diff --git a/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts b/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
index 83f61365d..f48accc9f 100644
--- a/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/sdk/strategy/cbd-strategy.ts
@@ -29,21 +29,22 @@ export class CbdStrategy {
   }
 
   public async deploy(
-    provider: ethers.providers.Web3Provider,
-    ritualId?: number
+    web3Provider: ethers.providers.Web3Provider,
+    ritualId: number
   ): Promise<DeployedCbdStrategy> {
-    if (ritualId === undefined) {
-      ritualId = await DkgClient.initializeRitual(
-        provider,
-        this.cohort.ursulaAddresses,
-        true
-      );
-    }
-    if (ritualId === undefined) {
-      // Given that we just initialized the ritual, this should never happen
-      throw new Error('Ritual ID is undefined');
-    }
-    const dkgRitual = await DkgClient.getExistingRitual(provider, ritualId);
+    // TODO(#264): Enable ritual initialization
+    // if (ritualId === undefined) {
+    //   ritualId = await DkgClient.initializeRitual(
+    //     web3Provider,
+    //     this.cohort.ursulaAddresses,
+    //     true
+    //   );
+    // }
+    // if (ritualId === undefined) {
+    //   // Given that we just initialized the ritual, this should never happen
+    //   throw new Error('Ritual ID is undefined');
+    // }
+    const dkgRitual = await DkgClient.getExistingRitual(web3Provider, ritualId);
     return DeployedCbdStrategy.create(dkgRitual, this.cohort.porterUri);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/cbd-strategy.test.ts b/test/unit/cbd-strategy.test.ts
index 9725b9d87..9a300035b 100644
--- a/test/unit/cbd-strategy.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/cbd-strategy.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   mockGetExistingRitual,
   mockGetParticipants,
   mockGetUrsulas,
-  mockInitializeRitual,
   mockRandomSessionStaticSecret,
 } from '../utils';
 
@@ -55,12 +54,10 @@ async function makeDeployedCbdStrategy() {
   const mockedDkgRitual = fakeDkgRitual(mockedDkg);
   const web3Provider = fakeWeb3Provider(aliceSecretKey.toBEBytes());
   const getUrsulasSpy = mockGetUrsulas(ursulas);
-  const initializeRitualSpy = mockInitializeRitual(ritualId);
   const getExistingRitualSpy = mockGetExistingRitual(mockedDkgRitual);
-  const deployedStrategy = await strategy.deploy(web3Provider);
+  const deployedStrategy = await strategy.deploy(web3Provider, ritualId);
 
   expect(getUrsulasSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  expect(initializeRitualSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   expect(getExistingRitualSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
   return { mockedDkg, deployedStrategy };