diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_utils.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_utils.py
index 2fae056f38c..9744bf358e7 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_utils.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_utils.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ async def declare_queue(
     if arguments is not None:
         default_arguments.update(arguments)
     queue_parameters: dict[str, Any] = {
-        "durable": True,
+        "durable": not exclusive_queue,
         "exclusive": exclusive_queue,
         "arguments": default_arguments,
         "name": f"{get_rabbitmq_client_unique_name(client_name)}_{queue_name}_exclusive",
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ async def declare_queue(
         # NOTE: setting a name will ensure multiple instance will take their data here
         queue_parameters |= {"name": queue_name}
 
-    # avoids deprecated `transient_nonexcl_queues` warning in RabbitMQ
-    if (
-        queue_parameters.get("durable", False) is False
-        and queue_parameters.get("exclusive", False) is False
-    ):
-        msg = (
-            "Queue must be `durable` or `exclusive`, but not both. "
-            "This is to avoid the `transient_nonexcl_queues` warning. "
-            "NOTE: if both `durable` and `exclusive` are missing they are considered False. "
-            f"{queue_parameters=}"
-        )
-        raise ValueError(msg)
-
     # NOTE: if below line raises something similar to ``ChannelPreconditionFailed: PRECONDITION_FAILED``
     # most likely someone changed the signature of the queues (parameters etc...)
     # Safest way to deal with it: