diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 69649588..7a4b1c62 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 		"ifixit/php-akismet"        : "1.*",
 		"google/recaptcha"          : "~1.1",
 		"dapphp/securimage"         : "3.6.*",
-		"ircmaxell/password-compat" : "1.0.4",
 
 		"bower-asset/jquery"         : "1.12.3",
 		"bower-asset/jquery-timeago" : "1.5.2",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 380d43ff..4eed5ce6 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#composer-lock-the-lock-file",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "be4e960941e4b31dae58e41f2adcf2f3",
+    "content-hash": "a450c93bec1d8f352be123e31bf84ac6",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "bower-asset/jquery",
@@ -336,48 +336,6 @@
                 "reference": "fd4ff50eb577457c1b7b887401663e91e77625ae"
             },
             "type": "library"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "ircmaxell/password-compat",
-            "version": "v1.0.4",
-            "source": {
-                "type": "git",
-                "url": "https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat.git",
-                "reference": "5c5cde8822a69545767f7c7f3058cb15ff84614c"
-            },
-            "dist": {
-                "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ircmaxell/password_compat/zipball/5c5cde8822a69545767f7c7f3058cb15ff84614c",
-                "reference": "5c5cde8822a69545767f7c7f3058cb15ff84614c",
-                "shasum": ""
-            },
-            "require-dev": {
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "4.*"
-            },
-            "type": "library",
-            "autoload": {
-                "files": [
-                    "lib/password.php"
-                ]
-            },
-            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
-            "license": [
-                "MIT"
-            ],
-            "authors": [
-                {
-                    "name": "Anthony Ferrara",
-                    "email": "ircmaxell@php.net",
-                    "homepage": "http://blog.ircmaxell.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "description": "A compatibility library for the proposed simplified password hashing algorithm: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/password_hash",
-            "homepage": "https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat",
-            "keywords": [
-                "hashing",
-                "password"
-            ],
-            "time": "2014-11-20T16:49:30+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "packages-dev": [