diff --git a/es24n_conf.py b/es24n_conf.py
index 8de60c4..1320c90 100644
--- a/es24n_conf.py
+++ b/es24n_conf.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import termios
 import time
-import tty
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from base64 import b64encode
@@ -93,44 +92,16 @@ def draw_box(lines: list, colour: str = C.CYN):
 
 
 # ── Input helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-def prompt(label: str, default: str = "", password: bool = False) -> str:
+def prompt(label: str, default: str = "") -> str:
     display = f"  {_c(C.CYN, label)}"
     if default:
         display += f" {_c(C.DIM, f'[{default}]')}"
     display += ": "
 
-    if password:
-        fd  = sys.stdin.fileno()
-        old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
-        try:
-            tty.setraw(fd)
-            sys.stdout.write(display)
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-            chars = []
-            while True:
-                ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
-                if ch in ("\r", "\n"):
-                    break
-                elif ch in ("\x7f", "\x08"):
-                    if chars:
-                        chars.pop()
-                        sys.stdout.write("\b \b")
-                        sys.stdout.flush()
-                elif ch == "\x03":
-                    raise KeyboardInterrupt
-                else:
-                    chars.append(ch)
-                    sys.stdout.write("*")
-                    sys.stdout.flush()
-            print()
-            return "".join(chars)
-        finally:
-            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)
-    else:
-        sys.stdout.write(display)
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-        val = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
-        return val if val else default
+    sys.stdout.write(display)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    val = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
+    return val if val else default
 
 
 def prompt_ip(label: str) -> str:
@@ -155,7 +126,6 @@ def prompt_password() -> str:
     while True:
         val = prompt(
             "Admin password (BMC/chassis serial, e.g. MXE3000043CHA007)",
-            password=True,
         )
         if val:
             return val