diff --git a/lib/sis/enrollment_importer.rb b/lib/sis/enrollment_importer.rb
index 78fdc915b9d..e0e12224a2d 100644
--- a/lib/sis/enrollment_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/sis/enrollment_importer.rb
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ module SIS
       end
       # We batch these up at the end because we don't want to keep touching the same course over and over,
       # and to avoid hitting other callbacks for the course (especially broadcast_policy)
-      i.courses_to_touch_ids.to_a.in_groups_of(1000, false) do |batch|
-        courses = Course.where(id: batch)
-        courses.touch_all
-        courses.each(&:recache_grade_distribution)
+      if Course.method_defined?(:recache_grade_distribution)
+        i.courses_to_touch_ids.to_a.in_groups_of(1000, false) do |batch|
+          courses = Course.where(id: batch)
+          courses.touch_all
+          courses.each(&:recache_grade_distribution)
+        end
       end
       i.courses_to_recache_due_dates.to_a.in_groups_of(1000, false) do |batch|
         batch.each do |course_id, user_ids|