diff --git a/hack/machineset.sh b/hack/machineset.sh
index 20b2b17b60..5cc585ec81 100755
--- a/hack/machineset.sh
+++ b/hack/machineset.sh
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ get_azure_ms() {
   case "$winver" in
     "2019")
       sku="2019-datacenter-smalldisk"
-      # TODO: remove when VM SSH issue is patched in Azure cloud
-      release="17763.6293.240905"
       ;;
     "2025")
       sku="2025-datacenter-smalldisk"
diff --git a/test/e2e/providers/azure/azure.go b/test/e2e/providers/azure/azure.go
index e9317c41bf..89e834dda9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/test/e2e/providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ func New(clientset *clusterinfo.OpenShift, infraStatus *config.InfrastructureSta
 // newAzureMachineProviderSpec returns an AzureMachineProviderSpec generated from the inputs, or an error
 func (p *Provider) newAzureMachineProviderSpec(location, zone, vmSize, publicLoadBalancer string, windowsServerVersion windows.ServerVersion) (*mapi.AzureMachineProviderSpec, error) {
 	imageVersion := defaultImageVersion
-	if windowsServerVersion == windows.Server2019 {
-		// TODO: remove when VM SSH issue is patched in Azure cloud
-		imageVersion = "17763.6293.240905"
-	}
 	return &mapi.AzureMachineProviderSpec{
 		TypeMeta: meta.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: "azureproviderconfig.openshift.io/v1beta1",