diff --git a/packages/core/src/asyncContext/index.ts b/packages/core/src/asyncContext/index.ts
index d13874bd854b..05937851ff7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/asyncContext/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/asyncContext/index.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ export function getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier: Carrier): AsyncContextStrategy
   // Otherwise, use the default one (stack)
   return getStackAsyncContextStrategy();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the implementation of a specific async context strategy method.
+ */
+export function getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation<T extends keyof AsyncContextStrategy>(
+  prop: T,
+): AsyncContextStrategy[T] {
+  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
+  const acs = getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
+  return acs[prop];
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts b/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
index 77e8aa70a02a..53183f09b30c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Scope } from '@sentry/types';
 import type { Client } from '@sentry/types';
-import { getAsyncContextStrategy } from './asyncContext';
+import { getAsyncContextStrategy, getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation } from './asyncContext';
 import { getMainCarrier } from './carrier';
 import { Scope as ScopeClass } from './scope';
 import { getGlobalSingleton } from './utils-hoist/worldwide';
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import { getGlobalSingleton } from './utils-hoist/worldwide';
  * Get the currently active scope.
  */
 export function getCurrentScope(): Scope {
-  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
-  const acs = getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
-  return acs.getCurrentScope();
+  return getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('getCurrentScope')();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -19,9 +17,7 @@ export function getCurrentScope(): Scope {
  * The isolation scope is active for the current execution context.
  */
 export function getIsolationScope(): Scope {
-  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
-  const acs = getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
-  return acs.getIsolationScope();
+  return getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('getIsolationScope')();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/trace.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/trace.ts
index cac212246f36..6406c9d6a41b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/trace.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/trace.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-lines */
 
 import type { ClientOptions, Scope, SentrySpanArguments, Span, SpanTimeInput, StartSpanOptions } from '@sentry/types';
-import type { AsyncContextStrategy } from '../asyncContext/types';
-import { getMainCarrier } from '../carrier';
 
 import { getClient, getCurrentScope, getIsolationScope, withScope } from '../currentScopes';
 
-import { getAsyncContextStrategy } from '../asyncContext';
+import { getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation } from '../asyncContext';
 import { DEBUG_BUILD } from '../debug-build';
 import { SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_SAMPLE_RATE, SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_SOURCE } from '../semanticAttributes';
 import { logger } from '../utils-hoist/logger';
@@ -37,9 +35,9 @@ const SUPPRESS_TRACING_KEY = '__SENTRY_SUPPRESS_TRACING__';
  * it may just be a non-recording span if the span is not sampled or if tracing is disabled.
  */
 export function startSpan<T>(options: StartSpanOptions, callback: (span: Span) => T): T {
-  const acs = getAcs();
-  if (acs.startSpan) {
-    return acs.startSpan(options, callback);
+  const acsStartSpan = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('startSpan');
+  if (acsStartSpan) {
+    return acsStartSpan(options, callback);
   }
 
   const spanArguments = parseSentrySpanArguments(options);
@@ -91,9 +89,9 @@ export function startSpan<T>(options: StartSpanOptions, callback: (span: Span) =
  * it may just be a non-recording span if the span is not sampled or if tracing is disabled.
  */
 export function startSpanManual<T>(options: StartSpanOptions, callback: (span: Span, finish: () => void) => T): T {
-  const acs = getAcs();
-  if (acs.startSpanManual) {
-    return acs.startSpanManual(options, callback);
+  const acsStartSpanManual = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('startSpanManual');
+  if (acsStartSpanManual) {
+    return acsStartSpanManual(options, callback);
   }
 
   const spanArguments = parseSentrySpanArguments(options);
@@ -147,9 +145,9 @@ export function startSpanManual<T>(options: StartSpanOptions, callback: (span: S
  * it may just be a non-recording span if the span is not sampled or if tracing is disabled.
  */
 export function startInactiveSpan(options: StartSpanOptions): Span {
-  const acs = getAcs();
-  if (acs.startInactiveSpan) {
-    return acs.startInactiveSpan(options);
+  const acsStartInactiveSpan = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('startInactiveSpan');
+  if (acsStartInactiveSpan) {
+    return acsStartInactiveSpan(options);
   }
 
