diff --git a/swh/web/settings/development.py b/swh/web/settings/development.py
index 826038cd..4f89248e 100644
--- a/swh/web/settings/development.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/development.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 """
 Django development settings for swh-web.
 """
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
 
 from .common import * # noqa
 from .common import MIDDLEWARE
 
 MIDDLEWARE += ['swh.web.common.middlewares.HtmlPrettifyMiddleware']
 
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []  # disable any pwd validation mechanism
+
 cache.clear()