diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index 9c24ba17..8399eda4 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -423,53 +423,9 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         );
       }
 
-      if (result.trace) {
-        messages.appendChild(traceTable(result.trace));
-      }
-
       return failure;
     }
 
-    function traceTable(trace) {
-      var tbody = createDom('tbody');
-
-      trace.forEach(function(entry) {
-        tbody.appendChild(
-          createDom(
-            'tr',
-            {},
-            createDom('td', {}, entry.timestamp.toString()),
-            createDom('td', {}, entry.message)
-          )
-        );
-      });
-
-      return createDom(
-        'div',
-        { className: 'jasmine-trace' },
-        createDom(
-          'div',
-          { className: 'jasmine-trace-header' },
-          'Trace information'
-        ),
-        createDom(
-          'table',
-          {},
-          createDom(
-            'thead',
-            {},
-            createDom(
-              'tr',
-              {},
-              createDom('th', {}, 'Time (ms)'),
-              createDom('th', {}, 'Message')
-            )
-          ),
-          tbody
-        )
-      );
-    }
-
     function summaryList(resultsTree, domParent) {
       var specListNode;
       for (var i = 0; i < resultsTree.children.length; i++) {
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
index 87e5f002..dba3ca98 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.css
@@ -268,17 +268,4 @@ body {
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
   background: white;
   white-space: pre;
-}
-.jasmine_html-reporter .jasmine-trace {
-  margin: 5px 0 0 0;
-  padding: 5px;
-  color: #666;
-  border: 1px solid #ddd;
-  background: white;
-}
-.jasmine_html-reporter .jasmine-trace table {
-  border-spacing: 0;
-}
-.jasmine_html-reporter .jasmine-trace table, .jasmine_html-reporter .jasmine-trace th, .jasmine_html-reporter .jasmine-trace td {
-  border: 1px solid #ddd;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index f6778e23..ab9bb00e 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -589,22 +589,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
       putativeSpy.calls instanceof j$.CallTracker
     );
   };
-
-  /**
-   * Logs a message for use in debugging. If the spec fails, trace messages
-   * will be included in the {@link SpecResult|result} passed to the
-   * reporter's specDone method.
-   *
-   * This method should be called only when a spec (including any associated
-   * beforeEach or afterEach functions) is running.
-   * @function
-   * @name jasmine.trace
-   * @since 3.10.0
-   * @param {String} msg - The message to log
-   */
-  j$.trace = function(msg) {
-    j$.getEnv().trace(msg);
-  };
 };
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().util = function(j$) {
@@ -839,9 +823,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
      * @property {String} status - Once the spec has completed, this string represents the pass/fail status of this spec.
      * @property {number} duration - The time in ms used by the spec execution, including any before/afterEach.
      * @property {Object} properties - User-supplied properties, if any, that were set using {@link Env#setSpecProperty}
-     * @property {TraceEntry[]|null} trace - Trace messages, if any, that were logged using {@link Env#trace} during a failing spec.
      * @since 2.0.0
-     */
+x     */
     this.result = {
       id: this.id,
       description: this.description,
@@ -851,8 +834,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       deprecationWarnings: [],
       pendingReason: '',
       duration: null,
-      properties: null,
-      trace: null
+      properties: null
     };
   }
 
@@ -897,11 +879,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
         self.queueableFn.fn = null;
         self.result.status = self.status(excluded, failSpecWithNoExp);
         self.result.duration = self.timer.elapsed();
-
-        if (self.result.status !== 'failed') {
-          self.result.trace = null;
-        }
-
         self.resultCallback(self.result, done);
       }
     };
@@ -1013,20 +990,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     );
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.trace = function(msg) {
-    if (!this.result.trace) {
-      this.result.trace = [];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @typedef TraceEntry
-     * @property {String} message - The message that was passed to {@link Env#trace}.
-     * @property {number} timestamp - The time when the entry was added, in
-     * milliseconds from the spec's start time
-     */
-    this.result.trace.push({ message: msg, timestamp: this.timer.elapsed() });
-  };
-
   var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
     var fullMessage = e.toString(),
       boilerplateStart = fullMessage.indexOf(Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage),
@@ -2420,16 +2383,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       currentSuite().setSuiteProperty(key, value);
     };
 
