diff --git a/src/node/db/SessionStore.js b/src/node/db/SessionStore.js
index 263c7d6e..647cbbc8 100644
--- a/src/node/db/SessionStore.js
+++ b/src/node/db/SessionStore.js
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ SessionStore.prototype.get = function(sid, fn) {
 SessionStore.prototype.set = function(sid, sess, fn) {
   messageLogger.debug('SET ' + sid);
 
-  // don't store passwords in DB
-  if (sess.user && sess.user.password) {
-    sess.user.password = "PASSWORD_HIDDEN";
-  }
-
   db.set("sessionstorage:" + sid, sess);
   if (fn) {
     process.nextTick(fn);