diff --git a/application/controllers/Auth.php b/application/controllers/Auth.php
index 27ad1389..21a172ee 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Auth.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Auth.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function logout()
 	function change_password()
 	{
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('old', 'Old password', 'required');
-		$this->form_validation->set_rules('new', 'New Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|max_length[' . $this->config->item('max_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[new_confirm]');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules('new', 'New Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[new_confirm]');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('new_confirm', 'Confirm New Password', 'required');
 
 		if (!$this->ion_auth->logged_in())
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public function reset_password($code = NULL)
 		if ($user)
 		{  //if the code is valid then display the password reset form
 
-			$this->form_validation->set_rules('new', 'New Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|max_length[' . $this->config->item('max_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[new_confirm]');
+			$this->form_validation->set_rules('new', 'New Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[new_confirm]');
 			$this->form_validation->set_rules('new_confirm', 'Confirm New Password', 'required');
 
 			if ($this->form_validation->run() == false)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ function create_user()
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('phone2', 'Second Part of Phone', 'required|xss_clean|min_length[3]|max_length[3]');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('phone3', 'Third Part of Phone', 'required|xss_clean|min_length[4]|max_length[4]');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('company', 'Company Name', 'required|xss_clean');
-		$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|max_length[' . $this->config->item('max_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[password_confirm]');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required|min_length[' . $this->config->item('min_password_length', 'ion_auth') . ']|matches[password_confirm]');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('password_confirm', 'Password Confirmation', 'required');
 
 		if ($this->form_validation->run() == true)