diff --git a/agent/genkey.c b/agent/genkey.c
index 6f863db95..970876ba1 100644
--- a/agent/genkey.c
+++ b/agent/genkey.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ agent_ask_new_passphrase (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *prompt,
     }
   pi->max_length = MAX_PASSPHRASE_LEN + 1;
   pi->max_tries = 3;
-  pi->with_qualitybar = 1;
+  pi->with_qualitybar = 0;
   pi->with_repeat = 1;
   pi2->max_length = MAX_PASSPHRASE_LEN + 1;
   pi2->max_tries = 3;
diff --git a/g10/call-agent.c b/g10/call-agent.c
index 858d81375..86040edc7 100644
--- a/g10/call-agent.c
+++ b/g10/call-agent.c
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ agent_get_passphrase (const char *cache_id,
   snprintf (line, DIM(line),
             "GET_PASSPHRASE --data --repeat=%d%s%s -- %s %s %s %s",
             repeat,
-            ((repeat && check) || newsymkey)? " --check --qualitybar":"",
+            ((repeat && check) || newsymkey)? " --check":"",
             (have_newsymkey && newsymkey)? " --newsymkey":"",
             arg1? arg1:"X",
             arg2? arg2:"X",
diff --git a/sm/call-agent.c b/sm/call-agent.c
index 9287091bc..5f0e8ed61 100644
--- a/sm/call-agent.c
+++ b/sm/call-agent.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ gpgsm_agent_ask_passphrase (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *desc_msg, int repeat,
     return gpg_error_from_syserror ();
 
   snprintf (line, DIM(line), "GET_PASSPHRASE --data%s -- X X X %s",
-            repeat? " --repeat=1 --check --qualitybar":"",
+            repeat? " --repeat=1 --check":"",
             arg4);
   xfree (arg4);