diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler.php
index 3e8d52bba..615a62192 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ protected function doWrite($record): void
 
         $hint = new EventHint();
 
-        if (isset($record['context']['exception']) && $record['context']['exception'] instanceof \Throwable) {
+        if ($this->hasExceptionContext($record['context'])) {
             $hint->exception = $record['context']['exception'];
         }
 
@@ -94,18 +94,12 @@ private function getMonologContextData(array $context): array
             return [];
         }
 
-        $contextData = [];
-
-        foreach ($context as $key => $value) {
-            // We skip the `exception` field because it goes in its own context
-            if ($key === self::CONTEXT_EXCEPTION_KEY) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $contextData[$key] = $value;
+        if ($this->hasExceptionContext($context)) {
+            // remove the exception from the context, as it's set on the hint
+            unset($context[self::CONTEXT_EXCEPTION_KEY]);
         }
 
-        return $contextData;
+        return $context;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -127,4 +121,12 @@ private function getMonologExtraData(array $context): array
 
         return $extraData;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed[] $context
+     */
+    private function hasExceptionContext(array $context): bool
+    {
+        return isset($context[self::CONTEXT_EXCEPTION_KEY]) && $context[self::CONTEXT_EXCEPTION_KEY] instanceof \Throwable;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Monolog/HandlerTest.php b/tests/Monolog/HandlerTest.php
index bc1d4dd67..d2668814f 100644
--- a/tests/Monolog/HandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Monolog/HandlerTest.php
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public static function handleDataProvider(): iterable
                 [
                     'foo' => 'bar',
                     'bar' => 'baz',
+                    'exception' => 'just a message',
                 ],
                 []
             ),
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ public static function handleDataProvider(): iterable
                 'monolog.context' => [
                     'foo' => 'bar',
                     'bar' => 'baz',
+                    'exception' => 'just a message',
                 ],
             ],
         ];