diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detection_engine/rule_creation_ui/pages/rule_editing/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detection_engine/rule_creation_ui/pages/rule_editing/index.tsx
index 1ecbde5b00d7b..6c139acbbdbff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detection_engine/rule_creation_ui/pages/rule_editing/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detection_engine/rule_creation_ui/pages/rule_editing/index.tsx
@@ -436,11 +436,20 @@ const EditRulePageComponent: FC<{ rule: RuleResponse }> = ({ rule }) => {
   const onSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
     setNonBlockingRuleErrors([]);
 
+    const actionsStepFormValid = await actionsStepForm.validate();
+    if (rule.immutable) {
+      // Since users cannot edit Define, About and Schedule tabs of the rule, we skip validation of those to avoid
+      // user confusion of seeing that those tabs have error and not being able to see or do anything about that.
+      // We will need to remove this condition once rule customization work is done.
+      if (actionsStepFormValid) {
+        await saveChanges();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     const defineStepFormValid = await defineStepForm.validate();
     const aboutStepFormValid = await aboutStepForm.validate();
     const scheduleStepFormValid = await scheduleStepForm.validate();
-    const actionsStepFormValid = await actionsStepForm.validate();
-
     if (
       defineStepFormValid &&
       aboutStepFormValid &&
@@ -465,6 +474,7 @@ const EditRulePageComponent: FC<{ rule: RuleResponse }> = ({ rule }) => {
       showSaveWithErrorsModal();
     }
   }, [
+    rule.immutable,
     defineStepForm,
     aboutStepForm,
     scheduleStepForm,
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/rule_creation/eql_rule.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/rule_creation/eql_rule.cy.ts
index a14218fcdda56..dea2e554e8e4f 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/rule_creation/eql_rule.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/rule_creation/eql_rule.cy.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ describe('EQL rules', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
     const rule = getEqlRule();
 
     it('validates missing data source', () => {
-      login();
       visit(CREATE_RULE_URL);
       selectEqlRuleType();
       getIndexPatternClearButton().click();
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ describe('EQL rules', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
     });
 
     it('validates missing data fields', () => {
-      login();
       visit(CREATE_RULE_URL);
       selectEqlRuleType();
 
@@ -282,7 +280,6 @@ describe('EQL rules', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
     });
 
     it('validates syntax errors', () => {
-      login();
       visit(CREATE_RULE_URL);
       selectEqlRuleType();