diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/NewInstallStep.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/NewInstallStep.cs
index 3f81c0d589..fdec5bfa2e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/NewInstallStep.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/InstallSteps/NewInstallStep.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not find the super user!");
             }
 
-            await ResetAdminPassword(user.Password);
+            var userManager = _httpContextAccessor.GetRequiredHttpContext().GetOwinContext().GetBackOfficeUserManager();
+            var membershipUser = await userManager.FindByIdAsync(Constants.Security.SuperUserId);
+            if (membershipUser == null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"No user found in membership provider with id of {Constants.Security.SuperUserId}.");
+            }
+
+            //To change the password here we actually need to reset it since we don't have an old one to use to change
+            var resetToken = await userManager.GeneratePasswordResetTokenAsync(membershipUser.Id);
+            var resetResult =
+                await userManager.ChangePasswordWithResetAsync(membershipUser.Id, resetToken, user.Password.Trim());
+            if (!resetResult.Succeeded)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not reset password: " + string.Join(", ", resetResult.Errors));
+            }
 
             admin.Email = user.Email.Trim();
             admin.Name = user.Name.Trim();
@@ -82,26 +97,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.InstallSteps
             return null;
         }
 
-        private async Task ResetAdminPassword(string clearTextPassword)
-        {
-            var userManager = _httpContextAccessor.GetRequiredHttpContext().GetOwinContext().GetBackOfficeUserManager();
-            var membershipUser = await userManager.FindByIdAsync(Constants.Security.SuperUserId);
-            if (membershipUser == null)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                    $"No user found in membership provider with id of {Constants.Security.SuperUserId}.");
-            }
-
-            //To change the password here we actually need to reset it since we don't have an old one to use to change
-            var resetToken = await userManager.GeneratePasswordResetTokenAsync(membershipUser.Id);
-            var resetResult =
-                await userManager.ChangePasswordWithResetAsync(membershipUser.Id, resetToken, clearTextPassword.Trim());
-            if (!resetResult.Succeeded)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not reset password: " + string.Join(", ", resetResult.Errors));
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Return a custom view model for this step
         /// </summary>