diff --git a/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx b/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
index 5b1ea445d..d51a7c1cb 100644
--- a/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/sentryIntegration.cxx
@@ -497,10 +497,7 @@ void sentryReportUserError(const std::string& aggregate, const std::string& deta
     sentry_value_set_by_key(info, "details", sentry_value_new_string(details.c_str()));
 
     sentry_set_context("what", info);
-
-    sentry_value_set_by_key(sentryMessage, "value", sentry_value_new_string(aggregate.c_str()));
-    sentry_value_t event = sentry_value_new_event();
-    sentry_value_set_by_key(event, "message", sentryMessage);
+    sentry_value_set_by_key(event, "message", sentry_value_new_string(aggregate.c_str()));
 
     sentry_capture_event(event);
 }