diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f3ff2a2..cbd640a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ### Deprecations
 
-- Deprecated [`sentry_tracing::layer()`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/fn.layer.html) and [`SentryLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SentryLayer.html), along with their associated filtering and mapping types and helpers, in favor of independently selectable [`SpanLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SpanLayer.html), [`LogLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.LogLayer.html), [`ErrorLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.ErrorLayer.html), and [`BreadcrumbLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.BreadcrumbLayer.html). A [migration guide](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SentryLayer.html) is available ([#1342](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-rust/pull/1342)).
+- Deprecated [`sentry_tracing::layer()`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/fn.layer.html) and [`SentryLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SentryLayer.html), along with their associated filtering and mapping types and helpers, in favor of independently selectable [`SpanLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SpanLayer.html), [`LogLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.LogLayer.html), [`ErrorLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.ErrorLayer.html), and [`BreadcrumbLayer`](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.BreadcrumbLayer.html). A [migration guide](https://docs.rs/sentry-tracing/0.49.4/sentry_tracing/struct.SentryLayer.html) is available ([#1342](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-rust/pull/1342), [#1348](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-rust/pull/1348)).
   - As this is a larger change, we would love to hear your feedback about the new API if you have trouble migrating. Please [open a GitHub issue](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-rust/issues/new?template=02-improvement.yml), and we will help identify a solution.
 
 ## 0.49.3
diff --git a/sentry-tracing/src/converters.rs b/sentry-tracing/src/converters.rs
index 6b3f991b..57162aed 100644
--- a/sentry-tracing/src/converters.rs
+++ b/sentry-tracing/src/converters.rs
@@ -198,14 +198,13 @@ impl Visit for FieldVisitor {
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates a [`Breadcrumb`] from a given [`tracing_core::Event`].
-#[expect(clippy::impl_trait_in_params, reason = "existed before lint enabled")]
-pub fn breadcrumb_from_event<'context, S>(
+pub(crate) fn breadcrumb_from_event_impl<'context, S, C>(
     event: &tracing_core::Event,
-    ctx: impl Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
+    ctx: C,
 ) -> Breadcrumb
 where
     S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+    C: Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
 {
     let (message, visitor) = extract_event_data_with_context(event, ctx.into(), true);
 
@@ -219,6 +218,25 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: When removing this function, rename `breadcrumb_from_event_impl` to `breadcrumb_from_event`.
+/// Creates a [`Breadcrumb`] from a given [`tracing_core::Event`].
+#[deprecated(
+    note = "Only useful for custom `SentryLayer::event_mapper` callbacks; that API is deprecated"
+)]
+#[expect(
+    clippy::impl_trait_in_params,
+    reason = "preserving the public helper signature"
+)]
+pub fn breadcrumb_from_event<'context, S>(
+    event: &tracing_core::Event,
+    ctx: impl Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
+) -> Breadcrumb
+where
+    S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+{
+    breadcrumb_from_event_impl(event, ctx)
+}
+
 /// Convert `tracing` fields to the corresponding Sentry tags, removing them from `fields`.
 fn extract_and_remove_tags(fields: &mut BTreeMap<String, Value>) -> BTreeMap<String, String> {
     let mut tags = BTreeMap::new();
@@ -278,14 +296,13 @@ fn contexts_from_event(
     context
 }
 
