diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index c544fd8b8..ef958d2a8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -1375,7 +1375,6 @@ export interface AstroSettings {
 	tsConfig: TsConfigJson | undefined;
 	tsConfigPath: string | undefined;
 	watchFiles: string[];
-	forceDisableTelemetry: boolean;
 	timer: AstroTimer;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
index 250729dd9..4f0fa941c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function runCommand(cmd: string, flags: yargs.Arguments) {
 
 			telemetry.record(event.eventCliSession(cmd));
 			const packages = flags._.slice(3) as string[];
-			return await add(packages, { cwd: root, flags, logging, telemetry });
+			return await add(packages, { cwd: root, flags, logging });
 		}
 		case 'docs': {
 			telemetry.record(event.eventCliSession(cmd));
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ async function runCommand(cmd: string, flags: yargs.Arguments) {
 			// Do not track session start, since the user may be trying to enable,
 			// disable, or modify telemetry settings.
 			const subcommand = flags._[3]?.toString();
-			return await telemetryHandler.update(subcommand, { flags, telemetry });
+			return await telemetryHandler.update(subcommand, { flags });
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ async function runCommand(cmd: string, flags: yargs.Arguments) {
 				configFlagPath,
 				flags,
 				logging,
-				telemetry,
 				handleConfigError(e) {
 					handleConfigError(e, { cmd, cwd: root, flags, logging });
 					info(logging, 'astro', 'Continuing with previous valid configuration\n');
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ async function runCommand(cmd: string, flags: yargs.Arguments) {
 			return await build(settings, {
 				flags,
 				logging,
-				telemetry,
 				teardownCompiler: true,
 				mode: flags.mode,
 			});
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ async function runCommand(cmd: string, flags: yargs.Arguments) {
 		case 'preview': {
 			const { default: preview } = await import('../core/preview/index.js');
 
-			const server = await preview(settings, { logging, telemetry, flags });
+			const server = await preview(settings, { logging, flags });
 			if (server) {
 				return await server.closed(); // keep alive until the server is closed
 			}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/telemetry.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/telemetry.ts
index a8ec1c174..7a5bfd469 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/telemetry.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
-import type { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
 import type yargs from 'yargs-parser';
 import * as msg from '../core/messages.js';
+import { telemetry } from '../events/index.js';
+
 export interface TelemetryOptions {
 	flags: yargs.Arguments;
-	telemetry: AstroTelemetry;
 }
 
-export async function update(subcommand: string, { flags, telemetry }: TelemetryOptions) {
+export async function update(subcommand: string, { flags }: TelemetryOptions) {
 	const isValid = ['enable', 'disable', 'reset'].includes(subcommand);
 
 	if (flags.help || flags.h || !isValid) {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
index 7af09b4de..1ce9163bf 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
 import boxen from 'boxen';
 import { diffWords } from 'diff';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import { wrapDefaultExport } from './wrapper.js';
 export interface AddOptions {
 	logging: LogOptions;
 	flags: yargs.Arguments;
-	telemetry: AstroTelemetry;
 	cwd?: string;
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ async function getRegistry(): Promise<string> {
 	return stdout || 'https://registry.npmjs.org';
 }
 
-export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, telemetry }: AddOptions) {
+export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging }: AddOptions) {
 	applyPolyfill();
 	if (flags.help || names.length === 0) {
 		printHelp({
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/index.ts
index ca1c98aff..037c462fd 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
 import type { AstroConfig, AstroSettings, ManifestData, RuntimeMode } from '../../@types/astro';
 
 import fs from 'fs';
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import { getTimeStat } from './util.js';
 export interface BuildOptions {
 	mode?: RuntimeMode;
 	logging: LogOptions;
-	telemetry: AstroTelemetry;
 	/**
 	 * Teardown the compiler WASM instance after build. This can improve performance when
 	 * building once, but may cause a performance hit if building multiple times in a row.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/config/settings.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/config/settings.ts
index c5e9def8c..8040b3fbe 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/config/settings.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export function createBaseSettings(config: AstroConfig): AstroSettings {
 		scripts: [],
 		clientDirectives: getDefaultClientDirectives(),
 		watchFiles: [],
-		forceDisableTelemetry: false,
 		timer: new AstroTimer(),
 	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/container.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/container.ts
index b65a2c48b..4a1d6cc6b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/container.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/container.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export interface CreateContainerParams {
 	// The string passed to --config and the resolved path
 	configFlag?: string;
 	configFlagPath?: string;
-	disableTelemetry?: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function createContainer(params: CreateContainerParams = {}): Promise<Container> {
@@ -55,13 +54,8 @@ export async function createContainer(params: CreateContainerParams = {}): Promi
 		logging = defaultLogging,
 		settings = await createDefaultDevSettings(params.userConfig, params.root),
 		fs = nodeFs,
-		disableTelemetry,
 	} = params;
 
-	if (disableTelemetry) {
-		settings.forceDisableTelemetry = true;
-	}
-
 	// Initialize
 	applyPolyfill();
 	settings = await runHookConfigSetup({
@@ -149,7 +143,7 @@ export async function runInContainer(
 	params: CreateContainerParams,
 	callback: (container: Container) => Promise<void> | void
 ) {
-	const container = await createContainer({ ...params, disableTelemetry: true });
+	const container = await createContainer(params);
 	try {
 		await callback(container);
 	} finally {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/dev.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/dev.ts
index 8dbaabddf..5308eaf6b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/dev.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
 import type http from 'http';
 import { cyan } from 'kleur/colors';
 import type { AddressInfo } from 'net';
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ import type * as vite from 'vite';
 import type yargs from 'yargs-parser';
 import type { AstroSettings } from '../../@types/astro';
 import { attachContentServerListeners } from '../../content/index.js';
+import { telemetry } from '../../events/index.js';
 import { info, warn, type LogOptions } from '../logger/core.js';
 import * as msg from '../messages.js';
 import { printHelp } from '../messages.js';
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export interface DevOptions {
 	configFlagPath: string | undefined;
 	flags?: yargs.Arguments;
 	logging: LogOptions;
-	telemetry: AstroTelemetry;
 	handleConfigError: (error: Error) => void;
 	isRestart?: boolean;
 }
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function dev(
 	}
 
 	const devStart = performance.now();
-	await options.telemetry.record([]);
+	await telemetry.record([]);
 
