diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_manager_test.go b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_manager_test.go
index 94f46f53fdd4..b8262a81348a 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_manager_test.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_manager_test.go
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ func TestGetFilteredAutoscalingGroupsVmss(t *testing.T) {
 		enableForceDelete:        manager.config.EnableForceDelete,
 		curSize:                  3,
 		sizeRefreshPeriod:        manager.azureCache.refreshInterval,
-		getVmssSizeRefreshPeriod: time.Duration(manager.azureCache.refreshInterval) * time.Second,
+		getVmssSizeRefreshPeriod: manager.azureCache.refreshInterval,
 		InstanceCache:            InstanceCache{instancesRefreshPeriod: defaultVmssInstancesRefreshPeriod},
 	}}
 	assert.True(t, assert.ObjectsAreEqualValues(expectedAsgs, asgs), "expected %#v, but found: %#v", expectedAsgs, asgs)
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_scale_set.go b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_scale_set.go
index 9c789ecb87ae..64d5b93a2c8b 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_scale_set.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/azure/azure_scale_set.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func NewScaleSet(spec *dynamic.NodeGroupSpec, az *AzureManager, curSize int64, d
 	if az.config.GetVmssSizeRefreshPeriod != 0 {
 		scaleSet.getVmssSizeRefreshPeriod = time.Duration(az.config.GetVmssSizeRefreshPeriod) * time.Second
 	} else {
-		scaleSet.getVmssSizeRefreshPeriod = time.Duration(az.azureCache.refreshInterval) * time.Second
+		scaleSet.getVmssSizeRefreshPeriod = az.azureCache.refreshInterval
 	}
 
 	if az.config.EnableDetailedCSEMessage {