diff --git a/admin/core/um-admin-actions.php b/admin/core/um-admin-actions.php
index d89650ff..adc263f2 100644
--- a/admin/core/um-admin-actions.php
+++ b/admin/core/um-admin-actions.php
@@ -269,29 +269,6 @@
 		exit( wp_redirect($url) );
 	}
 	
-	/***
-	*** @secure passwords
-	*** Updated by Bo Carlson (bo@fictiontribe.com) to clear fields in DB without looping users. Much faster.
-	***/
-	add_action('um_admin_do_action__um_passwords_secured', 'um_admin_do_action__um_passwords_secured');
-	function um_admin_do_action__um_passwords_secured( $action ){
-		global $ultimatemember; //ultimate member global object
-		global $wpdb; //Wordpress DB object
-
-		//die if admin can't manage options
-		if ( !is_admin() || !current_user_can('manage_options') ) die();
-
-		//remove all confirm_user_password from DB
-		$wpdb->delete($wpdb->usermeta,array('meta_key'=>'confirm_user_password') );
-
-		//then reset submitted
-		$wpdb->update($wpdb->usermeta,array('meta_value'=>''),array('meta_key'=>'submitted') );
-
-		//then set flag that update is complete and redirect to admin home
-		update_option( 'um_passwords_secured', 1 );
-		exit( wp_redirect( admin_url() ) );
-	}
-	
 	/***
 	***	@purge temp
 	***/
diff --git a/admin/core/um-admin-notices.php b/admin/core/um-admin-notices.php
index ea3067b8..7fe79d3e 100644
--- a/admin/core/um-admin-notices.php
+++ b/admin/core/um-admin-notices.php
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ class UM_Admin_Notices {
 		global $ultimatemember;
 		$hide_register_notice = get_option('um_can_register_notice');
 
-		if ( !get_option('um_passwords_secured') ) {
-			echo '<div class="updated error"><p>';
-
-			echo sprintf(__( 'Secure your database by removing hardcoded user passwords now. Click <a href="%s">here</a> to secure your database.', 'ultimatemember' ), add_query_arg('um_adm_action', 'um_passwords_secured') );
-
-			echo '</p></div>';
-		}
-
 		if ( !get_option('users_can_register') && !$hide_register_notice ) {
 
 			echo '<div class="updated" style="border-color: #3ba1da;"><p>';