diff --git a/backup/backup.go b/backup/backup.go
index bb5e9452746ff38e249b5c8f35b0f8d933a5a933..34c12d1a44b949b40015ab1383e424ced9b03613 100644
--- a/backup/backup.go
+++ b/backup/backup.go
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ const (
 	errSavePassword      = "failed to save password: %+v"
 	errSaveKeySaltParams = "failed to save key, salt, and params: %+v"
 
-	// resumeBackup
-	errLoadPassword = "backup not initialized: load user password failed: %+v"
-
 	// Backup.StopBackup
 	errDeletePassword = "failed to delete password: %+v"
 	errDeleteCrypto   = "failed to delete key, salt, and parameters: %+v"
@@ -88,12 +85,6 @@ func initializeBackup(password string, updateBackupCb UpdateBackupFn,
 		rng:             rng,
 	}
 
-	// Save password to storage
-	err := savePassword(password, b.store.GetKV())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf(errSavePassword, err)
-	}
-
 	// Derive key and get generated salt and parameters
 	rand := b.rng.GetStream()
 	salt, err := backup.MakeSalt(rand)
@@ -136,9 +127,9 @@ func ResumeBackup(updateBackupCb UpdateBackupFn, c *api.Client) (*Backup, error)
 func resumeBackup(updateBackupCb UpdateBackupFn, c *api.Client,
 	store *storage.Session, backupContainer *interfaces.BackupContainer,
 	rng *fastRNG.StreamGenerator) (*Backup, error) {
-	_, err := loadPassword(store.GetKV())
+	_, _, _, err := loadBackup(store.GetKV())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf(errLoadPassword, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	b := &Backup{
@@ -235,12 +226,7 @@ func (b *Backup) StopBackup() error {
 	defer b.mux.Unlock()
 	b.updateBackupCb = nil
 
-	err := deletePassword(b.store.GetKV())
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf(errDeletePassword, err)
-	}
-
-	err = deleteBackup(b.store.GetKV())
+	err := deleteBackup(b.store.GetKV())
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf(errDeleteCrypto, err)
 	}
diff --git a/backup/backup_test.go b/backup/backup_test.go
index 4d72505b5b97024f9fabb6d050f5797c259850df..47a42c12764eb2c5579940b265a6f4c6291c3c26 100644
--- a/backup/backup_test.go
+++ b/backup/backup_test.go
@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@ func Test_initializeBackup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Timed out waiting for callback.")
 	}
 
-	// Check that the correct password is in storage
-	loadedPassword, err := loadPassword(b.store.GetKV())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to load password: %+v", err)
-	}
-	if expectedPassword != loadedPassword {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded invalid key.\nexpected: %q\nreceived: %q",
-			expectedPassword, loadedPassword)
-	}
-
 	// Check that the key, salt, and params were saved to storage
 	key, salt, _, err := loadBackup(b.store.GetKV())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,16 +114,6 @@ func Test_resumeBackup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("resumeBackup returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Check that the correct password is in storage
-	loadedPassword, err := loadPassword(b.store.GetKV())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to load password: %+v", err)
-	}
-	if expectedPassword != loadedPassword {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded invalid key.\nexpected: %q\nreceived: %q",
-			expectedPassword, loadedPassword)
-	}
-
 	// Get key, salt, and parameters of resumed backup
 	key2, salt2, _, err := loadBackup(b.store.GetKV())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -168,7 +148,7 @@ func Test_resumeBackup(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: Tests that Backup.resumeBackup returns an error if no password is
 // present in storage.
 func Test_resumeBackup_NoKeyError(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedErr := strings.Split(errLoadPassword, "%")[0]
+	expectedErr := "object not found"
 	s := storage.InitTestingSession(t)
 	_, err := resumeBackup(nil, nil, s, &interfaces.BackupContainer{}, nil)
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
@@ -182,13 +162,8 @@ func Test_resumeBackup_NoKeyError(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBackup_TriggerBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	cbChan := make(chan []byte)
 	cb := func(encryptedBackup []byte) { cbChan <- encryptedBackup }
-	b := newTestBackup("MySuperSecurePassword", cb, t)
-
-	// Get password
-	password, err := loadPassword(b.store.GetKV())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to load password from storage: %+v", err)
-	}
+	password := "MySuperSecurePassword"
+	b := newTestBackup(password, cb, t)
 
 	collatedBackup := b.assembleBackup()
 
