diff --git a/rcmgr.go b/rcmgr.go
index 99c339c..a9fbdae 100644
--- a/rcmgr.go
+++ b/rcmgr.go
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ func IsSystemScope(name string) bool {
 }
 
 func IsTransientScope(name string) bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(name, "transient")
 	return name == "transient"
 }
 
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index 7205b2e..2190527 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ func newResourceScopeSpan(owner *resourceScope, id int) *resourceScope {
 // IsSpan will return true if this name was created by newResourceScopeSpan
 func IsSpan(name string) bool {
 	return strings.Contains(name, ".span-")
-	return name == "transient"
 }
 
 // Resources implementation