diff --git a/.size-limit.js b/.size-limit.js
index cada598de81b..da5cbd75ac46 100644
--- a/.size-limit.js
+++ b/.size-limit.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ module.exports = [
     path: createCDNPath('bundle.tracing.min.js'),
     gzip: false,
     brotli: false,
-    limit: '124.1 KB',
+    limit: '125 KB',
   },
   {
     name: 'CDN Bundle (incl. Tracing, Replay) - uncompressed',
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/init.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/init.js
index df4fda70e4c7..73c6e63ed335 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/init.js
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/init.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
-  _experiments: {
-    enableMetrics: true,
-  },
   release: '1.0.0',
   environment: 'test',
   integrations: integrations => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
index 9ab9fed7d22b..77adfae79802 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const client = Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
   release: '1.0.0',
   environment: 'test',
-  _experiments: {
-    enableMetrics: true,
-  },
   transport: loggingTransport,
 });
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
index 9c776eb14d59..8d02a1fcd17c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/metrics/scenario.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
   release: '1.0.0',
   environment: 'test',
-  _experiments: {
-    enableMetrics: true,
-  },
   transport: loggingTransport,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client.ts b/packages/browser/src/client.ts
index 1b4289d66992..dddaa440b198 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,22 @@ export class BrowserClient extends Client<BrowserClientOptions> {
 
     super(opts);
 
-    const { sendDefaultPii, sendClientReports, enableLogs, _experiments } = this._options;
+    const {
+      sendDefaultPii,
+      sendClientReports,
+      enableLogs,
+      _experiments,
+      enableMetrics: enableMetricsOption,
+    } = this._options;
+
+    // todo(v11): Remove the experimental flag
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+    const enableMetrics = enableMetricsOption ?? _experiments?.enableMetrics ?? true;
 
     // Flush logs and metrics when page becomes hidden (e.g., tab switch, navigation)
-    if (WINDOW.document && (sendClientReports || enableLogs || _experiments?.enableMetrics)) {
+    // todo(v11): Remove the experimental flag
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+    if (WINDOW.document && (sendClientReports || enableLogs || enableMetrics)) {
       WINDOW.document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
         if (WINDOW.document.visibilityState === 'hidden') {
           if (sendClientReports) {
@@ -116,7 +128,8 @@ export class BrowserClient extends Client<BrowserClientOptions> {
           if (enableLogs) {
             _INTERNAL_flushLogsBuffer(this);
           }
-          if (_experiments?.enableMetrics) {
+
+          if (enableMetrics) {
             _INTERNAL_flushMetricsBuffer(this);
           }
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index 6a269a969c8d..44c55094a1d1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -232,8 +232,12 @@ export abstract class Client<O extends ClientOptions = ClientOptions> {
       setupWeightBasedFlushing(this, 'afterCaptureLog', 'flushLogs', estimateLogSizeInBytes, _INTERNAL_flushLogsBuffer);
     }
 
+    // todo(v11): Remove the experimental flag
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+    const enableMetrics = this._options.enableMetrics ?? this._options._experiments?.enableMetrics ?? true;
+
     // Setup metric flushing with weight and timeout tracking
-    if (this._options._experiments?.enableMetrics) {
+    if (enableMetrics) {
       setupWeightBasedFlushing(
         this,
         'afterCaptureMetric',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/metrics/internal.ts b/packages/core/src/metrics/internal.ts
index efa204cac5a3..505ab28a0020 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metrics/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metrics/internal.ts
@@ -116,35 +116,16 @@ export interface InternalCaptureMetricOptions {
 }
 
