diff --git a/src/diffusers/utils/deprecation_utils.py b/src/diffusers/utils/deprecation_utils.py
index 78ffdb0a8d..5f276382b6 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/utils/deprecation_utils.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/utils/deprecation_utils.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ from packaging import version
 #         "transformers_version": (">=", "5.0.0"),  # (operation, version) tuple
 #     }
 # }
-TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING = {
+_TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING = {
     "CLIPFeatureExtractor": {
         "new_class": "CLIPImageProcessor",
-        "transformers_version": (">=", "4.57.0"),
+        "transformers_version": (">", "4.57.0"),
     },
 }
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ def _should_remap_transformers_class(class_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The new class name if remapping should occur, None otherwise
     """
-    if class_name not in TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING:
+    if class_name not in _TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING:
         return None
 
     from .import_utils import is_transformers_version
 
-    mapping = TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING[class_name]
+    mapping = _TRANSFORMERS_CLASS_REMAPPING[class_name]
     operation, required_version = mapping["transformers_version"]
 
     # Only remap if the transformers version meets the requirement