diff --git a/src/api/providers/__tests__/azure.spec.ts b/src/api/providers/__tests__/azure.spec.ts
index 487f9b28858..587d941d0b8 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/__tests__/azure.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/__tests__/azure.spec.ts
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ describe("AzureHandler", () => {
 			expect(handlerWithoutModel.getModel().id).toBe("")
 		})
 
-		it("should use default API version if not provided", () => {
+		it("should omit API version if not provided", () => {
 			const handlerWithoutVersion = new AzureHandler({
 				...mockOptions,
 				azureApiVersion: undefined,
 			})
 			expect(handlerWithoutVersion).toBeInstanceOf(AzureHandler)
 			expect(mockCreateAzure).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-				expect.objectContaining({ apiVersion: "2025-04-01-preview" }),
+				expect.not.objectContaining({ apiVersion: expect.anything() }),
 			)
 		})
 
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ describe("AzureHandler", () => {
 			)
 		})
 
-		it("should use default API version when configured value is blank", () => {
+		it("should omit API version when configured value is blank", () => {
 			new AzureHandler({
 				...mockOptions,
 				azureApiVersion: "   ",
 			})
 
 			expect(mockCreateAzure).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
-				expect.objectContaining({ apiVersion: "2025-04-01-preview" }),
+				expect.not.objectContaining({ apiVersion: expect.anything() }),
 			)
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/src/api/providers/azure.ts b/src/api/providers/azure.ts
index 559096fb55b..dd527ad1654 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/azure.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/azure.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Anthropic } from "@anthropic-ai/sdk"
 import { createAzure } from "@ai-sdk/azure"
 import { streamText, generateText, ToolSet } from "ai"
 
-import { azureModels, azureDefaultModelInfo, azureOpenAiDefaultApiVersion, type ModelInfo } from "@roo-code/types"
+import { azureModels, azureDefaultModelInfo, type ModelInfo } from "@roo-code/types"
 
 import type { ApiHandlerOptions } from "../../shared/api"
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class AzureHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletionHandle
 		this.provider = createAzure({
 			resourceName: options.azureResourceName ?? "",
 			apiKey: options.azureApiKey, // Optional — Azure supports managed identity / Entra ID auth
-			...(apiVersion ? { apiVersion } : { apiVersion: azureOpenAiDefaultApiVersion }),
+			...(apiVersion ? { apiVersion } : {}),
 			headers: DEFAULT_HEADERS,
 		})
 	}