diff --git a/api/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateForm.php b/api/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateForm.php
index 169290d..dc96a30 100644
--- a/api/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateForm.php
+++ b/api/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateForm.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace api\models\profile\ChangeEmail;
 
+use api\models\base\PasswordProtectedForm;
 use common\models\Account;
 use common\models\confirmations\CurrentEmailConfirmation;
 use common\models\EmailActivation;
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ use yii\base\ErrorException;
 use yii\base\Exception;
 use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
 
-class InitStateForm extends \api\models\base\PasswordProtectedForm {
+class InitStateForm extends PasswordProtectedForm {
 
     public $email;
 
@@ -27,15 +28,8 @@ class InitStateForm extends \api\models\base\PasswordProtectedForm {
     public function rules() {
         // TODO: поверить наличие уже отправленных подтверждений смены E-mail
         return array_merge(parent::rules(), [
-            ['!email', 'validateAccountPasswordHashStrategy', 'skipOnEmpty' => false],
-        ]);
-    }
 
-    public function validateAccountPasswordHashStrategy($attribute) {
-        $account = $this->getAccount();
-        if ($account->password_hash_strategy === Account::PASS_HASH_STRATEGY_OLD_ELY) {
-            $this->addError($attribute, 'error.old_hash_strategy');
-        }
+        ]);
     }
 
     public function sendCurrentEmailConfirmation() {
diff --git a/tests/codeception/api/unit/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateFormTest.php b/tests/codeception/api/unit/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateFormTest.php
index 1a9cdac..8428bcf 100644
--- a/tests/codeception/api/unit/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateFormTest.php
+++ b/tests/codeception/api/unit/models/profile/ChangeEmail/InitStateFormTest.php
@@ -45,24 +45,6 @@ class InitStateFormTest extends DbTestCase {
         ];
     }
 
-    public function testValidateAccountPasswordHashStrategy() {
-        $this->specify('we cannot change password on old password hash strategy', function() {
-            $account = new Account();
-            $account->password_hash_strategy = Account::PASS_HASH_STRATEGY_OLD_ELY;
-            $model = new InitStateForm($account);
-            $model->validateAccountPasswordHashStrategy('email');
-            expect($model->getErrors('email'))->equals(['error.old_hash_strategy']);
-        });
-
-        $this->specify('no errors on modern password hash strategy', function() {
-            $account = new Account();
-            $account->password_hash_strategy = Account::PASS_HASH_STRATEGY_YII2;
-            $model = new InitStateForm($account);
-            $model->validateAccountPasswordHashStrategy('email');
-            expect($model->getErrors('email'))->isEmpty();
-        });
-    }
-
     public function testCreateCode() {
         $this->specify('create valid code and store it to database', function() {
             /** @var Account $account */