 /**
- * Captures a metric event and sends it to Sentry.
- *
- * @param metric - The metric event to capture.
- * @param options - Options for capturing the metric.
- *
- * @experimental This method will experience breaking changes. This is not yet part of
- * the stable Sentry SDK API and can be changed or removed without warning.
+ * Enriches metric with all contextual attributes (user, SDK metadata, replay, etc.)
  */
-export function _INTERNAL_captureMetric(beforeMetric: Metric, options?: InternalCaptureMetricOptions): void {
-  const currentScope = options?.scope ?? getCurrentScope();
-  const captureSerializedMetric = options?.captureSerializedMetric ?? _INTERNAL_captureSerializedMetric;
-  const client = currentScope?.getClient() ?? getClient();
-  if (!client) {
-    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.warn('No client available to capture metric.');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const { release, environment, _experiments } = client.getOptions();
-  if (!_experiments?.enableMetrics) {
-    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.warn('metrics option not enabled, metric will not be captured.');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const [, traceContext] = _getTraceInfoFromScope(client, currentScope);
+function _enrichMetricAttributes(beforeMetric: Metric, client: Client, currentScope: Scope): Metric {
+  const { release, environment } = client.getOptions();
 
   const processedMetricAttributes = {
     ...beforeMetric.attributes,
   };
 
+  // Add user attributes
   const {
     user: { id, email, username },
   } = getMergedScopeData(currentScope);
@@ -152,13 +133,16 @@ export function _INTERNAL_captureMetric(beforeMetric: Metric, options?: Internal
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'user.email', email, false);
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'user.name', username, false);
 
+  // Add Sentry metadata
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry.release', release);
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry.environment', environment);
 
+  // Add SDK metadata
   const { name, version } = client.getSdkMetadata()?.sdk ?? {};
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry.sdk.name', name);
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry.sdk.version', version);
 
+  // Add replay metadata
   const replay = client.getIntegrationByName<
     Integration & {
       getReplayId: (onlyIfSampled?: boolean) => string;
@@ -167,54 +151,97 @@ export function _INTERNAL_captureMetric(beforeMetric: Metric, options?: Internal
   >('Replay');
 
   const replayId = replay?.getReplayId(true);
-
   setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry.replay_id', replayId);
 
   if (replayId && replay?.getRecordingMode() === 'buffer') {
-    // We send this so we can identify cases where the replayId is attached but the replay itself might not have been sent to Sentry
     setMetricAttribute(processedMetricAttributes, 'sentry._internal.replay_is_buffering', true);
   }
 
-  const metric: Metric = {
+  return {
     ...beforeMetric,
     attributes: processedMetricAttributes,
   };
+}
 
-  // Run beforeSendMetric callback
-  const processedMetric = _experiments?.beforeSendMetric ? _experiments.beforeSendMetric(metric) : metric;
-
-  if (!processedMetric) {
-    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log('`beforeSendMetric` returned `null`, will not send metric.');
-    return;
-  }
-
+/**
+ * Creates a serialized metric ready to be sent to Sentry.
+ */
+function _buildSerializedMetric(metric: Metric, client: Client, currentScope: Scope): SerializedMetric {
+  // Serialize attributes
   const serializedAttributes: Record<string, SerializedMetricAttributeValue> = {};
-  for (const key in processedMetric.attributes) {
-    if (processedMetric.attributes[key] !== undefined) {
-      serializedAttributes[key] = metricAttributeToSerializedMetricAttribute(processedMetric.attributes[key]);
+  for (const key in metric.attributes) {
+    if (metric.attributes[key] !== undefined) {
+      serializedAttributes[key] = metricAttributeToSerializedMetricAttribute(metric.attributes[key]);
     }
   }
 
+  // Get trace context
+  const [, traceContext] = _getTraceInfoFromScope(client, currentScope);
   const span = _getSpanForScope(currentScope);
   const traceId = span ? span.spanContext().traceId : traceContext?.trace_id;
   const spanId = span ? span.spanContext().spanId : undefined;
 
