Index: includes/form.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/form.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.521
diff -u -p -r1.521 form.inc
--- includes/form.inc	18 Jan 2011 18:23:40 -0000	1.521
+++ includes/form.inc	28 Jan 2011 15:56:59 -0000
@@ -3724,7 +3724,7 @@ function theme_textarea($variables) {
 function theme_password($variables) {
   $element = $variables['element'];
   $element['#attributes']['type'] = 'password';
-  element_set_attributes($element, array('id', 'name', 'value', 'size', 'maxlength'));
+  element_set_attributes($element, array('id', 'name', 'size', 'maxlength'));
   _form_set_class($element, array('form-text'));
 
   return '<input' . drupal_attributes($element['#attributes']) . ' />';