--- account_reminder.module-pre	2010-06-07 14:53:00.000000000 -0400
+++ account_reminder.module	2010-06-07 14:51:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ function account_reminder_send_email($us
 
   // Assign the user a new password because we do not know the old one!!!
   $pass = user_password();
-  user_save($user, array('pass' => $pass));
   $user->pass = md5($pass);
+  db_query("UPDATE {users} SET pass='%s' WHERE uid = %d", $user->pass, $user->uid);
   $context['pass'] = $pass;
 
   $context['unsubscribe_url'] = account_reminder_unsubscribe_url($user);