diff --git a/src/core/ddsi/src/q_entity.c b/src/core/ddsi/src/q_entity.c
index 23a64a9..f0fff03 100644
--- a/src/core/ddsi/src/q_entity.c
+++ b/src/core/ddsi/src/q_entity.c
@@ -3620,7 +3620,7 @@ static void new_writer_guid_common_init (struct writer *wr, const struct ddsi_se
     assert ((wr->xqos->durability.kind == DDS_DURABILITY_TRANSIENT_LOCAL) ||
             (wr->e.guid.entityid.u == NN_ENTITYID_P2P_BUILTIN_PARTICIPANT_STATELESS_MESSAGE_WRITER));
   }
-  wr->handle_as_transient_local = (wr->xqos->durability.kind == DDS_DURABILITY_TRANSIENT_LOCAL || wr->e.guid.entityid.u == NN_ENTITYID_P2P_BUILTIN_PARTICIPANT_VOLATILE_SECURE_WRITER);
+  wr->handle_as_transient_local = (wr->xqos->durability.kind == DDS_DURABILITY_TRANSIENT_LOCAL);
   wr->include_keyhash =
     wr->e.gv->config.generate_keyhash &&
     ((wr->e.guid.entityid.u & NN_ENTITYID_KIND_MASK) == NN_ENTITYID_KIND_WRITER_WITH_KEY);