-  const serializedMetric: SerializedMetric = {
+  return {
     timestamp: timestampInSeconds(),
     trace_id: traceId,
     span_id: spanId,
-    name: processedMetric.name,
-    type: processedMetric.type,
-    unit: processedMetric.unit,
-    value: processedMetric.value,
+    name: metric.name,
+    type: metric.type,
+    unit: metric.unit,
+    value: metric.value,
     attributes: serializedAttributes,
   };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Captures a metric event and sends it to Sentry.
+ *
+ * @param metric - The metric event to capture.
+ * @param options - Options for capturing the metric.
+ *
+ * @experimental This method will experience breaking changes. This is not yet part of
+ * the stable Sentry SDK API and can be changed or removed without warning.
+ */
+export function _INTERNAL_captureMetric(beforeMetric: Metric, options?: InternalCaptureMetricOptions): void {
+  const currentScope = options?.scope ?? getCurrentScope();
+  const captureSerializedMetric = options?.captureSerializedMetric ?? _INTERNAL_captureSerializedMetric;
+  const client = currentScope?.getClient() ?? getClient();
+  if (!client) {
+    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.warn('No client available to capture metric.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { _experiments, enableMetrics, beforeSendMetric } = client.getOptions();
+
+  // todo(v11): Remove the experimental flag
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+  const metricsEnabled = enableMetrics ?? _experiments?.enableMetrics ?? true;
+
+  if (!metricsEnabled) {
+    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.warn('metrics option not enabled, metric will not be captured.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Enrich metric with contextual attributes
+  const enrichedMetric = _enrichMetricAttributes(beforeMetric, client, currentScope);
+
+  // todo(v11): Remove the experimental `beforeSendMetric`
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+  const beforeSendCallback = beforeSendMetric || _experiments?.beforeSendMetric;
+  const processedMetric = beforeSendCallback ? beforeSendCallback(enrichedMetric) : enrichedMetric;
+
+  if (!processedMetric) {
+    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log('`beforeSendMetric` returned `null`, will not send metric.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const serializedMetric = _buildSerializedMetric(processedMetric, client, currentScope);
 
   DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log('[Metric]', serializedMetric);
 
   captureSerializedMetric(client, serializedMetric);
 
-  client.emit('afterCaptureMetric', metric);
+  client.emit('afterCaptureMetric', enrichedMetric);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
index 2d4c0e6b43a4..ccdc3b180e15 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
      *
      * @default false
      * @experimental
+     * @deprecated Use the top level`enableMetrics` option instead.
      */
     enableMetrics?: boolean;
 
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
      *
      * @param metric The metric generated by the SDK.
      * @returns A new metric that will be sent | null.
+     * @deprecated Use the top level`beforeSendMetric` option instead.
      */
     beforeSendMetric?: (metric: Metric) => Metric | null;
   };
@@ -401,6 +403,27 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
    */
   beforeSendLog?: (log: Log) => Log | null;
 
+  /**
+   * If metrics support should be enabled.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  enableMetrics?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * An event-processing callback for metrics, guaranteed to be invoked after all other metric
+   * processors. This allows a metric to be modified or dropped before it's sent.
+   *
+   * Note that you must return a valid metric from this callback. If you do not wish to modify the metric, simply return
+   * it at the end. Returning `null` will cause the metric to be dropped.
+   *
+   * @default undefined
+   *
+   * @param metric The metric generated by the SDK.
+   * @returns A new metric that will be sent.
+   */
+  beforeSendMetric?: (metric: Metric) => Metric;
+
   /**
    * Function to compute tracing sample rate dynamically and filter unwanted traces.
    *
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
index ae324aa40f9f..e678e73a9ad8 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
@@ -2753,7 +2753,6 @@ describe('Client', () => {
     it('flushes metrics when weight exceeds 800KB', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -2771,7 +2770,6 @@ describe('Client', () => {
     it('accumulates metric weight without flushing when under threshold', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -2788,7 +2786,6 @@ describe('Client', () => {
     it('flushes metrics on flush event', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/internal.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/internal.test.ts
index c0279c9a270b..d9d123b63e99 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/internal.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/internal.test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('metricAttributeToSerializedMetricAttribute', () => {
 
 describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   it('captures and sends metrics', () => {
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
 
   it('does not capture metrics when enableMetrics is not enabled', () => {
     const logWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(loggerModule.debug, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, enableMetrics: false });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   });
 
   it('includes trace context when available', () => {
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   it('includes release and environment in metric attributes when available', () => {
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       release: '1.0.0',
       environment: 'test',
     });
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   it('includes SDK metadata in metric attributes when available', () => {
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
     });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   it('does not include SDK metadata in metric attributes when not available', () => {
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
     });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   });
 
   it('includes custom attributes in metric', () => {
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -244,7 +241,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   });
 
   it('flushes metrics buffer when it reaches max size', () => {
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -263,7 +260,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   });
 
   it('does not flush metrics buffer when it is empty', () => {
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
 
     const mockSendEnvelope = vi.spyOn(client as any, 'sendEnvelope').mockImplementation(() => {});
@@ -280,7 +277,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
 
