diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/CHANGELOG.md b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/CHANGELOG.md
index 174100a39..ad8e8d689 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-# 1.1.13
+- Remove status code `206` from retry code + only count batch level for statsbeat
+([#1247](https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-python/pull/1247))
+
+## 1.1.13
 
 Released 2024-01-03
+
 - Changed bit-mapping for `httpx` and `fastapi` integrations
 ([#1239](https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-python/pull/1239))
 
diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/transport.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/transport.py
index ed0e1f8ec..cf0cf622a 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/transport.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/transport.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 _REACHED_INGESTION_STATUS_CODES = (200, 206, 402, 408, 429, 439, 500)
 REDIRECT_STATUS_CODES = (307, 308)
 RETRYABLE_STATUS_CODES = (
-    206,  # Partial success
     401,  # Unauthorized
     403,  # Forbidden
     408,  # Request Timeout
@@ -214,8 +213,6 @@ def _transmit(self, envelopes):
                     for error in data['errors']:
                         if _status_code_is_retryable(error['statusCode']):
                             resend_envelopes.append(envelopes[error['index']])
-                            if self._check_stats_collection():
-                                _update_requests_map('retry', value=error['statusCode'])  # noqa: E501
                         else:
                             if not self._is_stats_exporter():
                                 logger.error(
diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_transport_mixin.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_transport_mixin.py
index 3a2c5d6aa..f955adfc5 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_transport_mixin.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_transport_mixin.py
@@ -454,9 +454,10 @@ def test_statsbeat_206_partial_retry(self):
                     ],
                 }))
             result = mixin._transmit([1, 2, 3])
-            self.assertEqual(len(_requests_map), 3)
+            # We do not record any network statsbeat for 206 status code
+            self.assertEqual(len(_requests_map), 2)
             self.assertIsNotNone(_requests_map['duration'])
-            self.assertEqual(_requests_map['retry'][500], 1)
+            self.assertIsNone(_requests_map.get('retry'))
             self.assertEqual(_requests_map['count'], 1)
             self.assertEqual(result, TransportStatusCode.DROP)
             storage_mock.put.assert_called_once()