diff --git a/plugins/CuraDrive/src/CreateBackupJob.py b/plugins/CuraDrive/src/CreateBackupJob.py
index d427f03573..ab1989f382 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraDrive/src/CreateBackupJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraDrive/src/CreateBackupJob.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import threading
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
-import sentry_sdk
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkReply
 
 from UM.Job import Job
@@ -99,13 +98,7 @@ class CreateBackupJob(Job):
             if HttpRequestManager.safeHttpStatus(reply) == 400:
                 errors = json.loads(replyText)["errors"]
                 if "moreThanMaximum" in [error["code"] for error in errors if error["meta"] and error["meta"]["field_name"] == "backup_size"]:
-                    if self._backup_zip is None:  # will never happen; keep mypy happy
-                        zip_error = "backup is None."
-                    else:
-                        zip_error = "{} exceeds max size.".format(str(len(self._backup_zip)))
-                    sentry_sdk.capture_message("backup failed: {}".format(zip_error), level ="warning")
                     self.backup_upload_error_message = catalog.i18nc("@error:file_size", "The backup exceeds the maximum file size.")
-                    from sentry_sdk import capture_message
 
             self._job_done.set()
             return