diff --git a/wp-admin/js/about.js b/wp-admin/js/about.js
index 5785e6c5c4..844b732d4f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/about.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/about.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
                 $('#pass-strength-result').addClass('short').html( pwsL10n['short'] );
         }
     }
+    function resetMeter(){
+        $input.val('');
+        $('#pass-strength-result').text(indicatorString);
+        $('#pass-strength-result').removeClass('short bad good strong');
+    }
 
     function animate(){
         if (shouldAnimate === false)
@@ -30,8 +35,7 @@
             $input.val( password.substr(0, $input.val().length + 1) );
             updateResult();
         } else {
-            $input.val('');
-		    $('#pass-strength-result').removeClass('short bad good strong');
+            resetMeter();
         }
         // Look like real typing by changing the speed new letters are added each time
         setTimeout(animate, 220 + Math.floor(Math.random() * ( 800 - 220)) );
@@ -48,9 +52,7 @@
     // Turn off the animation on focus
     $input.on('focus', function(){
         shouldAnimate = false;
-        $('#pass-strength-result').removeClass('short bad good strong');
-        $('#pass-strength-result').text(indicatorString);
-        $input.val('')
+        resetMeter();
     });
 
     // Act like a normal password strength meter 
@@ -61,4 +63,4 @@
     // Start the animation
     begin();
 
-})(jQuery);
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+})(jQuery);
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/about.min.js b/wp-admin/js/about.min.js
index 3564092492..f7a895af7e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/about.min.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/about.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(a){function b(){var b=wp.passwordStrength.meter(f.val(),[],f.val());switch(a("#pass-strength-result").removeClass("short bad good strong"),b){case 2:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("bad").html(pwsL10n.bad);break;case 3:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("good").html(pwsL10n.good);break;case 4:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("strong").html(pwsL10n.strong);break;default:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("short").html(pwsL10n["short"])}}function c(){g!==!1&&(f.val().length<e.length?(f.val(e.substr(0,f.val().length+1)),b()):(f.val(""),a("#pass-strength-result").removeClass("short bad good strong")),setTimeout(c,220+Math.floor(580*Math.random())))}function d(){"undefined"!=typeof zxcvbn?c():setTimeout(d,800)}var e="Gosh, WordPress is grand.",f=a("#pass"),g=!0,h=a("#pass-strength-result").text();f.on("focus",function(){g=!1,a("#pass-strength-result").removeClass("short bad good strong"),a("#pass-strength-result").text(h),f.val("")}),f.on("keyup",function(){b()}),d()}(jQuery);
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+!function(a){function b(){var b=wp.passwordStrength.meter(g.val(),[],g.val());switch(a("#pass-strength-result").removeClass("short bad good strong"),b){case 2:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("bad").html(pwsL10n.bad);break;case 3:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("good").html(pwsL10n.good);break;case 4:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("strong").html(pwsL10n.strong);break;default:a("#pass-strength-result").addClass("short").html(pwsL10n["short"])}}function c(){g.val(""),a("#pass-strength-result").text(i),a("#pass-strength-result").removeClass("short bad good strong")}function d(){h!==!1&&(g.val().length<f.length?(g.val(f.substr(0,g.val().length+1)),b()):c(),setTimeout(d,220+Math.floor(580*Math.random())))}function e(){"undefined"!=typeof zxcvbn?d():setTimeout(e,800)}var f="Gosh, WordPress is grand.",g=a("#pass"),h=!0,i=a("#pass-strength-result").text();g.on("focus",function(){h=!1,c()}),g.on("keyup",function(){b()}),e()}(jQuery);
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