diff --git a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.html b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.html
index f3bc9005c6..5fb0006279 100644
--- a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.html
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
                     [FORM_PREFIX]="'forgot-password.form.'"
                     (isInvalid)="setInValid($event)"
                     (passwordValue)="setPasswordValue($event)"
-                    [isRobustPasswordError]="isRobustPasswordError | async"
             ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.spec.ts
index a618e7b46d..68566efaec 100644
--- a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { RouterStub } from '../../shared/testing/router.stub';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
@@ -109,21 +109,6 @@ describe('ForgotPasswordFormComponent', () => {
       expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it('should submit a patch request for the user uuid and get robust password error stay on page', () => {
-
-      (ePersonDataService.patchPasswordWithToken as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 422));
-
-      comp.password = 'password';
-      comp.isInValid = false;
-
-      comp.submit();
-
-      expect(ePersonDataService.patchPasswordWithToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test-uuid', 'test-token', 'password');
-      expect(store.dispatch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(router.navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(comp.isRobustPasswordError.value).toBeTrue();
-    });
-
     it('should submit a patch request for the user uuid when the form is invalid', () => {
 
       comp.password = 'password';
diff --git a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.ts b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.ts
index 5e4439fa20..e20683e6e3 100644
--- a/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/forgot-password/forgot-password-form/forgot-password-form.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { EPersonDataService } from '../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Registration } from '../../core/shared/registration.model';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import { AuthenticateAction } from '../../core/auth/auth.actions';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { EPerson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
-import {
-  getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
-  getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
-} from '../../core/shared/operators';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload, } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { CoreState } from '../../core/core-state.model';
 
 @Component({
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ export class ForgotPasswordFormComponent {
    * Prefix for the notification messages of this component
    */
   NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX = 'forgot-password.form.notification';
-  isRobustPasswordError: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   constructor(private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
               private translateService: TranslateService,
@@ -68,7 +64,6 @@ export class ForgotPasswordFormComponent {
 
   setPasswordValue($event: string) {
     this.password = $event;
-    this.isRobustPasswordError.next(false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -80,9 +75,7 @@ export class ForgotPasswordFormComponent {
       this.ePersonDataService.patchPasswordWithToken(this.user, this.token, this.password).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
       ).subscribe((response: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
-        if (response.statusCode === 422) {
-          this.isRobustPasswordError.next(true);
-        } else if (response.hasSucceeded) {
+        if (response.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(
             this.translateService.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + '.success.title'),
             this.translateService.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + '.success.content')
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
index 976ff88eda..0f944e0016 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@
          [displaySubmit]="false"
          [displayCancel]="false">
 </ds-form>
-<div id="notLongEnough" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('notLongEnough')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.password-length' | translate}}</div>
 <div id="notSame" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="formGroup.hasError('notSame')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.matching-passwords' | translate}}</div>
 <div id="emptyPassword" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="(formGroup.dirty || formGroup.touched) && formGroup.hasError('emptyPassword')">{{FORM_PREFIX + 'error.empty-password' | translate}}</div>
-<div data-test="robust-password-error" class="container-fluid text-danger" *ngIf="isRobustPasswordError">{{'password.error.robust-password' | translate}}</div>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
index 621d67cab6..dd7a1d8655 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { FormBuilderService } from '../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.servi
 import { ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent } from './profile-page-security-form.component';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { RestResponse } from '../../core/cache/response.models';
-import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 describe('ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent', () => {
   let component: ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent;
@@ -77,16 +76,4 @@ describe('ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent', () => {
       }));
     });
   });
-
-  describe('On robust password Error', () => {
-    it('should show/hide robust password error', () => {
-      component.isRobustPasswordError = true;
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="robust-password-error"]'))).toBeTruthy();
-
-      component.isRobustPasswordError = false;
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="robust-password-error"]'))).toBeFalsy();
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
index 83548a09d7..ecee22303f 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input()
   FORM_PREFIX: string;
 
