diff --git a/swh/web/settings/development.py b/swh/web/settings/development.py
--- a/swh/web/settings/development.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/development.py
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@
 
 MIDDLEWARE += ['swh.web.common.middlewares.HtmlPrettifyMiddleware']
 
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []  # disable any pwd validation mechanism
+
 cache.clear()