diff --git a/include/utils/ListViewUtils.php b/include/utils/ListViewUtils.php
index 3110433b00651b224d807b4b1eb5efd78f039095..0ef21b7d773caffc5422394f5e4a0f98afbdc746 100755
--- a/include/utils/ListViewUtils.php
+++ b/include/utils/ListViewUtils.php
@@ -825,17 +825,4 @@ function counterValue() {
 	return $counter;
 }
 
-function getUsersPasswordInfo(){
-	global $adb;
-	$sql = "SELECT user_name, user_hash FROM vtiger_users WHERE deleted=?";
-	$result = $adb->pquery($sql, array(0));
-	$usersList = array();
-	for ($i=0; $i<$adb->num_rows($result); $i++) {
-		$userList['name'] = $adb->query_result($result, $i, "user_name");
-		$userList['hash'] = $adb->query_result($result, $i, "user_hash");
-		$usersList[] = $userList;
-	}
-	return $usersList;
-}
-
 ?>
diff --git a/modules/Migration/schema/710_to_711.php b/modules/Migration/schema/710_to_711.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..118c9656b703ef65da2846164ffed30cbeb41830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/Migration/schema/710_to_711.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/*+********************************************************************************
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the vtiger CRM Public License Version 1.0
+ * ("License"); You may not use this file except in compliance with the License
+ * The Original Code is: vtiger CRM Open Source
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is vtiger.
+ * Portions created by vtiger are Copyright (C) vtiger.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+if (defined('VTIGER_UPGRADE')) {
+	global $current_user, $adb;
+	$db = PearDatabase::getInstance();
+
+	// Remove unused column from user table
+	$columns = $db->getColumnNames('vtiger_users');
+	if (in_array('user_hash', $columns)) {
+		$db->pquery('ALTER TABLE vtiger_users DROP COLUMN user_hash', array());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/Users/Users.php b/modules/Users/Users.php
index 2f1fafce982fa43896f509d1a8c8a746b9f07aa8..0a94f946be6bffe78b8c5e0e49dbe13065070fdb 100755
--- a/modules/Users/Users.php
+++ b/modules/Users/Users.php
@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 
 	}
 
-	protected function get_user_hash($input) {
-		return strtolower(md5($input));
-	}
-
-
 	/**
 	 * @return string encrypted password for storage in DB and comparison against DB password.
 	 * @param string $user_name - Must be non null and at least 2 characters
@@ -291,25 +286,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 	}
 
 
-	/** Function to authenticate the current user with the given password
-	 * @param $password -- password::Type varchar
-	 * @returns true if authenticated or false if not authenticated
-	 */
-	function authenticate_user($password) {
-		$usr_name = $this->column_fields["user_name"];
-
-		$query = "SELECT * from $this->table_name where user_name=? AND user_hash=?";
-		$params = array($usr_name, $password);
-		$result = $this->db->requirePsSingleResult($query, $params, false);
-
-		if(empty($result)) {
-			$this->log->fatal("SECURITY: failed login by $usr_name");
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	/** Function for validation check
 	 *
 	 */
@@ -437,13 +413,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 		$this->column_fields = $row;
 		$this->id = $row['id'];
 
-		$user_hash = $this->get_user_hash($user_password);
-
-		// If there is no user_hash is not present or is out of date, then create a new one.
-		if(!isset($row['user_hash']) || $row['user_hash'] != $user_hash) {
-			$query = "UPDATE $this->table_name SET user_hash=? where id=?";
-			$this->db->pquery($query, array($user_hash, $row['id']), true, "Error setting new hash for {$row['user_name']}: ");
-		}
 		$this->loadPreferencesFromDB($row['user_preferences']);
 
 
@@ -530,16 +499,14 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 		//to make entity delta available for aftersave handlers
 		$this->triggerBeforeSaveEventHandlers();
 
-		$user_hash = $this->get_user_hash($new_password);
-
 		//set new password
 		$crypt_type = $this->DEFAULT_PASSWORD_CRYPT_TYPE;
 		$encrypted_new_password = $this->encrypt_password($new_password, $crypt_type);
 
