diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
index fe22b86a28f055f4eb0c1b9d24baf4fa12c3085b..44dbecfd0e7132daa65c7a0938e1d9af3288c780 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
     public static boolean canInstall(UpdateBaseInfo update) {
         return (SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.PROP_UPDATER_ALLOW_DOWNGRADING, false) ||
-                update.getTimestamp() > SystemProperties.getLong(Constants.PROP_BUILD_DATE, 0)) &&
-                update.getVersion().equalsIgnoreCase(
-                        SystemProperties.get(Constants.PROP_BUILD_VERSION));
+                update.getTimestamp() > SystemProperties.getLong(Constants.PROP_BUILD_DATE, 0));
     }
 
     public static List<UpdateInfo> parseJson(File file, boolean compatibleOnly)