diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02aa9f64..a92ff051 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openkit-native/compare/v3.1.0...HEAD)
 
+### Changed
+- `Session.sendBizEvent` will always send an event regardless of the `DataCollectionLevel` 
+
 ## 3.1.0 [Release date: 2023-06-05]
 [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Dynatrace/openkit-native/releases/tag/v3.1.0)
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/Beacon.cxx b/src/protocol/Beacon.cxx
index 13a83bca..2741baad 100644
--- a/src/protocol/Beacon.cxx
+++ b/src/protocol/Beacon.cxx
@@ -626,11 +626,6 @@ void Beacon::sendBizEvent(const core::UTF8String& type, const openkit::json::Jso
 		throw std::invalid_argument("type.empty() is true");
 	}
 
-	if (!mBeaconConfiguration->getPrivacyConfiguration()->isEventReportingAllowed())
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (!isDataCapturingEnabled())
 	{
 		return;
diff --git a/test/protocol/BeaconTest.cxx b/test/protocol/BeaconTest.cxx
index 177f4801..065e440b 100644
--- a/test/protocol/BeaconTest.cxx
+++ b/test/protocol/BeaconTest.cxx
@@ -2681,24 +2681,6 @@ TEST_F(BeaconTest, sendBizEventNotReportedIfDataSendingDisallowed)
 	target->sendBizEvent(eventType, emptyMap);
 }
 
-TEST_F(BeaconTest, sendBizEventNotReportedIfSendingEventDataDisallowed)
-{
-	// with
-	ON_CALL(*mockPrivacyConfiguration, isEventReportingAllowed())
-		.WillByDefault(testing::Return(false));
-
-	Utf8String_t eventType("event type");
-	auto emptyMap = std::make_shared<openkit::json::JsonObjectValue::JsonObjectMap>();
-	auto target = createBeacon()->build();
-
-	// expect
-	EXPECT_CALL(*mockBeaconCache, addEventData(testing::_, testing::_, testing::_))
-		.Times(0);
-
-	// when, expect no interaction with beacon cache
-	target->sendBizEvent(eventType, emptyMap);
-}
-
 TEST_F(BeaconTest, sendBizEventNotReportIfDisallowedByTrafficControl)
 {
 	// expect