diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pricing_rule/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pricing_rule/utils.py
index 0637fdaef02..ef44b414761 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pricing_rule/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pricing_rule/utils.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ def get_pricing_rules(args, doc=None):
 	pricing_rules = []
 	values =  {}
 
+	if not frappe.db.exists('Pricing Rule', {'disable': 0, args.transaction_type: 1}):
+		return
+
 	for apply_on in ['Item Code', 'Item Group', 'Brand']:
 		pricing_rules.extend(_get_pricing_rules(apply_on, args, values))
 		if pricing_rules and not apply_multiple_pricing_rules(pricing_rules):