diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/index.ts
index 86604d6dfb5e..4dc6910d49eb 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { addEventProcessor, addTracingExtensions, applySdkMetadata, getClient, setTag } from '@sentry/core';
+import { addEventProcessor, addTracingExtensions, applySdkMetadata, getClient } from '@sentry/core';
 import { getDefaultIntegrations, init as nodeInit } from '@sentry/node';
 import type { NodeOptions } from '@sentry/node';
 import { GLOBAL_OBJ, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export function showReportDialog(): void {
   return;
 }
 
-const IS_VERCEL = !!process.env.VERCEL;
-
 /** Inits the Sentry NextJS SDK on node. */
 export function init(options: NodeOptions): void {
   addTracingExtensions();
@@ -173,12 +171,6 @@ export function init(options: NodeOptions): void {
     ),
   );
 
-  // TODO(v8): Remove these tags
-  setTag('runtime', 'node');
-  if (IS_VERCEL) {
-    setTag('vercel', true);
-  }
-
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
     addEventProcessor(devErrorSymbolicationEventProcessor);
   }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorApiEndpoint.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorApiEndpoint.test.ts
index 9b1f4e31df89..b6e9680f6dbe 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorApiEndpoint.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorApiEndpoint.test.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ describe('Error API Endpoints', () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-      tags: {
-        runtime: 'node',
-      },
       request: {
         url,
         method: 'GET',
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorServerSideProps.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorServerSideProps.test.ts
index 901691216d82..365fe62f6a15 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorServerSideProps.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/integration/test/server/errorServerSideProps.test.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ describe('Error Server-side Props', () => {
           },
         ],
       },
-      tags: {
-        runtime: 'node',
-      },
       request: {
         url,
         method: 'GET',
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/serverSdk.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/test/serverSdk.test.ts
index 6f65ae2a74e8..7354c11643f4 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/test/serverSdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/serverSdk.test.ts
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ describe('Server init()', () => {
     expect(nodeInit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it('sets runtime on scope', () => {
-    expect(SentryNode.getIsolationScope().getScopeData().tags).toEqual({});
-
-    init({ dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337' });
-
-    expect(SentryNode.getIsolationScope().getScopeData().tags).toEqual({ runtime: 'node' });
-  });
-
   // TODO: test `vercel` tag when running on Vercel
   // Can't just add the test and set env variables, since the value in `index.server.ts`
   // is resolved when importing.