-    this.trace = function(msg) {
-      var maybeSpec = currentRunnable();
-
-      if (!maybeSpec || !maybeSpec.trace) {
-        throw new Error("'trace' was called when there was no current spec");
-      }
-
-      maybeSpec.trace(msg);
-    };
-
     this.expect = function(actual) {
       if (!currentRunnable()) {
         throw new Error(
diff --git a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
index 9f250e9f..fa530049 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ describe('Spec', function() {
         deprecationWarnings: [],
         pendingReason: '',
         duration: jasmine.any(Number),
-        properties: null,
-        trace: null
+        properties: null
       },
       'things'
     );
@@ -517,110 +516,4 @@ describe('Spec', function() {
     args.cleanupFns[0].fn();
     expect(resultCallback.calls.first().args[0].failedExpectations).toEqual([]);
   });
-
-  describe('#trace', function() {
-    it('adds the messages to the result', function() {
-      var timer = jasmine.createSpyObj('timer', ['start', 'elapsed']),
-        spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-          queueableFn: {
-            fn: function() {}
-          },
-          queueRunnerFactory: function() {},
-          timer: timer
-        }),
-        t1 = 123,
-        t2 = 456;
-
-      spec.execute();
-      expect(spec.result.trace).toBeNull();
-      timer.elapsed.and.returnValue(t1);
-      spec.trace('msg 1');
-      expect(spec.result.trace).toEqual([{ message: 'msg 1', timestamp: t1 }]);
-      timer.elapsed.and.returnValue(t2);
-      spec.trace('msg 2');
-      expect(spec.result.trace).toEqual([
-        { message: 'msg 1', timestamp: t1 },
-        { message: 'msg 2', timestamp: t2 }
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    describe('When the spec passes', function() {
-      it('omits the messages from the reported result', function() {
-        var resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
-          spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-            queueableFn: {
-              fn: function() {}
-            },
-            resultCallback: resultCallback,
-            queueRunnerFactory: function(config) {
-              spec.trace('msg');
-              config.cleanupFns.forEach(function(fn) {
-                fn.fn();
-              });
-              config.onComplete(false);
-            }
-          });
-
-        spec.execute(function() {});
-        expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          jasmine.objectContaining({ trace: null }),
-          undefined
-        );
-      });
-
-      it('removes the messages to save memory', function() {
-        var resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
-          spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-            queueableFn: {
-              fn: function() {}
-            },
-            resultCallback: resultCallback,
-            queueRunnerFactory: function(config) {
-              spec.trace('msg');
-              config.cleanupFns.forEach(function(fn) {
-                fn.fn();
-              });
-              config.onComplete(false);
-            }
-          });
-
-        spec.execute(function() {});
-        expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(spec.result.trace).toBeNull();
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe('When the spec fails', function() {
-      it('includes the messages in the reported result', function() {
-        var resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
-          timer = jasmine.createSpyObj('timer', ['start', 'elapsed']),
-          spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-            queueableFn: {
-              fn: function() {}
-            },
-            resultCallback: resultCallback,
-            queueRunnerFactory: function(config) {
-              spec.trace('msg');
-              spec.onException(new Error('nope'));
-              config.cleanupFns.forEach(function(fn) {
-                fn.fn();
-              });
-              config.onComplete(true);
-            },
-            timer: timer
-          }),
-          timestamp = 12345;
-
-        timer.elapsed.and.returnValue(timestamp);
-
-        spec.execute(function() {});
-        expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          jasmine.objectContaining({
-            trace: [{ message: 'msg', timestamp: timestamp }]
-          }),
-          undefined
-        );
-      });
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/baseSpec.js b/spec/core/baseSpec.js
index a35edff7..0c6ef23a 100644
--- a/spec/core/baseSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/baseSpec.js
@@ -186,12 +186,4 @@ describe('base helpers', function() {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  describe('trace', function() {
-    it("forwards to the current env's trace function", function() {
-      spyOn(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv(), 'trace');
-      jasmineUnderTest.trace('a message');
-      expect(jasmineUnderTest.getEnv().trace).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a message');
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index bf70f9dc..b257d085 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -3234,87 +3234,4 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  it('sends traces to the reporter when the spec fails', function(done) {
-    var reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['specDone']),
-      startTime,
-      endTime;
-
-    env.addReporter(reporter);
-    env.configure({ random: false });
-
-    env.it('fails', function() {
-      startTime = new Date().getTime();
-      env.trace('message 1');
-      env.trace('message 2');
-      env.expect(1).toBe(2);
-      endTime = new Date().getTime();
-    });
-
-    env.it('passes', function() {
-      env.trace('message that should not be reported');
-    });
-
-    env.execute(null, function() {
-      function numberInRange(min, max) {
-        return {
-          asymmetricMatch: function(compareTo) {
-            return compareTo >= min && compareTo <= max;
-          },
-          jasmineToString: function(pp) {
-            return '<number from ' + min + ' to ' + max + ' inclusive>';
-          }
-        };
-      }
-
-      var duration;
-
-      expect(reporter.specDone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-      duration = reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0].duration;
-      expect(reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toEqual(
-        jasmine.objectContaining({
-          trace: [
-            {
-              timestamp: numberInRange(0, duration),
-              message: 'message 1'
-            },
-            {
-              timestamp: numberInRange(0, duration),
-              message: 'message 2'
-            }
-          ]
-        })
-      );
-      expect(reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(1)[0].trace).toBeFalsy();
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('reports an error when trace is used when a spec is not running', function(done) {
-    var reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['suiteDone']);
-
-    env.describe('a suite', function() {
-      env.beforeAll(function() {
-        env.trace('a message');
-      });
-
-      env.it('a spec', function() {});
-    });
-
-    env.addReporter(reporter);
-    env.execute(null, function() {
-      expect(reporter.suiteDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        jasmine.objectContaining({
-          failedExpectations: [
-            jasmine.objectContaining({
-              message: jasmine.stringContaining(
-                "'trace' was called when there was no current spec"
-              )
-            })
-          ]
-        })
-      );
-      done();
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index 13dce454..5fef9a21 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -1339,23 +1339,6 @@ describe('HtmlReporter', function() {
             }
           ]
         };
-        var failingSpecResultWithTrace = {
-          id: 567,
-          status: 'failed',
-          description: 'a failing spec',
-          fullName: 'a suite inner suite a failing spec',
-          passedExpectations: [],
-          failedExpectations: [
-            {
-              message: 'a failure message',
-              stack: 'a stack trace'
-            }
-          ],
-          trace: [
-            { timestamp: 123, message: 'msg 1' },
-            { timestamp: 456, message: 'msg 1' }
-          ]
-        };
 
