diff --git a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
index f3c8eebd6d669..bd3c878569ad8 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/pom.xml
@@ -73,22 +73,6 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
-      <artifactId>azure-core-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.23.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-core-test;dependency} -->
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
-      <artifactId>azure-storage-common</artifactId>
-      <version>12.24.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-common;dependency} -->
-      <classifier>tests</classifier>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/APISpec.groovy b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/APISpec.groovy
index 413196192d11b..89c1f88de38a1 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/APISpec.groovy
+++ b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/APISpec.groovy
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 package com.microsoft.azure.storage
 
-import com.azure.storage.common.test.shared.extensions.LiveOnly
 import com.microsoft.aad.adal4j.AuthenticationContext
 import com.microsoft.aad.adal4j.ClientCredential
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.*
@@ -603,8 +602,8 @@ class APISpec extends Specification {
                 StorageURL.createPipeline(new TokenCredentials(token)))
     }
 
-    def getTestMode(){
-        String testMode =  System.getenv("AZURE_TEST_MODE")
+    static def getTestMode(){
+        def testMode =  System.getenv("AZURE_TEST_MODE")
         if(testMode == null){
             testMode =  "PLAYBACK"
         }
diff --git a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnly.java b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnly.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9e383596da445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnly.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+package com.microsoft.azure.storage;
+
+import org.spockframework.runtime.extension.ExtensionAnnotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Inherited
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
+@ExtensionAnnotation(LiveOnlyExtension.class)
+public @interface LiveOnly {
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnlyExtension.java b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnlyExtension.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f154d37940de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/microsoft-azure-storage-blob/src/test/java/com/microsoft/azure/storage/LiveOnlyExtension.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+package com.microsoft.azure.storage;
+
+import org.spockframework.runtime.extension.IAnnotationDrivenExtension;
+import org.spockframework.runtime.model.FeatureInfo;
+import org.spockframework.runtime.model.SpecInfo;
+
+public class LiveOnlyExtension implements IAnnotationDrivenExtension<LiveOnly> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void visitFeatureAnnotation(LiveOnly annotation, FeatureInfo feature) {
+        String testMode = (String) APISpec.getTestMode();
+        if (!"LIVE".equalsIgnoreCase(testMode)) {
+            feature.skip(String.format("Test ignored in %s mode", testMode));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void visitSpecAnnotation(LiveOnly annotation, SpecInfo spec) {
+        String testMode = (String) APISpec.getTestMode();
+        if (!"LIVE".equalsIgnoreCase(testMode)) {
+            spec.skip(String.format("Test ignored in %s mode", testMode));
+        }
+    }
+}