diff --git a/changelog.d/9265.bugfix b/changelog.d/9265.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34f7bd8ddd
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+++ b/changelog.d/9265.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prevent password hashes from getting dropped if a client failed threepid validation during a User Interactive Auth stage. Removes a workaround for an ancient bug in Riot Web <v0.7.4.
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diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 0e98db22b3..3127357964 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -567,16 +567,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                         session.session_id, login_type, result
                     )
             except LoginError as e:
-                if login_type == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY:
-                    # riot used to have a bug where it would request a new
-                    # validation token (thus sending a new email) each time it
-                    # got a 401 with a 'flows' field.
-                    # (https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/issues/2447).
-                    #
-                    # Grandfather in the old behaviour for now to avoid
-                    # breaking old riot deployments.
-                    raise
-
                 # this step failed. Merge the error dict into the response
                 # so that the client can have another go.
                 errordict = e.error_dict()