diff --git a/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.js b/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5808cb10..00000000
--- a/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react'
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import styles from './NewAezeedPassword.scss'
-
-const NewAezeedPassword = ({
-  aezeedPassword,
-  aezeedPasswordConfirmation,
-  showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError,
-  updateAezeedPassword,
-  updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation
-}) => (
-  <div className={styles.container}>
-    <section className={styles.input}>
-      <input
-        type="password"
-        placeholder="Password"
-        className={styles.password}
-        value={aezeedPassword}
-        onChange={event => updateAezeedPassword(event.target.value)}
-      />
-    </section>
-
-    <section className={styles.input}>
-      <input
-        type="password"
-        placeholder="Confirm Password"
-        className={`${styles.password} ${showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError && styles.error}`}
-        value={aezeedPasswordConfirmation}
-        onChange={event => updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation(event.target.value)}
-      />
-      <p
-        className={`${styles.errorMessage} ${showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError &&
-          styles.visible}`}
-      >
-        Passwords do not match
-      </p>
-    </section>
-  </div>
-)
-
-NewAezeedPassword.propTypes = {
-  aezeedPassword: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  aezeedPasswordConfirmation: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  updateAezeedPassword: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation: PropTypes.func.isRequired
-}
-
-export default NewAezeedPassword
diff --git a/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.scss b/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index ce9f8c4a..00000000
--- a/app/components/Onboarding/NewAezeedPassword.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-@import '../../styles/variables.scss';
-
-.input:nth-child(2) {
-  margin-top: 30px;
-}
-
-.password {
-  background: transparent;
-  outline: none;
-  border: 1px solid #404040;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  padding: 15px;
-  color: $gold;
-  -webkit-text-fill-color: $white;
-  font-size: 22px;
-  transition: all 0.25s;
-
-  &.error {
-    border: 1px solid $red;
-  }
-}
-
-.password::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-  text-shadow: none;
-  -webkit-text-fill-color: initial;
-}
-
-.errorMessage {
-  color: $red;
-  margin-top: 10px;
-  font-size: 10px;
-  visibility: hidden;
-
-  &.visible {
-    visibility: visible;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js b/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
index 750fd4eb..1da47371 100644
--- a/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
+++ b/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import RecoverForm from './RecoverForm'
 import NewWalletSeed from './NewWalletSeed'
 import ReEnterSeed from './ReEnterSeed'
 import NewWalletPassword from './NewWalletPassword'
-import NewAezeedPassword from './NewAezeedPassword'
 import styles from './Onboarding.scss'
 
 const Onboarding = ({
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ const Onboarding = ({
     startingLnd,
     createWalletPassword,
     seed,
-    aezeedPassword,
     fetchingSeed
   },
   connectionTypeProps,
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ const Onboarding = ({
   recoverFormProps,
   newWalletSeedProps,
   newWalletPasswordProps,
-  newAezeedPasswordProps,
   reEnterSeedProps
 }) => {
   const renderStep = () => {
@@ -167,24 +164,13 @@ const Onboarding = ({
             title="Import your seed"
             description="Recovering a wallet, nice. You don't need anyone else, you got yourself :)"
             back={() => changeStep(5)}
-            next={() => changeStep(5.2)}
-          >
-            <RecoverForm {...recoverFormProps} />
-          </FormContainer>
-        )
-      case 5.2:
-        return (
-          <FormContainer
-            title="Seed passphrase"
-            description="Enter your cipherseed passphrase (or just submit if you don't have one)"
-            back={() => changeStep(5)}
             next={() => {
               const recoverySeed = recoverFormProps.recoverSeedInput.map(input => input.word)
 
-              submitNewWallet(createWalletPassword, recoverySeed, aezeedPassword)
+              submitNewWallet(createWalletPassword, recoverySeed)
             }}
           >
-            <NewAezeedPassword {...newAezeedPasswordProps} />
+            <RecoverForm {...recoverFormProps} />
           </FormContainer>
         )
       case 6:
@@ -213,30 +199,12 @@ const Onboarding = ({
                 return
               }
 
-              changeStep(8)
+              submitNewWallet(createWalletPassword, seed)
             }}
           >
             <ReEnterSeed {...reEnterSeedProps} />
           </FormContainer>
         )
-      case 8:
-        return (
-          <FormContainer
-            title="Encrypt your seed"
-            description="Totally optional, but we encourage it. Set a password that will be used to encrypt your wallet seed" // eslint-disable-line max-len
-            back={() => changeStep(6)}
-            next={() => {
-              // dont allow the user to move on if the confirmation password doesnt match the original password
-              if (newAezeedPasswordProps.showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError) {
-                return
-              }
-
-              submitNewWallet(createWalletPassword, seed, aezeedPassword)
-            }}
-          >
-            <NewAezeedPassword {...newAezeedPasswordProps} />
-          </FormContainer>
-        )
       default:
         return <LoadingBolt />
     }
@@ -261,7 +229,6 @@ Onboarding.propTypes = {
   initWalletProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   newWalletSeedProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   newWalletPasswordProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  newAezeedPasswordProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   recoverFormProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   reEnterSeedProps: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   changeStep: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/containers/Root.js b/app/containers/Root.js
index a389af3d..c04206dd 100644
--- a/app/containers/Root.js
+++ b/app/containers/Root.js
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import {
   createWallet,
   updateCreateWalletPassword,
   updateCreateWalletPasswordConfirmation,
-  updateAezeedPassword,
-  updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation,
   submitNewWallet,
   onboardingSelectors,
   unlockWallet,
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
   updatePassword,
   updateCreateWalletPassword,
   updateCreateWalletPasswordConfirmation,
-  updateAezeedPassword,
-  updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation,
   setAutopilot,
   changeStep,
   startLnd,
@@ -72,9 +68,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   showCreateWalletPasswordConfirmationError: onboardingSelectors.showCreateWalletPasswordConfirmationError(
     state
   ),
-  showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError: onboardingSelectors.showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError(
-    state
-  ),
   reEnterSeedChecker: onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker(state)
 })
 
