diff --git a/bench/bench.cpp b/bench/bench.cpp
index 3b73554a..7ffe66a0 100644
--- a/bench/bench.cpp
+++ b/bench/bench.cpp
@@ -45,32 +45,20 @@ void bench_threaded_logging(size_t threads, int iters)
 
     auto basic_mt = spdlog::basic_logger_mt("basic_mt", "logs/basic_mt.log", true);
     bench_mt(iters, std::move(basic_mt), threads);
-    auto basic_mt_tracing = spdlog::basic_logger_mt("basic_mt/backtrace-on", "logs/basic_mt.log", true);
-    basic_mt_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench_mt(iters, std::move(basic_mt_tracing), threads);
+
 
     spdlog::info("");
     auto rotating_mt = spdlog::rotating_logger_mt("rotating_mt", "logs/rotating_mt.log", file_size, rotating_files);
     bench_mt(iters, std::move(rotating_mt), threads);
-    auto rotating_mt_tracing = spdlog::rotating_logger_mt("rotating_mt/backtrace-on", "logs/rotating_mt.log", file_size, rotating_files);
-    rotating_mt_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench_mt(iters, std::move(rotating_mt_tracing), threads);
 
     spdlog::info("");
     auto daily_mt = spdlog::daily_logger_mt("daily_mt", "logs/daily_mt.log");
     bench_mt(iters, std::move(daily_mt), threads);
-    auto daily_mt_tracing = spdlog::daily_logger_mt("daily_mt/backtrace-on", "logs/daily_mt.log");
-    daily_mt_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench_mt(iters, std::move(daily_mt_tracing), threads);
 
     spdlog::info("");
     auto empty_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("level-off");
     empty_logger->set_level(spdlog::level::off);
     bench(iters, empty_logger);
-    auto empty_logger_tracing = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("level-off/backtrace-on");
-    empty_logger_tracing->set_level(spdlog::level::off);
-    empty_logger_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench(iters, empty_logger_tracing);
 }
 
 void bench_single_threaded(int iters)
@@ -82,32 +70,18 @@ void bench_single_threaded(int iters)
     auto basic_st = spdlog::basic_logger_st("basic_st", "logs/basic_st.log", true);
     bench(iters, std::move(basic_st));
 
-    auto basic_st_tracing = spdlog::basic_logger_st("basic_st/backtrace-on", "logs/basic_st.log", true);
-    bench(iters, std::move(basic_st_tracing));
-
     spdlog::info("");
     auto rotating_st = spdlog::rotating_logger_st("rotating_st", "logs/rotating_st.log", file_size, rotating_files);
     bench(iters, std::move(rotating_st));
-    auto rotating_st_tracing = spdlog::rotating_logger_st("rotating_st/backtrace-on", "logs/rotating_st.log", file_size, rotating_files);
-    rotating_st_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench(iters, std::move(rotating_st_tracing));
 
     spdlog::info("");
     auto daily_st = spdlog::daily_logger_st("daily_st", "logs/daily_st.log");
     bench(iters, std::move(daily_st));
-    auto daily_st_tracing = spdlog::daily_logger_st("daily_st/backtrace-on", "logs/daily_st.log");
-    daily_st_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench(iters, std::move(daily_st_tracing));
 
     spdlog::info("");
     auto empty_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("level-off");
     empty_logger->set_level(spdlog::level::off);
     bench(iters, empty_logger);
-
-    auto empty_logger_tracing = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("level-off/backtrace-on");
-    empty_logger_tracing->set_level(spdlog::level::off);
-    empty_logger_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    bench(iters, empty_logger_tracing);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/bench/latency.cpp b/bench/latency.cpp
index 8f002ee1..510d2e70 100644
--- a/bench/latency.cpp
+++ b/bench/latency.cpp
@@ -102,19 +102,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("disabled-at-compile-time (global logger)", bench_disabled_macro_global_logger, disabled_logger);
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("disabled-at-runtime", bench_logger, disabled_logger);
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("disabled-at-runtime (global logger)", bench_global_logger, disabled_logger);
-    // with backtrace of 64
-    auto tracing_disabled_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("bench", std::make_shared<null_sink_mt>());
-    tracing_disabled_logger->enable_backtrace(64);
-    benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("disabled-at-runtime/backtrace", bench_logger, tracing_disabled_logger);
 