   const spanArguments = parseSentrySpanArguments(options);
@@ -217,9 +215,9 @@ export const continueTrace = <V>(
  * @returns the value returned from the provided callback function.
  */
 export function withActiveSpan<T>(span: Span | null, callback: (scope: Scope) => T): T {
-  const acs = getAcs();
-  if (acs.withActiveSpan) {
-    return acs.withActiveSpan(span, callback);
+  const acsImpl = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('withActiveSpan');
+  if (acsImpl) {
+    return acsImpl(span, callback);
   }
 
   return withScope(scope => {
@@ -230,10 +228,9 @@ export function withActiveSpan<T>(span: Span | null, callback: (scope: Scope) =>
 
 /** Suppress tracing in the given callback, ensuring no spans are generated inside of it. */
 export function suppressTracing<T>(callback: () => T): T {
-  const acs = getAcs();
-
-  if (acs.suppressTracing) {
-    return acs.suppressTracing(callback);
+  const acsImpl = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('suppressTracing');
+  if (acsImpl) {
+    return acsImpl(callback);
   }
 
   return withScope(scope => {
@@ -359,11 +356,6 @@ function parseSentrySpanArguments(options: StartSpanOptions): SentrySpanArgument
   return initialCtx;
 }
 
-function getAcs(): AsyncContextStrategy {
-  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
-  return getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
-}
-
 function _startRootSpan(spanArguments: SentrySpanArguments, scope: Scope, parentSampled?: boolean): SentrySpan {
   const client = getClient();
   const options: Partial<ClientOptions> = (client && client.getOptions()) || {};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/spanUtils.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/spanUtils.ts
index d9232b1f48bc..92b5adf08519 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/spanUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/spanUtils.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import type {
   SpanTimeInput,
   TraceContext,
 } from '@sentry/types';
-import { getAsyncContextStrategy } from '../asyncContext';
-import { getMainCarrier } from '../carrier';
+import { getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation } from '../asyncContext';
 import { getCurrentScope } from '../currentScopes';
 import { getMetricSummaryJsonForSpan, updateMetricSummaryOnSpan } from '../metrics/metric-summary';
 import type { MetricType } from '../metrics/types';
@@ -259,10 +258,9 @@ export function getRootSpan(span: SpanWithPotentialChildren): Span {
  * Returns the currently active span.
  */
 export function getActiveSpan(): Span | undefined {
-  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
-  const acs = getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
-  if (acs.getActiveSpan) {
-    return acs.getActiveSpan();
+  const acsImpl = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('getActiveSpan');
+  if (acsImpl) {
+    return acsImpl();
   }
 
   return _getSpanForScope(getCurrentScope());
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/traceData.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/traceData.ts
index 04727510e07c..0fc636fe5f43 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/traceData.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/traceData.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { SerializedTraceData } from '@sentry/types';
-import { getAsyncContextStrategy } from '../asyncContext';
-import { getMainCarrier } from '../carrier';
+import { getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation } from '../asyncContext';
 import { getClient, getCurrentScope } from '../currentScopes';
 import { isEnabled } from '../exports';
 import { getDynamicSamplingContextFromClient, getDynamicSamplingContextFromSpan } from '../tracing';
@@ -25,10 +24,9 @@ export function getTraceData(): SerializedTraceData {
     return {};
   }
 
-  const carrier = getMainCarrier();
-  const acs = getAsyncContextStrategy(carrier);
-  if (acs.getTraceData) {
-    return acs.getTraceData();
+  const acsImpl = getAsyncContextStrategyImplementation('getTraceData');
+  if (acsImpl) {
+    return acsImpl();
   }
 
   const client = getClient();