diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
index 4764d51d641f..4d07f8193112 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/boot-node.yaml
@@ -52,30 +52,6 @@ spec:
             - name: config
               mountPath: /shared/config
       {{- if .Values.bootNode.deployContracts }}
-        - name: deploy-create2-deployer
-          image: {{ .Values.images.foundry.image }}
-          command:
-            - /bin/sh
-            - -c
-            - |
-              set -eux
-              source /shared/config/service-addresses
-              # it is possible that even though we asserted this above, the DNS resolver of *this* pod
-              # is not yet ready to resolve the ethereum host.
-              # so we need to wait for it to be ready.
-              until cast rpc --rpc-url ${ETHEREUM_HOST} eth_chainId | grep 0x; do
-                echo "Waiting for Ethereum node ${ETHEREUM_HOST}..."
-                sleep 5
-              done
-              echo "Ethereum node is ready!"
-              PROXY_CODE="$(cast code --rpc-url ${ETHEREUM_HOST} 0x4e59b44847b379578588920ca78fbf26c0b4956c)"
-              if [ "$PROXY_CODE" = "0x" ]; then
-                echo "Deploying Deterministic Deployment Proxy"
-                cast publish --rpc-url ${ETHEREUM_HOST} 0xf8a58085174876e800830186a08080b853604580600e600039806000f350fe7fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe03601600081602082378035828234f58015156039578182fd5b8082525050506014600cf31ba02222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222a02222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
-              fi
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: config
-              mountPath: /shared/config
         - name: deploy-l1-contracts
           {{- include "aztec-network.image" . | nindent 10 }}
           command: