diff --git a/pkg/blockstorage/azure/auth.go b/pkg/blockstorage/azure/auth.go
index 415ee9c707e..2d34693179d 100644
--- a/pkg/blockstorage/azure/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/blockstorage/azure/auth.go
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ type AzureAuthenticator interface {
 }
 
 func NewAzureAuthenticator(config map[string]string) (AzureAuthenticator, error) {
-	// NewAzureAuthenticator opens up the possibility to Auth with:
-	//1. Env variables
-	//2. Managed Identity
-	//3. Workload Identity
-	//4. AzureCli
 	switch {
 	case isMSICredsAvailable(config):
 		return &MsiAuthenticator{}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/blockstorage/azure/azuredisk.go b/pkg/blockstorage/azure/azuredisk.go
index 1b773f3896c..a9feeb9e7b5 100644
--- a/pkg/blockstorage/azure/azuredisk.go
+++ b/pkg/blockstorage/azure/azuredisk.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (s *AdStorage) SnapshotCopyWithArgs(ctx context.Context, from blockstorage.
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Poller failed to retrieve snapshot")
 	}
-	snap, err := s.SnapshotGet(ctx, blockstorage.String(createSnapRes.ID))
+	snap, err := s.SnapshotGet(ctx, blockstorage.StringFromPtr(createSnapRes.ID))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to Get Snapshot after create, snaphotName %s", snapName)
 	}
@@ -379,21 +379,21 @@ func (s *AdStorage) VolumeParse(ctx context.Context, volume interface{}) (*block
 	if vol.Tags != nil {
 		tags = blockstorage.StringMap(vol.Tags)
 	}
-	az := blockstorage.String(vol.Location)
+	az := blockstorage.StringFromPtr(vol.Location)
 	if z := vol.Zones; len(z) > 0 {
 		az = az + "-" + *(z[0])
 	}
 
 	return &blockstorage.Volume{
 		Type:         s.Type(),
-		ID:           blockstorage.String(vol.ID),
+		ID:           blockstorage.StringFromPtr(vol.ID),
 		Encrypted:    encrypted,
 		SizeInBytes:  blockstorage.Int64(vol.Properties.DiskSizeBytes),
 		Az:           az,
 		Tags:         blockstorage.MapToKeyValue(tags),
 		VolumeType:   string(*vol.SKU.Name),
 		CreationTime: blockstorage.TimeStamp(*vol.Properties.TimeCreated),
-		Attributes:   map[string]string{"Users": blockstorage.String(vol.ManagedBy)},
+		Attributes:   map[string]string{"Users": blockstorage.StringFromPtr(vol.ManagedBy)},
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/blockstorage/helper_test.go b/pkg/blockstorage/helper_test.go
index 6dcbef90799..2097c86eec7 100644
--- a/pkg/blockstorage/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blockstorage/helper_test.go
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ func (h *HelperSuite) TestStringSlice(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(target[1], Equals, source[1])
 }
 
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestStringSlicePtr(c *C) {
-	source := []string{"test1", "test2"}
-	res := StringSlicePtr(source)
-	target := *res
-	c.Assert(target[0], Equals, source[0])
-	c.Assert(target[1], Equals, source[1])
-}
-
 func (s *HelperSuite) TestSliceStringPtr(c *C) {
 	source := []string{"test1", "test2"}
 	res := SliceStringPtr(source)
@@ -35,18 +27,6 @@ func (s *HelperSuite) TestSliceStringPtr(c *C) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestBoolFromPtr(c *C) {
-	source := true
-	target := Bool(&source)
-	c.Assert(target, Equals, source)
-}
-
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestBoolToPtr(c *C) {
-	source := true
-	target := BoolPtr(source)
-	c.Assert(*target, Equals, source)
-}
-
 func (s *HelperSuite) TestIntFromPtr(c *C) {
 	source := 1
 	target := Int(&source)
@@ -59,24 +39,6 @@ func (s *HelperSuite) TestIntToPtr(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(*target, Equals, source)
 }
 
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestFloat32FromPtr(c *C) {
-	source := float32(1)
-	target := Float32(&source)
-	c.Assert(target, Equals, source)
-}
-
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestFloat32ToPtr(c *C) {
-	source := float32(1)
-	target := Float32Ptr(source)
-	c.Assert(*target, Equals, source)
-}
-
-func (s *HelperSuite) TestStringFromPtr(c *C) {
-	source := "test"
-	target := String(&source)
-	c.Assert(target, Equals, source)
-}
-
 func (s *HelperSuite) TestStringToPtr(c *C) {
 	source := "test"
 	target := StringPtr(source)
diff --git a/pkg/blockstorage/helpers.go b/pkg/blockstorage/helpers.go
index 74c7c10256c..104295d22e7 100644
--- a/pkg/blockstorage/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/blockstorage/helpers.go
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ func StringSlice(s *[]string) []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StringSlicePtr returns a pointer to the passed string slice.
-func StringSlicePtr(s []string) *[]string {
-	return azto.Ptr(s)
-}
-
 // SliceStringPtr returns a slice of string pointers from the passed string slice.
 func SliceStringPtr(s []string) []*string {
 	ms := make([]*string, len(s))
@@ -155,19 +150,6 @@ func SliceStringPtr(s []string) []*string {
 	return ms
 }
 
-// Bool returns a bool value for the passed bool pointer. It returns false if the pointer is nil.
-func Bool(b *bool) bool {
-	if b != nil {
-		return *b
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// BoolPtr returns a pointer to the passed bool.
-func BoolPtr(b bool) *bool {
-	return &b
-}
-
 // Int returns an int value for the passed int pointer. It returns 0 if the pointer is nil.
 func Int(i *int) int {
 	if i != nil {
@@ -202,40 +184,9 @@ func Int64(i *int64) int64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
-// Int64Ptr returns a pointer to the passed int64.
-func Int64Ptr(i int64) *int64 {
-	return &i
-}
-
-// Float32 returns an int value for the passed int pointer. It returns 0.0 if the pointer is nil.
-func Float32(i *float32) float32 {
-	if i != nil {
-		return *i
-	}
-	return 0.0
-}
-
-// Float32Ptr returns a pointer to the passed float32.
-func Float32Ptr(i float32) *float32 {
-	return &i
-}
-
-// ToFloat64 returns an int value for the passed int pointer. It returns 0.0 if the pointer is nil.
-func Float64(i *float64) float64 {
-	if i != nil {
-		return *i
-	}
-	return 0.0
-}
-
-// Float64Ptr returns a pointer to the passed float64.
-func Float64Ptr(i float64) *float64 {
-	return &i
-}
-
 // String returns a string value for the passed string pointer. It returns the empty string if the
 // pointer is nil.
-func String(s *string) string {
+func StringFromPtr(s *string) string {
 	if s != nil {
 		return *s
 	}