diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
index 2475870105930..9d8af1db4f279 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
     SystemDictator,
     ProxyAdmin,
     AddressManager,
-    L1CrossDomainMessenger,
     L1StandardBridgeProxy,
     L1StandardBridgeProxyWithSigner,
     L1ERC721BridgeProxy,
@@ -43,11 +42,6 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
       name: 'Lib_AddressManager',
       signerOrProvider: deployer,
     },
-    {
-      name: 'Proxy__OVM_L1CrossDomainMessenger',
-      iface: 'L1CrossDomainMessenger',
-      signerOrProvider: deployer,
-    },
     {
       name: 'Proxy__OVM_L1StandardBridge',
     },
@@ -118,41 +112,6 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
     console.log(`AddressManager already owned by the SystemDictator`)
   }
 
-  // Transfer ownership of the L1CrossDomainMessenger to SystemDictator.
-  if (
-    needsProxyTransfer &&
-    (await AddressManager.getAddress('OVM_L1CrossDomainMessenger')) !==
-      ethers.constants.AddressZero &&
-    (await L1CrossDomainMessenger.owner()) !== SystemDictator.address
-  ) {
-    if (isLiveDeployer) {
-      console.log(`Setting L1CrossDomainMessenger owner to MSD`)
-      await L1CrossDomainMessenger.transferOwnership(SystemDictator.address)
-    } else {
-      const tx =
-        await L1CrossDomainMessenger.populateTransaction.transferOwnership(
-          SystemDictator.address
-        )
-      console.log(`Please transfer L1CrossDomainMessenger owner to MSD`)
-      console.log(`L1XDM address: ${L1CrossDomainMessenger.address}`)
-      console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-    }
-
-    // Wait for the ownership transfer to complete.
-    await awaitCondition(
-      async () => {
-        const owner = await L1CrossDomainMessenger.owner()
-        return owner === SystemDictator.address
-      },
-      30000,
-      1000
-    )
-  } else {
-    console.log(`L1CrossDomainMessenger already owned by MSD`)
-  }
-
   // Transfer ownership of the L1StandardBridge (proxy) to SystemDictator.
   if (
     needsProxyTransfer &&