diff --git a/docs/operations/2026-07-16-secrets-clustered-master-key.md b/docs/operations/2026-07-16-secrets-clustered-master-key.md
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@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ fleet-wide order.
 The earlier interim posture — every node of a pair mounting one `Secrets:SqlitePath` on a shared
 or replicated volume — still works for a deployment that keeps `Secrets:Replication:Enabled=false`:
 reads dominate and writes are effectively single-writer. See the caveat below; it is not safe with
-concurrent writers, and it is not available to DB-less driver-only site nodes that have no shared
-volume with their partner.
+concurrent writers, and it is impractical for site pairs whose nodes share no volume.
 
 ## How it's delivered (do NOT commit these values)