diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d43bb46e1..8dd862880 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 ## Unreleased
-
-- ...
+- Updated .gitattributes to reduce package footprint (#770)
+- Use multibyte functions to handle unicode paths (#774)
+- Remove `Hub::getScope()` to deny direct access to `Scope` instances (#776)
 
 ## 2.0.0-beta2 (2019-02-11)
 - Rename `SentryAuth` class to `SentryAuthentication` (#742)
diff --git a/src/State/Hub.php b/src/State/Hub.php
index 6811b8062..a37cb5f3a 100644
--- a/src/State/Hub.php
+++ b/src/State/Hub.php
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ public function getClient(): ?ClientInterface
         return $this->getStackTop()->getClient();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function getScope(): Scope
-    {
-        return $this->getStackTop()->getScope();
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -242,6 +234,16 @@ public function getIntegration(string $className): ?IntegrationInterface
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the scope bound to the top of the stack.
+     *
+     * @return Scope
+     */
+    private function getScope(): Scope
+    {
+        return $this->getStackTop()->getScope();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the topmost client/layer pair in the stack.
      *
diff --git a/src/State/HubInterface.php b/src/State/HubInterface.php
index d2569b0b9..af13d62e6 100644
--- a/src/State/HubInterface.php
+++ b/src/State/HubInterface.php
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ interface HubInterface
      */
     public function getClient(): ?ClientInterface;
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the scope bound to the top of the stack.
-     *
-     * @return Scope
-     */
-    public function getScope(): Scope;
-
     /**
      * Gets the ID of the last captured event.
      *
diff --git a/tests/ClientTest.php b/tests/ClientTest.php
index 87b4672f5..07290a129 100644
--- a/tests/ClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClientTest.php
@@ -274,8 +274,13 @@ public function testHandlingExceptionThrowingAnException(): void
 
         $client = new Client(new Options(), $transport, $this->createEventFactory());
 
-        Hub::getCurrent()->bindClient($client);
-        $client->captureException($this->createCarelessExceptionWithStacktrace(), Hub::getCurrent()->getScope());
+        $hub = Hub::getCurrent();
+        $hub->bindClient($client);
+
+        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($hub, 'getScope');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $client->captureException($this->createCarelessExceptionWithStacktrace(), $method->invoke($hub));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/SdkTest.php b/tests/SdkTest.php
index 9f9b0b013..6d0f55e37 100644
--- a/tests/SdkTest.php
+++ b/tests/SdkTest.php
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ public function testAddBreadcrumb(): void
 
         addBreadcrumb($breadcrumb);
 
-        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb], Hub::getCurrent()->getScope()->getBreadcrumbs());
+        $hub = Hub::getCurrent();
+
+        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($hub, 'getScope');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb], $method->invoke($hub)->getBreadcrumbs());
     }
 
     public function testWithScope(): void
diff --git a/tests/State/HubTest.php b/tests/State/HubTest.php
index 027f694c0..a95e73caf 100644
--- a/tests/State/HubTest.php
+++ b/tests/State/HubTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Sentry\ClientInterface;
 use Sentry\Severity;
 use Sentry\State\Hub;
+use Sentry\State\HubInterface;
 use Sentry\State\Scope;
 
 final class HubTest extends TestCase
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ public function testConstructorCreatesScopeAutomatically(): void
     {
         $hub = new Hub(null, null);
 
-        $this->assertNotNull($hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertNotNull($this->getScope($hub));
     }
 
     public function testGetClient(): void
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public function testGetScope(): void
         $scope = new Scope();
         $hub = new Hub($this->createMock(ClientInterface::class), $scope);
 
-        $this->assertSame($scope, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope, $this->getScope($hub));
     }
 
     public function testGetLastEventId(): void
@@ -57,14 +58,14 @@ public function testPushScope(): void
     {
         $hub = new Hub($this->createMock(ClientInterface::class));
 
-        $scope1 = $hub->getScope();
+        $scope1 = $this->getScope($hub);
         $client1 = $hub->getClient();
 
         $scope2 = $hub->pushScope();
         $client2 = $hub->getClient();
 
         $this->assertNotSame($scope1, $scope2);
-        $this->assertSame($scope2, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope2, $this->getScope($hub));
         $this->assertSame($client1, $client2);
         $this->assertSame($client1, $hub->getClient());
     }
@@ -73,22 +74,22 @@ public function testPopScope(): void
     {
         $hub = new Hub($this->createMock(ClientInterface::class));
 
