diff --git a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/archiver.ts b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/archiver.ts
index 72eb746663b..fde55fc3e82 100644
--- a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/archiver.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/archiver.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 import { DebugLogger, createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/running-promise';
-import { ClassRegistererAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/class-registerer';
+import { getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/class-registerer';
 import {
   ContractClassPublic,
   ContractDataSource,
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ export class Archiver implements ArchiveSource {
    * @param allLogs - All logs emitted in a bunch of blocks.
    */
   private async storeRegisteredContractClasses(allLogs: UnencryptedL2Log[], blockNum: number) {
-    const contractClasses = ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(allLogs, ClassRegistererAddress).map(e =>
-      e.toContractClassPublic(),
+    const contractClasses = ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(allLogs, getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress()).map(
+      e => e.toContractClassPublic(),
     );
     if (contractClasses.length > 0) {
       contractClasses.forEach(c => this.log(`Registering contract class ${c.id.toString()}`));
diff --git a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.test.ts b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.test.ts
index aa6764915a5..b1b056c11fa 100644
--- a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { computeContractAddressFromInstance, getContractClassFromArtifact } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
-import { ClassRegistererAddress, getCanonicalClassRegisterer } from './index.js';
+import { getCanonicalClassRegisterer, getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress } from './index.js';
 
 describe('ClassRegisterer', () => {
   it('returns canonical protocol contract', () => {
     const contract = getCanonicalClassRegisterer();
     expect(computeContractAddressFromInstance(contract.instance)).toEqual(contract.address);
     expect(getContractClassFromArtifact(contract.artifact).id).toEqual(contract.contractClass.id);
-    expect(contract.address.toString()).toEqual(ClassRegistererAddress.toString());
+    expect(contract.address.toString()).toEqual(getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress().toString());
   });
 });
diff --git a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.ts b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.ts
index bf0884f77d4..ea85f6f6acf 100644
--- a/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/protocol-contracts/src/class-registerer/index.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ export function getCanonicalClassRegisterer(): ProtocolContract {
   return getCanonicalProtocolContract(ContractClassRegistererArtifact, 1);
 }
 
-/**
- * Address of the canonical class registerer.
- * @remarks This should not change often, hence we hardcode it to save from having to recompute it every time.
- */
-export const ClassRegistererAddress = AztecAddress.fromString(
-  '0x2140db629d95644ef26140fa5ae87749ae28d373176af9a2e458052ced96c7b3',
-);
+let address: AztecAddress | undefined = undefined;
+
+/** Returns the address for the canonical deployment of the class registerer */
+export function getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress() {
+  if (!address) {
+    address = getCanonicalClassRegisterer().address;
+  }
+  return address;
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/simulator/public_executor.ts b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/simulator/public_executor.ts
index 6008f8b2aa5..fc3d4123588 100644
--- a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/simulator/public_executor.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/src/simulator/public_executor.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/circuits.js/hash';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
-import { ClassRegistererAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/class-registerer';
+import { getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/class-registerer';
 import { CommitmentsDB, MessageLoadOracleInputs, PublicContractsDB, PublicStateDB } from '@aztec/simulator';
 import { ContractClassPublic, ContractDataSource, ContractInstanceWithAddress } from '@aztec/types/contracts';
 import { MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class ContractsDataSourcePublicDB implements PublicContractsDB {
   public addNewContracts(tx: Tx): Promise<void> {
     // Extract contract class and instance data from logs and add to cache for this block
     const logs = tx.unencryptedLogs.unrollLogs().map(UnencryptedL2Log.fromBuffer);
-    ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(logs, ClassRegistererAddress).forEach(e => {
+    ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(logs, getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress()).forEach(e => {
       this.log(`Adding class ${e.contractClassId.toString()} to public execution contract cache`);
       this.classCache.set(e.contractClassId.toString(), e.toContractClassPublic());
     });
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class ContractsDataSourcePublicDB implements PublicContractsDB {
     // Let's say we have two txs adding the same contract on the same block. If the 2nd one reverts,
     // wouldn't that accidentally remove the contract added on the first one?
     const logs = tx.unencryptedLogs.unrollLogs().map(UnencryptedL2Log.fromBuffer);
-    ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(logs, ClassRegistererAddress).forEach(e =>
+    ContractClassRegisteredEvent.fromLogs(logs, getCanonicalClassRegistererAddress()).forEach(e =>
       this.classCache.delete(e.contractClassId.toString()),
     );
     ContractInstanceDeployedEvent.fromLogs(logs).forEach(e => this.instanceCache.delete(e.address.toString()));