diff --git a/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/CompoundingStakingSSVStrategy.sol b/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/CompoundingStakingSSVStrategy.sol
index ba132fa879..dd4b1b3675 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/CompoundingStakingSSVStrategy.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/strategies/NativeStaking/CompoundingStakingSSVStrategy.sol
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ contract CompoundingStakingSSVStrategy is CompoundingStakingStrategy {
         // Hash the public key using the Beacon Chain's format
         bytes32 pubKeyHash = _hashPubKey(publicKey);
 
+        if (validator[pubKeyHash].state != ValidatorState.NON_REGISTERED) {
+            revert NotRegisteredOrVerified();
+        }
+
         // Store the validator state as registered
         validator[pubKeyHash].state = ValidatorState.REGISTERED;
 
diff --git a/contracts/test/strategies/compoundingSSVStaking.js b/contracts/test/strategies/compoundingSSVStaking.js
index 90c8922ca4..4497eadfa1 100644
--- a/contracts/test/strategies/compoundingSSVStaking.js
+++ b/contracts/test/strategies/compoundingSSVStaking.js
@@ -1082,7 +1082,52 @@ describe("Unit test: Compounding SSV Staking Strategy", function () {
             emptyCluster,
             { value: ethUnits("2") }
           )
-      ).to.be.reverted;
+      ).to.be.revertedWithCustomError("NotRegisteredOrVerified()");
+    });
+
+    it("Should revert when re-registering a removed validator", async () => {
+      const { compoundingStakingSSVStrategy, validatorRegistrator } = fixture;
+
+      const testValidator = testValidators[0];
+
+      // Register a new validator with the SSV Network
+      await compoundingStakingSSVStrategy
+        .connect(validatorRegistrator)
+        .registerSsvValidator(
+          testValidator.publicKey,
+          testValidator.operatorIds,
+          testValidator.sharesData,
+          emptyCluster,
+          { value: ethUnits("2") }
+        );
+
+      await compoundingStakingSSVStrategy
+        .connect(validatorRegistrator)
+        .removeSsvValidator(
+          testValidator.publicKey,
+          testValidator.operatorIds,
+          emptyCluster
+        );
+
+      expect(
+        (
+          await compoundingStakingSSVStrategy.validator(
+            testValidator.publicKeyHash
+          )
+        ).state
+      ).to.equal(7, "Validator state not 7 (REMOVED)");
+
+      await expect(
+        compoundingStakingSSVStrategy
+          .connect(validatorRegistrator)
+          .registerSsvValidator(
+            testValidator.publicKey,
+            testValidator.operatorIds,
+            testValidator.sharesData,
+            emptyCluster,
+            { value: ethUnits("2") }
+          )
+      ).to.be.revertedWithCustomError("NotRegisteredOrVerified()");
     });
 
     it("Should revert when staking because of insufficient ETH balance", async () => {