-		$query = "UPDATE $this->table_name SET user_password=?, confirm_password=?, user_hash=?, ".
+		$query = "UPDATE $this->table_name SET user_password=?, confirm_password=?, ".
 				"crypt_type=? where id=?";
 		$this->db->pquery($query, array($encrypted_new_password, $encrypted_new_password,
-				$user_hash, $crypt_type, $this->id));
+				$crypt_type, $this->id));
 		if($this->db->hasFailedTransaction()) {
 			if($dieOnError) {
 				die("error setting new password: [".$this->db->database->ErrorNo()."] ".
@@ -548,11 +515,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		// Fill up the post-save state of the instance.
-		if (empty($this->column_fields['user_hash'])) {
-			$this->column_fields['user_hash'] = $user_hash;
-		}
-
 		$this->column_fields['user_password'] = $encrypted_new_password;
 		$this->column_fields['confirm_password'] = $encrypted_new_password;
 
@@ -883,7 +845,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 					$this->column_fields[$fieldname] = $fldvalue;
 					$this->column_fields[$fieldname.'_plain'] = $plain_text;
 					$this->column_fields['crypt_type'] = $crypt_type;
-					$this->column_fields['user_hash'] = $this->get_user_hash($plain_text);
 				}
 				else {
 					$fldvalue = $this->column_fields[$fieldname];
@@ -961,11 +922,6 @@ class Users extends CRMEntity {
 			}
 			// END
 
-			if($table_name == 'vtiger_users' && strpos('user_hash', $column) === false) {
-				$column .= ', user_hash';
-				$qparams[] = $this->column_fields['user_hash'];
-			}
-
 			$sql1 = "insert into $table_name ($column) values(". generateQuestionMarks($qparams) .")";
 			$this->db->pquery($sql1, $qparams);
 		}
diff --git a/modules/Users/actions/SaveAjax.php b/modules/Users/actions/SaveAjax.php
index 8c01e6e385617c456b0c91f6b4e30518f1d0b05e..f5edb385de356545ee057843b21fdbb8694634a6 100644
--- a/modules/Users/actions/SaveAjax.php
+++ b/modules/Users/actions/SaveAjax.php
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class Users_SaveAjax_Action extends Vtiger_SaveAjax_Action {
 				$recordModel->set('status', 'Active');
 				$recordModel->set('id', $record);
 				$recordModel->set('mode', 'edit');
-				$recordModel->set('user_hash', $recordModel->getUserHash());
 				$recordModel->save();
 
 				$db = PearDatabase::getInstance();
@@ -213,4 +212,4 @@ class Users_SaveAjax_Action extends Vtiger_SaveAjax_Action {
 		}
 		$response->emit();
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/Users/models/Module.php b/modules/Users/models/Module.php
index 4c8827db47eb0064ad3267c364f91289f8ab458a..150d45865762eee27f72a4688f0578b9f8f42134 100644
--- a/modules/Users/models/Module.php
+++ b/modules/Users/models/Module.php
@@ -250,10 +250,6 @@ class Users_Module_Model extends Vtiger_Module_Model {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$user_hash = $recordModel->get('user_hash');
-		if (!empty($user_hash))
-			$focus->column_fields['user_hash'] = $user_hash;
-
 		$focus->mode = $recordModel->get('mode');
 		$focus->id = $recordModel->getId();
 		$focus->save($moduleName);
diff --git a/modules/Users/models/Record.php b/modules/Users/models/Record.php
index 65eed79506877702530ad69329eeda11d7abb2e6..3c13332b3d08745c704a566fca86956590c4cdd4 100644
--- a/modules/Users/models/Record.php
+++ b/modules/Users/models/Record.php
@@ -759,21 +759,6 @@ class Users_Record_Model extends Vtiger_Record_Model {
 		return false;
     }
 	
-	/**
-	 * Function to get the user hash
-	 * @param type $userId
-	 * @return boolean
-	 */
-	public function getUserHash() {
-		$db = PearDatabase::getInstance();
-		$query = 'SELECT user_hash FROM vtiger_users WHERE id = ?';
-		$result = $db->pquery($query, array($this->getId()));
-		if($db->num_rows($result) > 0){
-			return $db->query_result($result, 0, 'user_hash');
-			
-		}
-	}
-        
 	/*
 	 * Function to delete user permanemtly from CRM and
 	 * assign all record which are assigned to that user
diff --git a/schema/DatabaseSchema.xml b/schema/DatabaseSchema.xml
index d266c2d97bdd767df2e03ec92a1e1b9d3134ad48..efbe43015572397abad1af132e80d07674413a35 100644
--- a/schema/DatabaseSchema.xml
+++ b/schema/DatabaseSchema.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 		</field>
 		<field name="user_name" type="C" size="255" />
 		<field name="user_password" type="C" size="200" />
-		<field name="user_hash" type="C" size="32" />
 		<field name="cal_color" type="C" size="25">
 			<default value="#E6FAD8" />
 		</field>