-  /**
-   * monitor to password is weak or not from server response
-   */
-  @Input()
-  isRobustPasswordError: boolean;
   private subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
   constructor(protected formService: DynamicFormService,
@@ -77,10 +72,10 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
   ngOnInit(): void {
     if (this.passwordCanBeEmpty) {
       this.formGroup = this.formService.createFormGroup(this.formModel,
-        {validators: [this.checkPasswordsEqual, this.checkPasswordLength]});
+        { validators: [this.checkPasswordsEqual] });
     } else {
       this.formGroup = this.formService.createFormGroup(this.formModel,
-        {validators: [this.checkPasswordsEqual, this.checkPasswordLength, this.checkPasswordEmpty]});
+        { validators: [this.checkPasswordsEqual, this.checkPasswordEmpty] });
     }
     this.updateFieldTranslations();
     this.translate.onLangChange
@@ -88,15 +83,11 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
         this.updateFieldTranslations();
       });
 
-    this.subs.push(this.formGroup.statusChanges.pipe(
-      debounceTime(300),
-      map((status: string) => {
-        if (status !== 'VALID') {
-          return true;
-        } else {
-          return false;
-        }
-      })).subscribe((status) => this.isInvalid.emit(status))
+    this.subs.push(
+      this.formGroup.statusChanges.pipe(
+        debounceTime(300),
+        map((status: string) => status !== 'VALID')
+      ).subscribe((status) => this.isInvalid.emit(status))
     );
 
     this.subs.push(this.formGroup.valueChanges.pipe(
@@ -125,17 +116,7 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
     const pass = group.get('password').value;
     const repeatPass = group.get('passwordrepeat').value;
 
-    return pass === repeatPass ? null : {notSame: true};
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Check if the password is at least 8 characters long
-   * @param group The FormGroup to validate
-   */
-  checkPasswordLength(group: FormGroup) {
-    const pass = group.get('password').value;
-
-    return isEmpty(pass) || pass.length >= 8 ? null : {notLongEnough: true};
+    return pass === repeatPass ? null : { notSame: true };
   }
 
   /**
@@ -144,7 +125,7 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   checkPasswordEmpty(group: FormGroup) {
     const pass = group.get('password').value;
-    return isEmpty(pass) ? {emptyPassword: true} : null;
+    return isEmpty(pass) ? { emptyPassword: true } : null;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
index 63c34d02b3..6e22f73a75 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.html
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
                 [FORM_PREFIX]="'profile.security.form.'"
                 (isInvalid)="setInvalid($event)"
                 (passwordValue)="setPasswordValue($event)"
-                [isRobustPasswordError]="isRobustPasswordError | async"
         ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
index bd85448566..6893ac2437 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -228,23 +228,6 @@ describe('ProfilePageComponent', () => {
           expect(epersonService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(user, operations);
         });
       });
-
-      describe('when password is filled in, and is weak', () => {
-        let result;
-        let operations;
-
-        it('should return call epersonService.patch', () => {
-          (epersonService.patch as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 422));
-          component.setPasswordValue('testest');
-
-          component.setInvalid(false);
-          operations = [{ op: 'add', path: '/password', value: 'testest' }];
-          result = component.updateSecurity();
-          expect(result).toEqual(true);
-          expect(epersonService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(user, operations);
-          expect(component.isRobustPasswordError.value).toBeTrue();
-        });
-      });
     });
 
     describe('canChangePassword$', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
index 940422628d..5629a1ae18 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page.component.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   private currentUser: EPerson;
   canChangePassword$: Observable<boolean>;
-  isRobustPasswordError: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
   isResearcherProfileEnabled$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -148,9 +147,7 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
       this.epersonService.patch(this.currentUser, [operation]).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
       ).subscribe((response: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
-        if (response.statusCode === 422) {
-          this.isRobustPasswordError.next(true);
-        } else if (response.hasSucceeded) {
+        if (response.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(
             this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.title'),
             this.translate.instant(this.PASSWORD_NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.content')
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@ export class ProfilePageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   setPasswordValue($event: string) {
     this.password = $event;
-    this.isRobustPasswordError.next(false);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
index 5ef17c6b64..f56059ad69 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.html
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
                     [FORM_PREFIX]="'register-page.create-profile.security.'"
                     (isInvalid)="setInValid($event)"
                     (passwordValue)="setPasswordValue($event)"
-                    [isRobustPasswordError]="isRobustPasswordError | async"
             ></ds-profile-page-security-form>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
index d2d4c4c0ee..026785e59b 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.spec.ts
@@ -239,23 +239,6 @@ describe('CreateProfileComponent', () => {
       expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it('should submit an eperson for creation but password is weak', () => {
-
-      (ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 422));
-
-      comp.firstName.patchValue('First');
-      comp.lastName.patchValue('Last');
-      comp.contactPhone.patchValue('Phone');
-      comp.language.patchValue('en');
-      comp.password = 'password';
-      comp.isInValidPassword = false;
-
-      comp.submitEperson();
-
-      expect(ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eperson, 'test-token');
-      expect(comp.isRobustPasswordError.value).toBeTrue();
-    });
-
     it('should submit not create an eperson when the user info form is invalid', () => {
 
