diff --git a/packages/apidom-converter/src/strategies/openapi-3-1-to-openapi-3-0-3/refractor-plugins/security-scheme-type.ts b/packages/apidom-converter/src/strategies/openapi-3-1-to-openapi-3-0-3/refractor-plugins/security-scheme-type.ts
index f77070057..c5c344321 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-converter/src/strategies/openapi-3-1-to-openapi-3-0-3/refractor-plugins/security-scheme-type.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-converter/src/strategies/openapi-3-1-to-openapi-3-0-3/refractor-plugins/security-scheme-type.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@ import {
   OpenApi3_1Element,
   SecurityRequirementElement,
   SecuritySchemeElement,
+  isSecuritySchemeElement,
+  isComponentsElement,
 } from '@swagger-api/apidom-ns-openapi-3-1';
-import { AnnotationElement, toValue, cloneShallow } from '@swagger-api/apidom-core';
+import {
+  AnnotationElement,
+  toValue,
+  cloneShallow,
+  isObjectElement,
+} from '@swagger-api/apidom-core';
 
 type SecuritySchemeTypePluginOptions = {
   annotations: AnnotationElement[];
@@ -23,16 +30,20 @@ const securitySchemeTypeRefractorPlugin =
     return {
       visitor: {
         OpenApi3_1Element(element: OpenApi3_1Element) {
-          element?.components?.securitySchemes?.forEach((el) => {
-            const securityScheme = el as SecuritySchemeElement;
-            if (toValue(securityScheme.type) === 'mutualTLS') {
-              removedSecuritySchemes.push(securityScheme);
+          if (!isComponentsElement(element.components)) return undefined;
+          if (!isObjectElement(element.components.securitySchemes)) return undefined;
+
+          element.components.securitySchemes.forEach((value) => {
+            if (isSecuritySchemeElement(value) && toValue(value.type) === 'mutualTLS') {
+              removedSecuritySchemes.push(value);
             }
           });
+
+          return undefined;
         },
         ComponentsElement(element: ComponentsElement) {
           const { securitySchemes } = element;
-          if (!securitySchemes) return undefined;
+          if (!securitySchemes || !removedSecuritySchemes.length) return undefined;
 
           const clonedSecuritySchemes = cloneShallow(securitySchemes);
 
@@ -44,11 +55,15 @@ const securitySchemeTypeRefractorPlugin =
           return clonedSecuritySchemes;
         },
         SecurityRequirementElement(element: SecurityRequirementElement) {
+          if (!removedSecuritySchemes.length) return undefined;
+
           const elementName = Object.keys(toValue(element))[0];
           const matchingSecurityScheme = removedSecuritySchemes.find(
             (securityScheme) => toValue(securityScheme.name) === elementName,
           );
+
           if (!matchingSecurityScheme) return undefined;
+
           const clonedElement = cloneShallow(element);
           clonedElement.remove(elementName);