diff --git a/contracts/contracts/governance/Strategizable.sol b/contracts/contracts/governance/Strategizable.sol
index 62a3c0c028..4d823d6d1a 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/governance/Strategizable.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/governance/Strategizable.sol
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ contract Strategizable is Governable {
     /**
      * @dev Verifies that the caller is either Governor or Strategist.
      */
-    modifier onlyGovernorOrStrategist() {
+    modifier onlyGovernorOrStrategist() virtual {
         require(
             msg.sender == strategistAddr || isGovernor(),
             "Caller is not the Strategist or Governor"
diff --git a/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/AbstractCCTPIntegrator.sol b/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/AbstractCCTPIntegrator.sol
index 0878d68cae..fd151f161f 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/AbstractCCTPIntegrator.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/AbstractCCTPIntegrator.sol
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ abstract contract AbstractCCTPIntegrator is Governable, IMessageHandlerV2 {
      *         Can be 1000 (safe, after 1 epoch) or 2000 (finalized, after 2 epochs).
      *         Ref: https://developers.circle.com/cctp/technical-guide#finality-thresholds
      * @dev    When configuring the contract for fast transfer we should check the available
-     *         allowance of USDC that can be bridged using fast mode: 
+     *         allowance of USDC that can be bridged using fast mode:
      *         wget https://iris-api.circle.com/v2/fastBurn/USDC/allowance
      */
     uint16 public minFinalityThreshold;
diff --git a/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/CrossChainRemoteStrategy.sol b/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/CrossChainRemoteStrategy.sol
index 3665840f53..c39dc5fdfe 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/CrossChainRemoteStrategy.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/strategies/crosschain/CrossChainRemoteStrategy.sol
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ import { Generalized4626Strategy } from "../Generalized4626Strategy.sol";
 import { AbstractCCTPIntegrator } from "./AbstractCCTPIntegrator.sol";
 import { CrossChainStrategyHelper } from "./CrossChainStrategyHelper.sol";
 import { InitializableAbstractStrategy } from "../../utils/InitializableAbstractStrategy.sol";
+import { Strategizable } from "../../governance/Strategizable.sol";
 
 contract CrossChainRemoteStrategy is
     AbstractCCTPIntegrator,
-    Generalized4626Strategy
+    Generalized4626Strategy,
+    Strategizable
 {
     using SafeERC20 for IERC20;
     using CrossChainStrategyHelper for bytes;
@@ -28,15 +30,6 @@ contract CrossChainRemoteStrategy is
     event DepositUnderlyingFailed(string reason);
     event WithdrawalFailed(uint256 amountRequested, uint256 amountAvailable);
     event WithdrawUnderlyingFailed(string reason);
-    event StrategistUpdated(address _address);
-
-    /**
-     * @notice Address of the strategist.
-     *         This is important to have the variable name same as in IVault.
-     *         Because the parent contract (Generalized4626Strategy) uses this
-     *         function to get the strategist address.
-     */
-    address public strategistAddr;
 
     modifier onlyOperatorOrStrategistOrGovernor() {
         require(
@@ -48,6 +41,24 @@ contract CrossChainRemoteStrategy is
         _;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dev Overriding this modifier is important because the parent
+     *      contract`Generalized4626Strategy` uses `IVault.strategistAddr()`
+     *      in its implementation and there's no Vault on the remote strategy.
+     *      So, we set the Vault address of remote to be the proxy address and
+     *      inherit from Strategizable to get the same function signature.
+     *      Essentially, any calls to `IVault.strategistAddr()` will be equal to
+     *      calling `address(this).strategistAddr()`.
+     */
+    modifier onlyGovernorOrStrategist()
+        override(InitializableAbstractStrategy, Strategizable) {
+        require(
+            msg.sender == strategistAddr || isGovernor(),
+            "Caller is not the Strategist or Governor"
+        );
+        _;
+    }
+
     constructor(
         BaseStrategyConfig memory _baseConfig,
         CCTPIntegrationConfig memory _cctpConfig
@@ -91,26 +102,6 @@ contract CrossChainRemoteStrategy is
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @notice Set address of Strategist.
-     *         This is important to have the function name same as IVault.
-     *         Because the parent contract (Generalized4626Strategy) uses this
-     *         function to get/set the strategist address.
-     * @param _address Address of Strategist
-     */
-    function setStrategistAddr(address _address) external onlyGovernor {
-        _setStrategistAddr(_address);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @dev Set the strategist address
-     * @param _address Address of the strategist
-     */
-    function _setStrategistAddr(address _address) internal {
-        strategistAddr = _address;
-        emit StrategistUpdated(_address);
-    }
-
     /// @inheritdoc Generalized4626Strategy
     function deposit(address _asset, uint256 _amount)
         external
diff --git a/contracts/contracts/utils/InitializableAbstractStrategy.sol b/contracts/contracts/utils/InitializableAbstractStrategy.sol
index 890da82e57..dbb4adb097 100644
--- a/contracts/contracts/utils/InitializableAbstractStrategy.sol
+++ b/contracts/contracts/utils/InitializableAbstractStrategy.sol
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ abstract contract InitializableAbstractStrategy is Initializable, Governable {
     /**
      * @dev Verifies that the caller is the Governor or Strategist.
      */
-    modifier onlyGovernorOrStrategist() {
+    modifier onlyGovernorOrStrategist() virtual {
         require(
             isGovernor() || msg.sender == IVault(vaultAddress).strategistAddr(),
             "Caller is not the Strategist or Governor"