diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/__init__.py
index f443138295..9595794e74 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import warnings
+
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import Integration, DidNotEnable
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.redis.consts import _DEFAULT_MAX_DATA_SIZE
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.redis.rb import _patch_rb
@@ -16,10 +18,18 @@ class RedisIntegration(Integration):
     identifier = "redis"
 
     def __init__(self, max_data_size=_DEFAULT_MAX_DATA_SIZE, cache_prefixes=None):
-        # type: (int, Optional[list[str]]) -> None
+        # type: (Optional[int], Optional[list[str]]) -> None
         self.max_data_size = max_data_size
         self.cache_prefixes = cache_prefixes if cache_prefixes is not None else []
 
+        if max_data_size is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "The `max_data_size` parameter of `RedisIntegration` is "
+                "deprecated and will be removed in version 3.0 of sentry-sdk.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
     @staticmethod
     def setup_once():
         # type: () -> None
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/consts.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/consts.py
index 737e829735..0822c2c930 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/consts.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/consts.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 ]
 _MAX_NUM_ARGS = 10  # Trim argument lists to this many values
 _MAX_NUM_COMMANDS = 10  # Trim command lists to this many values
-_DEFAULT_MAX_DATA_SIZE = 1024
+_DEFAULT_MAX_DATA_SIZE = None
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/caches.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/caches.py
index c6fc19f5b2..07b418ad0d 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/caches.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/caches.py
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def _get_cache_span_description(redis_command, args, kwargs, integration):
     # type: (str, tuple[Any, ...], dict[str, Any], RedisIntegration) -> str
     description = _key_as_string(_get_safe_key(redis_command, args, kwargs))
 
-    data_should_be_truncated = (
-        integration.max_data_size and len(description) > integration.max_data_size
-    )
-    if data_should_be_truncated:
+    if integration.max_data_size and len(description) > integration.max_data_size:
         description = description[: integration.max_data_size - len("...")] + "..."
 
     return description
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/queries.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/queries.py
index e0d85a4ef7..a4229a4d5d 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/queries.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/redis/modules/queries.py
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ def _get_db_span_description(integration, command_name, args):
     with capture_internal_exceptions():
         description = _get_safe_command(command_name, args)
 
-    data_should_be_truncated = (
-        integration.max_data_size and len(description) > integration.max_data_size
-    )
-    if data_should_be_truncated:
+    if integration.max_data_size and len(description) > integration.max_data_size:
         description = description[: integration.max_data_size - len("...")] + "..."
 
     return description
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
index 5173885f33..1861e7116f 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def test_pii_data_sent(sentry_init, capture_events):
     assert spans[3]["description"] == "DEL 'somekey1' 'somekey2'"
 
 
-def test_data_truncation(sentry_init, capture_events):
+def test_no_data_truncation_by_default(sentry_init, capture_events):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[RedisIntegration()],
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
@@ -172,10 +172,8 @@ def test_data_truncation(sentry_init, capture_events):
     (event,) = events
     spans = event["spans"]
     assert spans[0]["op"] == "db.redis"
-    assert spans[0]["description"] == "SET 'somekey1' '%s..." % (
-        long_string[: 1024 - len("...") - len("SET 'somekey1' '")],
-    )
-    assert spans[1]["description"] == "SET 'somekey2' '%s'" % (short_string,)
+    assert spans[0]["description"] == f"SET 'somekey1' '{long_string}'"
+    assert spans[1]["description"] == f"SET 'somekey2' '{short_string}'"
 
 
 def test_data_truncation_custom(sentry_init, capture_events):