diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
index 1f3f11efc2..eb454616d6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
@@ -52,14 +52,15 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
      */
     public function sendResetLinkEmail(Request $request)
     {
-        $this->validate($request, ['username' => 'required'], ['username.required' => 'Please enter your username.']);
 
         /**
          * Let's set a max character count here to prevent potential
          * buffer overflow issues with attackers sending very large
          * payloads through.
          */
-        $this->validate($request, ['email' => 'required|email|max:250']);
+        $this->validate($request->validate([
+            'email' => 'required|email|max:255']));
+
 
         /**
          * If we find a matching email with an activated user, we will
@@ -70,16 +71,16 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
          */
         $response = $this->broker()->sendResetLink(
             array_merge(
-                $request->only('username'),
+                $request->only('email'),
                 ['activated' => '1'],
                 ['ldap_import' => '0']
             )
         );
 
         if ($response === \Password::RESET_LINK_SENT) {
-            \Log::info('Password reset attempt: User '.$request->input('username').' found, password reset sent');
+            \Log::info('Password reset attempt: User '.$request->input('email').' found, password reset sent');
         } else {
-            \Log::info('Password reset attempt: User '.$request->input('username').' not found or user is inactive');
+            \Log::info('Password reset attempt: User '.$request->input('email').' not found or user is inactive');
         }
 
 
@@ -101,8 +102,5 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
         return redirect()->route('login')->with('success',trans('passwords.sent'));
         }
 
-        return back()->withErrors(
-            ['email' => trans($response)]
-        );
-    }
+
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/auth/passwords/email.blade.php b/resources/views/auth/passwords/email.blade.php
index a9f4fa8275..5bcdf088e5 100644
--- a/resources/views/auth/passwords/email.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/auth/passwords/email.blade.php
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
 
 
 
-                                    <div class="form-group{{ $errors->has('username') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
+                                    <div class="form-group{{ $errors->has('email') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
 
                                         <div class="col-md-12">
-                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" name="username" value="{{ old('username') }}" placeholder="{{ trans('admin/users/table.username') }}">
                                             <input type="email" class="form-control" name="email" value="{{ old('email') }}" placeholder="{{ trans('admin/users/table.email') }}" aria-label="email">
-                                            {!! $errors->first('username', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+                                            {!! $errors->first('email', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
                                         </div>
                                     </div>