diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index 13a2f63923..fbaeab40e1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -376,10 +376,16 @@ if ( $show_password_fields ) :
 ?>
 <tr id="password">
 	<th><label for="pass1"><?php _e('New Password'); ?></label></th>
-	<td><input type="password" name="pass1" id="pass1" size="16" value="" autocomplete="off" /> <span class="description"><?php _e("If you would like to change the password type a new one. Otherwise leave this blank."); ?></span><br />
-		<input type="password" name="pass2" id="pass2" size="16" value="" autocomplete="off" /> <span class="description"><?php _e("Type your new password again."); ?></span><br />
-		<div id="pass-strength-result"><?php _e('Strength indicator'); ?></div>
-		<p class="description indicator-hint"><?php _e('Hint: The password should be at least seven characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols like ! " ? $ % ^ &amp; ).'); ?></p>
+	<td><input type="password" name="pass1" id="pass1" size="16" value="" autocomplete="off" /> <span class="description"><?php _e("If you would like to change the password type a new one. Otherwise leave this blank."); ?></span>
+	</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+	<th scope="row"><label for="pass2"><?php _e('Repeat New Password'); ?></label></th>
+	<td>
+	<input name="pass2" type="password" id="pass2" size="16" value="" autocomplete="off" /> <span class="description" for="pass2"><?php _e("Type your new password again."); ?></span>
+	<br />
+	<div id="pass-strength-result"><?php _e('Strength indicator'); ?></div>
+	<p class="description indicator-hint"><?php _e('Hint: The password should be at least seven characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols like ! " ? $ % ^ &amp; ).'); ?></p>
 	</td>
 </tr>
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-new.php b/wp-admin/user-new.php
index 13a8e12deb..83e9c5b42a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-new.php
@@ -340,9 +340,13 @@ foreach ( array( 'user_login' => 'login', 'first_name' => 'firstname', 'last_nam
 	</tr>
 <?php if ( apply_filters('show_password_fields', true) ) : ?>
 	<tr class="form-field form-required">
-		<th scope="row"><label for="pass1"><?php _e('Password'); ?> <span class="description"><?php /* translators: password input field */_e('(twice, required)'); ?></span></label></th>
+		<th scope="row"><label for="pass1"><?php _e('Password'); ?> <span class="description"><?php /* translators: password input field */_e('(required)'); ?></span></label></th>
 		<td><input name="pass1" type="password" id="pass1" autocomplete="off" />
-		<br />
+		</td>
+	</tr>
+	<tr class="form-field form-required">
+		<th scope="row"><label for="pass2"><?php _e('Repeat Password'); ?> <span class="description"><?php /* translators: password input field */_e('(required)'); ?></span></label></th>
+		<td>
 		<input name="pass2" type="password" id="pass2" autocomplete="off" />
 		<br />
 		<div id="pass-strength-result"><?php _e('Strength indicator'); ?></div>