diff --git a/src/deploy/002_settlement.ts b/src/deploy/002_settlement.ts
index 33d1c326..d5a8b4fb 100644
--- a/src/deploy/002_settlement.ts
+++ b/src/deploy/002_settlement.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import Vault from "../../balancer/Vault.json";
 import BALANCER_NETWORKS from "../../balancer/networks.json";
 import { CONTRACT_NAMES, SALT } from "../ts/deploy";
 
-const DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDRESS = "0xBA12222222228d8Ba445958a75a0704d566BF2C8";
-
 const deploySettlement: DeployFunction = async function ({
   deployments,
   ethers,
@@ -48,13 +46,12 @@ const deploySettlement: DeployFunction = async function ({
     >;
     const vaultDeployment = vaultNetworks[chainId];
     if (vaultDeployment === undefined) {
-      console.warn(
-        `Vault not deployed on chain ${chainId}, using default address.`,
+      throw new Error(
+        `Vault not validated on chain ${chainId}. Make sure the Balancer deployment is safe to use first, then add it to the networks.json file`,
       );
-      vaultAddress = DEFAULT_VAULT_ADDRESS;
-    } else {
-      vaultAddress = vaultDeployment.address;
     }
+
+    vaultAddress = vaultDeployment.address;
   }
 
   await deploy(settlement, {