@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ def run_error_processors(self, event: "Event", hint: "Hint") -> "Optional[Event]
             )
 
             for error_processor in error_processors:
-                new_event = None
+                new_event = event
                 with capture_internal_exceptions():
                     new_event = error_processor(event, exc_info)
                 if new_event is None:
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ def run_event_processors(self, event: "Event", hint: "Hint") -> "Optional[Event]
             )
 
             for event_processor in event_processors:
-                new_event = None
+                new_event = event
                 with capture_internal_exceptions():
                     new_event = event_processor(event, hint)
                 if new_event is None:
 
@@ -768,49 +768,6 @@ def foo(event, hint):
         sentry_sdk.scope.global_event_processors = old_processors
 
 
-@pytest.mark.tests_internal_exceptions
-def test_event_processor_exception_drops_event_and_records_client_report(
-    sentry_init, capture_events, capture_record_lost_event_calls
-):
-    sentry_init(default_integrations=False)
-    events = capture_events()
-    record_lost_event_calls = capture_record_lost_event_calls()
-
-    scope = sentry_sdk.get_isolation_scope()
-
-    @scope.add_event_processor
-    def bad_processor(event, hint):
-        raise ValueError("processor error")
-
-    capture_message("should be dropped")
-
-    assert len(events) == 0
-    assert ("event_processor", "error", None, 1) in record_lost_event_calls
-
-
-@pytest.mark.tests_internal_exceptions
-def test_error_processor_exception_drops_event(
-    sentry_init, capture_events, capture_record_lost_event_calls
-):
-    sentry_init(default_integrations=False)
-    events = capture_events()
-    record_lost_event_calls = capture_record_lost_event_calls()
-
-    scope = sentry_sdk.get_isolation_scope()
-
-    @scope.add_error_processor
-    def bad_error_processor(event, exc_info):
-        raise ValueError("error processor error")
-
-    try:
-        raise ValueError("original error")
-    except Exception:
-        capture_exception()
-
-    assert len(events) == 0
-    assert ("event_processor", "error", None, 1) in record_lost_event_calls
-
-
 @pytest.mark.tests_internal_exceptions
 def test_before_send_exception_records_callback_error(
     sentry_init, capture_events, capture_record_lost_event_calls