diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/snapshots/semver-lock.json b/packages/contracts-bedrock/snapshots/semver-lock.json
index 7ec3000cb188..4f111ad1ddd2 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/snapshots/semver-lock.json
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/snapshots/semver-lock.json
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
     "sourceCodeHash": "0xb7b0a06cd971c4647247dc19ce997d0c64a73e87c81d30731da9cf9efa1b952a"
   },
   "src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol": {
-    "initCodeHash": "0x378970d3613b8cf0202cc660afd8b0447988a22c18fdb9e7096a5dedbb389ad8",
-    "sourceCodeHash": "0x95cd2860ee20ed54615da02f53c87ca836aa15af20e3164ae6ef5a9b9cfd3983"
+    "initCodeHash": "0xc845f8e6694d43a881c2a65d4bbc35027070945cb8a6fef4d2353ab33f05ba0b",
+    "sourceCodeHash": "0xc3cd021bf768aab8a2f5c2007688bd9f04cb5857ebb37036d06fcf695c6a120e"
   },
   "src/dispute/DelayedWETH.sol": {
     "initCodeHash": "0xdd0b5e523f3b53563fe0b6e6165fb73605b14910ffa32a7cbed855cdebab47c6",
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
index 3c4ff9bd766d..327e5e808294 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.sol
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import { IOptimismPortal2 } from "interfaces/L1/IOptimismPortal2.sol";
 ///         be initialized with a more recent starting state which reduces the amount of required offchain computation.
 contract AnchorStateRegistry is Initializable, ISemver {
     /// @notice Semantic version.
-    /// @custom:semver 2.2.0
-    string public constant version = "2.2.0";
+    /// @custom:semver 2.2.1
+    string public constant version = "2.2.1";
 
     /// @notice Address of the SuperchainConfig contract.
     ISuperchainConfig public superchainConfig;
@@ -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());
     }
@@ -257,16 +253,12 @@ contract AnchorStateRegistry is Initializable, ISemver {
         // version of IDisputeGame in the future.
         IFaultDisputeGame game = IFaultDisputeGame(address(_game));
 
-        // Check if the candidate game is valid.
-        bool valid = isGameClaimValid(game);
-        if (!valid) {
+        // Check if the candidate game claim is valid.
+        if (!isGameClaimValid(game)) {
             revert AnchorStateRegistry_InvalidAnchorGame();
         }
 
         // Must be newer than the current anchor game.
-        // Note that this WILL block/brick if getAnchorRoot() ever reverts because the current
-        // anchor game is blacklisted. A blacklisted anchor game is *very* bad and we deliberately
-        // want to force the situation to be handled manually.
         (, uint256 anchorL2BlockNumber) = getAnchorRoot();
         if (game.l2BlockNumber() <= anchorL2BlockNumber) {
             revert AnchorStateRegistry_InvalidAnchorGame();
diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol b/packages/contracts-bedrock/test/dispute/AnchorStateRegistry.t.sol
index 8ddf7ba5b5e7..820855a7407c 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());
     }
 }