     auto null_logger_st = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("bench", std::make_shared<null_sink_st>());
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("null_sink_st (500_bytes c_str)", bench_c_string, std::move(null_logger_st));
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("null_sink_st", bench_logger, null_logger_st);
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("null_sink_st (global logger)", bench_global_logger, null_logger_st);
-    // with backtrace of 64
-    auto tracing_null_logger_st = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("bench", std::make_shared<null_sink_st>());
-    tracing_null_logger_st->enable_backtrace(64);
-    benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("null_sink_st/backtrace", bench_logger, tracing_null_logger_st);
 
 #ifdef __linux
     bench_dev_null();
@@ -126,29 +118,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         auto basic_st = spdlog::basic_logger_st("basic_st", "latency_logs/basic_st.log", true);
         benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("basic_st", bench_logger, std::move(basic_st))->UseRealTime();
         spdlog::drop("basic_st");
-        // with backtrace of 64
-        auto tracing_basic_st = spdlog::basic_logger_st("tracing_basic_st", "latency_logs/tracing_basic_st.log", true);
-        tracing_basic_st->enable_backtrace(64);
-        benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("basic_st/backtrace", bench_logger, std::move(tracing_basic_st))->UseRealTime();
-        spdlog::drop("tracing_basic_st");
 
         // rotating st
         auto rotating_st = spdlog::rotating_logger_st("rotating_st", "latency_logs/rotating_st.log", file_size, rotating_files);
         benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("rotating_st", bench_logger, std::move(rotating_st))->UseRealTime();
         spdlog::drop("rotating_st");
-        // with backtrace of 64
-        auto tracing_rotating_st =
-            spdlog::rotating_logger_st("tracing_rotating_st", "latency_logs/tracing_rotating_st.log", file_size, rotating_files);
-        benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("rotating_st/backtrace", bench_logger, std::move(tracing_rotating_st))->UseRealTime();
-        spdlog::drop("tracing_rotating_st");
 
         // daily st
         auto daily_st = spdlog::daily_logger_mt("daily_st", "latency_logs/daily_st.log");
         benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("daily_st", bench_logger, std::move(daily_st))->UseRealTime();
         spdlog::drop("daily_st");
-        auto tracing_daily_st = spdlog::daily_logger_mt("tracing_daily_st", "latency_logs/daily_st.log");
-        benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("daily_st/backtrace", bench_logger, std::move(tracing_daily_st))->UseRealTime();
-        spdlog::drop("tracing_daily_st");
 
         //
         // Multi threaded bench, 10 loggers using same logger concurrently
@@ -178,12 +157,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     auto async_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::async_logger>(
         "async_logger", std::make_shared<null_sink_mt>(), std::move(tp), spdlog::async_overflow_policy::overrun_oldest);
     benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("async_logger", bench_logger, async_logger)->Threads(n_threads)->UseRealTime();
-
-    auto async_logger_tracing = std::make_shared<spdlog::async_logger>(
-        "async_logger_tracing", std::make_shared<null_sink_mt>(), std::move(tp), spdlog::async_overflow_policy::overrun_oldest);
-    async_logger_tracing->enable_backtrace(32);
-    benchmark::RegisterBenchmark("async_logger/tracing", bench_logger, async_logger_tracing)->Threads(n_threads)->UseRealTime();
-
     benchmark::Initialize(&argc, argv);
     benchmark::RunSpecifiedBenchmarks();
 }
diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index ba6a1fc3..8d77ad4e 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -56,17 +56,6 @@ int main(int, char *[])
     spdlog::set_pattern("%+"); // back to default format
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::info);
 
