diff --git a/do_preinstall.sh b/do_preinstall.sh
index d250b920c7ffa7220368eb2b412a964d8418bcbb..254da7ef9400bb882c9e7936a9e67171b246293f 100755
--- a/do_preinstall.sh
+++ b/do_preinstall.sh
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ logfile="/var/log/`basename $0`_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M`"
 exec &> >(tee -a "$logfile")
 DIR=`dirname $0`
 
-safe_run passwd
-
 echo "Updating eole"
 safe_run Maj-Auto