()]
 
     ddtrace.config.service = "my-service"
 
diff --git a/tests/tracer/test_processors.py b/tests/tracer/test_processors.py
index a737da92a47..3b80c4bd617 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/test_processors.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/test_processors.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
         partial_flush_enabled=False,
         partial_flush_min_spans=0,
         dd_processors=[Proc()],
-        user_processors=[UserProc()],
     )
+    aggr.user_processors = [UserProc()]
 
     with Span("span", on_finish=[aggr.on_span_finish]) as span:
         aggr.on_span_start(span)
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def test_aggregator_reset_default_args():
         partial_flush_enabled=False,
         partial_flush_min_spans=1,
         dd_processors=[dd_proc],
-        user_processors=[user_proc],
     )
+    aggr.user_processors = [user_proc]
     sampling_proc = aggr.sampling_processor
     dm_writer = DummyWriter()
     aggr.writer = dm_writer
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ def test_aggregator_reset_apm_opt_out_preserves_sampling():
         partial_flush_enabled=False,
         partial_flush_min_spans=1,
         dd_processors=[dd_proc],
-        user_processors=[user_proc],
     )
+    aggr.user_processors = [user_proc]
 
     sampling_proc = aggr.sampling_processor
     original_apm_opt_out = sampling_proc.apm_opt_out
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ def test_aggregator_reset_with_args(writer_class):
         partial_flush_enabled=False,
         partial_flush_min_spans=1,
         dd_processors=[dd_proc],
-        user_processors=[user_proc],
     )
+    aggr.user_processors = [user_proc]
 
     aggr.writer = writer_class("http://localhost:8126", api_version="v0.5")
     span = Span("span", on_finish=[aggr.on_span_finish])
diff --git a/tests/tracer/test_propagation.py b/tests/tracer/test_propagation.py
index 9232d4c2f20..aa3787a3379 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/test_propagation.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/test_propagation.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_minimum_trace_per_minute_has_no_downstream_propagation(
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
 
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
         try:
             headers = {
                 "x-datadog-trace-id": "1234",
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_minimum_trace_per_minute_has_no_downstream_propagation(
         finally:
             with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": "0"}):
                 ddtrace.config._reset()
-                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sca_enabled", ["true", "false"])
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_propagation_tags_no_appsec_event_trace_dropped(
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
 
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
         try:
             with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
                 # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -420,11 +420,11 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_propagation_tags_no_appsec_event_trace_dropped(
         finally:
             with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": "0"}):
                 ddtrace.config._reset()
-                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 def test_asm_standalone_missing_propagation_tags_appsec_event_present_trace_kept(tracer):  # noqa: F811
-    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=True, apm_tracing_disabled=True)
+    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=True, apm_tracing_enabled=False)
     try:
         with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
             # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_propagation_tags_appsec_event_present_trace_kept
         # Ensure span is user keep
         assert span._metrics["_sampling_priority_v1"] == USER_KEEP
     finally:
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sca_enabled", ["true", "false"])
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_appsec_tag_no_appsec_event_propagation_resets(
 
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
         try:
             with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
                 # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -513,13 +513,13 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_appsec_tag_no_appsec_event_propagation_resets(
         finally:
             with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": "false"}):
                 ddtrace.config._reset()
-                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 def test_asm_standalone_missing_appsec_tag_appsec_event_present_trace_kept(
     tracer,  # noqa: F811
 ):
-    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=True, apm_tracing_disabled=True)
+    tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=True, apm_tracing_enabled=False)
     try:
         with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
             # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_missing_appsec_tag_appsec_event_present_trace_kept(
         assert span._metrics["_sampling_priority_v1"] == USER_KEEP
 
     finally:
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("upstream_priority", ["1", "2"])
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_present_appsec_tag_no_appsec_event_propagation_set_to_us
 
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
         try:
             with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
                 # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_present_appsec_tag_no_appsec_event_propagation_set_to_us
         finally:
             with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
                 ddtrace.config._reset()
-                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("upstream_priority", ["1", "2"])
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_present_appsec_tag_appsec_event_present_propagation_forc
 
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False, iast_enabled=iast_enabled)
         try:
             with tracer.trace("local_root_span0"):
                 # First span should be kept, as we keep 1 per min
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_present_appsec_tag_appsec_event_present_propagation_forc
         finally:
             with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
                 ddtrace.config._reset()
-                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False, iast_enabled=False)
+                tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True, iast_enabled=False)
 
 
 def test_extract_with_baggage_http_propagation(tracer):  # noqa: F811
diff --git a/tests/tracer/test_tracer.py b/tests/tracer/test_tracer.py
index bd5b7909f87..f0b79d1a993 100644
--- a/tests/tracer/test_tracer.py
+++ b/tests/tracer/test_tracer.py
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ class FilterAll(object):
         def process_trace(self, trace):
             return None
 
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterAll()])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterAll()]
 
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
                 s.set_tag(self.key, self.value)
             return trace
 
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterMutate("boop", "beep")])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterMutate("boop", "beep")]
 
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
     assert s2.get_tag("boop") == "beep"
 
     # Test multiple filters
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterMutate("boop", "beep"), FilterMutate("mats", "sundin")])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterMutate("boop", "beep"), FilterMutate("mats", "sundin")]
 
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ class FilterBroken(object):
         def process_trace(self, trace):
             _ = 1 / 0
 
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterBroken()])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterBroken()]
 
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
     spans = test_spans.pop()
     assert len(spans) == 2
 
-    tracer.configure(trace_processors=[FilterMutate("boop", "beep"), FilterBroken()])
+    tracer.processors = [FilterMutate("boop", "beep"), FilterBroken()]
     with tracer.trace("root"):
         with tracer.trace("child"):
             pass
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ class DropAllFilter(TraceFilter):
         def process_trace(self, trace):
             return None
 
-    t.configure(trace_processors=[DropAllFilter()])
+    t.processors = [DropAllFilter()]
 
     for _ in range(5):
         with t.trace("test") as span:
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_configuration(sca_enabled, appsec_enabled, iast_enabled)
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": sca_enabled}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
         tracer = DummyTracer()
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, iast_enabled=iast_enabled, apm_tracing_disabled=True)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=appsec_enabled, iast_enabled=iast_enabled, apm_tracing_enabled=False)
         if sca_enabled == "true":
             assert bool(ddtrace.config._sca_enabled) is True
         assert tracer.enabled is False
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ def test_asm_standalone_configuration(sca_enabled, appsec_enabled, iast_enabled)
     # reset tracer values
     with override_env({"DD_APPSEC_SCA_ENABLED": "false"}):
         ddtrace.config._reset()
-        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, iast_enabled=False, apm_tracing_disabled=False)
+        tracer.configure(appsec_enabled=False, iast_enabled=False, apm_tracing_enabled=True)
 
 
 def test_gc_not_used_on_root_spans():