-/// Creates an [`Event`] (possibly carrying exceptions) from a given [`tracing_core::Event`].
-#[expect(clippy::impl_trait_in_params, reason = "existed before lint enabled")]
-pub fn event_from_event<'context, S>(
+pub(crate) fn event_from_event_impl<'context, S, C>(
     event: &tracing_core::Event,
-    ctx: impl Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
+    ctx: C,
 ) -> Event<'static>
 where
     S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+    C: Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
 {
     // Exception records in Sentry need a valid type, value and full stack trace to support
     // proper grouping and issue metadata generation. tracing_core::Record does not contain sufficient
@@ -349,19 +366,54 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates a [`Log`] from a given [`tracing_core::Event`]
+// TODO: When removing this function, rename `event_from_event_impl` to `event_from_event`.
+/// Creates an [`Event`] (possibly carrying exceptions) from a given [`tracing_core::Event`].
+#[deprecated(
+    note = "Only useful for custom `SentryLayer::event_mapper` callbacks; that API is deprecated"
+)]
+#[expect(
+    clippy::impl_trait_in_params,
+    reason = "preserving the public helper signature"
+)]
+pub fn event_from_event<'context, S>(
+    event: &tracing_core::Event,
+    ctx: impl Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
+) -> Event<'static>
+where
+    S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+{
+    event_from_event_impl(event, ctx)
+}
+
+// TODO: When removing this function, rename `log_from_event_impl` to `log_from_event`.
+/// Creates a [`Log`] from a given [`tracing_core::Event`].
 ///
 /// If a context is provided, include available parent-span data in the returned log's attributes.
 /// See [`crate::LogLayer::enable_span_attributes`] for span-capture and filtering requirements.
 #[cfg(feature = "logs")]
 #[cfg_attr(doc_cfg, doc(cfg(feature = "logs")))]
-#[expect(clippy::impl_trait_in_params, reason = "existed before lint enabled")]
+#[deprecated(
+    note = "Only useful for custom `SentryLayer::event_mapper` callbacks; that API is deprecated"
+)]
+#[expect(
+    clippy::impl_trait_in_params,
+    reason = "preserving the public helper signature"
+)]
 pub fn log_from_event<'context, S>(
     event: &tracing_core::Event,
     ctx: impl Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
 ) -> Log
 where
     S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+{
+    log_from_event_impl(event, ctx)
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "logs")]
+pub(crate) fn log_from_event_impl<'context, S, C>(event: &tracing_core::Event, ctx: C) -> Log
+where
+    S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
+    C: Into<Option<&'context Context<'context, S>>>,
 {
     let (message, visitor) = extract_event_data_with_context(event, ctx.into(), true);
 
diff --git a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/breadcrumb.rs b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/breadcrumb.rs
index a4f2fd07..7eb71ad8 100644
--- a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/breadcrumb.rs
+++ b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/breadcrumb.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use tracing_core::{Event, Subscriber};
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::{Context, Layer};
 use tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan;
 
-use crate::converters::breadcrumb_from_event;
+use crate::converters::breadcrumb_from_event_impl;
 
 /// Adds tracing events as Sentry breadcrumbs.
 ///
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl BreadcrumbLayer {
     where
         S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
     {
-        self.capture(breadcrumb_from_event(
+        self.capture(breadcrumb_from_event_impl(
             event,
             self.with_span_attributes.then_some(&ctx),
         ));
diff --git a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/error.rs b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/error.rs
index 488f9935..c9d6eebf 100644
--- a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/error.rs
+++ b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/error.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use tracing_core::{Event, Subscriber};
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::{Context, Layer};
 use tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan;
 
-use crate::converters::event_from_event;
+use crate::converters::event_from_event_impl;
 
 /// Captures tracing events as Sentry error events.
 ///
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl ErrorLayer {
     where
         S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
     {
-        let sentry_event = event_from_event(event, self.with_span_attributes.then_some(&ctx));
+        let sentry_event = event_from_event_impl(event, self.with_span_attributes.then_some(&ctx));
         self.capture(sentry_event);
     }
 }
diff --git a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/log.rs b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/log.rs
index 0a5e65b5..d3816427 100644
--- a/sentry-tracing/src/layer/log.rs
+++ b/sentry-tracing/src/layer/log.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use tracing_core::{Event, Subscriber};
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::{Context, Layer};
 use tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan;
 
-use crate::converters::log_from_event;
+use crate::converters::log_from_event_impl;
 
 /// Captures tracing events as Sentry logs.
 ///
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl LogLayer {
     where
         S: Subscriber + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>,
     {
-        self.capture(log_from_event(
+        self.capture(log_from_event_impl(
             event,
             self.with_span_attributes.then_some(&ctx),
         ));
diff --git a/sentry-tracing/src/lib.rs b/sentry-tracing/src/lib.rs
index 012c0f87..66dcd82f 100644
--- a/sentry-tracing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sentry-tracing/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@
 mod converters;
 mod layer;
 
-pub use converters::*;
+#[cfg(feature = "logs")]
+#[expect(deprecated, reason = "re-exporting deprecated legacy mapper helpers")]
+pub use converters::log_from_event;
+#[expect(deprecated, reason = "re-exporting deprecated legacy mapper helpers")]
+pub use converters::{breadcrumb_from_event, event_from_event};
 pub use layer::*;
 
 const TAGS_PREFIX: &str = "tags.";