-    // Backtrace support
-    // Loggers can store in a ring buffer all messages (including debug/trace) for later inspection.
-    // When needed, call dump_backtrace() to see what happened:
-    spdlog::enable_backtrace(10); // create ring buffer with capacity of 10  messages
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
-    {
-        spdlog::debug("Backtrace message {}", i); // not logged..
-    }
-    // e.g. if some error happened:
-    spdlog::dump_backtrace(); // log them now!
-
     try
     {
         stdout_logger_example();
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/backtracer-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/backtracer-inl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 40eba408..00000000
--- a/include/spdlog/details/backtracer-inl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright(c) 2015-present, Gabi Melman & spdlog contributors.
-// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-
-#pragma once
-
-#ifndef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
-#    include <spdlog/details/backtracer.h>
-#endif
-namespace spdlog {
-namespace details {
-SPDLOG_INLINE backtracer::backtracer(const backtracer &other)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(other.mutex_);
-    enabled_ = other.enabled();
-    messages_ = other.messages_;
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE backtracer::backtracer(backtracer &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(other.mutex_);
-    enabled_ = other.enabled();
-    messages_ = std::move(other.messages_);
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE backtracer &backtracer::operator=(backtracer other)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-    enabled_ = other.enabled();
-    messages_ = std::move(other.messages_);
-    return *this;
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void backtracer::enable(size_t size)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{mutex_};
-    enabled_.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    messages_ = circular_q<log_msg_buffer>{size};
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void backtracer::disable()
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{mutex_};
-    enabled_.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE bool backtracer::enabled() const
-{
-    return enabled_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void backtracer::push_back(const log_msg &msg)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{mutex_};
-    messages_.push_back(log_msg_buffer{msg});
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE bool backtracer::empty() const
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{mutex_};
-    return messages_.empty();
-}
-
-// pop all items in the q and apply the given fun on each of them.
-SPDLOG_INLINE void backtracer::foreach_pop(std::function<void(const details::log_msg &)> fun)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{mutex_};
-    while (!messages_.empty())
-    {
-        auto &front_msg = messages_.front();
-        fun(front_msg);
-        messages_.pop_front();
-    }
-}
-} // namespace details
-} // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/backtracer.h b/include/spdlog/details/backtracer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 13785d85..00000000
--- a/include/spdlog/details/backtracer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright(c) 2015-present, Gabi Melman & spdlog contributors.
-// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <spdlog/details/log_msg_buffer.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/circular_q.h>
-
-#include <atomic>
-#include <mutex>
-#include <functional>
-
-// Store log messages in circular buffer.
-// Useful for storing debug data in case of error/warning happens.
-
-namespace spdlog {
-namespace details {
-class SPDLOG_API backtracer
-{
-    mutable std::mutex mutex_;
-    std::atomic<bool> enabled_{false};
-    circular_q<log_msg_buffer> messages_;
-
-public:
-    backtracer() = default;
-    backtracer(const backtracer &other);
-
-    backtracer(backtracer &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
-    backtracer &operator=(backtracer other);
-
-    void enable(size_t size);
-    void disable();
-    bool enabled() const;
-    void push_back(const log_msg &msg);
-    bool empty() const;
-
-    // pop all items in the q and apply the given fun on each of them.
-    void foreach_pop(std::function<void(const details::log_msg &)> fun);
-};
-
-} // namespace details
-} // namespace spdlog
-
-#ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
-#    include "backtracer-inl.h"
-#endif
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index cb1fe84f..3ded8bc0 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::initialize_logger(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logge
 
     new_logger->flush_on(flush_level_);
 
