diff --git a/op-chain-ops/script/deploy.go b/op-chain-ops/script/deploy.go
index 9c39121a1db2b..b1d1a18b58de0 100644
--- a/op-chain-ops/script/deploy.go
+++ b/op-chain-ops/script/deploy.go
@@ -211,9 +211,15 @@ func (b *forgeScriptBackendImpl) Deploy(artifact *foundry.Artifact, label string
 	b.host.AllowCheatcodes(address)    // before constructor execution, give our script cheatcode access
 	b.host.state.MakeExcluded(address) // scripts are persistent across forks
 
-	// disable contract size constraints
+	// disable contract size constraints for script deployment
+	wasNoMaxCodeSize := b.host.noMaxCodeSize
 	b.host.EnforceMaxCodeSize(false)
-	defer b.host.EnforceMaxCodeSize(true)
+	defer func() {
+		// Only re-enable if it wasn't originally disabled
+		if !wasNoMaxCodeSize {
+			b.host.EnforceMaxCodeSize(true)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	// deploy the script
 	deployedAddr, err := b.host.Create(deployer, artifact.Bytecode.Object)
diff --git a/op-chain-ops/script/script.go b/op-chain-ops/script/script.go
index b94c05bc6d0f5..6f4e303591e9b 100644
--- a/op-chain-ops/script/script.go
+++ b/op-chain-ops/script/script.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ type Host struct {
 	// useCreate2Deployer uses the Create2Deployer for broadcasted
 	// create2 calls.
 	useCreate2Deployer bool
+
+	// noMaxCodeSize disables the maximum contract bytecode size check.
+	noMaxCodeSize bool
 }
 
 type HostOption func(h *Host)
@@ -161,6 +164,15 @@ func WithCreate2Deployer() HostOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithNoMaxCodeSize disables the maximum contract bytecode size check.
+// This is useful for development environments where contracts may be compiled
+// without optimizations and exceed the standard 24KB limit.
+func WithNoMaxCodeSize() HostOption {
+	return func(h *Host) {
+		h.noMaxCodeSize = true
+	}
+}
+
 // NewHost creates a Host that can load contracts from the given Artifacts FS,
 // and with an EVM initialized to the given executionContext.
 // Optionally src-map loading may be enabled, by providing a non-nil srcFS to read sources from.
@@ -298,6 +310,11 @@ func NewHost(
 	h.env = WrapEVM(vm.NewEVM(blockContext, h.state, h.chainCfg, vmCfg))
 	h.env.SetTxContext(txContext)
 
+	// Apply noMaxCodeSize after EVM is initialized
+	if h.noMaxCodeSize {
+		h.EnforceMaxCodeSize(false)
+	}
+
 	return h
 }
 
diff --git a/op-chain-ops/script/script_test.go b/op-chain-ops/script/script_test.go
index 814bac637f73f..8bac8afcf8bbe 100644
--- a/op-chain-ops/script/script_test.go
+++ b/op-chain-ops/script/script_test.go
@@ -472,3 +472,57 @@ func TestScriptErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWithNoMaxCodeSize(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := testlog.Logger(t, log.LevelInfo)
+	af := foundry.OpenArtifactsDir("./testdata/test-artifacts")
+	scriptContext := DefaultContext
+	deployer := scriptContext.Sender
+
+	// Create init code that deploys a contract with >24KB runtime code
+	// Init code structure:
+	// PUSH2 0x6400 (25600 bytes = 25KB)
+	// PUSH1 0x0c (offset where runtime code starts)
+	// PUSH1 0x00 (memory destination)
+	// CODECOPY
+	// PUSH2 0x6400 (size to return)
+	// PUSH1 0x00 (memory offset)
+	// RETURN
+	runtimeSize := 25 * 1024 // 25KB runtime code
+	initCode := []byte{
+		0x61, 0x64, 0x00, // PUSH2 0x6400
+		0x60, 0x0c, // PUSH1 0x0c (12 bytes - length of this init code)
+		0x60, 0x00, // PUSH1 0x00
+		0x39,             // CODECOPY
+		0x61, 0x64, 0x00, // PUSH2 0x6400
+		0x60, 0x00, // PUSH1 0x00
+		0xf3, // RETURN
+	}
+	// Append runtime code (can be any data, we'll use zeros)
+	runtimeCode := make([]byte, runtimeSize)
+	largeBytecode := append(initCode, runtimeCode...)
+
+	t.Run("WithNoMaxCodeSize allows large contracts", func(t *testing.T) {
+		h := NewHost(logger, af, nil, scriptContext, WithNoMaxCodeSize())
+		require.True(t, h.noMaxCodeSize, "noMaxCodeSize flag should be set")
+		require.True(t, h.env.Config().NoMaxCodeSize, "EVM should have NoMaxCodeSize enabled")
+
+		addr, err := h.Create(deployer, largeBytecode)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Should deploy large contract when NoMaxCodeSize is enabled")
+		require.NotEqual(t, common.Address{}, addr, "Should return valid address")
+
+		// Verify the code was actually deployed
+		code := h.GetCode(addr)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, code, "Contract code should be deployed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Default behavior rejects large contracts", func(t *testing.T) {
+		h := NewHost(logger, af, nil, scriptContext)
+		require.False(t, h.noMaxCodeSize, "noMaxCodeSize flag should be false by default")
+		require.False(t, h.env.Config().NoMaxCodeSize, "EVM should enforce max code size by default")
+
+		_, err := h.Create(deployer, largeBytecode)
+		require.Error(t, err, "Should reject large contract by default")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "max code size", "Error should mention max code size")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/op-chain-ops/script/with.go b/op-chain-ops/script/with.go
index 0823bf9b7fbd8..9bfc9dffd692c 100644
--- a/op-chain-ops/script/with.go
+++ b/op-chain-ops/script/with.go
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ func WithScript[B any](h *Host, name string, contract string) (b *B, cleanup fun
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to make bindings: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Scripts can be very large
+	// Scripts can be very large - disable contract size constraints for script deployment
+	wasNoMaxCodeSize := h.noMaxCodeSize
 	h.EnforceMaxCodeSize(false)
-	defer h.EnforceMaxCodeSize(true)
+	defer func() {
+		// Only re-enable if it wasn't originally disabled
+		if !wasNoMaxCodeSize {
+			h.EnforceMaxCodeSize(true)
+		}
+	}()
 	// deploy the script contract
 	deployedAddr, err := h.Create(deployer, artifact.Bytecode.Object)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/op-deployer/pkg/deployer/apply.go b/op-deployer/pkg/deployer/apply.go
index f0ce4b723bcc3..80a3cc1b5b729 100644
--- a/op-deployer/pkg/deployer/apply.go
+++ b/op-deployer/pkg/deployer/apply.go
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ func ApplyPipeline(
 			opts.Logger,
 			deployer,
 			bundle.L1,
+			script.WithNoMaxCodeSize(), // Allow unoptimized contracts from the forge lite profile in genesis deployments
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create L1 script host: %w", err)