       (ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$('Error', 500));
diff --git a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
index 09449b9be8..d042e63ece 100644
--- a/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/register-page/create-profile/create-profile.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Registration } from '../../core/shared/registration.model';
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { EPersonDataService } from '../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class CreateProfileComponent implements OnInit {
 
   userInfoForm: FormGroup;
   activeLangs: LangConfig[];
-  isRobustPasswordError: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
   constructor(
     private translateService: TranslateService,
     private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export class CreateProfileComponent implements OnInit {
   setPasswordValue($event: string) {
     this.password = $event;
     this.isInValidPassword = this.isInValidPassword || isEmpty(this.password);
-    this.isRobustPasswordError.next(false);
   }
 
   get firstName() {
@@ -161,9 +160,7 @@ export class CreateProfileComponent implements OnInit {
       this.ePersonDataService.createEPersonForToken(eperson, this.token).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
       ).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
-        if (rd.statusCode === 422) {
-          this.isRobustPasswordError.next(true);
-        } else if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
+        if (rd.hasSucceeded) {
           this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get('register-page.create-profile.submit.success.head'),
             this.translateService.get('register-page.create-profile.submit.success.content'));
           this.store.dispatch(new AuthenticateAction(this.email, this.password));
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 75cf0c9cca..a78a094d8f 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@
 
   "forgot-password.form.head": "Forgot Password",
 
-  "forgot-password.form.info": "Enter a new password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box. It should be at least eight characters long.",
+  "forgot-password.form.info": "Enter a new password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box.",
 
   "forgot-password.form.card.security": "Security",
 
@@ -1506,8 +1506,6 @@
 
   "forgot-password.form.error.matching-passwords": "The passwords do not match.",
 
-  "forgot-password.form.error.password-length": "The password should be at least 8 characters long.",
-
   "forgot-password.form.notification.error.title": "Error when trying to submit new password",
 
   "forgot-password.form.notification.success.content": "The password reset was successful. You have been logged in as the created user.",
@@ -1516,8 +1514,6 @@
 
   "forgot-password.form.submit": "Submit password",
 
-  "password.error.robust-password": "New password is invalid. Valid passwords must be between 8-15 characters long and must include a minimum of: one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special character (!?$@#$%^&+=).",
-
 
   "form.add": "Add more",
 
@@ -2985,7 +2981,7 @@
   "process.detail.create" : "Create similar process",
 
   "process.detail.actions": "Actions",
-  
+
   "process.detail.delete.button": "Delete process",
 
   "process.detail.delete.header": "Delete process",
@@ -3038,7 +3034,7 @@
 
   "process.bulk.delete.success": "{{count}} process(es) have been succesfully deleted",
 
-  
+
 
   "profile.breadcrumbs": "Update Profile",
 
@@ -3078,9 +3074,7 @@
 
   "profile.security.form.error.matching-passwords": "The passwords do not match.",
 
-  "profile.security.form.error.password-length": "The password should be at least 8 characters long.",
-
-  "profile.security.form.info": "Optionally, you can enter a new password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box. It should be at least eight characters long.",
+  "profile.security.form.info": "Optionally, you can enter a new password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box.",
 
   "profile.security.form.label.password": "Password",
 
@@ -3180,7 +3174,7 @@
 
   "register-page.create-profile.security.header": "Security",
 
-  "register-page.create-profile.security.info": "Please enter a password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box. It should be at least eight characters long.",
+  "register-page.create-profile.security.info": "Please enter a password in the box below, and confirm it by typing it again into the second box.",
 
   "register-page.create-profile.security.label.password": "Password *",
 
@@ -3190,8 +3184,6 @@
 
   "register-page.create-profile.security.error.matching-passwords": "The passwords do not match.",
 
-  "register-page.create-profile.security.error.password-length": "The password should be at least 8 characters long.",
-
   "register-page.create-profile.submit": "Complete Registration",
 
   "register-page.create-profile.submit.error.content": "Something went wrong while registering a new user.",