diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 8be35de..023d573 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
           else
             successfully_updated = current_user.update_with_password(password_update)
           end
-        else                                           # potentially unreachable... but I dont like to leave off the else
-          successfully_updated = current_user.update_with_password(password_update)
+        else                                           # user did not change their email so no pwd required
+          successfully_updated = current_user.update_without_password(update_params)
         end
       else                                             # password not required
         successfully_updated = current_user.update_without_password(update_params)
diff --git a/app/views/devise/registrations/_personal_details.html.erb b/app/views/devise/registrations/_personal_details.html.erb
index 2cd1eaa..94ffde3 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/registrations/_personal_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/registrations/_personal_details.html.erb
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="form-group col-xs-8">
-    <%= f.label(:recovery_email, _('Recovery email'), class: 'control-label') %>
-    <%= f.email_field(:recovery_email, class: "form-control",  "aria-required": true, 'data-toggle': "tooltip", title: _('This email will be used to recover your account if you change institutions'), value: @user.recovery_email) %>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="form-group col-xs-8">
     <%= f.label(:password, _('Password'), class: 'control-label') %>
     <%= f.password_field(:password, class: "form-control", "aria-required": true) %>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_create_account_form.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_create_account_form.html.erb
index 8d619f7..181362f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_create_account_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_create_account_form.html.erb
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
   </div>
   
   <div class="form-group">
-    <%= f.label(:recovery_email, _('Recovery Email'), class: "control-label") %>
-    <%= f.email_field(:recovery_email, class: "form-control", "aria-required": false, "data-validation": 'email') %>
-  </div>
-  <div class="form-group">
     <%= f.label(:password, _('Password'), class: "control-label") %>
     <%= f.password_field(:password, class: "form-control", "aria-required": true) %>
   </div>