diff --git a/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/LICENSE.txt b/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/LICENSE.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index dd23b3dbd..000000000
--- a/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/LICENSE.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-Copyright (C) 2012 by Robert Moore
-
-The source code for NHibernate.SqlAzure is available under an MIT license as
-per below. If you are using the version of NHibernate.SqlAzure that is combined
-with the EnterpriseLibrary dlls then it is available under the Microsoft Public
-License (Ms-PL) as per http://entlib.codeplex.com/license.
-
------
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/NHibernate.SqlAzure.dll b/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/NHibernate.SqlAzure.dll
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/NHibernate.SqlAzure.pdb b/lib/nhibernate.sqlazure/NHibernate.SqlAzure.pdb
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diff --git a/src/Orchard/Data/Providers/SqlServerDataServicesProvider.cs b/src/Orchard/Data/Providers/SqlServerDataServicesProvider.cs
index 7e416b424..4d4960964 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Data/Providers/SqlServerDataServicesProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Data/Providers/SqlServerDataServicesProvider.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using FluentNHibernate.Cfg.Db;
 using NHibernate.Cfg;
-using NHibernate.SqlAzure;
 
 namespace Orchard.Data.Providers {
     public class SqlServerDataServicesProvider : AbstractDataServicesProvider {
@@ -26,13 +25,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Data.Providers {
 
             persistence = persistence.ConnectionString(_connectionString);
 
-            // when using Sql Server Azure, use a specific driver, c.f. https://orchard.codeplex.com/workitem/19315
-            if (IsAzureSql()) {
-                persistence = persistence.Driver<SqlAzureClientDriver>();
-            }
-
             // use MsSql2012Dialect if on Azure or if specified in the connection string
-            if (IsAzureSql() || _connectionString.IndexOf(";Dialect=MsSql2012Dialect", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > 0) {
+            if (IsAzureSql()) {
                 persistence = persistence.Dialect<NHibernate.Dialect.MsSql2012Dialect>();
             }
 
@@ -41,10 +35,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Data.Providers {
 
         protected override void AlterConfiguration(Configuration config) {
             config.SetProperty(NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.PrepareSql, Boolean.TrueString);
-
-            if (IsAzureSql()) {
-                config.SetProperty(NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.TransactionStrategy, typeof(ReliableAdoNetWithDistributedTransactionFactory).AssemblyQualifiedName);
-            }
         }
 
         private bool IsAzureSql() {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index 7d9d4539a..ee3fa1594 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\nhibernate.linq\NHibernate.Linq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NHibernate.SqlAzure">
-      <HintPath>..\..\lib\nhibernate.sqlazure\NHibernate.SqlAzure.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations">
       <RequiredTargetFramework>3.5</RequiredTargetFramework>