diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9958a05e..0b45e3ff 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.718) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Do not have cloud-init set the installer user's password to something
+    random during boot, as cloud-init now hides the value it was set to much
+    better. Instead, subiquity will reset the password itself.
+
+ -- Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:04:44 +1300
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.717) hirsute; urgency=medium
 
   * riscv64: generalise slightly how preinstalled server images are built,
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.binary/overlay/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg b/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.binary/overlay/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
index 3756203e..be75cf5e 100644
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.binary/overlay/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.binary/overlay/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ preserve_hostname: true
 ssh_pwauth: yes
 chpasswd:
     expire: false
-    list:
-        - installer:RANDOM
 
 # This is the initial network config.
 # It can be overwritten by cloud-init or subiquity.