diff --git a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI.UnitTests/Core/AzureClientCoreTests.cs b/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI.UnitTests/Core/AzureClientCoreTests.cs
index c9c47f07ee..467261062f 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI.UnitTests/Core/AzureClientCoreTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI.UnitTests/Core/AzureClientCoreTests.cs
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ public sealed class AzureClientCoreTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(new Uri(endpoint), azureClientCore.Endpoint);
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    public void ConstructorWithInvalidEndpointShouldThrowArgumentException()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var deploymentName = "test-deployment";
-        var invalidEndpoint = "http://invalid-endpoint";
-        var apiKey = "test-api-key";
-
-        // Act & Assert
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() =>
-            new AzureClientCore(deploymentName, invalidEndpoint, apiKey, this._httpClient, this._mockLogger.Object));
-    }
-
     [Fact]
     public void ConstructorWithTokenCredentialShouldInitializeCorrectly()
     {
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/Core/AzureClientCore.cs b/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/Core/AzureClientCore.cs
index bda194225c..5c4af3f184 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/Core/AzureClientCore.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/Core/AzureClientCore.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ internal partial class AzureClientCore : ClientCore
     {
         Verify.NotNullOrWhiteSpace(deploymentName);
         Verify.NotNullOrWhiteSpace(endpoint);
-        Verify.StartsWith(endpoint, "https://", "The Azure OpenAI endpoint must start with 'https://'");
         Verify.NotNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey);
 
         var options = GetAzureOpenAIClientOptions(httpClient, apiVersion);
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ internal partial class AzureClientCore : ClientCore
     {
         Verify.NotNullOrWhiteSpace(deploymentName);
         Verify.NotNullOrWhiteSpace(endpoint);
-        Verify.StartsWith(endpoint, "https://", "The Azure OpenAI endpoint must start with 'https://'");
 
         var options = GetAzureOpenAIClientOptions(httpClient, apiVersion);