diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
index 3c4ff9bd766d9..817fd2259627d 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ contract AnchorStateRegistry is Initializable, ISemver {
             return (startingAnchorRoot.root, startingAnchorRoot.l2BlockNumber);
         }
 
-        if (isGameBlacklisted(anchorGame)) {
-            revert AnchorStateRegistry_AnchorGameBlacklisted();
-        }
-
         // Otherwise, return the anchor root.
         return (Hash.wrap(anchorGame.rootClaim().raw()), anchorGame.l2BlockNumber());
     }
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol b/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol
index 8ddf7ba5b5e77..820855a7407c5 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ contract AnchorStateRegistry_GetAnchorRoot_Test is AnchorStateRegistry_Init {
         assertEq(root.raw(), gameProxy.rootClaim().raw());
         assertEq(l2BlockNumber, gameProxy.l2BlockNumber());
     }
-}
 
-contract AnchorStateRegistry_GetAnchorRoot_TestFail is AnchorStateRegistry_Init {
-    /// @notice Tests that getAnchorRoot will revert if the anchor game is blacklisted.
-    function test_getAnchorRoot_blacklistedGame_fails() public {
+    /// @notice Tests that getAnchorRoot returns even if the anchor game is blacklisted.
+    function test_getAnchorRoot_blacklistedGame_succeeds() public {
         // Mock the game to be resolved.
         vm.mockCall(address(gameProxy), abi.encodeCall(gameProxy.resolvedAt, ()), abi.encode(block.timestamp));
         vm.warp(block.timestamp + optimismPortal2.disputeGameFinalityDelaySeconds() + 1);
@@ -116,8 +114,11 @@ contract AnchorStateRegistry_GetAnchorRoot_TestFail is AnchorStateRegistry_Init
             abi.encodeCall(optimismPortal2.disputeGameBlacklist, (gameProxy)),
             abi.encode(true)
         );
-        vm.expectRevert(IAnchorStateRegistry.AnchorStateRegistry_AnchorGameBlacklisted.selector);
-        anchorStateRegistry.getAnchorRoot();
+
+        // Get the anchor root.
+        (Hash root, uint256 l2BlockNumber) = anchorStateRegistry.getAnchorRoot();
+        assertEq(root.raw(), gameProxy.rootClaim().raw());
+        assertEq(l2BlockNumber, gameProxy.l2BlockNumber());
     }
 }