diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/SchemaRegistryServiceImpl.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/SchemaRegistryServiceImpl.java
index 26be4c621ab22..c68013769d1f0 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/SchemaRegistryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/schema/SchemaRegistryServiceImpl.java
@@ -135,11 +135,14 @@ public CompletableFuture<SchemaAndMetadata> getSchema(String schemaId, SchemaVer
                                 .thenApply(Functions::schemaInfoToSchema)
                                 .thenApply(schema -> new SchemaAndMetadata(schemaId, schema, stored.version))
                                 .thenApply((schema) -> {
-                                    if (schema != null && schema.schema.isDeleted()) {
-                                        return null;
-                                    } else {
-                                        return schema;
+                                    if(version == SchemaVersion.Latest){
+                                        if (schema != null && schema.schema.isDeleted()) {
+                                            return null;
+                                        } else {
+                                            return schema;
+                                        }
                                     }
+                                    return schema;    
                                 });
                     }
                 })