diff --git a/trove/cmd/manage.py b/trove/cmd/manage.py
index 18eec66ecc..ea16ecce4f 100755
--- a/trove/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/trove/cmd/manage.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ gettext.install('trove', unicode=1)
 
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_log.versionutils import deprecated
 
 from trove.common import cfg
 from trove.common import exception
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class Commands(object):
     def db_upgrade(self, version=None, repo_path=None):
         self.db_api.db_upgrade(CONF, version, repo_path=repo_path)
 
+    @deprecated(as_of=deprecated.MITAKA)
     def db_downgrade(self, version, repo_path=None):
         self.db_api.db_downgrade(CONF, version, repo_path=repo_path)