diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail b/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
index 7e407ca3..f46780c6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-bdsmail
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function add_user_bdsmail {
     fi
     sed -i "s|username|$new_username|g" /home/$new_username/.mutt/bdsmail
     bdsmail_configure_users
-    $BDSMAIL_DIR/bin/newmail $BDSMAIL_DIR/config.ini $new_username /home/$new_username/Maildir/i2p "$new_user_password"
+    $BDSMAIL_DIR/bin/newmail $BDSMAIL_DIR/config.ini $new_username /home/$new_username/Maildir/i2p
     chown -R $new_username:$new_username /home/$new_username/.mutt
     echo '0'
 }
@@ -255,27 +255,6 @@ function install_bdsmail {
         remove_bdsmail
     fi
 
-    # ask to the ssh login password for the admin user
-    # This is then used to create the maildir account
-    user_account_password=''
-    data=$(tempfile 2>/dev/null)
-    trap "rm -f $data" 0 1 2 5 15
-    dialog --title $"Password" \
-           --clear \
-           --passwordbox $"Enter your ssh login password.\n\nThis is the same as the original ssh login password shown when you first installed the system." 12 60 2> $data
-    ret=$?
-    case $ret in
-        0)
-            user_account_password=$(cat $data)
-            ;;
-    esac
-
-    if [ ${#user_account_password} -lt 2 ]; then
-        echo ''
-        echo $'A password must be provided for your user account.'
-        exit 3656358
-    fi
-
     if [ -d /repos/bdsmail ]; then
         mkdir $BDSMAIL_DIR
         cp -r -p /repos/bdsmail/. $BDSMAIL_DIR
@@ -420,8 +399,7 @@ function install_bdsmail {
 
     bdsmail_configure_users
 
-    $BDSMAIL_DIR/bin/newmail $BDSMAIL_DIR/config.ini $MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/Maildir/i2p "$user_account_password"
-    user_account_password=
+    $BDSMAIL_DIR/bin/newmail $BDSMAIL_DIR/config.ini $MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/Maildir/i2p
 
     APP_INSTALLED=1
 }