         var passingSuiteResult = {
           id: 1,
@@ -1373,20 +1356,18 @@ describe('HtmlReporter', function() {
         reporter.suiteDone(passingSuiteResult);
         reporter.suiteDone(failingSuiteResult);
         reporter.suiteDone(passingSuiteResult);
-        reporter.specStarted(failingSpecResultWithTrace);
-        reporter.specDone(failingSpecResultWithTrace);
         reporter.jasmineDone({});
       });
 
       it('reports the specs counts', function() {
         var alertBar = container.querySelector('.jasmine-alert .jasmine-bar');
-        expect(alertBar.innerHTML).toMatch(/3 specs, 3 failures/);
+        expect(alertBar.innerHTML).toMatch(/2 specs, 2 failure/);
       });
 
       it('reports failure messages and stack traces', function() {
         var specFailures = container.querySelector('.jasmine-failures');
 
-        expect(specFailures.childNodes.length).toEqual(3);
+        expect(specFailures.childNodes.length).toEqual(2);
 
         var specFailure = specFailures.childNodes[0];
         expect(specFailure.getAttribute('class')).toMatch(/jasmine-failed/);
@@ -1427,18 +1408,6 @@ describe('HtmlReporter', function() {
         expect(suiteStackTrace.innerHTML).toEqual('a stack trace');
       });
 
-      it('reports traces when present', function() {
-        var specFailure = container.querySelectorAll(
-            '.jasmine-spec-detail.jasmine-failed'
-          )[2],
-          trace = specFailure.querySelector('.jasmine-trace table'),
-          rows;
-
-        expect(trace).toBeTruthy();
-        rows = trace.querySelectorAll('tbody tr');
-        expect(rows.length).toEqual(2);
-      });
-
       it('provides links to focus on a failure and each containing suite', function() {
         var description = container.querySelector(
           '.jasmine-failures .jasmine-description'
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 3cd79c5f..895579c1 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -1318,16 +1318,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       currentSuite().setSuiteProperty(key, value);
     };
 
