diff --git a/common/locales/en/api-v3.json b/common/locales/en/api-v3.json
index 1b0525004e..58b3746bfe 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/api-v3.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/api-v3.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "missingPassword": "Missing password.",
   "missingNewPassword": "Missing newPassword.",
   "wrongPassword": "Wrong password.",
-  "passwordSaved": "New password has been saved.",
   "notAnEmail": "Invalid email address.",
   "emailTaken": "Email already taken.",
   "newEmailRequired": "The newEmail body parameter is required.",
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/user/POST-user_update_password.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/user/POST-user_update_password.test.js
index e557655415..728abb13db 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/user/POST-user_update_password.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/user/POST-user_update_password.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
   generateUser,
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../helpers/api-integration/v3';
-import { model as User } from '../../../../../website/src/models/user';
 
 describe('POST /user/update-password', async () => {
   let endpoint = '/user/update-password';
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ describe('POST /user/update-password', async () => {
       confirmPassword: newPassword,
     });
     expect(response).to.eql({});
-    user = await User.findOne({ _id: user._id });
+    await user.sync();
     expect(user.auth.local.hashed_password).to.not.eql(previousHashedPassword);
   });
 
diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
index a8f4ecbce8..c4a68df4e9 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/user.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ api.updatePassword = {
 
     user.auth.local.hashed_password = passwordUtils.encrypt(req.body.newPassword, user.auth.local.salt); // eslint-disable-line camelcase
     await user.save();
-    res.send(200, {});
+    res.respond(200, {});
   },
 };
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ api.updateUsername = {
     user.auth.local.username = req.body.username;
     await user.save();
 
-    res.send(200, { username: req.body.username });
+    res.respond(200, { username: req.body.username });
   },
 };