diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/000-L2OutputOracle.deploy.ts b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/000-L2OutputOracle.deploy.ts
index c7602623ebc92..bb3331d1cb1da 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/000-L2OutputOracle.deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/000-L2OutputOracle.deploy.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
   const { deployer } = await hre.getNamedAccounts()
   const { deployConfig } = hre
 
-  const l1 = hre.ethers.getDefaultProvider()
+  const l1 = hre.ethers.provider
   const l1StartingBlock = await l1.getBlock(deployConfig.l1StartingBlockTag)
   if (l1StartingBlock === null) {
     throw new Error(`Cannot fetch block tag ${deployConfig.l1StartingBlockTag}`)
   }
 
+  return
+
   await deploy('L2OutputOracleProxy', {
     contract: 'Proxy',
     from: deployer,