diff --git a/.github/file-filters.yml b/.github/file-filters.yml
index 326a6bce071..473d7ddfae9 100644
--- a/.github/file-filters.yml
+++ b/.github/file-filters.yml
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ run_version_bump_util_for_prs: &run_version_bump_util_for_prs
 
   # Project files with version info
   - "Sentry.podspec"
-  - "SentryPrivate.podspec"
   - "SentrySwiftUI.podspec"
   - "Package*.swift"
   - "Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d6c48444974..2603bb24e0d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ git-commit-add:
 	git push
 	git push --tags
 
-release-pod:
-	pod trunk push SentryPrivate.podspec
-	pod trunk push Sentry.podspec
-	pod trunk push SentrySwiftUI.podspec
-
 xcode:
 	make xcode-ci
 	open Sentry.xcworkspace
diff --git a/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dee6a1b80b9..0675b737fe6 100644
--- a/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Sentry.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -2271,7 +2271,6 @@
 		D8751FA4274743710032F4DE /* SentryNSURLSessionTaskSearchTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryNSURLSessionTaskSearchTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D8757D142A209F7300BFEFCC /* SentrySampleDecision+Private.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = "SentrySampleDecision+Private.h"; path = "include/SentrySampleDecision+Private.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D875ED0A276CC84700422FAC /* SentryFileIOTrackerTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryFileIOTrackerTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		D878C6C02BC8048A0039D6A3 /* SentryPrivate.podspec */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = text.script.ruby; path = SentryPrivate.podspec; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D880E3A628573E87008A90DB /* SentryBaggageTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryBaggageTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D880E3B02860A5A0008A90DB /* SentryEvent+Private.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = "SentryEvent+Private.h"; path = "include/SentryEvent+Private.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D884A20327C80F2700074664 /* SentryCoreDataTrackerTest.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SentryCoreDataTrackerTest.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -4727,7 +4726,6 @@
 			children = (
 				844DA80D28246D5000E6B62E /* Package.swift */,
 				844DA80528246D5000E6B62E /* Sentry.podspec */,
-				D878C6C02BC8048A0039D6A3 /* SentryPrivate.podspec */,
 				D8199DD029377C130074249E /* SentrySwiftUI.podspec */,
 			);
 			name = Distribution;
diff --git a/SentryPrivate.podspec b/SentryPrivate.podspec
deleted file mode 100644
index dcb4fe58c68..00000000000
--- a/SentryPrivate.podspec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-Pod::Spec.new do |s|
-  s.name         = "SentryPrivate"
-  s.version      = "9.0.0"
-  s.summary      = "Sentry Private Library."
-  s.homepage     = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa"
-  s.license      = "mit"
-  s.authors      = "Sentry"
-  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa.git",
-                     :tag => s.version.to_s }
-  s.social_media_url = 'https://getsentry.com/'
-  s.deprecated = true
-
-  s.description      = <<-DESC
-   Not for public use.
-   Common APIs for internal Sentry usage.
-                        DESC
-  
-  s.ios.deployment_target = "15.0"
-  s.osx.deployment_target = "12"
-  s.tvos.deployment_target = "15.0"
-  s.watchos.deployment_target = "8.0"
-  s.visionos.deployment_target = "1.0"
-  s.module_name  = "SentryPrivate"
-  s.frameworks = 'Foundation'
-
-  s.swift_versions = "5.5"
-  s.watchos.framework = 'WatchKit'
-  
-  s.source_files = "Sources/Swift/**/*.{swift}"
-end
diff --git a/Utils/VersionBump/main.swift b/Utils/VersionBump/main.swift
index 5a1924f802d..24afc29d195 100644
--- a/Utils/VersionBump/main.swift
+++ b/Utils/VersionBump/main.swift
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ let fromVersionFile = "./Sentry.podspec"
 let files = [
     "./Sentry.podspec",
     "./Package.swift",
-    "./SentryPrivate.podspec",
     "./SentrySwiftUI.podspec",
     "./Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m",
     "./Tests/HybridSDKTest/HybridPod.podspec"