diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/BUILD b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/BUILD
index fe89a90f5d5..495b2734e56 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/BUILD
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/credentialprovider:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/auth:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2017-10-01/containerregistry:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2018-09-01/containerregistry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure:go_default_library",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["azure_credentials_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2017-10-01/containerregistry:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2018-09-01/containerregistry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
index eb14ce97da6..be3590acfb3 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2017-10-01/containerregistry"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2018-09-01/containerregistry"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure"
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ func init() {
 		})
 }
 
-func getContextWithCancel() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
-	return context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-}
-
 // RegistriesClient is a testable interface for the ACR client List operation.
 type RegistriesClient interface {
 	List(ctx context.Context) ([]containerregistry.Registry, error)
diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials_test.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials_test.go
index 55dd61193c8..ec5b68caae9 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials_test.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2017-10-01/containerregistry"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/containerregistry/mgmt/2018-09-01/containerregistry"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/to"
 )