diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/mappers/EnrollmentMapper.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/mappers/EnrollmentMapper.java
index 5a20500a75f1..69f97e79d888 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/mappers/EnrollmentMapper.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/mappers/EnrollmentMapper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2022, University of Oslo
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2026, University of Oslo
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -65,6 +65,32 @@ public interface EnrollmentMapper extends PreheatMapper<Enrollment> {
   @Mapping(target = "status")
   Enrollment map(Enrollment enrollment);
 
+  /**
+   * Same as {@link #map(Enrollment)} but without {@code notes}, which is a lazy collection. Mapping
+   * it would force a query to load it. Use this for enrollments that are only ever read for their
+   * identifiers (e.g. the synthetic enrollment preheated for WITHOUT_REGISTRATION programs), never
+   * converted or persisted.
+   */
+  @Named("mapWithoutNotes")
+  @BeanMapping(ignoreByDefault = true)
+  @Mapping(target = "id")
+  @Mapping(target = "uid")
+  @Mapping(target = "code")
+  @Mapping(target = "user")
+  @Mapping(target = "completedBy")
+  @Mapping(target = "completedDate")
+  @Mapping(target = "program", qualifiedByName = "program")
+  @Mapping(target = "trackedEntity")
+  @Mapping(target = "organisationUnit")
+  @Mapping(target = "created")
+  @Mapping(target = "occurredDate")
+  @Mapping(target = "enrollmentDate")
+  @Mapping(target = "deleted")
+  @Mapping(target = "createdByUserInfo")
+  @Mapping(target = "lastUpdatedByUserInfo")
+  @Mapping(target = "status")
+  Enrollment mapWithoutNotes(Enrollment enrollment);
+
   @Named("program")
   @BeanMapping(ignoreByDefault = true)
   @Mapping(target = "id")
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplier.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplier.java
index e26b40d99e51..081f957c8f51 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplier.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplier.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2022, University of Oslo
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2026, University of Oslo
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ public void preheatAdd(TrackerObjects trackerObjects, TrackerPreheat preheat) {
       programsWithoutRegistration = programStore.getByType(ProgramType.WITHOUT_REGISTRATION);
     }
     if (!programsWithoutRegistration.isEmpty()) {
+      // This enrollment is only ever used as an FK reference for events (it is never converted
+      // or persisted), so its notes are never read: map without them to avoid an unnecessary
+      // lazy-load query per WITHOUT_REGISTRATION program on every import.
       List<Enrollment> enrollments =
-          DetachUtils.detach(
-              EnrollmentMapper.INSTANCE,
-              enrollmentStore.getByPrograms(programsWithoutRegistration));
+          enrollmentStore.getByPrograms(programsWithoutRegistration).stream()
+              .map(EnrollmentMapper.INSTANCE::mapWithoutNotes)
+              .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
       enrollments.forEach(
           e -> {
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplierTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplierTest.java
index 6b7df7c1ab95..86aeaf018390 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplierTest.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-tracker/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/tracker/imports/preheat/supplier/EnrollmentSupplierTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2022, University of Oslo
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2026, University of Oslo
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 import static org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramType.WITH_REGISTRATION;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
@@ -149,6 +152,24 @@ void verifySupplier() {
         preheat.getEnrollmentsWithoutRegistration(programWithoutRegistration.getUid()));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void verifySupplierDoesNotAccessNotesOfEnrollmentWithoutRegistration() {
+    // On a real (Hibernate-backed) Enrollment, calling getNotes() on an entity that hasn't
+    // had its notes collection initialized yet triggers a lazy-load query. This enrollment is
+    // only ever used by the importer as an FK reference for events, never converted or
+    // persisted, so its notes must never be read during preheat.
+    Enrollment spiedEnrollmentWithoutRegistration = spy(enrollmentWithoutRegistration);
+    when(enrollmentStore.getByPrograms(Lists.newArrayList(programWithoutRegistration)))
+        .thenReturn(List.of(spiedEnrollmentWithoutRegistration));
+    preheat.put(
+        TrackerIdSchemeParam.UID,
+        Lists.newArrayList(programWithRegistration, programWithoutRegistration));
+
+    this.supplier.preheatAdd(params, preheat);
+
+    verify(spiedEnrollmentWithoutRegistration, never()).getNotes();
+  }
+
   private void assertEnrollmentInPreheat(Enrollment expected, Enrollment actual) {
     assertEquals(expected.getUid(), actual.getUid());
     assertEquals(expected.getProgram().getUid(), actual.getProgram().getUid());