diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb b/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
index 004d4cd64a13..1b2dec31323c 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     s.email = 'admin@example.com'
     s.username = 'root'
     s.password = '5iveL!fe'
-    s.password_confirmation = '5iveL!fe'
     s.admin = true
     s.projects_limit = 100
     s.confirmed_at = DateTime.now
diff --git a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
index 0755ac714e11..8b560ee09e00 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   name: "Administrator",
   username: 'root',
   password: password,
-  password_confirmation: password,
   password_expires_at: expire_time,
   theme_id: Gitlab::Theme::MARS
 
diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 50580cd1334d..fc103e5b1332 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     name
     sequence(:username) { |n| "#{Faker::Internet.user_name}#{n}" }
     password "12345678"
-    password_confirmation { password }
     confirmed_at { Time.now }
     confirmation_token { nil }