diff --git a/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmas.t b/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmas.t
index ee939fbf1d..4350b8847e 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmas.t
+++ b/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmas.t
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@
         {{end}}
         }
       }
-    },
-    {
+    }
+    {{if UseAksExtension}}
+    ,{
       "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
       "name": "[concat(variables('{{.Name}}VMNamePrefix'), copyIndex(variables('{{.Name}}Offset')), '/computeAksLinuxBilling')]",
       "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersionDefault')]",
@@ -346,4 +347,5 @@
         }
       }
     }
+    {{end}}
     
diff --git a/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmss.t b/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmss.t
index d9264d2437..4d72dbb94b 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmss.t
+++ b/parts/k8s/kubernetesagentresourcesvmss.t
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@
                   "commandToExecute": "[concat(variables('provisionScriptParametersCommon'),' /usr/bin/nohup /bin/bash -c \"/bin/bash /opt/azure/containers/provision.sh >> /var/log/azure/cluster-provision.log 2>&1\"')]"
                 }
               }
-            },
-            {
+            }
+            {{if UseAksExtension}}
+            ,{
               "name": "[concat(variables('{{.Name}}VMNamePrefix'), '-computeAksLinuxBilling')]",
               "location": "[variables('location')]",
               "properties": {
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@
                 "settings": {}
               }
             }
+            {{end}}
             {{if UseManagedIdentity}}
             ,{
               "name": "managedIdentityExtension",
diff --git a/parts/k8s/kubernetesmasterresources.t b/parts/k8s/kubernetesmasterresources.t
index 9c8aedb63c..69bc8a0060 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kubernetesmasterresources.t
+++ b/parts/k8s/kubernetesmasterresources.t
@@ -904,8 +904,9 @@
         {{end}}
         }
       }
-    },
-    {
+    }
+    {{if UseAksExtension}}
+    ,{
       "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
       "name": "[concat(variables('masterVMNamePrefix'), copyIndex(variables('masterOffset')), '/computeAksLinuxBilling')]",
       "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersionDefault')]",
@@ -925,4 +926,6 @@
         "settings": {
         }
       }
-    }{{WriteLinkedTemplatesForExtensions}}
+    }
+    {{end}}
+    {{WriteLinkedTemplatesForExtensions}}
diff --git a/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmas.t b/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmas.t
index 4ae8bbeb97..2003c90a13 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmas.t
+++ b/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmas.t
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@
           "commandToExecute": "[concat('powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -command \"', '$arguments = ', variables('singleQuote'),'-MasterIP ',variables('kubernetesAPIServerIP'),' -KubeDnsServiceIp ',variables('kubeDnsServiceIp'),' -MasterFQDNPrefix ',variables('masterFqdnPrefix'),' -Location ',variables('location'),' -AgentKey ',variables('clientPrivateKey'),' -AADClientId ',variables('servicePrincipalClientId'),' -AADClientSecret ',variables('servicePrincipalClientSecret'),variables('singleQuote'), ' ; ', variables('windowsCustomScriptSuffix'), '\" > %SYSTEMDRIVE%\\AzureData\\CustomDataSetupScript.log 2>&1')]"
         }
       }
-    },
-    {
+    }
+    {{if UseAksExtension}}
+    ,{
       "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
       "name": "[concat(variables('{{.Name}}VMNamePrefix'), copyIndex(variables('{{.Name}}Offset')), '/computeAksLinuxBilling')]",
       "apiVersion": "[variables('apiVersionDefault')]",
@@ -295,4 +296,5 @@
         "settings": {
         }
       }
-    }
\ No newline at end of file
+    }
+    {{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmss.t b/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmss.t
index 6be6d9e0c1..336ddc717a 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmss.t
+++ b/parts/k8s/kuberneteswinagentresourcesvmss.t
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@
                     "commandToExecute": "[concat('powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -command \"', '$arguments = ', variables('singleQuote'),'-MasterIP ',variables('kubernetesAPIServerIP'),' -KubeDnsServiceIp ',variables('kubeDnsServiceIp'),' -MasterFQDNPrefix ',variables('masterFqdnPrefix'),' -Location ',variables('location'),' -AgentKey ',variables('clientPrivateKey'),' -AADClientId ',variables('servicePrincipalClientId'),' -AADClientSecret ',variables('servicePrincipalClientSecret'),variables('singleQuote'), ' ; ', variables('windowsCustomScriptSuffix'), '\" > %SYSTEMDRIVE%\\AzureData\\CustomDataSetupScript.log 2>&1')]"
                 }
               }
-            },
-            {
+            }
+            {{if UseAksExtension}}
+            ,{
               "name": "[concat(variables('{{.Name}}VMNamePrefix'), '-computeAksLinuxBilling')]",
               "location": "[variables('location')]",
               "properties": {
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
                 "settings": {}
               }
             }
+            {{end}}
             {{if UseManagedIdentity}}
             ,{
               "name": "managedIdentityExtension",
diff --git a/pkg/acsengine/template_generator.go b/pkg/acsengine/template_generator.go
index bc5104d0d0..f3f46b6cab 100644
--- a/pkg/acsengine/template_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/acsengine/template_generator.go
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ func (t *TemplateGenerator) getTemplateFuncMap(cs *api.ContainerService) templat
 		"UseManagedIdentity": func() bool {
 			return cs.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UseManagedIdentity
 		},
+		"UseAksExtension": func() bool {
+			cloudSpecConfig := getCloudSpecConfig(cs.Location)
+			return cloudSpecConfig.CloudName == azurePublicCloud
+		},
 		"UseInstanceMetadata": func() bool {
 			return helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(cs.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UseInstanceMetadata)
 		},