-    if (backtrace_n_messages_ > 0)
-    {
-        new_logger->enable_backtrace(backtrace_n_messages_);
-    }
-
     if (automatic_registration_)
     {
         register_logger_(std::move(new_logger));
@@ -147,27 +142,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<formatter> formatter)
     }
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
-    backtrace_n_messages_ = n_messages;
-
-    for (auto &l : loggers_)
-    {
-        l.second->enable_backtrace(n_messages);
-    }
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::disable_backtrace()
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
-    backtrace_n_messages_ = 0;
-    for (auto &l : loggers_)
-    {
-        l.second->disable_backtrace();
-    }
-}
-
 SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(logger_map_mutex_);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 4666fa29..bd2f909c 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ public:
     // Set global formatter. Each sink in each logger will get a clone of this object
     void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<formatter> formatter);
 
-    void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
-
-    void disable_backtrace();
-
     void set_level(level::level_enum log_level);
 
     void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level);
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<periodic_worker> periodic_flusher_;
     std::shared_ptr<logger> default_logger_;
     bool automatic_registration_ = true;
-    size_t backtrace_n_messages_ = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace details
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
index 227cec43..59174c1f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger-inl.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <spdlog/sinks/sink.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/backtracer.h>
 #include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -22,15 +21,13 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(const logger &other)
     , level_(other.level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
     , flush_level_(other.flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed))
     , custom_err_handler_(other.custom_err_handler_)
-    , tracer_(other.tracer_)
 {}
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE logger::logger(logger &&other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT : name_(std::move(other.name_)),
                                                                sinks_(std::move(other.sinks_)),
                                                                level_(other.level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
                                                                flush_level_(other.flush_level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)),
-                                                               custom_err_handler_(std::move(other.custom_err_handler_)),
-                                                               tracer_(std::move(other.tracer_))
+                                                               custom_err_handler_(std::move(other.custom_err_handler_))
 
 {}
 
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::swap(spdlog::logger &other) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
     other.flush_level_.store(my_level);
 
     custom_err_handler_.swap(other.custom_err_handler_);
-    std::swap(tracer_, other.tracer_);
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void swap(logger &a, logger &b)
@@ -104,23 +100,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type ti
     set_formatter(std::move(new_formatter));
 }
 
-// create new backtrace sink and move to it all our child sinks
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
-{
-    tracer_.enable(n_messages);
-}
-
-// restore orig sinks and level and delete the backtrace sink
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::disable_backtrace()
-{
-    tracer_.disable();
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::dump_backtrace()
-{
-    dump_backtrace_();
-}
-
 // flush functions
 SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::flush()
 {
@@ -162,18 +141,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> logger::clone(std::string logger_name)
     return cloned;
 }
 
-// protected methods
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::log_it_(const spdlog::details::log_msg &log_msg, bool log_enabled, bool traceback_enabled)
-{
-    if (log_enabled)
-    {
-        sink_it_(log_msg);
-    }
-    if (traceback_enabled)
-    {
-        tracer_.push_back(log_msg);
-    }
-}
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg)
 {
@@ -207,16 +174,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::flush_()
     }
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE void logger::dump_backtrace_()
-{
-    using details::log_msg;
-    if (tracer_.enabled() && !tracer_.empty())
-    {
-        sink_it_(log_msg{name(), level::info, "****************** Backtrace Start ******************"});
-        tracer_.foreach_pop([this](const log_msg &msg) { this->sink_it_(msg); });
-        sink_it_(log_msg{name(), level::info, "****************** Backtrace End ********************"});
-    }
-}
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE bool logger::should_flush_(const details::log_msg &msg)
 {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 6025a020..6a09cd6b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/log_msg.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/backtracer.h>
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -105,27 +104,24 @@ public:
     void log(log_clock::time_point log_time, source_loc loc, level::level_enum lvl, string_view_t msg)
     {
         bool log_enabled = should_log(lvl);
-        bool traceback_enabled = tracer_.enabled();
-        if (!log_enabled && !traceback_enabled)
+        if (!log_enabled)
         {
             return;
         }
 
