diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index 1b36862d2b..b7a735fb2c 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     CharmEvents,
     Container,
     HookEvent,
+    JujuVersion,
     LeaderElectedEvent,
     MaintenanceStatus,
     ModelError,
@@ -1450,6 +1451,12 @@ def promote_primary_unit(self, event: ActionEvent) -> None:
                 event.fail("Switchover failed or timed out, check the logs for details")
 
     def _on_secret_remove(self, event: SecretRemoveEvent) -> None:
+        if self.model.juju_version < JujuVersion("3.6.11"):
+            logger.warning(
+                "Skipping secret revision removal due to https://github.com/juju/juju/issues/20782"
+            )
+            return
+
         # A secret removal (entire removal, not just a revision removal) causes
         # https://github.com/juju/juju/issues/20794. This check is to avoid the
         # errors that would happen if we tried to remove the revision in that case
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index cb7eb67060..89a64f1f10 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import pytest
 from lightkube import ApiError
 from lightkube.resources.core_v1 import Endpoints, Pod, Service
+from ops import JujuVersion
 from ops.model import (
     ActiveStatus,
     BlockedStatus,
@@ -1694,12 +1695,24 @@ def test_get_ldap_parameters(harness):
 
 
 def test_on_secret_remove(harness):
-    event = Mock()
-    harness.charm._on_secret_remove(event)
-    event.remove_revision.assert_called_once_with()
-    event.reset_mock()
-
-    # No secret
-    event.secret.label = None
-    harness.charm._on_secret_remove(event)
-    assert not event.remove_revision.called
+    with (
+        patch("ops.model.Model.juju_version", new_callable=PropertyMock) as _juju_version,
+    ):
+        event = Mock()
+
+        # New juju
+        _juju_version.return_value = JujuVersion("3.6.11")
+        harness.charm._on_secret_remove(event)
+        event.remove_revision.assert_called_once_with()
+        event.reset_mock()
+
+        # Old juju
+        _juju_version.return_value = JujuVersion("3.6.9")
+        harness.charm._on_secret_remove(event)
+        assert not event.remove_revision.called
+        event.reset_mock()
+
+        # No secret
+        event.secret.label = None
+        harness.charm._on_secret_remove(event)
+        assert not event.remove_revision.called