 	// Create a container which sets up the Vite server.
 	const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/preview/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/preview/index.ts
index faaa67428..492afe03f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/preview/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/preview/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { AstroTelemetry } from '@astrojs/telemetry';
 import { cyan } from 'kleur/colors';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import { getResolvedHostForHttpServer } from './util.js';
 
 interface PreviewOptions {
 	logging: LogOptions;
-	telemetry: AstroTelemetry;
 	flags?: Arguments;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render/dev/environment.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render/dev/environment.ts
index ea11ee999..ec7cd4534 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render/dev/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render/dev/environment.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export function createDevelopmentEnvironment(
 		site: settings.config.site,
 		ssr: isServerLikeOutput(settings.config),
 		streaming: true,
-		telemetry: Boolean(settings.forceDisableTelemetry),
 	});
 
 	return {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/render/environment.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/render/environment.ts
index a141ff728..7cd1ae3d8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/render/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/render/environment.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export interface Environment {
 	site?: string;
 	ssr: boolean;
 	streaming: boolean;
-	telemetry?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type CreateEnvironmentArgs = Environment;
@@ -53,6 +52,5 @@ export function createBasicEnvironment(options: CreateBasicEnvironmentArgs): Env
 		routeCache: new RouteCache(options.logging, mode),
 		ssr: options.ssr ?? true,
 		streaming: options.streaming ?? true,
-		telemetry: false,
 	});
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.ts b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.ts
index 3c5da0575..197033b04 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.ts
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ export async function handleRequest(
 			// Our error should already be complete, but let's try to add a bit more through some guesswork
 			const errorWithMetadata = collectErrorMetadata(err, config.root);
 
-			if (env.telemetry !== false) {
-				telemetry.record(eventError({ cmd: 'dev', err: errorWithMetadata, isFatal: false }));
-			}
+			telemetry.record(eventError({ cmd: 'dev', err: errorWithMetadata, isFatal: false }));
 
 			error(env.logging, null, msg.formatErrorMessage(errorWithMetadata));
 			handle500Response(moduleLoader, res, errorWithMetadata);
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/test-utils.js b/packages/astro/test/test-utils.js
index 583a6c61e..953ebf6da 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/test-utils.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/test-utils.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ polyfill(globalThis, {
 	exclude: 'window document',
 });
 
+// Disable telemetry when running tests
+process.env.ASTRO_TELEMETRY_DISABLED = true;
+
 /**
  * @typedef {import('undici').Response} Response
  * @typedef {import('../src/core/dev/dev').DedvServer} DevServer
@@ -146,13 +149,6 @@ export async function loadFixture(inlineConfig) {
 		return settings;
 	};
 
-	/** @type {import('@astrojs/telemetry').AstroTelemetry} */
-	const telemetry = {
-		record() {
-			return Promise.resolve();
-		},
-	};
-
 	const resolveUrl = (url) =>
 		`http://${config.server.host || 'localhost'}:${config.server.port}${url.replace(/^\/?/, '/')}`;
 
@@ -184,7 +180,7 @@ export async function loadFixture(inlineConfig) {
 	return {
 		build: async (opts = {}) => {
 			process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
-			return build(await getSettings(), { logging, telemetry, ...opts });
+			return build(await getSettings(), { logging, ...opts });
 		},
 		sync: async (opts) => sync(await getSettings(), { logging, fs, ...opts }),
 		check: async (opts) => {
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ export async function loadFixture(inlineConfig) {
 		},
 		startDevServer: async (opts = {}) => {
 			process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
-			devServer = await dev(await getSettings(), { logging, telemetry, ...opts });
+			devServer = await dev(await getSettings(), { logging, ...opts });
 			config.server.host = parseAddressToHost(devServer.address.address); // update host
 			config.server.port = devServer.address.port; // update port
 			return devServer;
@@ -214,11 +210,7 @@ export async function loadFixture(inlineConfig) {
 		},
 		preview: async (opts = {}) => {
 			process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
-			const previewServer = await preview(await getSettings(), {
-				logging,
-				telemetry,
-				...opts,
-			});
+			const previewServer = await preview(await getSettings(), { logging, ...opts });
 			config.server.host = parseAddressToHost(previewServer.host); // update host
 			config.server.port = previewServer.port; // update port
 			return previewServer;
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
index 465361765..fca2064ea 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ describe('Route matching', () => {
 				output: 'hybrid',
 				adapter: testAdapter(),
 			},
-			disableTelemetry: true,
 		});
 		settings = container.settings;
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/shiki/shiki.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/shiki/shiki.test.js
index 21f93dce8..0d67dda35 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/shiki/shiki.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/shiki/shiki.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('<Code />', () => {
 		let container;
 		let mod;
 		before(async () => {
-			container = await createContainer({ root, disableTelemetry: true });
+			container = await createContainer({ root });
 			const loader = createViteLoader(container.viteServer);
 			mod = await loader.import('astro/components/Shiki.js');
 		});