diff --git a/src/js/controller/app/set-passphrase.js b/src/js/controller/app/set-passphrase.js
index ad2fb1d..5224668 100644
--- a/src/js/controller/app/set-passphrase.js
+++ b/src/js/controller/app/set-passphrase.js
@@ -21,59 +21,6 @@ var SetPassphraseCtrl = function($scope, $q, pgp, keychain, dialog) {
     // scope functions
     //
 
-    /*
-     * Taken from jQuery validate.password plug-in 1.0
-     * http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validate.password/
-     *
-     * Copyright (c) 2009 Jörn Zaefferer
-     *
-     * Licensed under the MIT
-     *   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-     */
-    $scope.checkPassphraseQuality = function() {
-        var passphrase = $scope.newPassphrase;
-        $scope.passphraseRating = 0;
-
-        var LOWER = /[a-z]/,
-            UPPER = /[A-Z]/,
-            DIGIT = /[0-9]/,
-            DIGITS = /[0-9].*[0-9]/,
-            SPECIAL = /[^a-zA-Z0-9]/,
-            SAME = /^(.)\1+$/;
-
-        function uncapitalize(str) {
-            return str.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + str.substring(1);
-        }
-
-        if (!passphrase) {
-            // no rating for empty passphrase
-            $scope.passphraseMsg = '';
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (passphrase.length < 8 || SAME.test(passphrase)) {
-            $scope.passphraseMsg = 'Very weak';
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var lower = LOWER.test(passphrase),
-            upper = UPPER.test(uncapitalize(passphrase)),
-            digit = DIGIT.test(passphrase),
-            digits = DIGITS.test(passphrase),
-            special = SPECIAL.test(passphrase);
-
-        if (lower && upper && digit || lower && digits || upper && digits || special) {
-            $scope.passphraseMsg = 'Strong';
-            $scope.passphraseRating = 3;
-        } else if (lower && upper || lower && digit || upper && digit) {
-            $scope.passphraseMsg = 'Good';
-            $scope.passphraseRating = 2;
-        } else {
-            $scope.passphraseMsg = 'Weak';
-            $scope.passphraseRating = 1;
-        }
-    };
-
     $scope.setPassphrase = function() {
         var keyId = pgp.getKeyParams()._id;
 
diff --git a/src/sass/blocks/basics/_form.scss b/src/sass/blocks/basics/_form.scss
index a8a3de8..cf69b0b 100644
--- a/src/sass/blocks/basics/_form.scss
+++ b/src/sass/blocks/basics/_form.scss
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
         margin-bottom: 10px;
         color: $color-error;
     }
-    &__password-strong-message {
-        margin-bottom: 10px;
-        color: green;
-    }
 
     &__row {
         margin-bottom: 10px;
diff --git a/src/tpl/set-passphrase.html b/src/tpl/set-passphrase.html
index da781cf..175c5e1 100644
--- a/src/tpl/set-passphrase.html
+++ b/src/tpl/set-passphrase.html
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
         <input class="input-text" type="password" ng-model="oldPassphrase" placeholder="Current passphrase" tabindex="1" wo-focus-me="true">
       </div>
 
-      <p class="form__error-message" ng-show="passphraseMsg && passphraseRating < 2">{{passphraseMsg}}</p>
-      <p class="form__password-strong-message" ng-show="passphraseMsg && passphraseRating >= 2">{{passphraseMsg}}</p>
+      <p class="form__error-message" ng-show="passphraseMsg">{{passphraseMsg}}</p>
       <div class="form__row form__row--multi">
         <div class="form__col">
           <input class="input-text" type="password" ng-model="newPassphrase"
-            placeholder="New passphrase" ng-change="checkPassphraseQuality()" tabindex="2">
+            placeholder="New passphrase" tabindex="2">
         </div>
         <div class="form__col">
           <input class="input-text" type="password" ng-model="confirmation" placeholder="Confirm passphrase"
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/app/set-passphrase-ctrl-test.js b/test/unit/controller/app/set-passphrase-ctrl-test.js
index a6c0abb..518d1e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/app/set-passphrase-ctrl-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/app/set-passphrase-ctrl-test.js
@@ -79,46 +79,4 @@ describe('Set Passphrase Controller unit test', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('check passphrase quality', function() {
-        it('should be too short', function() {
-            scope.newPassphrase = '&§DG36';
-            scope.checkPassphraseQuality();
-
-            expect(scope.passphraseMsg).to.equal('Very weak');
-            expect(scope.passphraseRating).to.equal(0);
-        });
-
-        it('should be very weak', function() {
-            scope.newPassphrase = 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa';
-            scope.checkPassphraseQuality();
-
-            expect(scope.passphraseMsg).to.equal('Very weak');
-            expect(scope.passphraseRating).to.equal(0);
-        });
-
-        it('should be weak', function() {
-            scope.newPassphrase = 'asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf';
-            scope.checkPassphraseQuality();
-
-            expect(scope.passphraseMsg).to.equal('Weak');
-            expect(scope.passphraseRating).to.equal(1);
-        });
-
-        it('should be good', function() {
-            scope.newPassphrase = 'asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf5';
-            scope.checkPassphraseQuality();
-
-            expect(scope.passphraseMsg).to.equal('Good');
-            expect(scope.passphraseRating).to.equal(2);
-        });
-
-        it('should be strong', function() {
-            scope.newPassphrase = '&§DG36abcd';
-            scope.checkPassphraseQuality();
-
-            expect(scope.passphraseMsg).to.equal('Strong');
-            expect(scope.passphraseRating).to.equal(3);
-        });
-    });
-
 });
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