diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/http/Format.java b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/http/Format.java
index 046ab24..d5204da 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/http/Format.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/http/Format.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package io.pyroscope.http;
 
 public enum Format {
-    @Deprecated // use jfr
-    COLLAPSED ("collapsed"),
     JFR ("jfr");
 
     /**
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/config/Config.java b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/config/Config.java
index 1e4f0bf..3448cd8 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/config/Config.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/config/Config.java
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ public final class Config {
             DefaultLogger.PRECONFIG_LOGGER.log(Logger.Level.WARN,
                 "Setting PYROSCOPE_PROFILER_LOCK to 0 registers every lock event, causing significant overhead and results in large profiles, making it not ideal for production. We recommend a starting value of 10ms, adjusting as needed.");
         }
-        if (format == Format.COLLAPSED) {
-            DefaultLogger.PRECONFIG_LOGGER.log(Logger.Level.WARN, "COLLAPSED format is deprecated");
-        }
     }
 
     public long profilingIntervalInHertz() {
@@ -480,8 +477,6 @@ private static Format format(ConfigurationProvider configurationProvider) {
         if (format == null || format.isEmpty())
             return DEFAULT_FORMAT;
         switch (format.trim().toLowerCase()) {
-            case "collapsed":
-                return Format.COLLAPSED;
             case "jfr":
                 return Format.JFR;
             default:
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/impl/PyroscopeExporter.java b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/impl/PyroscopeExporter.java
index 2979a2a..6c00843 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/impl/PyroscopeExporter.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/io/pyroscope/javaagent/impl/PyroscopeExporter.java
@@ -52,29 +52,24 @@ private void uploadSnapshot(final Snapshot snapshot) throws InterruptedException
         while (retry) {
             tries++;
             final RequestBody requestBody;
-            if (config.format == Format.JFR) {
-                byte[] labels = snapshot.labels.toByteArray();
-                logger.log(Logger.Level.DEBUG, "Upload attempt %d to %s. %s %s JFR: %s, labels: %s", tries, url.toString(),
-                    snapshot.started.toString(), snapshot.ended.toString(), snapshot.data.length, labels.length);
-                MultipartBody.Builder bodyBuilder = new MultipartBody.Builder()
-                    .setType(MultipartBody.FORM);
-                RequestBody jfrBody = RequestBody.create(snapshot.data);
-                if (config.compressionLevelJFR != Deflater.NO_COMPRESSION) {
-                    jfrBody = GzipSink.gzip(jfrBody, config.compressionLevelJFR);
-                }
-                bodyBuilder.addFormDataPart("jfr", "jfr", jfrBody);
-                if (labels.length > 0) {
-                    RequestBody labelsBody = RequestBody.create(labels, PROTOBUF);
-                    if (config.compressionLevelLabels != Deflater.NO_COMPRESSION) {
-                        labelsBody = GzipSink.gzip(labelsBody, config.compressionLevelLabels);
-                    }
-                    bodyBuilder.addFormDataPart("labels", "labels", labelsBody);
+            byte[] labels = snapshot.labels.toByteArray();
+            logger.log(Logger.Level.DEBUG, "Upload attempt %d to %s. %s %s JFR: %s, labels: %s", tries, url.toString(),
+                snapshot.started.toString(), snapshot.ended.toString(), snapshot.data.length, labels.length);
+            MultipartBody.Builder bodyBuilder = new MultipartBody.Builder()
+                .setType(MultipartBody.FORM);
+            RequestBody jfrBody = RequestBody.create(snapshot.data);
+            if (config.compressionLevelJFR != Deflater.NO_COMPRESSION) {
+                jfrBody = GzipSink.gzip(jfrBody, config.compressionLevelJFR);
+            }
+            bodyBuilder.addFormDataPart("jfr", "jfr", jfrBody);
+            if (labels.length > 0) {
+                RequestBody labelsBody = RequestBody.create(labels, PROTOBUF);
+                if (config.compressionLevelLabels != Deflater.NO_COMPRESSION) {
+                    labelsBody = GzipSink.gzip(labelsBody, config.compressionLevelLabels);
                 }
-                requestBody = bodyBuilder.build();
-            } else {
-                logger.log(Logger.Level.DEBUG, "Upload attempt %d to %s. collapsed: %s", tries, url.toString(), snapshot.data.length);
-                requestBody = RequestBody.create(snapshot.data);
+                bodyBuilder.addFormDataPart("labels", "labels", labelsBody);
             }
+            requestBody = bodyBuilder.build();
             Request.Builder request = new Request.Builder()
                 .post(requestBody)
                 .url(url);
@@ -153,8 +148,7 @@ private HttpUrl urlForSnapshot(final Snapshot snapshot) {
             .addQueryParameter("spyName", Config.DEFAULT_SPY_NAME);
         if (EventType.CPU == snapshot.eventType || EventType.ITIMER == snapshot.eventType || EventType.WALL == snapshot.eventType)
             builder.addQueryParameter("sampleRate", Long.toString(config.profilingIntervalInHertz()));
-        if (config.format == Format.JFR)
-            builder.addQueryParameter("format", "jfr");
+        builder.addQueryParameter("format", "jfr");
         return builder.build();
     }