diff --git a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
index 4ed068c1ed3cd2dcff49d11b4a9ae96a19bd83be..66e6d02f743206208f9522fa5efa76964a5c68db 100644
--- a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
+++ b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ module Make (PVM : Pvm.S) = struct
         in
         tzfail (Sc_rollup_node_errors.Lost_game (loser, reason, slashed_amount))
     | Dal_publish_slot_header slot_header, Dal_publish_slot_header_result _ ->
+        assert (Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt) ;
         let {Dal.Slot.Header.header = {id = {index; _}; _}; _} = slot_header in
         let*! () =
           Store.Dal_slots_headers.add
@@ -192,7 +193,10 @@ module Make (PVM : Pvm.S) = struct
     let open Lwt_result_syntax in
     let*! () = Daemon_event.head_processing hash level ~finalized:false in
     let* ctxt = Inbox.process_head node_ctxt head in
-    let* () = Dal_slots_tracker.process_head node_ctxt head in
+    let* () =
+      when_ (Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt) @@ fun () ->
+      Dal_slots_tracker.process_head node_ctxt head
+    in
     let*! () = State.set_block_level_and_hash node_ctxt.store head in
     let* () = process_l1_block_operations ~finalized:false node_ctxt head in
     (* Avoid storing and publishing commitments if the head is not final. *)
diff --git a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
index 8d97a3d27ebaca124a00271e3c0cb654c55b8088..3b977dd7c24dc74ab8a779ea3dbf5ce08fdb2c81 100644
--- a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
+++ b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ let metadata node_ctxt =
   let origination_level = node_ctxt.genesis_info.Sc_rollup.Commitment.level in
   Sc_rollup.Metadata.{address; origination_level}
 
+let dal_enabled node_ctxt =
+  node_ctxt.protocol_constants.parametric.dal.feature_enable
+
 let readonly (node_ctxt : _ t) =
   {
     node_ctxt with
diff --git a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
index 13dfca4d3c1ddd1a528c4d00c8ba34baa0210bb0..08cf5d4e09ed8368c6c6a6ef03192a1c96e4babb 100644
--- a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ val checkout_context :
     stored in [node_ctxt]. *)
 val metadata : _ t -> Sc_rollup.Metadata.t
 
+(** Returns [true] if the DAL is enabled for the current protocol. *)
+val dal_enabled : _ t -> bool
+
 (** [readonly node_ctxt] returns a read only version of the node context
     [node_ctxt].  *)
 val readonly : _ t -> ro
diff --git a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
index 8e1e87dfd3a99dba6a23ff75e70e6d7b5fdc749d..b3288fe5442804893aeeeef7dfbb33484e77ac68 100644
--- a/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
+++ b/src/proto_016_PtMumbai/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ module Make (Interpreter : Interpreter.S) :
     let snapshot_ctxt_index = Context.index snapshot_ctxt in
     let snapshot = Sc_rollup.Inbox.take_snapshot snapshot_inbox in
     let* dal_slots_history =
-      Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      if Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt then
+        Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      else return Dal.Slots_history.genesis
     in
     let* dal_slots_history_cache =
-      Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_cache_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      if Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt then
+        Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_cache_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      else return (Dal.Slots_history.History_cache.empty ~capacity:0L)
     in
     (* We fetch the value of protocol constants at block snapshot_hash
        where the game started. *)
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
index 42fb42f03144c2c470efd1806bc78f2e9b126854..e6ea1aca6944863bfdfb562f57bfb47afef62c19 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/daemon.ml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ module Make (PVM : Pvm.S) = struct
         tzfail (Sc_rollup_node_errors.Lost_game (loser, reason, slashed_amount))
     | Dal_publish_slot_header _, Dal_publish_slot_header_result {slot_header; _}
       ->
+        assert (Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt) ;
         let*! () =
           Store.Dal_slots_headers.add
             node_ctxt.store
@@ -192,7 +193,10 @@ module Make (PVM : Pvm.S) = struct
     let open Lwt_result_syntax in
     let*! () = Daemon_event.head_processing hash level ~finalized:false in
     let* ctxt = Inbox.process_head node_ctxt head in
-    let* () = Dal_slots_tracker.process_head node_ctxt head in
+    let* () =
+      when_ (Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt) @@ fun () ->
+      Dal_slots_tracker.process_head node_ctxt head
+    in
     let*! () = State.set_block_level_and_hash node_ctxt.store head in
     let* () = process_l1_block_operations ~finalized:false node_ctxt head in
     (* Avoid storing and publishing commitments if the head is not final. *)
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
index 8d97a3d27ebaca124a00271e3c0cb654c55b8088..3b977dd7c24dc74ab8a779ea3dbf5ce08fdb2c81 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.ml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ let metadata node_ctxt =
   let origination_level = node_ctxt.genesis_info.Sc_rollup.Commitment.level in
   Sc_rollup.Metadata.{address; origination_level}
 
+let dal_enabled node_ctxt =
+  node_ctxt.protocol_constants.parametric.dal.feature_enable
+
 let readonly (node_ctxt : _ t) =
   {
     node_ctxt with
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
index 13dfca4d3c1ddd1a528c4d00c8ba34baa0210bb0..08cf5d4e09ed8368c6c6a6ef03192a1c96e4babb 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/node_context.mli
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ val checkout_context :
     stored in [node_ctxt]. *)
 val metadata : _ t -> Sc_rollup.Metadata.t
 
+(** Returns [true] if the DAL is enabled for the current protocol. *)
+val dal_enabled : _ t -> bool
+
 (** [readonly node_ctxt] returns a read only version of the node context
     [node_ctxt].  *)
 val readonly : _ t -> ro
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
index 16a596ad89f9ea09e2ab9b9bfebe8507118a2f22..39811449f42282b59c4a21743683617e9cc7adcf 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/bin_sc_rollup_node/refutation_game.ml
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ module Make (Interpreter : Interpreter.S) :
     let snapshot_ctxt_index = Context.index snapshot_ctxt in
     let snapshot = Sc_rollup.Inbox.take_snapshot snapshot_inbox in
     let* dal_slots_history =
-      Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      if Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt then
+        Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      else return Dal.Slots_history.genesis
     in
     let* dal_slots_history_cache =
-      Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_cache_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      if Node_context.dal_enabled node_ctxt then
+        Dal_slots_tracker.slots_history_cache_of_hash node_ctxt snapshot_head
+      else return (Dal.Slots_history.History_cache.empty ~capacity:0L)
     in
     (* We fetch the value of protocol constants at block snapshot_hash
        where the game started. *)