diff --git a/etc/login.conf b/etc/login.conf
index 6c1faa0b63fa..74ded6fda2f6 100644
--- a/etc/login.conf
+++ b/etc/login.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ default:\
 	:setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES:\
 	:path=/sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/X11R6/bin ~/bin:\
 	:nologin=/var/run/nologin:\
-	:passwd_format=md5:\
 	:cputime=unlimited:\
 	:datasize=unlimited:\
 	:stacksize=unlimited:\