diff --git a/src/command_modules/azure-cli-vm/azure/cli/command_modules/vm/custom.py b/src/command_modules/azure-cli-vm/azure/cli/command_modules/vm/custom.py
index a1c4b093cc4..a3bd213b862 100644
--- a/src/command_modules/azure-cli-vm/azure/cli/command_modules/vm/custom.py
+++ b/src/command_modules/azure-cli-vm/azure/cli/command_modules/vm/custom.py
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ def _get_public_ip_address_allocation(value, sku):
         master_template.add_resource(ag_resource)
 
     # create storage accounts if needed for unmanaged disk storage
-    if storage_profile in [StorageProfile.SACustomImage, StorageProfile.SAPirImage]:
+    if storage_profile == StorageProfile.SAPirImage:
         master_template.add_resource(build_vmss_storage_account_pool_resource(
             cmd, 'storageLoop', location, tags, storage_sku))
         master_template.add_variable('storageAccountNames', [