diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
index 040a29750b967..648c045d97d01 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/build.gradle
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
   api "io.netty:netty-resolver-dns:${versions.netty}"
   api "io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:${versions.netty}"
   implementation project(':modules:transport-netty4')
-  api 'com.azure:azure-storage-blob:12.15.0'
+  api 'com.azure:azure-storage-blob:12.14.4'
   api 'org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams:1.0.3'
   api 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.4.15'
   api 'io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty:1.0.17'
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.14.4.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.14.4.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5333f8fa90ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.14.4.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2b92020693d09e4980b96d278e8038a1087afea0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.15.0.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.15.0.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 513cb017f798d..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/azure-storage-blob-12.15.0.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-a53a6bdf7564f4e3a7b0b93cd96b7f5f95c03d36
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/azure/AzureBlobContainerRetriesTests.java b/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/azure/AzureBlobContainerRetriesTests.java
index c973cb325b658..c9e6e299c7120 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/azure/AzureBlobContainerRetriesTests.java
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/src/test/java/org/opensearch/repositories/azure/AzureBlobContainerRetriesTests.java
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ public void testReadBlobWithRetries() throws Exception {
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Length", String.valueOf(length));
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("x-ms-blob-type", "blockblob");
-                        exchange.getResponseHeaders()
-                            .add("Content-Range", String.format("bytes %d-%d/%d", rangeStart, bytes.length, bytes.length));
                         exchange.sendResponseHeaders(RestStatus.OK.getStatus(), length);
                         exchange.getResponseBody().write(bytes, rangeStart, length);
                         return;
@@ -249,8 +247,7 @@ public void testReadBlobWithRetries() throws Exception {
         final BlobContainer blobContainer = createBlobContainer(maxRetries);
         try (InputStream inputStream = blobContainer.readBlob("read_blob_max_retries")) {
             assertArrayEquals(bytes, BytesReference.toBytes(Streams.readFully(inputStream)));
-            // No more getProperties() calls in BlobClientBase::openInputStream(), HEAD should not be invoked
-            assertThat(countDownHead.isCountedDown(), is(false));
+            assertThat(countDownHead.isCountedDown(), is(true));
             assertThat(countDownGet.isCountedDown(), is(true));
         }
     }
@@ -281,8 +278,6 @@ public void testReadRangeBlobWithRetries() throws Exception {
                         assertThat(length, lessThanOrEqualTo(bytes.length - rangeStart));
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Length", String.valueOf(length));
-                        exchange.getResponseHeaders()
-                            .add("Content-Range", String.format("bytes %d-%d/%d", rangeStart, rangeEnd.get(), bytes.length));
                         exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("x-ms-blob-type", "blockblob");
                         exchange.sendResponseHeaders(RestStatus.OK.getStatus(), length);
                         exchange.getResponseBody().write(bytes, rangeStart, length);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/azure-fixture/src/main/java/fixture/azure/AzureHttpHandler.java b/test/fixtures/azure-fixture/src/main/java/fixture/azure/AzureHttpHandler.java
index 8389bd839d165..f12a4579a2d0c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/azure-fixture/src/main/java/fixture/azure/AzureHttpHandler.java
+++ b/test/fixtures/azure-fixture/src/main/java/fixture/azure/AzureHttpHandler.java
@@ -150,14 +150,12 @@ public void handle(final HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException {
                 }
 
                 final int start = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(1));
-                final int end = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2));
-                final int length = Math.min(end - start + 1, blob.length());
+                final int length = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)) - start + 1;
 
                 exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
                 exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Length", String.valueOf(length));
                 exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("x-ms-blob-type", "blockblob");
                 exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("x-ms-request-server-encrypted", "false");
-                exchange.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Range", String.format("bytes %d-%d/%d", start, Math.min(end, length), length));
                 exchange.sendResponseHeaders(RestStatus.OK.getStatus(), length);
                 exchange.getResponseBody().write(blob.toBytesRef().bytes, start, length);