diff --git a/backend/auth.py b/backend/auth.py
index fe40000..9a68ca0 100644
--- a/backend/auth.py
+++ b/backend/auth.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import os
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Optional
 
+import bcrypt
 from jose import JWTError, jwt
-from passlib.context import CryptContext
 from fastapi import Cookie, Depends, HTTPException, Response, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -16,15 +16,12 @@ ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS = 30
 COOKIE_NAME = "token"
 SECURE_COOKIES = os.environ.get("SECURE_COOKIES", "true").lower() == "true"
 
-pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
-
-
 def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
-    return pwd_context.verify(plain_password, hashed_password)
+    return bcrypt.checkpw(plain_password.encode(), hashed_password.encode())
 
 
 def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
-    return pwd_context.hash(password)
+    return bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode(), bcrypt.gensalt()).decode()
 
 
 def create_access_token(user_id: int, username: str, is_admin: bool, user_timezone: str = "UTC", admin_id: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index ee0bfa6..4f66cb5 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ pymysql==1.2.0
 cryptography==48.0.0
 pydantic==2.13.4
 python-jose[cryptography]==3.5.0
-passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
 bcrypt==5.0.0
 httpx==0.28.1