@@ -266,12 +241,6 @@ func TestBackup_StopBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Millisecond):
 	}
 
-	// Make sure password is deleted
-	password, err := loadPassword(b.store.GetKV())
-	if err == nil || len(password) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded password that should be deleted: %q", password)
-	}
-
 	// Make sure key, salt, and params are deleted
 	key, salt, p, err := loadBackup(b.store.GetKV())
 	if err == nil || len(key) != 0 || len(salt) != 0 || p != (backup.Params{}) {
diff --git a/backup/keyStorage.go b/backup/keyStorage.go
index c4627396d6c4abb8be19c6d0d0d3c8d1859c57e4..6a06dc463fd83f49aae67733f38ccc62e0ab2940 100644
--- a/backup/keyStorage.go
+++ b/backup/keyStorage.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package backup
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/backup"
@@ -100,29 +101,3 @@ func unmarshalBackup(buf []byte) (key, salt []byte, params backup.Params, err er
 
 	return
 }
-
-// savePassword saves the user's backup password to storage.
-func savePassword(password string, kv *versioned.KV) error {
-	obj := &versioned.Object{
-		Version:   passwordStorageVersion,
-		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
-		Data:      []byte(password),
-	}
-
-	return kv.Set(passwordStorageKey, passwordStorageVersion, obj)
-}
-
-// loadPassword returns the user's backup password from storage.
-func loadPassword(kv *versioned.KV) (string, error) {
-	obj, err := kv.Get(passwordStorageKey, passwordStorageVersion)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return string(obj.Data), nil
-}
-
-// deletePassword deletes the user's backup password from storage.
-func deletePassword(kv *versioned.KV) error {
-	return kv.Delete(passwordStorageKey, passwordStorageVersion)
-}
diff --git a/backup/keyStorage_test.go b/backup/keyStorage_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 939ca2c632fbf8d5ce41af81b158be0a3be7d4aa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/backup/keyStorage_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                           //
-//                                                                            //
-// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the  //
-// LICENSE file                                                               //
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-package backup
-
-import (
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-// Tests that savePassword saves the password to storage by loading it and
-// comparing it to the original.
-func Test_savePassword(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
-	expectedPassword := "MySuperSecurePassword"
-
-	// Save the password
-	err := savePassword(expectedPassword, kv)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("savePassword returned an error: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Attempt to load the password
-	obj, err := kv.Get(passwordStorageKey, passwordStorageVersion)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to get password from storage: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check that the password matches the original
-	if expectedPassword != string(obj.Data) {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded password does not match original."+
-			"\nexpected: %q\nreceived: %q", expectedPassword, obj.Data)
-	}
-}
-
-// Tests that loadPassword restores the original password saved to stage and
-// compares it to the original.
-func Test_loadPassword(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
-	expectedPassword := "MySuperSecurePassword"
-
-	// Save the password
-	err := kv.Set(passwordStorageKey, passwordStorageVersion, &versioned.Object{
-		Version:   passwordStorageVersion,
-		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
-		Data:      []byte(expectedPassword),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to save password to storage: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Attempt to load the password
-	loadedPassword, err := loadPassword(kv)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("loadPassword returned an error: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check that the password matches the original
-	if expectedPassword != loadedPassword {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded password does not match original."+
-			"\nexpected: %q\nreceived: %q", expectedPassword, loadedPassword)
-	}
-}
-
-// Tests that deletePassword deletes the password from storage by trying to recover a
-// deleted password.
-func Test_deletePassword(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
-	expectedPassword := "MySuperSecurePassword"
-
-	// Save the password
-	err := savePassword(expectedPassword, kv)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to save password to storage: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Delete the password
-	err = deletePassword(kv)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("deletePassword returned an error: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Attempt to load the password
-	obj, err := loadPassword(kv)
-	if err == nil || obj != "" {
-		t.Errorf("Loaded object from storage when it should be deleted: %+v", obj)
-	}
-}