1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index 2c89b62e25..aaa56a7024 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class UserRestServletV2(RestServlet):
                 elif not deactivate and user["deactivated"]:
                     if (
                         "password" not in body
-                        and self.hs.config.password_localdb_enabled
+                        and self.auth_handler.can_change_password()
                     ):
                         raise SynapseError(
                             400, "Must provide a password to re-activate an account."