diff --git a/src/include/users/dialogs.rb b/src/include/users/dialogs.rb
index ed2318ddc..b8d1118da 100644
--- a/src/include/users/dialogs.rb
+++ b/src/include/users/dialogs.rb
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ def EditUserDialog(what)
           if new_exp_date != exp_date
             exp_date = new_exp_date
             if exp_date == ""
-              Ops.set(user, "shadowExpire", user_type == "ldap" ? "" : "0")
+              user["shadowExpire"] = ""
             else
               out = Convert.to_map(
                 SCR.Execute(