diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/DatabaseUserProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/DatabaseUserProvider.php
index 3f5f0ed55c27..f8005b7d14cd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/DatabaseUserProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/DatabaseUserProvider.php
@@ -152,14 +152,8 @@ protected function getGenericUser($user)
      */
     public function validateCredentials(UserContract $user, array $credentials)
     {
-        $hashed = $user->getAuthPassword();
-
-        if (strlen($hashed) === 0) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return password_verify(
-            $credentials['password'], $hashed
+        return $this->hasher->check(
+            $credentials['password'], $user->getAuthPassword()
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/EloquentUserProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/EloquentUserProvider.php
index e9365a346292..23b5b792cf13 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/EloquentUserProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/EloquentUserProvider.php
@@ -138,13 +138,8 @@ public function retrieveByCredentials(array $credentials)
     public function validateCredentials(UserContract $user, array $credentials)
     {
         $plain = $credentials['password'];
-        $hashed = $user->getAuthPassword();
 
-        if (strlen($hashed) === 0) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return password_verify($plain, $hashed);
+        return $this->hasher->check($plain, $user->getAuthPassword());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseUserProviderTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseUserProviderTest.php
index 3ab5b5cbb975..f5f4f75a1798 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseUserProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseUserProviderTest.php
@@ -115,22 +115,11 @@ public function testCredentialValidation()
     {
         $conn = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Connection');
         $hasher = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Hashing\Hasher');
+        $hasher->shouldReceive('check')->once()->with('plain', 'hash')->andReturn(true);
         $provider = new DatabaseUserProvider($conn, $hasher, 'foo');
         $user = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable');
-        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('$2y$10$TKh8H1.PfQx37YgCzwiKb.KjNyWgaHb9cbcoQgdIVFlYg7B77UdFm');
-        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 'secret']);
-
-        $this->assertTrue($result);
-    }
-
-    public function testCredentialValidationUsingUnknownAlgorithm()
-    {
-        $conn = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Connection');
-        $hasher = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Hashing\Hasher');
-        $provider = new DatabaseUserProvider($conn, $hasher, 'foo');
-        $user = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable');
-        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('$1$0590adc6$WVAjBIam8sJCgDieJGLey0');
-        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 's3cr3t']);
+        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('hash');
+        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 'plain']);
 
         $this->assertTrue($result);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthEloquentUserProviderTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthEloquentUserProviderTest.php
index c58e4a9bb1ab..f5dab1acbab0 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthEloquentUserProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthEloquentUserProviderTest.php
@@ -90,22 +90,11 @@ public function testCredentialValidation()
     {
         $conn = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Connection');
         $hasher = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Hashing\Hasher');
+        $hasher->shouldReceive('check')->once()->with('plain', 'hash')->andReturn(true);
         $provider = new EloquentUserProvider($hasher, 'foo');
         $user = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable');
-        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('$2y$10$TKh8H1.PfQx37YgCzwiKb.KjNyWgaHb9cbcoQgdIVFlYg7B77UdFm');
-        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 'secret']);
-
-        $this->assertTrue($result);
-    }
-
-    public function testCredentialValidationUsingUnknownAlgorithm()
-    {
-        $conn = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Connection');
-        $hasher = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Hashing\Hasher');
-        $provider = new EloquentUserProvider($hasher, 'foo');
-        $user = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable');
-        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('$1$0590adc6$WVAjBIam8sJCgDieJGLey0');
-        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 's3cr3t']);
+        $user->shouldReceive('getAuthPassword')->once()->andReturn('hash');
+        $result = $provider->validateCredentials($user, ['password' => 'plain']);
 
         $this->assertTrue($result);
     }