diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/RevisionRevertForm.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/RevisionRevertForm.php
index d27dcf3..612799a 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/RevisionRevertForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Form/RevisionRevertForm.php
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $node_rev
       $current_state = $this->revision->moderation_state->value;
       $workflow = $this->moderationInformation->getWorkflowForEntity($this->revision);
 
+      // Valid transitions are determined not from the this revision, but
+      // rather, from the default state of a new revision. If a user has no
+      // permissions for any of these transitions, the form is hidden.
+      $new_entity = $this->revision->createDuplicate();
+
       /** @var \Drupal\workflows\Transition[] $transitions */
-      $transitions = $this->validation->getValidTransitions($this->revision, $this->currentUser());
+      $transitions = $this->validation->getValidTransitions($new_entity, $this->currentUser());
 
       $target_states = [];
 
@@ -89,11 +94,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $node_rev
 
       if (!count($target_states)) {
         // Set to the initial state for this workflow since the user has no
-        // access to transitions from this state. A fake 'new' entity is used
-        // since the intent here is to get the default state, not the initial
-        // state of a published revision.
-        // @todo This seems messy.
-        $new_entity = $this->revision->createDuplicate();
+        // access to transitions from this state.
         $form['new_state'] = [
           '#type' => 'value',
           '#value' => $workflow->getTypePlugin()->getInitialState($new_entity)->id(),