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true, beforeSendMetric },
+      beforeSendMetric,
     });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
@@ -328,7 +325,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
 
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true, beforeSendMetric },
+      beforeSendMetric,
     });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
@@ -352,7 +349,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
 
   it('emits afterCaptureMetric event', () => {
     const afterCaptureMetricSpy = vi.spyOn(TestClient.prototype, 'emit');
-    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+    const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
     const client = new TestClient(options);
     const scope = new Scope();
     scope.setClient(client);
@@ -372,7 +369,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
 
   describe('replay integration with onlyIfSampled', () => {
     it('includes replay ID for sampled sessions', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -401,7 +398,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('excludes replay ID for unsampled sessions when onlyIfSampled=true', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -424,7 +421,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('includes replay ID for buffer mode sessions', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('handles missing replay integration gracefully', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -474,7 +471,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('combines replay ID with other metric attributes', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
+
         release: '1.0.0',
         environment: 'test',
       });
@@ -526,7 +523,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not set replay ID attribute when getReplayId returns null or undefined', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -552,7 +549,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('sets replay_is_buffering attribute when replay is in buffer mode', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -584,7 +581,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not set replay_is_buffering attribute when replay is in session mode', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -613,7 +610,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not set replay_is_buffering attribute when replay is undefined mode', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -642,7 +639,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not set replay_is_buffering attribute when no replay ID is available', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -668,7 +665,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not set replay_is_buffering attribute when replay integration is missing', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -687,7 +684,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('combines replay_is_buffering with other replay attributes', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
+
         release: '1.0.0',
         environment: 'test',
       });
@@ -747,7 +744,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('includes user data in metric attributes', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -780,7 +776,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('includes partial user data when only some fields are available', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -804,7 +799,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('includes user email and username without id', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -833,7 +827,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('does not include user data when user object is empty', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -849,7 +842,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('combines user data with other metric attributes', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
+
         release: '1.0.0',
         environment: 'test',
       });
@@ -903,7 +896,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('handles user data with non-string values', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -932,7 +924,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('preserves existing user attributes in metric and does not override them', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -975,7 +966,6 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
     it('only adds scope user data for attributes that do not already exist', () => {
       const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
         dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-        _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
       });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
@@ -1024,7 +1014,7 @@ describe('_INTERNAL_captureMetric', () => {
   it('overrides user-provided system attributes with SDK values', () => {
     const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
       dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
-      _experiments: { enableMetrics: true },
+
       release: 'sdk-release-1.0.0',
       environment: 'sdk-environment',
     });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/public-api.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/public-api.test.ts
index 42fe7c41ae4a..df8ff49c5553 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/public-api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/metrics/public-api.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const PUBLIC_DSN = 'https://username@domain/123';
 describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
   describe('count', () => {
     it('captures a counter metric with default value of 1', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a counter metric with custom value', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a counter metric with attributes', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a counter metric with unit', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not capture counter when enableMetrics is not enabled', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, enableMetrics: false });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
 
   describe('gauge', () => {
     it('captures a gauge metric', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a gauge metric with unit', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a gauge metric with attributes', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not capture gauge when enableMetrics is not enabled', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, enableMetrics: false });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
 
   describe('distribution', () => {
     it('captures a distribution metric', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a distribution metric with unit', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('captures a distribution metric with attributes', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not capture distribution when enableMetrics is not enabled', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, enableMetrics: false });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe('Metrics Public API', () => {
 
   describe('mixed metric types', () => {
     it('captures multiple different metric types', () => {
-      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableMetrics: true } });
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
       const client = new TestClient(options);
       const scope = new Scope();
       scope.setClient(client);