diff --git a/meta-intel/meta-s2600wf/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-intel/meta-s2600wf/conf/local.conf.sample
index 6c0c977..a6ac9e1 100644
--- a/meta-intel/meta-s2600wf/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-intel/meta-s2600wf/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -233,9 +233,3 @@
 # track the version of this file when it was generated. This can safely be ignored if
 # this doesn't mean anything to you.
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
-
-# Set the root password to '0penBmc'
-INHERIT += "extrausers"
-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = " \
-  usermod -p '\$1\$UGMqyqdG\$FZiylVFmRRfl9Z0Ue8G7e/' root; \
-  "