diff --git a/http/sentryhttp.go b/http/sentryhttp.go
index b8071648e..87b760cc8 100644
--- a/http/sentryhttp.go
+++ b/http/sentryhttp.go
@@ -50,22 +50,16 @@ func New(options Options) *Handler {
 
 // Handle wraps http.Handler and recovers from caught panics.
 func (h *Handler) Handle(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		ctx := r.Context()
-		hub := sentry.GetHubFromContext(ctx)
-		if hub == nil {
-			hub = sentry.CurrentHub().Clone()
-		}
-		hub.Scope().SetRequest(r)
-		ctx = sentry.SetHubOnContext(ctx, hub)
-		defer h.recoverWithSentry(hub, r)
-		handler.ServeHTTP(rw, r.WithContext(ctx))
-	})
+	return h.handle(handler)
 }
 
-// HandleFunc wraps http.HandleFunc and recovers from caught panics.
+// Deprecated: Use the Handle method instead.
 func (h *Handler) HandleFunc(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	return h.handle(handler)
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) handle(handler http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx := r.Context()
 		hub := sentry.GetHubFromContext(ctx)
 		if hub == nil {
@@ -74,8 +68,8 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleFunc(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 		hub.Scope().SetRequest(r)
 		ctx = sentry.SetHubOnContext(ctx, hub)
 		defer h.recoverWithSentry(hub, r)
-		handler(rw, r.WithContext(ctx))
-	}
+		handler.ServeHTTP(rw, r.WithContext(ctx))
+	})
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) recoverWithSentry(hub *sentry.Hub, r *http.Request) {