diff --git a/ee/app/models/ee/merge_request.rb b/ee/app/models/ee/merge_request.rb
index 73485c3de2bf3f8b730f7ee3a0cf6c58d635f363..c72f8f27778da5e30cda52aac5f1830f051ea9ef 100644
--- a/ee/app/models/ee/merge_request.rb
+++ b/ee/app/models/ee/merge_request.rb
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ def synchronize_approval_rules_from_target_project
       project_rules = target_project.approval_rules.report_approver.includes(:users, :groups)
 
       project_rules.find_each do |project_rule|
+        next if !project.licensed_feature_available?(:security_orchestration_policies) &&
+          project_rule.from_scan_result_policy?
+
         project_rule.apply_report_approver_rules_to(self) do |rule_attributes|
           rule_attributes[:approvals_required] = 0 if project_rule.from_scan_result_policy?
         end
diff --git a/ee/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/ee/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index 3d7ea7c59e64dfd8389716b1421a7bc25c125505..e622be7fbb4e2610d493e8cfcba39b6596a8e3df 100644
--- a/ee/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -2188,12 +2188,29 @@ def create_mr(metrics_data = {})
 
     subject { merge_request.synchronize_approval_rules_from_target_project }
 
+    before do
+      stub_licensed_features(security_orchestration_policies: true)
+    end
+
     it 'resets security rules approvals but keeps code_coverage rule approvals' do
       subject
 
       expect(merge_request.approval_rules.map { |rule| [rule.report_type, rule.approvals_required] })
         .to match_array([['license_scanning', 0], ['code_coverage', 2], ['scan_finding', 0], ['any_merge_request', 0]])
     end
+
+    context 'when the security orchestration policies feature not available' do
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(security_orchestration_policies: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not create approval rules from scan result policies' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(merge_request.approval_rules.map { |rule| [rule.report_type, rule.approvals_required] })
+          .to match_array([['code_coverage', 2]])
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#sync_project_approval_rules_for_policy_configuration' do
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/merge_requests/update_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/merge_requests/update_service_spec.rb
index a7a92c3f8eb4b6f931f62d472585eaf836e95be6..eed436dc90e1cb9a1417f4153b5a7cb7a96bb8d3 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/ee/merge_requests/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/merge_requests/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ def update_merge_request(opts)
           approvals_required: 0)
       end
 
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(security_orchestration_policies: true)
+      end
+
       context 'with target branch change' do
         let(:opts) { { target_branch: 'feature-2' } }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/merge_requests/sync_report_approver_approval_rules_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/merge_requests/sync_report_approver_approval_rules_spec.rb
index a5f15d938f8c4d1ce96d983b2c75d672e1e18e1b..ac3e96fa728356361931cac71d23f9bfe7e584e4 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/merge_requests/sync_report_approver_approval_rules_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/merge_requests/sync_report_approver_approval_rules_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     using RSpec::Parameterized::TableSyntax
 
     before do
-      stub_licensed_features(report_approver_rules: true)
+      stub_licensed_features(report_approver_rules: true, security_orchestration_policies: true)
     end
 
     where(:default_name, :report_type) do
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when security_orchestration_policies feature is not available' do
+      let!(:license_compliance_project_rule) { create(:approval_project_rule, :license_scanning, project: merge_request.target_project) }
+      let!(:coverage_project_rule) { create(:approval_project_rule, :code_coverage, project: merge_request.target_project) }
+
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(report_approver_rules: true, security_orchestration_policies: false)
+
+        service.execute
+      end
+
+      specify { expect(merge_request.reload.approval_rules.count).to be(1) }
+      specify { expect(merge_request.reload.approval_rules.coverage.count).to be(1) }
+      specify { expect(merge_request.reload.approval_rules.license_compliance.count).to be(0) }
+    end
+
     context 'when coverage_check_approval_rule is disabled' do
       before do
         stub_licensed_features(coverage_check_approval_rule: false)