diff --git a/lang/en/lang.php b/lang/en/lang.php
index 3870796e..331a9326 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         'activation_tab' => 'Activation',
         'signin_tab' => 'Sign in',
         'registration_tab' => 'Registration',
-        'password_policy_tab' => 'Password policy',
+        'password_policy_tab' => 'Password Policy',
         'profile_tab' => 'Profile',
         'notifications_tab' => 'Notifications',
         'allow_registration' => 'Allow user registration',
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@
         'remember_ask' => 'Ask the user on login',
         'min_password_length' => 'Min password length',
         'min_password_length_comment' => 'Password length required for users',
-        'password_policy_hint_warning' => 'October CMS v3 and later',
-        'password_policy_hint_warning_comment' => 'The password policies below will only work on October CMS v3 and later',
         'require_mixed_case' => 'Require mixed case',
         'require_mixed_case_comment' => 'Require uppercase and lowercase letters',
         'require_number' =>  'Require number',
diff --git a/models/User.php b/models/User.php
index e20b2724..29d51253 100644
--- a/models/User.php
+++ b/models/User.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use October\Rain\Auth\Models\User as UserBase;
 use RainLab\User\Models\Settings as UserSettings;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Password as PasswordRule;
 use October\Rain\Auth\AuthException;
 
 class User extends UserBase
@@ -274,31 +275,25 @@ public function beforeValidate()
          * Apply rules Settings
          */
         $minPasswordLength = Settings::get('min_password_length', static::getMinPasswordLength());
-        if (class_exists('\Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Password')) {
-            $passwordRule = \Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Password::min($minPasswordLength);
-            if (Settings::get('require_mixed_case')) {
-                $passwordRule->mixedCase();
-            }
-
-            if (Settings::get('require_uncompromised')) {
-                $passwordRule->uncompromised();
-            }
-
-            if (Settings::get('require_number')) {
-                $passwordRule->numbers();
-            }
+        $passwordRule = PasswordRule::min($minPasswordLength);
+        if (Settings::get('require_mixed_case')) {
+            $passwordRule->mixedCase();
+        }
 
-            if (Settings::get('require_symbol')) {
-                $passwordRule->symbols();
-            }
+        if (Settings::get('require_uncompromised')) {
+            $passwordRule->uncompromised();
+        }
 
-            $this->addValidationRule('password', $passwordRule);
-            $this->addValidationRule('password_confirmation', $passwordRule);
+        if (Settings::get('require_number')) {
+            $passwordRule->numbers();
         }
-        else {
-            $this->rules['password'] = "required:create|between:$minPasswordLength,255|confirmed";
-            $this->rules['password_confirmation'] = "required_with:password|between:$minPasswordLength,255";
+
+        if (Settings::get('require_symbol')) {
+            $passwordRule->symbols();
         }
+
+        $this->addValidationRule('password', $passwordRule);
+        $this->addValidationRule('password_confirmation', $passwordRule);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models/settings/fields.yaml b/models/settings/fields.yaml
index 6985b8d9..15bfc323 100644
--- a/models/settings/fields.yaml
+++ b/models/settings/fields.yaml
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ tabs:
             comment: rainlab.user::lang.settings.min_password_length_comment
             tab: rainlab.user::lang.settings.password_policy_tab
 
-        _october_cms_3:
-            type: hint
-            mode: warning
-            label: rainlab.user::lang.settings.password_policy_hint_warning
-            comment: rainlab.user::lang.settings.password_policy_hint_warning_comment
-            tab: rainlab.user::lang.settings.password_policy_tab
-
         # Require Mixed Case
         require_mixed_case:
             span: left