diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/loaders/dataFetchersLoader.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/loaders/dataFetchersLoader.ts
index 4c5688491ae1..d1608cbb8415 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/loaders/dataFetchersLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/loaders/dataFetchersLoader.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ const DATA_FETCHING_FUNCTIONS = {
 type LoaderOptions = {
   projectDir: string;
   pagesDir: string;
-  underscoreAppRegex: RegExp;
-  underscoreErrorRegex: RegExp;
-  underscoreDocumentRegex: RegExp;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetInitialProps.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetInitialProps.ts
index 046b8c32aa4f..9091628a91a2 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetInitialProps.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetInitialProps.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ type GetInitialProps = Required<NextPage<unknown>>['getInitialProps'];
  * @returns A wrapped version of the function
  */
 export function withSentryGetInitialProps(origGetInitialProps: GetInitialProps, route: string): GetInitialProps {
-  return function (...getInitialPropsArguments: Parameters<GetInitialProps>): ReturnType<GetInitialProps> {
-    return callDataFetcherTraced(origGetInitialProps, getInitialPropsArguments, { route, op: 'getInitialProps' });
+  return async function (
+    ...getInitialPropsArguments: Parameters<GetInitialProps>
+  ): Promise<ReturnType<GetInitialProps>> {
+    return await callDataFetcherTraced(origGetInitialProps, getInitialPropsArguments, { route, op: 'getInitialProps' });
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetServerSideProps.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetServerSideProps.ts
index 0c5ea439b964..c8f0705d347b 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetServerSideProps.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetServerSideProps.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ export function withSentryGetServerSideProps(
   origGetServerSideProps: GetServerSideProps,
   route: string,
 ): GetServerSideProps {
-  return function (...getServerSidePropsArguments: Parameters<GetServerSideProps>): ReturnType<GetServerSideProps> {
-    return callDataFetcherTraced(origGetServerSideProps, getServerSidePropsArguments, {
+  return async function (
+    ...getServerSidePropsArguments: Parameters<GetServerSideProps>
+  ): ReturnType<GetServerSideProps> {
+    return await callDataFetcherTraced(origGetServerSideProps, getServerSidePropsArguments, {
       route,
       op: 'getServerSideProps',
     });
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetStaticProps.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetStaticProps.ts
index bf391921d1c2..494faf05ffda 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetStaticProps.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/withSentryGetStaticProps.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export function withSentryGetStaticProps(
   origGetStaticProps: GetStaticProps<Props>,
   route: string,
 ): GetStaticProps<Props> {
-  return function (...getStaticPropsArguments: Parameters<GetStaticProps<Props>>): ReturnType<GetStaticProps<Props>> {
-    return callDataFetcherTraced(origGetStaticProps, getStaticPropsArguments, { route, op: 'getStaticProps' });
+  return async function (
+    ...getStaticPropsArguments: Parameters<GetStaticProps<Props>>
+  ): ReturnType<GetStaticProps<Props>> {
+    return await callDataFetcherTraced(origGetStaticProps, getStaticPropsArguments, { route, op: 'getStaticProps' });
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/wrapperUtils.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/wrapperUtils.ts
index 4604c692e4bf..ae4b36ed64ff 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/wrapperUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/wrappers/wrapperUtils.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import { Span } from '@sentry/types';
  * We only do the following until we move transaction creation into this function: When called, the wrapped function
  * will also update the name of the active transaction with a parameterized route provided via the `options` argument.
  */
-export function callDataFetcherTraced<F extends (...args: any[]) => Promise<any> | any>(
+export async function callDataFetcherTraced<F extends (...args: any[]) => Promise<any> | any>(
   origFunction: F,
   origFunctionArgs: Parameters<F>,
   options: {
     route: string;
     op: string;
   },
-): ReturnType<F> {
+): Promise<ReturnType<F>> {
   const { route, op } = options;
 
   const transaction = getActiveTransaction();
@@ -39,24 +39,9 @@ export function callDataFetcherTraced<F extends (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>
   // route's transaction
   const span = transaction.startChild({ op: 'nextjs.data', description: `${wrappedFunctionName} (${route})` });
 
-  const result = origFunction(...origFunctionArgs);
-
-  // We do the following instead of `await`-ing the return value of `origFunction`, because that would require us to
-  // make this function async which might in turn create a mismatch of function signatures between the original
-  // function and the wrapped one.
-  // This wraps `result`, which is potentially a Promise, into a Promise.
-  // If `result` is a non-Promise, the callback of `then` is immediately called and the span is finished.
-  // If `result` is a Promise, the callback of `then` is only called when `result` resolves
-  void Promise.resolve(result).then(
-    () => {
-      span.finish();
-    },
-    err => {
-      // TODO: Can we somehow associate the error with the span?
-      span.finish();
-      throw err;
-    },
-  );
-
-  return result;
+  try {
+    return await origFunction(...origFunctionArgs);
+  } finally {
+    span.finish();
+  }
 }