diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/qa/microsoft-azure-storage/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/repository_azure/10_repository.yml b/plugins/repository-azure/qa/microsoft-azure-storage/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/repository_azure/10_repository.yml
index 92866190959..650d5c44741 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/qa/microsoft-azure-storage/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/repository_azure/10_repository.yml
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/qa/microsoft-azure-storage/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/repository_azure/10_repository.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ setup:
             client: "integration_test"
             base_path: ${base_path}
 
+  # Remove the snapshots, if a previous test failed to delete them. This is
+  # useful for third party tests that runs the test against a real external service.
+  - do:
+      snapshot.delete:
+        repository: repository
+        snapshot: snapshot-one
+        ignore: 404
+  - do:
+      snapshot.delete:
+        repository: repository
+        snapshot: snapshot-two
+        ignore: 404
+
 ---
 "Snapshot/Restore with repository-azure":