         details::log_msg log_msg(log_time, loc, name_, lvl, msg);
-        log_it_(log_msg, log_enabled, traceback_enabled);
+        sink_it_(log_msg);
     }
 
     void log(source_loc loc, level::level_enum lvl, string_view_t msg)
     {
         bool log_enabled = should_log(lvl);
-        bool traceback_enabled = tracer_.enabled();
-        if (!log_enabled && !traceback_enabled)
+        if (!log_enabled)
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        details::log_msg log_msg(loc, name_, lvl, msg);
-        log_it_(log_msg, log_enabled, traceback_enabled);
+        sink_it_(details::log_msg(loc, name_, lvl, msg));
     }
 
     void log(level::level_enum lvl, string_view_t msg)
@@ -211,16 +207,13 @@ public:
         return msg_level >= level_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
 
-    // return true if backtrace logging is enabled.
-    bool should_backtrace() const
-    {
-        return tracer_.enabled();
-    }
-
+    // set the level of logging
     void set_level(level::level_enum log_level);
 
+    // return the active log level
     level::level_enum level() const;
 
+    // return the name of the logger
     const std::string &name() const;
 
     // set formatting for the sinks in this logger.
@@ -233,12 +226,6 @@ public:
     // Note: each sink will get a new instance of a formatter object, replacing the old one.
     void set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local);
 
-    // backtrace support.
-    // efficiently store all debug/trace messages in a circular buffer until needed for debugging.
-    void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
-    void disable_backtrace();
-    void dump_backtrace();
-
     // flush functions
     void flush();
     void flush_on(level::level_enum log_level);
@@ -261,15 +248,13 @@ protected:
     spdlog::level_t level_{level::info};
     spdlog::level_t flush_level_{level::off};
     err_handler custom_err_handler_{nullptr};
-    details::backtracer tracer_;
 
     // common implementation for after templated public api has been resolved
     template<typename... Args>
     void log_(source_loc loc, level::level_enum lvl, string_view_t fmt, Args &&...args)
     {
         bool log_enabled = should_log(lvl);
-        bool traceback_enabled = tracer_.enabled();
-        if (!log_enabled && !traceback_enabled)
+        if (!log_enabled)
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -281,20 +266,14 @@ protected:
 #else
             fmt::vformat_to(fmt::appender(buf), fmt, fmt::make_format_args(args...));
 #endif
-
-            details::log_msg log_msg(loc, name_, lvl, string_view_t(buf.data(), buf.size()));
-            log_it_(log_msg, log_enabled, traceback_enabled);
+            sink_it_(details::log_msg(loc, name_, lvl, string_view_t(buf.data(), buf.size())));
         }
         SPDLOG_LOGGER_CATCH(loc)
     }
 
-
-    // log the given message (if the given log level is high enough),
-    // and save backtrace (if backtrace is enabled).
-    void log_it_(const details::log_msg &log_msg, bool log_enabled, bool traceback_enabled);
+    // log the given message (if the given log level is high enough)
     virtual void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg);
     virtual void flush_();
-    void dump_backtrace_();
     bool should_flush_(const details::log_msg &msg);
 
     // handle errors during logging.
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
index 22ea22bb..c52ff3bc 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog-inl.h
@@ -32,21 +32,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type time_type)
     set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter>(new pattern_formatter(std::move(pattern), time_type)));
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages)
-{
-    details::registry::instance().enable_backtrace(n_messages);
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void disable_backtrace()
-{
-    details::registry::instance().disable_backtrace();
-}
-
-SPDLOG_INLINE void dump_backtrace()
-{
-    default_logger_raw()->dump_backtrace();
-}
-
 SPDLOG_INLINE level::level_enum get_level()
 {
     return default_logger_raw()->level();
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index a43e7b2f..8ee59232 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ SPDLOG_API void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> formatter);
 // example: spdlog::set_pattern("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%e %l : %v");
 SPDLOG_API void set_pattern(std::string pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local);
 
