diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/retry.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/retry.py
index 0a9f4da6d0b..fbed38de7fe 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/retry.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/retry.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
     def no_retries(cls):
         """Disable retries.
         """
-        return cls(retry_count_total=0)
+        return cls(retry_total=0)
 
     def configure_retries(self, options):
         """Configures the retry settings.
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/examples/examples_sync.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/examples/examples_sync.py
index d935935411f..971500e6880 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/examples/examples_sync.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/examples/examples_sync.py
@@ -151,3 +151,17 @@ def test_example_retry_policy():
 
     response = pipeline_response.http_response
     assert response.status_code == 200
+
+def test_example_no_retries():
+    url = "https://bing.com"
+
+    config = Configuration()
+    config.retry_policy = RetryPolicy.no_retries()
+
+    client = PipelineClient(base_url=url, config=config)
+    request = client.get(url)
+    pipeline_response = client._pipeline.run(request)
+
+    response = pipeline_response.http_response
+    # bing returns 301 if not retried
+    assert response.status_code == 301