diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
index 89b65aef16a5..e5f06b1d79f2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export const aztecStartOptions: { [key: string]: AztecStartOption[] } = {
   ],
   'L1 CONTRACTS': [
     configToFlag('--registry-address', l1ContractAddressesMapping.registryAddress),
-    configToFlag('--rollup-version', chainConfigMappings.rollupVersion, 'canonical'),
+    configToFlag('--rollup-version', chainConfigMappings.rollupVersion),
   ],
   STORAGE: [
     configToFlag('--data-directory', dataConfigMappings.dataDirectory),