diff --git a/cloud/azure/azure.py b/cloud/azure/azure.py
index c4fa41a6eb1..32442be1930 100644
--- a/cloud/azure/azure.py
+++ b/cloud/azure/azure.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ AZURE_ROLE_SIZES = ['ExtraSmall',
 try:
     import azure as windows_azure
 
-    from azure import WindowsAzureError, WindowsAzureMissingResourceError
+    from azure.common import AzureException, AzureMissingResourceHttpError
     from azure.servicemanagement import (ServiceManagementService, OSVirtualHardDisk, SSH, PublicKeys,
                                          PublicKey, LinuxConfigurationSet, ConfigurationSetInputEndpoints,
                                          ConfigurationSetInputEndpoint, Listener, WindowsConfigurationSet)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def _wait_for_completion(azure, promise, wait_timeout, msg):
         if operation_result.status == "Succeeded":
             return
 
-    raise WindowsAzureError('Timed out waiting for async operation ' + msg + ' "' + str(promise.request_id) + '" to complete.')
+    raise AzureException('Timed out waiting for async operation ' + msg + ' "' + str(promise.request_id) + '" to complete.')
 
 def _delete_disks_when_detached(azure, wait_timeout, disk_names):
     def _handle_timeout(signum, frame):
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def _delete_disks_when_detached(azure, wait_timeout, disk_names):
                 if disk.attached_to is None:
                     azure.delete_disk(disk.name, True)
                     disk_names.remove(disk_name)
-    except WindowsAzureError, e:
+    except AzureException, e:
         module.fail_json(msg="failed to get or delete disk, error was: %s" % (disk_name, str(e)))
     finally:
         signal.alarm(0)
@@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ def create_virtual_machine(module, azure):
             result = azure.create_hosted_service(service_name=name, label=name, location=location)
             _wait_for_completion(azure, result, wait_timeout, "create_hosted_service")
             changed = True
-        except WindowsAzureError, e:
+        except AzureException, e:
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to create the new service, error was: %s" % str(e))
 
     try:
         # check to see if a vm with this name exists; if so, do nothing
         azure.get_role(name, name, name)
-    except WindowsAzureMissingResourceError:
+    except AzureMissingResourceHttpError:
         # vm does not exist; create it
         
         if os_type == 'linux':
@@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ def create_virtual_machine(module, azure):
                                                              virtual_network_name=virtual_network_name)
             _wait_for_completion(azure, result, wait_timeout, "create_virtual_machine_deployment")
             changed = True
-        except WindowsAzureError, e:
+        except AzureException, e:
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to create the new virtual machine, error was: %s" % str(e))
 
     try:
         deployment = azure.get_deployment_by_name(service_name=name, deployment_name=name)
         return (changed, urlparse(deployment.url).hostname, deployment)
-    except WindowsAzureError, e:
+    except AzureException, e:
         module.fail_json(msg="failed to lookup the deployment information for %s, error was: %s" % (name, str(e)))
 
 
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ def terminate_virtual_machine(module, azure):
     disk_names = []
     try:
         deployment = azure.get_deployment_by_name(service_name=name, deployment_name=name)
-    except WindowsAzureMissingResourceError, e:
+    except AzureMissingResourceHttpError, e:
         pass  # no such deployment or service
-    except WindowsAzureError, e:
+    except AzureException, e:
         module.fail_json(msg="failed to find the deployment, error was: %s" % str(e))
 
     # Delete deployment
@@ -468,13 +468,13 @@ def terminate_virtual_machine(module, azure):
                 role_props = azure.get_role(name, deployment.name, role.role_name)
                 if role_props.os_virtual_hard_disk.disk_name not in disk_names:
                     disk_names.append(role_props.os_virtual_hard_disk.disk_name)
-        except WindowsAzureError, e:
+        except AzureException, e:
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to get the role %s, error was: %s" % (role.role_name, str(e)))
 
         try:
             result = azure.delete_deployment(name, deployment.name)
             _wait_for_completion(azure, result, wait_timeout, "delete_deployment")
-        except WindowsAzureError, e:
+        except AzureException, e:
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to delete the deployment %s, error was: %s" % (deployment.name, str(e)))
 
         # It's unclear when disks associated with terminated deployment get detatched.
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ def terminate_virtual_machine(module, azure):
         # become detatched by polling the list of remaining disks and examining the state.
         try:
             _delete_disks_when_detached(azure, wait_timeout, disk_names)
-        except (WindowsAzureError, TimeoutError), e:
+        except (AzureException, TimeoutError), e:
             module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
 
         try:
             # Now that the vm is deleted, remove the cloud service
             result = azure.delete_hosted_service(service_name=name)
             _wait_for_completion(azure, result, wait_timeout, "delete_hosted_service")
-        except WindowsAzureError, e:
+        except AzureException, e:
             module.fail_json(msg="failed to delete the service %s, error was: %s" % (name, str(e)))
         public_dns_name = urlparse(deployment.url).hostname
 
@@ -545,11 +545,7 @@ def main():
     subscription_id, management_cert_path = get_azure_creds(module)
 
     wait_timeout_redirects = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout_redirects'))
-    if LooseVersion(windows_azure.__version__) <= "0.8.0":
-        # wrapper for handling redirects which the sdk <= 0.8.0 is not following
-        azure = Wrapper(ServiceManagementService(subscription_id, management_cert_path), wait_timeout_redirects)
-    else:
-        azure = ServiceManagementService(subscription_id, management_cert_path)
+    azure = ServiceManagementService(subscription_id, management_cert_path)
 
     cloud_service_raw = None
     if module.params.get('state') == 'absent':
@@ -597,7 +593,7 @@ class Wrapper(object):
         while wait_timeout > time.time():
             try:
                 return f()
-            except WindowsAzureError, e:
+            except AzureException, e:
                 if not str(e).lower().find("temporary redirect") == -1:
                     time.sleep(5)
                     pass