diff --git a/sentry_sdk/_types.py b/sentry_sdk/_types.py
index 6eae252e2d..fbd2578048 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/_types.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/_types.py
@@ -172,12 +172,6 @@ class GraphQLCollectionBehaviour(TypedDict):
         document: bool
         variables: bool
 
-    class DatabaseCollectionUserOptions(TypedDict, total=False):
-        query_params: bool
-
-    class DatabaseCollectionBehaviour(TypedDict):
-        query_params: bool
-
     class HttpHeadersCollectionUserOptions(TypedDict, total=False):
         request: "KeyValueCollectionBehaviour"
 
@@ -192,7 +186,7 @@ class DataCollectionUserOptions(TypedDict, total=False):
         query_params: "KeyValueCollectionBehaviour"
         graphql: "GraphQLCollectionUserOptions"
         gen_ai: "GenAICollectionUserOptions"
-        database: "DatabaseCollectionUserOptions"
+        database_query_data: bool
         queues: bool
         stack_frame_variables: bool
         frame_context_lines: int
@@ -206,7 +200,7 @@ class DataCollection(TypedDict):
         query_params: "KeyValueCollectionBehaviour"
         graphql: "GraphQLCollectionBehaviour"
         gen_ai: "GenAICollectionBehaviour"
-        database: "DatabaseCollectionBehaviour"
+        database_query_data: bool
         queues: bool
         stack_frame_variables: bool
         frame_context_lines: int
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/data_collection.py b/sentry_sdk/data_collection.py
index 9476da4b46..e742f3c209 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/data_collection.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/data_collection.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     from typing import Any, Dict, Literal
 
     from sentry_sdk._types import (
-        DatabaseCollectionBehaviour,
         DataCollection,
         GenAICollectionBehaviour,
         GraphQLCollectionBehaviour,
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ def _map_from_send_default_pii(
         "query_params": {"mode": kv_mode, "terms": terms},
         "graphql": {"document": send_default_pii, "variables": send_default_pii},
         "gen_ai": {"inputs": send_default_pii, "outputs": send_default_pii},
-        "database": {"query_params": send_default_pii},
+        "database_query_data": send_default_pii,
         "queues": send_default_pii,
         "stack_frame_variables": include_local_variables,
         "frame_context_lines": (
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ def _resolve_explicit(
         "query_params": _kvcb_from_value(d.get("query_params") or {}),
         "graphql": _graphql_from_value(d.get("graphql") or {}),
         "gen_ai": _gen_ai_from_value(d.get("gen_ai") or {}),
-        "database": _database_from_value(d.get("database") or {}),
+        "database_query_data": d.get("database_query_data", True),
         "queues": d.get("queues", True),
         "stack_frame_variables": stack_frame_variables,
         "frame_context_lines": frame_context_lines,
@@ -211,12 +210,6 @@ def _graphql_from_value(
     }
 
 
-def _database_from_value(
-    val: "dict[str, Any]",
-) -> "DatabaseCollectionBehaviour":
-    return {"query_params": val.get("query_params", True)}
-
-
 def _resolve_data_collection(options: "Dict[str, Any]") -> "DataCollection":
     """
     Resolve the effective ``DataCollection`` dict from client ``options``.
diff --git a/tests/test_data_collection.py b/tests/test_data_collection.py
index 7586b2960e..fcec0c0e99 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_collection.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ def _get(dc, path):
                     "query_params": None,
                     "graphql": None,
                     "gen_ai": None,
-                    "database": None,
                 }
             },
             {
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ def _get(dc, path):
                 "graphql.variables": True,
                 "gen_ai.inputs": True,
                 "gen_ai.outputs": True,
-                "database.query_params": True,
             },
             id="none_values_fall_back_to_spec_defaults",
         ),
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ def _get(dc, path):
             {
                 "graphql.document": True,
                 "graphql.variables": True,
-                "database.query_params": True,
+                "database_query_data": True,
             },
             id="explicit_graphql_database_defaults",
         ),
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ def _get(dc, path):
             {
                 "graphql.document": False,
                 "graphql.variables": False,
-                "database.query_params": False,
+                "database_query_data": False,
                 "queues": False,
             },
             id="legacy_pii_off_gates_graphql_database_and_queues",
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ def _get(dc, path):
             {
                 "graphql.document": True,
                 "graphql.variables": True,
-                "database.query_params": True,
+                "database_query_data": True,
                 "queues": True,
             },
             id="legacy_pii_on_collects_graphql_database_and_queues",