diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/sampling.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/sampling.ts
index eb19643164aa..70c62cd20992 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/sampling.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/sampling.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ export function sampleSpan(
   const parsedSampleRate = parseSampleRate(sampleRate);
 
   if (parsedSampleRate === undefined) {
-    DEBUG_BUILD && logger.warn('[Tracing] Discarding transaction because of invalid sample rate.');
+    DEBUG_BUILD &&
+      logger.warn(
+        `[Tracing] Discarding root span because of invalid sample rate. Sample rate must be a boolean or a number between 0 and 1. Got ${JSON.stringify(
+          sampleRate,
+        )} of type ${JSON.stringify(typeof sampleRate)}.`,
+      );
     return [false];
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
index f00bf10ff367..a125c7a0cc9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/hasTracingEnabled.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function hasTracingEnabled(
   const options = maybeOptions || client?.getOptions();
   return (
     !!options &&
-    // Note: This check is `!= null`, meaning "nullish"
+    // Note: This check is `!= null`, meaning "nullish". `0` is not "nullish", `undefined` and `null` are. (This comment was brought to you by 15 minutes of questioning life)
     (options.tracesSampleRate != null || !!options.tracesSampler)
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/parseSampleRate.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/parseSampleRate.ts
index 3e297025b52e..acd22509e568 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/parseSampleRate.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/parseSampleRate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import { DEBUG_BUILD } from '../debug-build';
-import { logger } from '../utils-hoist/logger';
-
 /**
  * Parse a sample rate from a given value.
  * This will either return a boolean or number sample rate, if the sample rate is valid (between 0 and 1).
@@ -15,12 +12,6 @@ export function parseSampleRate(sampleRate: unknown): number | undefined {
 
   const rate = typeof sampleRate === 'string' ? parseFloat(sampleRate) : sampleRate;
   if (typeof rate !== 'number' || isNaN(rate) || rate < 0 || rate > 1) {
-    DEBUG_BUILD &&
-      logger.warn(
-        `[Tracing] Given sample rate is invalid. Sample rate must be a boolean or a number between 0 and 1. Got ${JSON.stringify(
-          sampleRate,
-        )} of type ${JSON.stringify(typeof sampleRate)}.`,
-      );
     return undefined;
   }