diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a8653cdf..1d1c324a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 - Fix `MetricEvent` timestamp serialization to float ([#2862](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2862))
 - Fix CGI imports for ruby 4.x ([#2863](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2863))
+- Always include scope user data in telemetry ([#2866](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2866))
 
 ## 6.3.1
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/scope.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/scope.rb
index 2d77b289e..62744a1ee 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/scope.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/scope.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def apply_to_telemetry(telemetry)
       telemetry.attributes["sentry.release"] ||= configuration.release if configuration.release
       telemetry.attributes["server.address"] ||= configuration.server_name if configuration.server_name
 
-      if configuration.send_default_pii && !user.empty?
+      unless user.empty?
         telemetry.attributes["user.id"] ||= user[:id] if user[:id]
         telemetry.attributes["user.name"] ||= user[:username] if user[:username]
         telemetry.attributes["user.email"] ||= user[:email] if user[:email]
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metric_event_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metric_event_spec.rb
index f15b51224..5806aab16 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metric_event_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metric_event_spec.rb
@@ -134,32 +134,12 @@
     end
 
     context "with user data" do
-      context "when send_default_pii is true" do
-        before do
-          Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = true
-        end
-
-        it "includes user.id attribute" do
-          hash = metric_event_scope_applied.to_h
-
-          expect(hash[:attributes]["user.id"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "123" })
-          expect(hash[:attributes]["user.name"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane" })
-          expect(hash[:attributes]["user.email"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane.doe@email.com" })
-        end
-      end
-
-      context "when send_default_pii is false" do
-        before do
-          Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = false
-        end
-
-        it "does not include user attributes" do
-          hash = metric_event_scope_applied.to_h
+      it "includes user.id attribute" do
+        hash = metric_event_scope_applied.to_h
 
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.id")).to eq(false)
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.name")).to eq(false)
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.email")).to eq(false)
-        end
+        expect(hash[:attributes]["user.id"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "123" })
+        expect(hash[:attributes]["user.name"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane" })
+        expect(hash[:attributes]["user.email"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane.doe@email.com" })
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
index 874c1e8d0..fe9739793 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
@@ -174,38 +174,17 @@
           end
         end
 
-        context "when send_default_pii is true" do
-          before do
-            Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = true
-          end
-
-          it "includes user attributes in the metric" do
-            Sentry.metrics.count("test.counter")
-
-            Sentry.get_current_client.flush
-
-            metric = sentry_metrics.first
-            attributes = metric[:attributes]
-
-            expect(attributes["user.id"]).to eq({ type: "integer", value: 123 })
-            expect(attributes["user.name"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane" })
-            expect(attributes["user.email"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane@example.com" })
-          end
-        end
-
-        context "when send_default_pii is false" do
-          it "does not include user attributes" do
-            Sentry.metrics.count("test.counter")
+        it "includes user attributes in the metric" do
+          Sentry.metrics.count("test.counter")
 
-            Sentry.get_current_client.flush
+          Sentry.get_current_client.flush
 
-            metric = sentry_metrics.first
-            attributes = metric[:attributes]
+          metric = sentry_metrics.first
+          attributes = metric[:attributes]
 
-            expect(attributes).not_to have_key("user.id")
-            expect(attributes).not_to have_key("user.name")
-            expect(attributes).not_to have_key("user.email")
-          end
+          expect(attributes["user.id"]).to eq({ type: "integer", value: 123 })
+          expect(attributes["user.name"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane" })
+          expect(attributes["user.email"]).to eq({ type: "string", value: "jane@example.com" })
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/scope_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/scope_spec.rb
index a31dda16f..f9c80e1f0 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/scope_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/scope_spec.rb
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@
       context "with user data" do
         before { subject.set_user({ id: 123, username: "john_doe", email: "john@example.com" }) }
 
-        it "adds user attributes when send_default_pii is enabled" do
-          Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = true
+        it "adds user attributes" do
           subject.apply_to_telemetry(telemetry_event)
 
           hash = telemetry_event.to_h
@@ -483,21 +482,10 @@
           expect(hash[:attributes]["user.name"]).to eq({ value: "john_doe", type: "string" })
           expect(hash[:attributes]["user.email"]).to eq({ value: "john@example.com", type: "string" })
         end
-
-        it "doesn't add user attributes when send_default_pii is disabled" do
-          Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = false
-          subject.apply_to_telemetry(telemetry_event)
-
-          hash = telemetry_event.to_h
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.id")).to eq(false)
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.name")).to eq(false)
-          expect(hash[:attributes].key?("user.email")).to eq(false)
-        end
       end
 
       context "without user data" do
         it "does not add user attributes when user is empty" do
-          Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii = true
           subject.apply_to_telemetry(telemetry_event)
 
           hash = telemetry_event.to_h