diff --git a/app/lib/server/methods/deleteUserOwnAccount.js b/app/lib/server/methods/deleteUserOwnAccount.js
index 4a655856ec571..1ff7494a87516 100644
--- a/app/lib/server/methods/deleteUserOwnAccount.js
+++ b/app/lib/server/methods/deleteUserOwnAccount.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import { check } from 'meteor/check';
 import { Accounts } from 'meteor/accounts-base';
+import { SHA256 } from 'meteor/sha';
 import s from 'underscore.string';
 
 import { settings } from '../../../settings';
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ Meteor.methods({
 			if (result.error) {
 				throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-password', 'Invalid password', { method: 'deleteUserOwnAccount' });
 			}
-		} else if (user.username !== s.trim(password)) {
+		} else if (SHA256(user.username) !== s.trim(password)) {
 			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-username', 'Invalid username', { method: 'deleteUserOwnAccount' });
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/views/account/AccountProfilePage.js b/client/views/account/AccountProfilePage.js
index 789e586902292..ffc211ca7406a 100644
--- a/client/views/account/AccountProfilePage.js
+++ b/client/views/account/AccountProfilePage.js
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ const AccountProfilePage = () => {
 				onCancel={closeModal}
 				title={title}
 				text={t('If_you_are_sure_type_in_your_username')}
-				isPassword
 			/>
 		));
 	}, [closeModal, deleteOwnAccount, dispatchToastMessage, erasureType, localPassword, t, setModal]);