-    this.trace = function(msg) {
-      var maybeSpec = currentRunnable();
-
-      if (!maybeSpec || !maybeSpec.trace) {
-        throw new Error("'trace' was called when there was no current spec");
-      }
-
-      maybeSpec.trace(msg);
-    };
-
     this.expect = function(actual) {
       if (!currentRunnable()) {
         throw new Error(
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index cd23a238..2691ce04 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
      * @property {String} status - Once the spec has completed, this string represents the pass/fail status of this spec.
      * @property {number} duration - The time in ms used by the spec execution, including any before/afterEach.
      * @property {Object} properties - User-supplied properties, if any, that were set using {@link Env#setSpecProperty}
-     * @property {TraceEntry[]|null} trace - Trace messages, if any, that were logged using {@link Env#trace} during a failing spec.
      * @since 2.0.0
-     */
+x     */
     this.result = {
       id: this.id,
       description: this.description,
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       deprecationWarnings: [],
       pendingReason: '',
       duration: null,
-      properties: null,
-      trace: null
+      properties: null
     };
   }
 
@@ -126,11 +124,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
         self.queueableFn.fn = null;
         self.result.status = self.status(excluded, failSpecWithNoExp);
         self.result.duration = self.timer.elapsed();
-
-        if (self.result.status !== 'failed') {
-          self.result.trace = null;
-        }
-
         self.resultCallback(self.result, done);
       }
     };
@@ -242,20 +235,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     );
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.trace = function(msg) {
-    if (!this.result.trace) {
-      this.result.trace = [];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @typedef TraceEntry
-     * @property {String} message - The message that was passed to {@link Env#trace}.
-     * @property {number} timestamp - The time when the entry was added, in
-     * milliseconds from the spec's start time
-     */
-    this.result.trace.push({ message: msg, timestamp: this.timer.elapsed() });
-  };
-
   var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
     var fullMessage = e.toString(),
       boilerplateStart = fullMessage.indexOf(Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage),
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 912e52f2..ee5c0cad 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -420,20 +420,4 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
       putativeSpy.calls instanceof j$.CallTracker
     );
   };
-
-  /**
-   * Logs a message for use in debugging. If the spec fails, trace messages
-   * will be included in the {@link SpecResult|result} passed to the
-   * reporter's specDone method.
-   *
-   * This method should be called only when a spec (including any associated
-   * beforeEach or afterEach functions) is running.
-   * @function
-   * @name jasmine.trace
-   * @since 3.10.0
-   * @param {String} msg - The message to log
-   */
-  j$.trace = function(msg) {
-    j$.getEnv().trace(msg);
-  };
 };
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index 80b9d03e..dc91c4dc 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -392,53 +392,9 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         );
       }
 
-      if (result.trace) {
-        messages.appendChild(traceTable(result.trace));
-      }
-
       return failure;
     }
 
-    function traceTable(trace) {
-      var tbody = createDom('tbody');
-
-      trace.forEach(function(entry) {
-        tbody.appendChild(
-          createDom(
-            'tr',
-            {},
-            createDom('td', {}, entry.timestamp.toString()),
-            createDom('td', {}, entry.message)
-          )
-        );
-      });
-
-      return createDom(
-        'div',
-        { className: 'jasmine-trace' },
-        createDom(
-          'div',
-          { className: 'jasmine-trace-header' },
-          'Trace information'
-        ),
-        createDom(
-          'table',
-          {},
-          createDom(
-            'thead',
-            {},
-            createDom(
-              'tr',
-              {},
-              createDom('th', {}, 'Time (ms)'),
-              createDom('th', {}, 'Message')
-            )
-          ),
-          tbody
-        )
-      );
-    }
-
     function summaryList(resultsTree, domParent) {
       var specListNode;
       for (var i = 0; i < resultsTree.children.length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss b/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
index 7ab2d515..2ee9c9be 100644
--- a/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
+++ b/src/html/_HTMLReporter.scss
@@ -388,20 +388,4 @@ body {
     background: white;
     white-space: pre;
   }
-
-  .jasmine-trace {
-    margin: 5px 0 0 0;
-    padding: 5px;
-    color: $light-text-color;
-    border: 1px solid #ddd;
-    background: white;
-
-    table {
-      border-spacing: 0;
-    }
-
-    table, th, td {
-      border: 1px solid #ddd;
-    }
-  }
 }