diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/utils/db.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/utils/db.py
index 4ab7226fcb487..f091f0868b0d5 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/utils/db.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/utils/db.py
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ def downgrade(*, to_revision, from_revision=None, show_sql_only=False, session:
     log.info("Attempting downgrade to revision %s", to_revision)
     config = _get_alembic_config()
     # Check if downgrade is less than 3.0.0 and requires that `ab_user` fab table is present
-    if _revision_greater(config, _REVISION_HEADS_MAP["3.0.0"], to_revision):
+    if _revision_greater(config, _REVISION_HEADS_MAP["2.10.3"], to_revision):
         unitest_mode = conf.getboolean("core", "unit_test_mode")
         if unitest_mode:
             try: