diff --git a/sky/provision/azure/instance.py b/sky/provision/azure/instance.py
index 60159232787..c54199bd25d 100644
--- a/sky/provision/azure/instance.py
+++ b/sky/provision/azure/instance.py
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ def _create_vm(
         network_profile=network_profile,
         identity=compute.VirtualMachineIdentity(
             type='UserAssigned',
-            user_assigned_identities={provider_config['msi']: {}}))
+            user_assigned_identities={provider_config['msi']: {}}),
+        priority=node_config['azure_arm_parameters']['priority'])
     vm_poller = compute_client.virtual_machines.begin_create_or_update(
         resource_group_name=provider_config['resource_group'],
         vm_name=vm_name,
diff --git a/sky/templates/azure-ray.yml.j2 b/sky/templates/azure-ray.yml.j2
index 7b9737748d3..1140704a708 100644
--- a/sky/templates/azure-ray.yml.j2
+++ b/sky/templates/azure-ray.yml.j2
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ available_node_types:
             {%- if use_spot %}
             # optionally set priority to use Spot instances
             priority: Spot
-            # set a maximum price for spot instances if desired
-            # billingProfile:
-            #     maxPrice: -1
             {%- endif %}
             cloudInitSetupCommands: |-
               {%- for cmd in cloud_init_setup_commands %}