diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/src/instrument/history.ts b/packages/browser-utils/src/instrument/history.ts
index 0a166c6fe111..ad5ecb75f2ed 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/src/instrument/history.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/src/instrument/history.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { addHandler, fill, maybeInstrument, supportsHistory, triggerHandlers } from '@sentry/core';
 import type { HandlerDataHistory } from '@sentry/core';
+import { addHandler, fill, maybeInstrument, supportsHistory, triggerHandlers } from '@sentry/core';
 import { WINDOW } from '../types';
 
 let lastHref: string | undefined;
@@ -19,29 +19,26 @@ export function addHistoryInstrumentationHandler(handler: (data: HandlerDataHist
 }
 
 function instrumentHistory(): void {
-  if (!supportsHistory()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const oldOnPopState = WINDOW.onpopstate;
-  WINDOW.onpopstate = function (this: WindowEventHandlers, ...args: unknown[]) {
+  // The `popstate` event may also be triggered on `pushState`, but it may not always reliably be emitted by the browser
+  // Which is why we also monkey-patch methods below, in addition to this
+  WINDOW.addEventListener('popstate', () => {
     const to = WINDOW.location.href;
     // keep track of the current URL state, as we always receive only the updated state
     const from = lastHref;
     lastHref = to;
-    const handlerData: HandlerDataHistory = { from, to };
-    triggerHandlers('history', handlerData);
-    if (oldOnPopState) {
-      // Apparently this can throw in Firefox when incorrectly implemented plugin is installed.
-      // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues/3344
-      // https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-js/issues/469
-      try {
-        return oldOnPopState.apply(this, args);
-      } catch (_oO) {
-        // no-empty
-      }
+
+    if (from === to) {
+      return;
     }
-  };
+
+    const handlerData = { from, to } satisfies HandlerDataHistory;
+    triggerHandlers('history', handlerData);
+  });
+
+  // Just guard against this not being available, in weird environments
+  if (!supportsHistory()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   function historyReplacementFunction(originalHistoryFunction: () => void): () => void {
     return function (this: History, ...args: unknown[]): void {
@@ -52,7 +49,12 @@ function instrumentHistory(): void {
         const to = String(url);
         // keep track of the current URL state, as we always receive only the updated state
         lastHref = to;
-        const handlerData: HandlerDataHistory = { from, to };
+
+        if (from === to) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const handlerData = { from, to } satisfies HandlerDataHistory;
         triggerHandlers('history', handlerData);
       }
       return originalHistoryFunction.apply(this, args);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/index.ts b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/index.ts
index befb934905a2..b643f2e46d84 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/index.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export {
   supportsDOMException,
   supportsErrorEvent,
   supportsFetch,
+  supportsHistory,
   supportsNativeFetch,
   supportsReferrerPolicy,
   supportsReportingObserver,
@@ -178,4 +179,3 @@ export { vercelWaitUntil } from './vercelWaitUntil';
 export { SDK_VERSION } from './version';
 export { getDebugImagesForResources, getFilenameToDebugIdMap } from './debug-ids';
 export { escapeStringForRegex } from './vendor/escapeStringForRegex';
-export { supportsHistory } from './vendor/supportsHistory';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/supports.ts b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/supports.ts
index d1ae4b5b96d4..031402bb78b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/supports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/supports.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const WINDOW = GLOBAL_OBJ as unknown as Window;
 
 declare const EdgeRuntime: string | undefined;
 
-export { supportsHistory } from './vendor/supportsHistory';
-
 /**
  * Tells whether current environment supports ErrorEvent objects
  * {@link supportsErrorEvent}.
@@ -56,6 +54,16 @@ export function supportsDOMException(): boolean {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Tells whether current environment supports History API
+ * {@link supportsHistory}.
+ *
+ * @returns Answer to the given question.
+ */
+export function supportsHistory(): boolean {
+  return 'history' in WINDOW;
+}
+
 /**
  * Tells whether current environment supports Fetch API
  * {@link supportsFetch}.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/vendor/supportsHistory.ts b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/vendor/supportsHistory.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bd0fbddec35f..000000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/vendor/supportsHistory.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Based on https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/13945/files
-// The MIT License
-
-// Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Google, Inc. http://angularjs.org
-
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-// THE SOFTWARE.
-
-import { GLOBAL_OBJ } from '../worldwide';
-
-const WINDOW = GLOBAL_OBJ as unknown as Window;
-
-/**
- * Tells whether current environment supports History API
- * {@link supportsHistory}.
- *
- * @returns Answer to the given question.
- */
-export function supportsHistory(): boolean {
-  // NOTE: in Chrome App environment, touching history.pushState, *even inside
-  //       a try/catch block*, will cause Chrome to output an error to console.error
-  // borrowed from: https://github.com/angular/angular.js/pull/13945/files
-  // TODO(v9): Remove this custom check, it is pretty old and likely not needed anymore
-  const chromeVar = (WINDOW as { chrome?: { app?: { runtime?: unknown } } }).chrome;
-  const isChromePackagedApp = chromeVar && chromeVar.app && chromeVar.app.runtime;
-  const hasHistoryApi = 'history' in WINDOW && !!WINDOW.history.pushState && !!WINDOW.history.replaceState;
-
-  return !isChromePackagedApp && hasHistoryApi;
-}