diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
index 9889cd65bb116c41c4f61bc0d90c7997729930b3..503100c3bcf2984e5f85fa26490abbd9540e1225 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
@@ -99,23 +99,6 @@ public function testUserCancelUid1() {
 
     \Drupal::service('module_installer')->install(['views']);
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
-    // Update uid 1's name and password to we know it.
-    $password = user_password();
-    $account = [
-      'name' => 'user1',
-      'pass' => $this->container->get('password')->hash(trim($password)),
-    ];
-    // We cannot use $account->save() here, because this would result in the
-    // password being hashed again.
-    db_update('users_field_data')
-      ->fields($account)
-      ->condition('uid', 1)
-      ->execute();
-
-    // Reload and log in uid 1.
-    $user_storage->resetCache([1]);
-    $user1 = $user_storage->load(1);
-    $user1->pass_raw = $password;
 
     // Try to cancel uid 1's account with a different user.
     $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(['administer users']);