-        $scope1 = $hub->getScope();
+        $scope1 = $this->getScope($hub);
         $client = $hub->getClient();
 
         $scope2 = $hub->pushScope();
 
-        $this->assertSame($scope2, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope2, $this->getScope($hub));
         $this->assertSame($client, $hub->getClient());
 
         $this->assertTrue($hub->popScope());
 
-        $this->assertSame($scope1, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope1, $this->getScope($hub));
         $this->assertSame($client, $hub->getClient());
 
         $this->assertFalse($hub->popScope());
 
-        $this->assertSame($scope1, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope1, $this->getScope($hub));
         $this->assertSame($client, $hub->getClient());
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public function testWithScope(): void
         $scope = new Scope();
         $hub = new Hub($this->createMock(ClientInterface::class), $scope);
 
-        $this->assertSame($scope, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope, $this->getScope($hub));
 
         $callbackInvoked = false;
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public function testWithScope(): void
         }
 
         $this->assertTrue($callbackInvoked);
-        $this->assertSame($scope, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope, $this->getScope($hub));
     }
 
     public function testConfigureScope(): void
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public function testConfigureScope(): void
         });
 
         $this->assertTrue($callbackInvoked);
-        $this->assertSame($scope, $hub->getScope());
+        $this->assertSame($scope, $this->getScope($hub));
     }
 
     public function testBindClient(): void
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ public function testAddBreadcrumb(): void
 
         $hub->addBreadcrumb($breadcrumb);
 
-        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb], $hub->getScope()->getBreadcrumbs());
+        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb], $this->getScope($hub)->getBreadcrumbs());
     }
 
     public function testAddBreadcrumbDoesNothingIfMaxBreadcrumbsLimitIsZero(): void
@@ -227,14 +228,14 @@ public function testAddBreadcrumbDoesNothingIfMaxBreadcrumbsLimitIsZero(): void
 
         $hub->addBreadcrumb(new Breadcrumb(Breadcrumb::LEVEL_ERROR, Breadcrumb::TYPE_ERROR, 'error_reporting'));
 
-        $this->assertEmpty($hub->getScope()->getBreadcrumbs());
+        $this->assertEmpty($this->getScope($hub)->getBreadcrumbs());
     }
 
     public function testAddBreadcrumbRespectsMaxBreadcrumbsLimit(): void
     {
         $client = ClientBuilder::create(['max_breadcrumbs' => 2])->getClient();
         $hub = new Hub($client);
-        $scope = $hub->getScope();
+        $scope = $this->getScope($hub);
 
         $breadcrumb1 = new Breadcrumb(Breadcrumb::LEVEL_WARNING, Breadcrumb::TYPE_ERROR, 'error_reporting', 'foo');
         $breadcrumb2 = new Breadcrumb(Breadcrumb::LEVEL_WARNING, Breadcrumb::TYPE_ERROR, 'error_reporting', 'bar');
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ public function testAddBreadcrumbDoesNothingWhenBeforeBreadcrumbCallbackReturnsN
 
         $hub->addBreadcrumb(new Breadcrumb(Breadcrumb::LEVEL_ERROR, Breadcrumb::TYPE_ERROR, 'error_reporting'));
 
-        $this->assertEmpty($hub->getScope()->getBreadcrumbs());
+        $this->assertEmpty($this->getScope($hub)->getBreadcrumbs());
     }
 
     public function testAddBreadcrumbStoresBreadcrumbReturnedByBeforeBreadcrumbCallback(): void
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ public function testAddBreadcrumbStoresBreadcrumbReturnedByBeforeBreadcrumbCallb
 
         $hub->addBreadcrumb($breadcrumb1);
 
-        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb2], $hub->getScope()->getBreadcrumbs());
+        $this->assertSame([$breadcrumb2], $this->getScope($hub)->getBreadcrumbs());
     }
 
     public function testCaptureEvent(): void
@@ -292,4 +293,12 @@ public function testCaptureEvent(): void
 
         $this->assertEquals('2b867534eead412cbdb882fd5d441690', $hub->captureEvent(['message' => 'test']));
     }
+
+    private function getScope(HubInterface $hub): Scope
+    {
+        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($hub, 'getScope');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        return $method->invoke($hub);
+    }
 }