diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/resources/navalplanner-webapp-spring-security-config.xml b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/resources/navalplanner-webapp-spring-security-config.xml
index b301e2ed0..b7b0f1b10 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/resources/navalplanner-webapp-spring-security-config.xml
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/resources/navalplanner-webapp-spring-security-config.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@
     </http>
 
     <authentication-provider user-service-ref="defaultUserDetailsService">
+        <!--
         <password-encoder hash="md5">
+        -->
             <!-- NOTE: see IPasswordEncoderService's JavaDoc for restrictions
                  on "user-property". -->
+        <!--
             <salt-source user-property="username"/>
         </password-encoder>
+        -->
     </authentication-provider>
 
 </beans:beans>