diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 74dbffa31..6c20bf801 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
       # We use these variables to convert between tox and GHA version literals
-      py27: 2.7
       py35: 3.5
       py36: 3.6
       py37: 3.7
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       # ensures the entire test matrix is run, even if one permutation fails
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [py27, py35, py36, py37, py38, py39]
+        python-version: [py35, py36, py37, py38, py39]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/__init__.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/__init__.py
index 96aa54ed3..85255e597 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/__init__.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/__init__.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def process_options(options):
         )
 
     # storage path
-    if options.storage_path is None:
+    if options.enable_local_storage and options.storage_path is None:
         TEMPDIR_SUFFIX = options.instrumentation_key or ""
         options.storage_path = os.path.join(
                 tempfile.gettempdir(),
diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/setup.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/setup.py
index 28d8c450a..afe8e4082 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/setup.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/setup.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
         'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_options.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_options.py
index 9ab130fb5..8b7b256a6 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/tests/test_options.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 
+import mock
+
 from opencensus.ext.azure import common
 
 
@@ -108,6 +110,22 @@ def test_process_options_proxies_set_proxies(self):
             '{"https": "https://test-proxy.com"}'
         )
 
+    @mock.patch("opencensus.ext.azure.common.tempfile")
+    def test_process_options_enable_local_storage(self, mock_tempfile):
+        options = common.Options()
+
+        self.assertTrue(options.enable_local_storage)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(options.storage_path)
+        mock_tempfile.gettempdir.assert_called_once()
+
+    @mock.patch("opencensus.ext.azure.common.tempfile")
+    def test_process_options_disable_local_storage(self, mock_tempfile):
+        options = common.Options(enable_local_storage = False)
+
+        self.assertFalse(options.enable_local_storage, False)
+        self.assertIsNone(options.storage_path)
+        mock_tempfile.gettempdir.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_parse_connection_string_none(self):
         cs = None
         result = common.parse_connection_string(cs)
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index aa9d3dba6..2cd2f2dc2 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _install_test_dependencies(session):
     session.install('unittest2')
 
 
-@nox.session(python=['2.7', '3.5', '3.6'])
+@nox.session(python=['3.5', '3.6', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10'])
 def unit(session):
     """Run the unit test suite."""
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index de949d8f6..b2b946ede 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9802276e5..f326b1fe2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-  py{27,35,36,37,38,39}-unit
+  py{35,36,37,38,39}-unit
   py39-bandit
   py39-lint
   py39-setup
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ deps =
   unit,lint: pytest-cov
   unit,lint: retrying
   unit,lint: unittest2
-  py27-unit: markupsafe==1.1.1
   py35-unit: markupsafe==1.1.1
   py3{6,7,8,9}-unit: markupsafe==2.0.1  #  https://github.com/pallets/markupsafe/issues/282
   bandit: bandit
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ deps =
   docs: sphinx >= 1.6.3
 
 commands =
-  py{27,34,35}-unit: {[constants]unit-base-command} --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-stackdriver --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-flask --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-httpx --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-fastapi
+  py{34,35}-unit: {[constants]unit-base-command} --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-stackdriver --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-flask --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-httpx --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-fastapi
   py36-unit: {[constants]unit-base-command} --ignore=contrib/opencensus-ext-httpx
   py3{7,8,9}-unit: {[constants]unit-base-command}