-// enable global backtrace support
-SPDLOG_API void enable_backtrace(size_t n_messages);
-
-// disable global backtrace support
-SPDLOG_API void disable_backtrace();
-
-// call dump backtrace on default logger
-SPDLOG_API void dump_backtrace();
 
 // Get global logging level
 SPDLOG_API level::level_enum get_level();
diff --git a/src/spdlog.cpp b/src/spdlog.cpp
index c86d8fff..a21c3331 100644
--- a/src/spdlog.cpp
+++ b/src/spdlog.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <spdlog/spdlog-inl.h>
 #include <spdlog/common-inl.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/backtracer-inl.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/registry-inl.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/os-inl.h>
 #include <spdlog/pattern_formatter-inl.h>
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 63cced49..688f3365 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ set(SPDLOG_UTESTS_SOURCES
     test_dup_filter.cpp
     test_fmt_helper.cpp
     test_stdout_api.cpp
-    test_backtrace.cpp
-    test_create_dir.cpp
+        test_create_dir.cpp
     test_custom_callbacks.cpp
     test_cfg.cpp
     test_time_point.cpp
diff --git a/tests/test_backtrace.cpp b/tests/test_backtrace.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cf9ec55..00000000
--- a/tests/test_backtrace.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-#include "includes.h"
-#include "test_sink.h"
-#include "spdlog/async.h"
-
-TEST_CASE("bactrace1", "[bactrace]")
-{
-
-    using spdlog::sinks::test_sink_st;
-    auto test_sink = std::make_shared<test_sink_st>();
-    size_t backtrace_size = 5;
-
-    spdlog::logger logger("test-backtrace", test_sink);
-    logger.set_pattern("%v");
-    logger.enable_backtrace(backtrace_size);
-
-    logger.info("info message");
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
-        logger.debug("debug message {}", i);
-
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines().size() == 1);
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[0] == "info message");
-
-    logger.dump_backtrace();
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines().size() == backtrace_size + 3);
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[1] == "****************** Backtrace Start ******************");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[2] == "debug message 95");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[3] == "debug message 96");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[4] == "debug message 97");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[5] == "debug message 98");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[6] == "debug message 99");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[7] == "****************** Backtrace End ********************");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("bactrace-empty", "[bactrace]")
-{
-    using spdlog::sinks::test_sink_st;
-    auto test_sink = std::make_shared<test_sink_st>();
-    size_t backtrace_size = 5;
-
-    spdlog::logger logger("test-backtrace", test_sink);
-    logger.set_pattern("%v");
-    logger.enable_backtrace(backtrace_size);
-    logger.dump_backtrace();
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines().size() == 0);
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("bactrace-async", "[bactrace]")
-{
-    using spdlog::sinks::test_sink_mt;
-    auto test_sink = std::make_shared<test_sink_mt>();
-    using spdlog::details::os::sleep_for_millis;
-
-    size_t backtrace_size = 5;
-
-    spdlog::init_thread_pool(120, 1);
-    auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::async_logger>("test-bactrace-async", test_sink, spdlog::thread_pool());
-    logger->set_pattern("%v");
-    logger->enable_backtrace(backtrace_size);
-
-    logger->info("info message");
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
-        logger->debug("debug message {}", i);
-
-    sleep_for_millis(100);
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines().size() == 1);
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[0] == "info message");
-
-    logger->dump_backtrace();
-    sleep_for_millis(100); //  give time for the async dump to complete
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines().size() == backtrace_size + 3);
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[1] == "****************** Backtrace Start ******************");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[2] == "debug message 95");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[3] == "debug message 96");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[4] == "debug message 97");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[5] == "debug message 98");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[6] == "debug message 99");
-    REQUIRE(test_sink->lines()[7] == "****************** Backtrace End ********************");
-}