diff --git a/src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.cpp b/src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.cpp
index ac9e6bfebc..f800c0832b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/fastdds/subscriber/history/DataReaderHistory.cpp
@@ -867,10 +867,8 @@ bool DataReaderHistory::update_instance_nts(
     change->reader_info.no_writers_generation_count = vit->second->no_writers_generation_count;
 
     auto current_owner = vit->second->current_owner.first;
-    if (current_owner != previous_owner)
+    if ((current_owner != previous_owner) && (current_owner == change->writerGUID))
     {
-        assert(current_owner == change->writerGUID);
-
         // Remove all changes from different owners after the change.
         DataReaderInstance::ChangeCollection& changes = vit->second->cache_changes;
         auto it = std::lower_bound(changes.begin(), changes.end(), change, rtps::history_order_cmp);