diff --git a/airflow/models/dag.py b/airflow/models/dag.py
index 1ec78b64c3791..31bcfec5a0e88 100644
--- a/airflow/models/dag.py
+++ b/airflow/models/dag.py
@@ -2925,27 +2925,30 @@ def bulk_write_to_db(
             session.add(orm_dag)
             orm_dags.append(orm_dag)
 
-        # Get the latest dag run for each existing dag as a single query (avoid n+1 query)
-        most_recent_subq = (
-            select(DagRun.dag_id, func.max(DagRun.execution_date).label("max_execution_date"))
-            .where(
-                DagRun.dag_id.in_(existing_dags),
-                or_(DagRun.run_type == DagRunType.BACKFILL_JOB, DagRun.run_type == DagRunType.SCHEDULED),
+        most_recent_runs: dict[str, DagRun] = {}
+        num_active_runs: dict[str, int] = {}
+        # Skip these queries entirely if no DAGs can be scheduled to save time.
+        if any(dag.timetable.can_be_scheduled for dag in dags):
+            # Get the latest dag run for each existing dag as a single query (avoid n+1 query)
+            most_recent_subq = (
+                select(DagRun.dag_id, func.max(DagRun.execution_date).label("max_execution_date"))
+                .where(
+                    DagRun.dag_id.in_(existing_dags),
+                    or_(DagRun.run_type == DagRunType.BACKFILL_JOB, DagRun.run_type == DagRunType.SCHEDULED),
+                )
+                .group_by(DagRun.dag_id)
+                .subquery()
             )
-            .group_by(DagRun.dag_id)
-            .subquery()
-        )
-        most_recent_runs_iter = session.scalars(
-            select(DagRun).where(
-                DagRun.dag_id == most_recent_subq.c.dag_id,
-                DagRun.execution_date == most_recent_subq.c.max_execution_date,
+            most_recent_runs_iter = session.scalars(
+                select(DagRun).where(
+                    DagRun.dag_id == most_recent_subq.c.dag_id,
+                    DagRun.execution_date == most_recent_subq.c.max_execution_date,
+                )
             )
-        )
-        most_recent_runs = {run.dag_id: run for run in most_recent_runs_iter}
-
-        # Get number of active dagruns for all dags we are processing as a single query.
+            most_recent_runs = {run.dag_id: run for run in most_recent_runs_iter}
 
-        num_active_runs = DagRun.active_runs_of_dags(dag_ids=existing_dags, session=session)
+            # Get number of active dagruns for all dags we are processing as a single query.
+            num_active_runs = DagRun.active_runs_of_dags(dag_ids=existing_dags, session=session)
 
         filelocs = []
 
diff --git a/tests/models/test_dag.py b/tests/models/test_dag.py
index bd460e6cc7cbd..2d0dde711762b 100644
--- a/tests/models/test_dag.py
+++ b/tests/models/test_dag.py
@@ -942,6 +942,20 @@ def test_bulk_write_to_db(self):
             for row in session.query(DagModel.last_parsed_time).all():
                 assert row[0] is not None
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("interval", [None, "@daily"])
+    def test_bulk_write_to_db_interval_save_runtime(self, interval):
+        mock_active_runs_of_dags = mock.MagicMock(side_effect=DagRun.active_runs_of_dags)
+        with mock.patch.object(DagRun, "active_runs_of_dags", mock_active_runs_of_dags):
+            dags_null_timetable = [
+                DAG("dag-interval-None", schedule_interval=None),
+                DAG("dag-interval-test", schedule_interval=interval),
+            ]
+            DAG.bulk_write_to_db(dags_null_timetable, session=settings.Session())
+            if interval:
+                mock_active_runs_of_dags.assert_called_once()
+            else:
+                mock_active_runs_of_dags.assert_not_called()
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("state", [DagRunState.RUNNING, DagRunState.QUEUED])
     def test_bulk_write_to_db_max_active_runs(self, state):
         """