diff --git a/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/AzureResourceGroup.test.js b/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/AzureResourceGroup.test.js
index beeb84a7..59c93568 100644
--- a/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/AzureResourceGroup.test.js
+++ b/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/AzureResourceGroup.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import { azureSourceUploadInfo } from '../../mocks/fixtures/sources.fixtures';
 import AzureResourceGroup from '.';
 
 describe('AzureResourceGroup', () => {
+  test('disables and prepopulates resource group select with  the default value', async () => {
+    const rgSelect = await mountSelectAndOpen('Image RG');
+    expect(rgSelect).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(rgSelect).toHaveValue('Image RG');
+  });
+
   test('populate resource group select', async () => {
     await mountSelectAndOpen();
     const items = await screen.findAllByLabelText(/^Resource group/);
@@ -29,8 +35,8 @@ describe('AzureResourceGroup', () => {
   });
 });
 
-const mountSelectAndOpen = async () => {
-  render(<AzureResourceGroup />, {
+const mountSelectAndOpen = async (imageResourceGroup = null) => {
+  render(<AzureResourceGroup imageResourceGroup={imageResourceGroup} />, {
     contextValues: { chosenSource: '66' },
   });
   const selectDropdown = await screen.findByLabelText('Select resource group');
diff --git a/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/index.js b/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/index.js
index a6d458a2..6c0d4bea 100644
--- a/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/index.js
+++ b/src/Components/AzureResourceGroup/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { Spinner, Select, SelectOption, TextInput } from '@patternfly/react-core';
@@ -6,10 +7,10 @@ import { AZURE_RG_KEY } from '../../API/queryKeys';
 import { fetchResourceGroups } from '../../API';
 import { useWizardContext } from '../Common/WizardContext';
 
-const AzureResourceGroup = () => {
+const AzureResourceGroup = ({ imageResourceGroup }) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
   const [{ chosenSource, azureResourceGroup }, setWizardContext] = useWizardContext();
-  const [selection, setSelection] = React.useState(azureResourceGroup);
+  const [selection, setSelection] = React.useState(azureResourceGroup || imageResourceGroup);
 
   const {
     isInitialLoading: isLoading,
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const AzureResourceGroup = () => {
     data: resourceGroups,
   } = useQuery([AZURE_RG_KEY, chosenSource], () => fetchResourceGroups(chosenSource), {
     staleTime: 30 * 1000, // data is considered fresh for 30 seconds
-    enabled: !!chosenSource,
+    enabled: !!chosenSource && !imageResourceGroup,
   });
 
   if (!chosenSource || chosenSource === '') {
@@ -84,15 +85,24 @@ const AzureResourceGroup = () => {
       isOpen={isOpen}
       onClear={clearSelection}
       selections={selection}
-      placeholderText="redhat-deployed (default)"
+      isDisabled={!!imageResourceGroup}
+      placeholderText="(default) image resource group"
       typeAheadAriaLabel="Select resource group"
       maxHeight="220px"
     >
-      {resourceGroups.map((name, idx) => (
+      {(resourceGroups || [selection]).map((name, idx) => (
         <SelectOption aria-label={`Resource group ${name}`} key={idx} value={name} />
       ))}
     </Select>
   );
 };
 
+AzureResourceGroup.propTypes = {
+  imageResourceGroup: PropTypes.string,
+};
+
+AzureResourceGroup.defaultProps = {
+  imageResourceGroup: null,
+};
+
 export default AzureResourceGroup;
diff --git a/src/Components/ProvisioningWizard/steps/AccountCustomizations/azure.js b/src/Components/ProvisioningWizard/steps/AccountCustomizations/azure.js
index e4ff59ca..d4465c36 100644
--- a/src/Components/ProvisioningWizard/steps/AccountCustomizations/azure.js
+++ b/src/Components/ProvisioningWizard/steps/AccountCustomizations/azure.js
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Form, FormGroup, Popover, Title, Button, Text } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { HelpIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 
-import { AZURE_PROVIDER } from '../../../../constants';
 import { imageProps } from '../../helpers';
 import SourcesSelect from '../../../SourcesSelect';
 import InstanceCounter from '../../../InstanceCounter';
 import InstanceTypesSelect from '../../../InstanceTypesSelect';
-import RegionsSelect from '../../../RegionsSelect';
 import AzureResourceGroup from '../../../AzureResourceGroup';
 import { useWizardContext } from '../../../Common/WizardContext';
 
 const AccountCustomizationsAzure = ({ setStepValidated, image }) => {
-  const [wizardContext, setWizardContext] = useWizardContext();
+  const [wizardContext] = useWizardContext();
   const [validations, setValidation] = React.useState({
     sources: wizardContext.chosenSource ? 'success' : 'default',
     types: wizardContext.chosenInstanceType ? 'success' : 'default',
@@ -26,14 +24,6 @@ const AccountCustomizationsAzure = ({ setStepValidated, image }) => {
     setStepValidated(!errorExists);
   }, [validations]);
 
-  const onRegionChange = ({ region, imageID }) => {
-    setWizardContext((prevState) => ({
-      ...prevState,
-      chosenRegion: region,
-      chosenImageID: imageID,
-    }));
-  };
-
   return (
     <Form>
       <Title ouiaId="account_custom_title" headingLevel="h1" size="xl">
@@ -56,35 +46,18 @@ const AccountCustomizationsAzure = ({ setStepValidated, image }) => {
           }
         />
       </FormGroup>
-      <FormGroup
-        label="Select location"
-        isRequired
-        fieldId="azure-select-location"
-        labelIcon={
-          <Popover headerContent={<div>Azure locations</div>}>
-            <Button
-              ouiaId="location_help"
-              type="button"
-              aria-label="More info for location field"
-              onClick={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
-              aria-describedby="azure-select-location"
-              className="pf-c-form__group-label-help"
-              variant="plain"
-            >
-              <HelpIcon noVerticalAlign />
-            </Button>
-          </Popover>
-        }
-      >
-        <RegionsSelect provider={AZURE_PROVIDER} currentRegion={wizardContext.chosenRegion} onChange={onRegionChange} composeID={image.id} />
-      </FormGroup>
       <FormGroup
         label="Azure resource group"
         fieldId="azure-resource-group-select"
         labelIcon={
           <Popover
             headerContent={<div>Azure resource group</div>}
-            bodyContent={<div>Azure resource group to deploy the VM resources into. If left blank, defaults to &lsquo;redhat-deployed&rsquo;.</div>}
+            bodyContent={
+              <div>
+                <p>Azure resource group to deploy the VM resources into. Defaults to the resource group image is located in.</p>
+                <p>The location (Azure region) of the resource group is used for all resources deployed.</p>
+              </div>
+            }
           >
             <Button
               ouiaId="resource_group_help"
@@ -100,7 +73,7 @@ const AccountCustomizationsAzure = ({ setStepValidated, image }) => {
           </Popover>
         }
       >
-        <AzureResourceGroup />
+        <AzureResourceGroup imageResourceGroup={image.uploadOptions?.resource_group} />
       </FormGroup>
       <FormGroup
         label="Select instance size"