diff --git a/azure-pipelines-official.yml b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
index 869860d97e525..be3a1b0819088 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-official.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-official.yml
@@ -41,20 +41,15 @@ schedules:
   - cron: "0 8 23-29 * 0"
     displayName: "Monthly smoke test"
     branches:
-      include: 
+      include:
         - main
         - release/*
-      exclude: 
+      exclude:
         - ""
     always: true # Run even if there have been no source code changes since the last successful scheduled run
     batch: false # Do not run the pipeline if the previously scheduled run is in-progress
 
-# The variables `_DotNetArtifactsCategory` and `_DotNetValidationArtifactsCategory` are required for proper publishing of build artifacts. See https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/pull/38259
 variables:
-  - name: _DotNetArtifactsCategory
-    value: .NETCore
-  - name: _DotNetValidationArtifactsCategory
-    value: .NETCoreValidation
   - group: DotNet-Roslyn-SDLValidation-Params
   - name: Codeql.Enabled
     value: true
@@ -271,13 +266,13 @@ extends:
 
         - task: MicroBuildSigningPlugin@4
           inputs:
-            signType: $(SignType)
+            signType: ${{ parameters.SignType }}
             zipSources: false
             feedSource: https://dnceng.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/MicroBuildToolset/nuget/v3/index.json
             # Set ConnectedPMEServiceName if the build is a CI build, otherwise it is not needed
             ${{ if eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'IndividualCI') }}:
               ConnectedPMEServiceName: 248d384a-b39b-46e3-8ad5-c2c210d5e7ca
-          condition: and(succeeded(), in(variables['SignType'], 'test', 'real'))
+          condition: and(succeeded(), in('${{ parameters.SignType }}', 'test', 'real'))
 
         - task: PowerShell@2
           displayName: Build
@@ -293,16 +288,14 @@ extends:
                        -binaryLog
                        -configuration $(BuildConfiguration)
                        -officialBuildId $(Build.BuildNumber)
-                       -officialSkipTests $(SkipTests)
-                       -officialSkipApplyOptimizationData $(SkipApplyOptimizationData)
+                       -officialSkipTests ${{ parameters.SkipTests }}
+                       -officialSkipApplyOptimizationData ${{ parameters.SkipApplyOptimizationData }}
                        -officialSourceBranchName $(SourceBranchName)
-                       -officialIbcDrop $(IbcDrop)
+                       -officialIbcDrop ${{ parameters.IbcDrop }}
                        -officialVisualStudioDropAccessToken $(_DevDivDropAccessToken)
                        /p:RepositoryName=$(Build.Repository.Name)
                        /p:VisualStudioDropName=$(VisualStudio.DropName)
-                       /p:DotNetSignType=$(SignType)
-                       /p:PublishToSymbolServer=true
-                       /p:DotNetArtifactsCategory=$(_DotNetArtifactsCategory)
+                       /p:DotNetSignType=${{ parameters.SignType }}
                        /p:DotnetPublishUsingPipelines=true
                        /p:IgnoreIbcMergeErrors=true
                        /p:GenerateSbom=true
@@ -337,7 +330,7 @@ extends:
             testResultsFiles: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\TestResults\$(BuildConfiguration)\*.xml'
             mergeTestResults: true
             testRunTitle: 'Unit Tests'
-          condition: and(succeededOrFailed(), ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true'))
+          condition: and(succeededOrFailed(), ${{ not(parameters.SkipTests) }})
 
       # Publish to Build Asset Registry
       - template: /eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml@self