diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
index fe0d6b54e8..56dcddb6e9 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ export const azureFunctionsExtensionName = 'ms-azuretools.vscode-azurefunctions'
 export const linkToAzureFunctionExtension = 'https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-develop-vs-code';
 export const sqlBindingsDoc = 'https://aka.ms/sqlbindings';
 export const sqlConnectionStringSetting = 'SqlConnectionString';
-export const azureWebJobsStorageSetting = 'AzureWebJobsStorage';
-export const azureWebJobsStoragePlaceholder = 'Enter your Azure Web Jobs storage connection string';
 export const sqlExtensionPackageName = 'Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Sql';
 export const inputTemplateID = 'SqlInputBinding';
 export const outputTemplateID = 'SqlOutputBinding';
diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/telemetry.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/telemetry.ts
index e142459bd6..96ae750cdd 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/telemetry.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/common/telemetry.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export enum CreateAzureFunctionStep {
 	getConnectionString = 'getConnectionString',
 	getAzureFunctionName = 'getAzureFunctionName',
 	getTemplateId = 'getTemplateId',
-	setAzureWebJobsStorage = 'setAzureWebJobsStorage',
 	getConnectionStringSettingName = 'getConnectionStringSettingName',
 	promptForIncludePassword = 'promptForIncludePassword',
 }
diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
index 0daecdaa31..bc1d507f74 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ export async function createAzureFunction(node?: ITreeNodeInfo): Promise<void> {
 		telemetryStep = CreateAzureFunctionStep.getTemplateId;
 		let templateId: string = selectedBindingType === BindingType.input ? constants.inputTemplateID : constants.outputTemplateID;
 
-		// We need to set the azureWebJobsStorage to a placeholder
-		// to suppress the warning for opening the wizard - but will ask them to overwrite if they are creating new azureFunction
-		// issue https://github.com/microsoft/azuredatastudio/issues/18780
-		telemetryStep = CreateAzureFunctionStep.setAzureWebJobsStorage;
-		await azureFunctionsUtils.setLocalAppSetting(projectFolder, constants.azureWebJobsStorageSetting, constants.azureWebJobsStoragePlaceholder);
-
 		// prompt for Connection String Setting Name
 		let connectionStringSettingName: string | undefined = constants.sqlConnectionStringSetting;
 		if (!isCreateNewProject && projectFile) {