diff --git a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/pxe/index.ts b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/pxe/index.ts
index ec3fec68ee7a..8bae3b797051 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/pxe/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli/src/cmds/pxe/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { type DebugLogger, type LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { type Command } from 'commander';
 
 import {
-  LOCALHOST,
   logJson,
   makePxeOption,
   parseAztecAddress,
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
   program
     .command('get-node-info')
     .description('Gets the information of an Aztec node from a PXE or directly from an Aztec node.')
-    .option('--node-url <string>', 'URL of the node.', `http://${LOCALHOST}:8080`)
+    .option('--node-url <string>', 'URL of the node.')
     .addOption(makePxeOption(false))
     .action(async options => {
       const { getNodeInfo } = await import('./get_node_info.js');