diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
index 114a9901f06..1e8900f7454 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/020-SystemDictatorSteps-1.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import {
   getContractsFromArtifacts,
   getDeploymentAddress,
   doPhase,
-  jsonifyTransaction,
-  getTenderlySimulationLink,
-  getCastCommand,
+  printJsonTransaction,
+  printTenderlySimulationLink,
+  printCastCommand,
 } from '../src/deploy-utils'
 
 const uint128Max = ethers.BigNumber.from('0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff')
@@ -99,10 +99,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
       console.log(`Please transfer AddressManager owner to MSD`)
       console.log(`AddressManager address: ${AddressManager.address}`)
       console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     // Wait for the ownership transfer to complete.
@@ -137,10 +136,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
         `L1StandardBridgeProxy address: ${L1StandardBridgeProxy.address}`
       )
       console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     // Wait for the ownership transfer to complete.
@@ -175,10 +173,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
       console.log(`Please transfer L1ERC721Bridge (proxy) owner to MSD`)
       console.log(`L1ERC721BridgeProxy address: ${L1ERC721BridgeProxy.address}`)
       console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     // Wait for the ownership transfer to complete.
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/021-SystemDictatorSteps-2.ts b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/021-SystemDictatorSteps-2.ts
index fa44f1be709..97356572820 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/021-SystemDictatorSteps-2.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy/021-SystemDictatorSteps-2.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import '@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers'
 import {
   assertContractVariable,
   getContractsFromArtifacts,
-  jsonifyTransaction,
+  printJsonTransaction,
   isStep,
   doStep,
-  getTenderlySimulationLink,
-  getCastCommand,
+  printTenderlySimulationLink,
+  printCastCommand,
 } from '../src/deploy-utils'
 
 const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
@@ -206,10 +206,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
         )
       )
       console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     await awaitCondition(
@@ -318,10 +317,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
       const tx = await OptimismPortal.populateTransaction.unpause()
       console.log(`Please unpause the OptimismPortal...`)
       console.log(`OptimismPortal address: ${OptimismPortal.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     await awaitCondition(
@@ -348,10 +346,9 @@ const deployFn: DeployFunction = async (hre) => {
       const tx = await SystemDictator.populateTransaction.finalize()
       console.log(`Please finalize deployment...`)
       console.log(`MSD address: ${SystemDictator.address}`)
-      console.log(`JSON:`)
-      console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-      console.log(getCastCommand(tx))
-      console.log(await getTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx))
+      printJsonTransaction(tx)
+      printCastCommand(tx)
+      await printTenderlySimulationLink(SystemDictator.provider, tx)
     }
 
     await awaitCondition(
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/deploy-utils.ts b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/deploy-utils.ts
index 9e72a9b86f1..3c20cb98e54 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/deploy-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/deploy-utils.ts
@@ -305,17 +305,20 @@ export const getDeploymentAddress = async (
  * @param tx Ethers transaction object.
  * @returns JSON-ified transaction object.
  */
-export const jsonifyTransaction = (tx: ethers.PopulatedTransaction): string => {
-  return JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      from: tx.from,
-      to: tx.to,
-      data: tx.data,
-      value: tx.value,
-      chainId: tx.chainId,
-    },
-    null,
-    2
+export const printJsonTransaction = (tx: ethers.PopulatedTransaction): void => {
+  console.log(
+    'JSON transaction parameters:\n' +
+      JSON.stringify(
+        {
+          from: tx.from,
+          to: tx.to,
+          data: tx.data,
+          value: tx.value,
+          chainId: tx.chainId,
+        },
+        null,
+        2
+      )
   )
 }
 
@@ -388,11 +391,8 @@ export const doStep = async (opts: {
     ]()
     console.log(`Please execute step ${opts.step}...`)
     console.log(`MSD address: ${opts.SystemDictator.address}`)
-    console.log(`JSON:`)
-    console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-    console.log(
-      await getTenderlySimulationLink(opts.SystemDictator.provider, tx)
-    )
+    printJsonTransaction(tx)
+    await printTenderlySimulationLink(opts.SystemDictator.provider, tx)
   }
 
   // Wait for the step to complete.
@@ -444,11 +444,8 @@ export const doPhase = async (opts: {
     ]()
     console.log(`Please execute phase ${opts.phase}...`)
     console.log(`MSD address: ${opts.SystemDictator.address}`)
-    console.log(`JSON:`)
-    console.log(jsonifyTransaction(tx))
-    console.log(
-      await getTenderlySimulationLink(opts.SystemDictator.provider, tx)
-    )
+    printJsonTransaction(tx)
+    await printTenderlySimulationLink(opts.SystemDictator.provider, tx)
   }
 
   // Wait for the step to complete.
@@ -465,36 +462,38 @@ export const doPhase = async (opts: {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a direct link to a Tenderly simulation.
+ * Prints a direct link to a Tenderly simulation.
  *
  * @param provider Ethers Provider.
  * @param tx Ethers transaction object.
- * @returns the url of the tenderly simulation.
  */
-export const getTenderlySimulationLink = async (
+export const printTenderlySimulationLink = async (
   provider: ethers.providers.Provider,
   tx: ethers.PopulatedTransaction
-): Promise<string> => {
+): Promise<void> => {
   if (process.env.TENDERLY_PROJECT && process.env.TENDERLY_USERNAME) {
-    return `https://dashboard.tenderly.co/${process.env.TENDERLY_PROJECT}/${
-      process.env.TENDERLY_USERNAME
-    }/simulator/new?${new URLSearchParams({
-      network: (await provider.getNetwork()).chainId.toString(),
-      contractAddress: tx.to,
-      rawFunctionInput: tx.data,
-      from: tx.from,
-    }).toString()}`
+    console.log(
+      `https://dashboard.tenderly.co/${process.env.TENDERLY_PROJECT}/${
+        process.env.TENDERLY_USERNAME
+      }/simulator/new?${new URLSearchParams({
+        network: (await provider.getNetwork()).chainId.toString(),
+        contractAddress: tx.to,
+        rawFunctionInput: tx.data,
+        from: tx.from,
+      }).toString()}`
+    )
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a cast commmand for submitting a given transaction.
+ * Prints a cast commmand for submitting a given transaction.
  *
  * @param tx Ethers transaction object.
- * @returns the cast command
  */
-export const getCastCommand = (tx: ethers.PopulatedTransaction): string => {
+export const printCastCommand = (tx: ethers.PopulatedTransaction): void => {
   if (process.env.CAST_COMMANDS) {
-    return `cast send ${tx.to} ${tx.data} --from ${tx.from} --value ${tx.value}`
+    console.log(
+      `cast send ${tx.to} ${tx.data} --from ${tx.from} --value ${tx.value}`
+    )
   }
 }