diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/cli/verify_bytecode.rs b/crates/forge/tests/cli/verify_bytecode.rs
index 4f0366ada55f4..f7ade549a9854 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/cli/verify_bytecode.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/cli/verify_bytecode.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,65 @@ fn test_verify_bytecode_with_ignore(
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[inline]
+fn test_verify_bytecode_mismatch(
+    prj: TestProject,
+    mut cmd: TestCommand,
+    addr: &str,
+    contract_name: &str,
+    config: Config,
+    verifier: &str,
+    verifier_url: &str,
+) {
+    let etherscan_key = next_etherscan_api_key();
+    let rpc_url = next_http_archive_rpc_url();
+
+    // Fetch real source code
+    let real_source = cmd
+        .cast_fuse()
+        .args(["source", addr, "--flatten", "--etherscan-api-key", &etherscan_key])
+        .assert_success()
+        .get_output()
+        .stdout_lossy();
+
+    prj.add_source(contract_name, &real_source);
+    prj.write_config(config);
+    // Build once with correct source (creates cache)
+    cmd.forge_fuse().arg("build").assert_success();
+
+    let source_code = r#"
+    contract SystemConfig {
+        uint256 public constant MODIFIED_VALUE = 999;
+    
+        function someFunction() public pure returns (uint256) {
+            return MODIFIED_VALUE;
+        }
+    }
+    "#;
+
+    // Now replace with different incorrect source code
+    prj.add_source(contract_name, source_code);
+    let args = vec![
+        "verify-bytecode",
+        addr,
+        contract_name,
+        "--etherscan-api-key",
+        &etherscan_key,
+        "--verifier",
+        verifier,
+        "--verifier-url",
+        verifier_url,
+        "--rpc-url",
+        &rpc_url,
+    ];
+    let output = cmd.forge_fuse().args(args).assert_success().get_output().stderr_lossy();
+
+    // Verify that bytecode does NOT match (recompiled with incorrect source)
+    assert!(output.contains("Error: Creation code did not match".to_string().as_str()));
+    assert!(output.contains("Error: Runtime code did not match".to_string().as_str()));
+}
+
 forgetest_async!(can_verify_bytecode_no_metadata, |prj, cmd| {
     test_verify_bytecode(
         prj,
@@ -296,6 +355,26 @@ forgetest_async!(can_ignore_runtime, |prj, cmd| {
     );
 });
 
+// Test that verification fails when source code doesn't match deployed bytecode
+forgetest_async!(can_verify_bytecode_fails_on_source_mismatch, |prj, cmd| {
+    test_verify_bytecode_mismatch(
+        prj,
+        cmd,
+        "0xba2492e52F45651B60B8B38d4Ea5E2390C64Ffb1",
+        "SystemConfig",
+        Config {
+            evm_version: EvmVersion::London,
+            optimizer_runs: Some(999999),
+            optimizer: Some(true),
+            cbor_metadata: false,
+            bytecode_hash: BytecodeHash::None,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        "etherscan",
+        "https://api.etherscan.io/v2/api?chainid=1",
+    );
+});
+
 // Test predeploy contracts
 // TODO: Add test utils for base such as basescan keys and alchemy keys.
 // WETH9 Predeploy
diff --git a/crates/verify/src/bytecode.rs b/crates/verify/src/bytecode.rs
index 8047f32fe7efe..67301a6c83dcf 100644
--- a/crates/verify/src/bytecode.rs
+++ b/crates/verify/src/bytecode.rs
@@ -187,14 +187,7 @@ impl VerifyBytecodeArgs {
         let etherscan_metadata = source_code.items.first().unwrap();
 
         // Obtain local artifact
-        let artifact = if let Ok(local_bytecode) =
-            crate::utils::build_using_cache(&self, etherscan_metadata, &config)
-        {
-            trace!("using cache");
-            local_bytecode
-        } else {
-            crate::utils::build_project(&self, &config)?
-        };
+        let artifact = crate::utils::build_project(&self, &config)?;
 
         // Get local bytecode (creation code)
         let local_bytecode = artifact
diff --git a/crates/verify/src/utils.rs b/crates/verify/src/utils.rs
index 8f24e67ebf3f1..603fd8d99b775 100644
--- a/crates/verify/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/verify/src/utils.rs
@@ -97,51 +97,6 @@ pub fn build_project(
     Ok(artifact.into_contract_bytecode())
 }
 
-pub fn build_using_cache(
-    args: &VerifyBytecodeArgs,
-    etherscan_settings: &Metadata,
-    config: &Config,
-) -> Result<CompactContractBytecode> {
-    let project = config.project()?;
-    let cache = project.read_cache_file()?;
-    let cached_artifacts = cache.read_artifacts::<CompactContractBytecode>()?;
-
-    for (key, value) in cached_artifacts {
-        let name = args.contract.name.to_owned() + ".sol";
-        let version = etherscan_settings.compiler_version.to_owned();
-        // Ignores vyper
-        if version.starts_with("vyper:") {
-            eyre::bail!("Vyper contracts are not supported")
-        }
-        // Parse etherscan version string
-        let version = version.split('+').next().unwrap_or("").trim_start_matches('v').to_string();
-
-        // Check if `out/directory` name matches the contract name
-        if key.ends_with(name.as_str()) {
-            let name = name.replace(".sol", ".json");
-            for artifact in value.into_values().flatten() {
-                // Check if ABI file matches the name
-                if !artifact.file.ends_with(&name) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                // Check if Solidity version matches
-                if let Ok(version) = Version::parse(&version)
-                    && !(artifact.version.major == version.major
-                        && artifact.version.minor == version.minor
-                        && artifact.version.patch == version.patch)
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                return Ok(artifact.artifact);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    eyre::bail!("couldn't find cached artifact for contract {}", args.contract.name)
-}
-
 pub fn print_result(
     res: Option<VerificationType>,
     bytecode_type: BytecodeType,