diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
index 63051fb9cd..ea1b798559 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
@@ -3196,7 +3196,7 @@ int ppolicy_initialize()
 	}
 
 	code = register_supported_control( LDAP_CONTROL_PASSWORDPOLICYREQUEST,
-		SLAP_CTRL_ADD|SLAP_CTRL_BIND|SLAP_CTRL_MODIFY|SLAP_CTRL_HIDE, extops,
+		SLAP_CTRL_ADD|SLAP_CTRL_BIND|SLAP_CTRL_MODIFY, extops,
 		ppolicy_parseCtrl, &ppolicy_cid );
 	if ( code != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "Failed to register control %d\n", code );