2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/string.cpp b/src/util/string.cpp
index 02a0586e7..c0f0e97fd 100644
--- a/src/util/string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/string.cpp
@@ -181,12 +181,13 @@ std::string wide_to_narrow(const std::wstring &wcs)
 // their password. (Exception : if the password field is
 // blank, we send a blank password - this is for backwards
 // compatibility with password-less players).
-std::string translatePassword(std::string playername, std::wstring password)
+std::string translatePassword(const std::string &playername,
+	const std::string &password)
 {
 	if (password.length() == 0)
 		return "";
 
-	std::string slt = playername + wide_to_narrow(password);
+	std::string slt = playername + password;
 	SHA1 sha1;
 	sha1.addBytes(slt.c_str(), slt.length());
 	unsigned char *digest = sha1.getDigest();
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index dc520e3a8..d4bbafd9f 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ wchar_t *narrow_to_wide_c(const char *str);
 
 std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string &mbs);
 std::string wide_to_narrow(const std::wstring &wcs);
-std::string translatePassword(std::string playername, std::wstring password);
+std::string translatePassword(const std::string &playername,
+	const std::string &password);
 std::string urlencode(std::string str);
 std::string urldecode(std::string str);
 u32 readFlagString(std::string str, const FlagDesc *flagdesc, u32 *flagmask);