@@ -151,14 +144,6 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     updateCreateWalletPasswordConfirmation: dispatchProps.updateCreateWalletPasswordConfirmation
   }
 
-  const newAezeedPasswordProps = {
-    aezeedPassword: stateProps.onboarding.aezeedPassword,
-    aezeedPasswordConfirmation: stateProps.onboarding.aezeedPasswordConfirmation,
-    showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError: stateProps.showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError,
-    updateAezeedPassword: dispatchProps.updateAezeedPassword,
-    updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation: dispatchProps.updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation
-  }
-
   const recoverFormProps = {
     recoverSeedInput: stateProps.onboarding.recoverSeedInput,
     updateRecoverSeedInput: dispatchProps.updateRecoverSeedInput
@@ -185,7 +170,6 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     initWalletProps,
     newWalletSeedProps,
     newWalletPasswordProps,
-    newAezeedPasswordProps,
     recoverFormProps,
     reEnterSeedProps
   }
diff --git a/app/lnd/methods/walletController.js b/app/lnd/methods/walletController.js
index 1d0309b4..30920a08 100644
--- a/app/lnd/methods/walletController.js
+++ b/app/lnd/methods/walletController.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function unlockWallet(walletUnlocker, { wallet_password }) {
  */
 export function initWallet(
   walletUnlocker,
-  { wallet_password, cipher_seed_mnemonic, aezeed_passphrase }
+  { wallet_password, cipher_seed_mnemonic, aezeed_passphrase = '' }
 ) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     walletUnlocker.initWallet(
diff --git a/app/reducers/onboarding.js b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
index 2498b642..4efb96ff 100644
--- a/app/reducers/onboarding.js
+++ b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ export const UPDATE_PASSWORD = 'UPDATE_PASSWORD'
 export const UPDATE_CREATE_WALLET_PASSWORD = 'UPDATE_CREATE_WALLET_PASSWORD'
 export const UPDATE_CREATE_WALLET_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION =
   'UPDATE_CREATE_WALLET_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION'
-export const UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD = 'UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD'
-export const UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION = 'UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION'
 export const UPDATE_RE_ENTER_SEED_INPUT = 'UPDATE_RE_ENTER_SEED_INPUT'
 export const UPDATE_RECOVER_SEED_INPUT = 'UPDATE_RECOVER_SEED_INPUT'
 
@@ -104,20 +102,6 @@ export function updateCreateWalletPasswordConfirmation(createWalletPasswordConfi
   }
 }
 
-export function updateAezeedPassword(aezeedPassword) {
-  return {
-    type: UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD,
-    aezeedPassword
-  }
-}
-
-export function updateAezeedPasswordConfirmation(aezeedPasswordConfirmation) {
-  return {
-    type: UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION,
-    aezeedPasswordConfirmation
-  }
-}
-
 export function updateReEnterSeedInput(inputSeedObj) {
   return {
     type: UPDATE_RE_ENTER_SEED_INPUT,
@@ -271,11 +255,6 @@ const ACTION_HANDLERS = {
     ...state,
     createWalletPasswordConfirmation
   }),
-  [UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD]: (state, { aezeedPassword }) => ({ ...state, aezeedPassword }),
-  [UPDATE_AEZEED_PASSWORD_CONFIRMATION]: (state, { aezeedPasswordConfirmation }) => ({
-    ...state,
-    aezeedPasswordConfirmation
-  }),
   [UPDATE_RE_ENTER_SEED_INPUT]: (state, { inputSeedObj }) => ({
     ...state,
     reEnterSeedInput: { ...state.reEnterSeedInput, [inputSeedObj.index]: inputSeedObj.word }
@@ -333,9 +312,6 @@ const createWalletPasswordSelector = state => state.onboarding.createWalletPassw
 const createWalletPasswordConfirmationSelector = state =>
   state.onboarding.createWalletPasswordConfirmation
 
-const aezeedPasswordSelector = state => state.onboarding.aezeedPassword
-const aezeedPasswordConfirmationSelector = state => state.onboarding.aezeedPasswordConfirmation
-
 const seedSelector = state => state.onboarding.seed
 const seedIndexesArrSelector = state => state.onboarding.seedIndexesArr
 const reEnterSeedInputSelector = state => state.onboarding.reEnterSeedInput
@@ -357,12 +333,6 @@ onboardingSelectors.showCreateWalletPasswordConfirmationError = createSelector(
   (pass1, pass2) => pass1 !== pass2 && pass2.length > 0
 )
 
-onboardingSelectors.showAezeedPasswordConfirmationError = createSelector(
-  aezeedPasswordSelector,
-  aezeedPasswordConfirmationSelector,
-  (pass1, pass2) => pass1 !== pass2 && pass2.length > 0
-)
-
 onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker = createSelector(
   seedSelector,
   seedIndexesArrSelector,
@@ -403,10 +373,6 @@ const initialState = {
   createWalletPasswordConfirmation: '',
   creatingNewWallet: false,
 
-  // seed password. this is optional and used to encrypt the seed
-  aezeedPassword: '',
-  aezeedPasswordConfirmation: '',
-
   unlockingWallet: false,
   unlockWalletError: {
     isError: false,