diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.java
index b65ce78fcb..816a3af7f3 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.integration.AzureTestConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.metrics.AzureFileSystemInstrumentation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.metrics.AzureFileSystemMetricsSystem;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.integration.AzureTestUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.AbstractMetric;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsRecord;
 import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsSink;
@@ -529,6 +530,8 @@ public static CloudStorageAccount createTestAccount()
 
   static CloudStorageAccount createTestAccount(Configuration conf)
       throws URISyntaxException, KeyProviderException {
+    AzureTestUtils.assumeNamespaceDisabled(conf);
+
     String testAccountName = verifyWasbAccountNameInConfig(conf);
     if (testAccountName == null) {
       LOG.warn("Skipping live Azure test because of missing test account");
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/contract/NativeAzureFileSystemContract.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/contract/NativeAzureFileSystemContract.java
index a264acabc5..ea90a86dc0 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/contract/NativeAzureFileSystemContract.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/contract/NativeAzureFileSystemContract.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class NativeAzureFileSystemContract extends AbstractBondedFSContract {
   public NativeAzureFileSystemContract(Configuration conf) {
     super(conf); //insert the base features
     addConfResource(CONTRACT_XML);
+    AzureTestUtils.assumeNamespaceDisabled(conf);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/integration/AzureTestUtils.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/integration/AzureTestUtils.java
index c46320a483..bc19700708 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/integration/AzureTestUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azure/integration/AzureTestUtils.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.WASB_ACCOUNT_NAME_DOMAIN_SUFFIX_REGEX;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.AzureBlobStorageTestAccount.WASB_TEST_ACCOUNT_NAME_WITH_DOMAIN;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.azure.integration.AzureTestConstants.*;
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.constants.TestConfigurationKeys.FS_AZURE_TEST_NAMESPACE_ENABLED_ACCOUNT;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.test.MetricsAsserts.getLongCounter;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.test.MetricsAsserts.getLongGauge;
 import static org.apache.hadoop.test.MetricsAsserts.getMetrics;
@@ -545,4 +546,12 @@ public static String readStringFromStream(FSDataInputStream inputStream) throws
     inputStream.close();
     return new String(buffer, 0, count);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Assume hierarchical namespace is disabled for test account.
+   */
+  public static void assumeNamespaceDisabled(Configuration conf) {
+    Assume.assumeFalse("Hierarchical namespace is enabled for test account.",
+        conf.getBoolean(FS_AZURE_TEST_NAMESPACE_ENABLED_ACCOUNT, false));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/azure-test.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/azure-test.xml
index a36a391cd5..24d444a88d 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/azure-test.xml
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/azure-test.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     <value>false</value>
   </property>
 
+  <property>
+    <name>fs.azure.test.namespace.enabled</name>
+    <value>false</value>
+  </property>
+
   <!--====================  ABFS CONFIGURATION ====================-->
   <!-- SEE relevant section in "site/markdown/testing_azure.md"-->
 
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/wasb.xml b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/wasb.xml
index 5aaca26b8a..d7cd1a5409 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/wasb.xml
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/test/resources/wasb.xml
@@ -161,4 +161,9 @@
     <value>true</value>
   </property>
 
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <property>
+    <name>fs.azure.test.namespace.enabled</name>
+    <value>false</value>
+  </property>
+
+</configuration>