diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8328a8462f..ad6f0535f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 **Bug Fixes**:
 
 - Report invalid spans with appropriate outcome reason. ([#4051](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/4051))
+- Use the duration reported by the profiler instead of the transaction. ([#4058](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/4058))
 
 **Features:**
 
diff --git a/relay-profiling/src/android.rs b/relay-profiling/src/android.rs
index b1c54b6386..8f1f9703cc 100644
--- a/relay-profiling/src/android.rs
+++ b/relay-profiling/src/android.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl AndroidProfilingEvent {
     }
 
     fn has_transaction_metadata(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.metadata.transaction_name.is_empty() && self.metadata.duration_ns > 0
+        !self.metadata.transaction_name.is_empty()
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ fn parse_profile(payload: &[u8]) -> Result<AndroidProfilingEvent, ProfileError>
 
         // this is for compatibility
         profile.metadata.active_thread_id = transaction.active_thread_id;
-        profile.metadata.duration_ns = transaction.duration_ns();
         profile.metadata.trace_id = transaction.trace_id;
         profile.metadata.transaction_id = transaction.id;
         profile
@@ -207,6 +206,9 @@ fn parse_profile(payload: &[u8]) -> Result<AndroidProfilingEvent, ProfileError>
         return Err(ProfileError::DurationIsTooLong);
     }
 
+    // Use duration given by the profiler and not reported by the SDK.
+    profile.metadata.duration_ns = profile.profile.elapsed_time.as_nanos() as u64;
+
     Ok(profile)
 }
 
@@ -320,7 +322,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(profile.metadata.active_thread_id, 12345);
         assert_eq!(profile.metadata.transaction_name, "transaction1");
-        assert_eq!(profile.metadata.duration_ns, 1000000000);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/relay-profiling/src/transaction_metadata.rs b/relay-profiling/src/transaction_metadata.rs
index d6c6a7eb3c..9af659adda 100644
--- a/relay-profiling/src/transaction_metadata.rs
+++ b/relay-profiling/src/transaction_metadata.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ impl TransactionMetadata {
     pub fn valid(&self) -> bool {
         !self.id.is_nil() && !self.name.is_empty() && !self.trace_id.is_nil()
     }
-
-    pub fn duration_ns(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.relative_end_ns.saturating_sub(self.relative_start_ns)
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]