diff --git a/cypress/e2e/session-recording.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/session-recording.cy.ts
index b0f79bac2..a0b596e60 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/session-recording.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/session-recording.cy.ts
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ describe('Session recording', () => {
         it('captures session events', () => {
             start({
                 options: {
-                    session_recording: {
-                        report_recording_started: true,
-                    },
+                    session_recording: {},
                 },
                 decideResponseOverrides: {
                     isAuthenticated: false,
@@ -196,9 +194,7 @@ describe('Session recording', () => {
                             ph.sessionRecording._forceAllowLocalhostNetworkCapture = true
                         },
 
-                        session_recording: {
-                            report_recording_started: true,
-                        },
+                        session_recording: {},
                     },
                 })
 
@@ -291,9 +287,7 @@ describe('Session recording', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             start({
                 options: {
-                    session_recording: {
-                        report_recording_started: true,
-                    },
+                    session_recording: {},
                 },
                 decideResponseOverrides: {
                     isAuthenticated: false,
@@ -430,9 +424,7 @@ describe('Session recording', () => {
             // and refresh the page
             cy.reload()
             cy.posthogInit({
-                session_recording: {
-                    report_recording_started: true,
-                },
+                session_recording: {},
             })
             cy.wait('@decide')
             cy.wait('@recorder')
@@ -600,9 +592,7 @@ describe('Session recording', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             start({
                 options: {
-                    session_recording: {
-                        report_recording_started: true,
-                    },
+                    session_recording: {},
                 },
                 decideResponseOverrides: {
                     isAuthenticated: false,
diff --git a/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts b/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
index c0486b85a..054a9759a 100644
--- a/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ export class SessionRecording {
         }
 
         logger.info(LOGGER_PREFIX + ' starting')
-        this._reportStarted(startReason || 'recording_initialized', () => this.status === 'active')
+        if (this.status === 'active') {
+            this._reportStarted(startReason || 'recording_initialized')
+        }
     }
 
     private isInteractiveEvent(event: eventWithTime) {
@@ -1131,7 +1133,7 @@ export class SessionRecording {
     }
 
     private _reportStarted(startReason: SessionStartReason, shouldReport: () => boolean = () => true) {
-        if (this.instance.config.session_recording.report_recording_started && shouldReport()) {
+        if (shouldReport()) {
             this.instance.register_for_session({
                 $session_recording_start_reason: startReason,
             })
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 994d5daae..9133fad89 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ export interface SessionRecordingOptions {
      Default is 5 minutes.
     */
     session_idle_threshold_ms?: number
-    /*
-        Sends an event whenever a recording starts, with the reason the recording started.
-        Useful, for example, when using ingestion controls
-        to have a signal in batch exports to know which sessions have recordings
-     */
-    report_recording_started?: boolean
 }
 
 export type SessionIdChangedCallback = (