diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index 01c1bbeec..000000000
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index ecf42e165..000000000
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<configuration>
-  <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
-    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0" />
-  </startup>
-</configuration>
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/PerformanceCounters.xml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/PerformanceCounters.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 844690451..000000000
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching/PerformanceCounters.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<PerformanceCounters>
-  <Category CategoryName="Windows Azure Caching:Client" CategoryHelp="Performance counters for caching clients">
-    <Counter Name="Requests" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalRequestsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Requests / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="TotalRequestPerSecHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Server Responses Dropped / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="TotalServerResponsesDroppedHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Failure Exceptions" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalFailureExceptionsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Failure Exceptions / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="FailureExceptionRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Total Local Cache Hits" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalLocalCacheHitsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Total Local Cache Objects" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalItemsInLocalCacheHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Get Latency (Network) / operation Microsecond" Type="AverageCount64" HelpString="AverageCacheGetNetworkLatencyHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Get Latency (Network) / operation Microsecond Base" Type="AverageBase" HelpString="AverageCacheGetNetworkLatencyBaseHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Read Requests" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="ReadRequestsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Write Requests" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="WriteRequestsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Bytes Received / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="CacheIncomingDataRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Bytes Sent / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="CacheOutgoingDateRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Get Latency / operation Microsecond" Type="AverageCount64" HelpString="AverageCacheGetLatencyHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Get Latency / operation Microsecond Base" Type="AverageBase" HelpString="AverageCacheGetLatencyBaseHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Put Latency / operation Microsecond" Type="AverageCount64" HelpString="AverageCachePutLatencyHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Average Put Latency / operation Microsecond Base" Type="AverageBase" HelpString="AverageCachePutLatencyBaseHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Local Cache Filled Percentage" Type="RawFraction" HelpString="PercentageLocalCacheFullHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Local Cache Filled Percentage Base" Type="RawBase" HelpString="PercentageLocalCacheFullBaseHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Local Cache Hits Percentage" Type="RawFraction" HelpString="PercentageLocalCacheHitsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Local Cache Hits Percentage Base" Type="RawBase" HelpString="PercentageLocalCacheHitsBaseHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Total Notifications Received" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalNotificationsReceivedHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Retry Exceptions" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalRetryExceptionsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Retry Exceptions / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="RetryExceptionRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Timeout Exceptions" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalTimeoutExceptionsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Timeout Exceptions / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="TimeoutExceptionRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Current Server Connections" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalActiveServerConnectionsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Total Connection Requests Failed" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalConnectionRequestsFailedHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Network Exceptions" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalNetworkExceptionsHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Network Exceptions / sec" Type="RateOfCountsPerSecond32" HelpString="NetworkExceptionRateHelp"/>
-    <Counter Name="Current Waiting Requests" Type="NumberOfItems64" HelpString="TotalOutstandingRequestsHelp" />
-  </Category>
-</PerformanceCounters>
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.csproj
index b2d0f4a99..0809e7651 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Orchard.Azure.csproj
@@ -58,18 +58,6 @@
     <Reference Include="log4net, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\log4net.3.2.0\lib\net462\log4net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureClientHelper, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureClientHelper.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureCommon, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureCommon.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Client, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Client.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Core, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Core.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault.Core, Version=3.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault.Core.3.0.5\lib\net461\Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -89,9 +77,6 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.3.3.19\lib\net461\Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -104,12 +89,6 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=9.3.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\WindowsAzure.Storage.9.3.3\lib\net45\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsFabric.Common, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.WindowsFabric.Common.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsFabric.Data.Common, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching.2.9.5\lib\net40-full\Microsoft.WindowsFabric.Data.Common.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.3\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -164,15 +143,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Services\Environment\Configuration\DefaultPlatformConfigurationAccessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\Environment\Configuration\IPlatformConfigurationAccessor.cs" />
-    <None Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching\ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching\PerformanceCounters.xml">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching\ClientPerfCountersInstaller.exe.config">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
     <Content Include="Web.config">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Content>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Web.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Web.config
index d0af2afa5..c6be37a75 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Web.config
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/Web.config
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
       <section name="host" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.HostSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
       <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
     </sectionGroup>
-    <section name="dataCacheClients" type="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.DataCacheClientsSection, Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.Core" allowLocation="true" allowDefinition="Everywhere" />
-    <section name="cacheDiagnostics" type="Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureCommon.DiagnosticsConfigurationSection, Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.AzureCommon" allowLocation="true" allowDefinition="Everywhere" />
   </configSections>
   <system.web.webPages.razor>
     <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
@@ -34,21 +32,6 @@
         <add assembly="System.Web.WebPages, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" />
       </assemblies>
     </compilation>
-    <!-- Windows Azure Cache session state provider -->
-    <!--<sessionState mode="Custom" customProvider="AFCacheSessionStateProvider">
-      <providers>
-        <add name="AFCacheSessionStateProvider" type="Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache.DistributedCacheSessionStateStoreProvider, Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache" cacheName="default" dataCacheClientName="default" applicationName="AFCacheSessionState"/>
-      </providers>
-    </sessionState>-->
-    <!-- Windows Azure Cache output cache provider -->
-    <!--Uncomment this section to use Windows Azure Cache for output cache-->
-    <!--<caching>
-      <outputCache defaultProvider="AFCacheOutputCacheProvider">
-        <providers>
-          <add name="AFCacheOutputCacheProvider" type="Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache.DistributedCacheOutputCacheProvider, Microsoft.Web.DistributedCache" cacheName="default" dataCacheClientName="default" applicationName="AFCacheOutputCache" />
-        </providers>
-      </outputCache>
-    </caching>-->
   </system.web>
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
@@ -118,16 +101,4 @@
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-  <dataCacheClients>
-    <dataCacheClient name="default">
-      <!--To use the in-role flavor of Windows Azure Cache, set identifier to be the cache cluster role name -->
-      <!--To use the Windows Azure Cache Service, set identifier to be the endpoint of the cache cluster -->
-      <autoDiscover isEnabled="true" identifier="[Cache role name or Service Endpoint]" />
-      <!--<localCache isEnabled="true" sync="TimeoutBased" objectCount="100000" ttlValue="300" />-->
-      <!--Use this section to specify security settings for connecting to your cache. This section is not required if your cache is hosted on a role that is a part of your cloud service. -->
-      <!--<securityProperties mode="Message" sslEnabled="true">
-        <messageSecurity authorizationInfo="[Authentication Key]" />
-      </securityProperties>-->
-    </dataCacheClient>
-  </dataCacheClients>
 </configuration>
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/packages.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/packages.config
index fae10d019..eedb02b75 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/packages.config
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Azure/packages.config
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime" version="2.3.24" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure" version="3.3.19" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net48" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Caching" version="2.9.5" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager" version="3.2.3" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.3" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="NHibernate" version="5.6.0" targetFramework="net48" />