diff -u b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
--- b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
+++ b/core/modules/user/css/user.module.css
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
+  width: 55%;
 }
 .password-strength {
   width: 55%;
   margin-top: -0.3em;
 }
-div.password-confirm {
-  visibility: hidden;
-  width: 55%;
-  height: .75em;
-}
diff -u b/core/modules/user/user.js b/core/modules/user/user.js
--- b/core/modules/user/user.js
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.js
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@
           $passwordSuggestions = $passwordInputParentWrapper.find('div.password-suggestions').hide();
         }
 
-        // Add the password confirmation layer.
-        var outerWrapper = $passwordInput.parent().parent();
-        var passwordConfirm = '<div class="password-confirm"><span class="password-confirm__title">' + translate.confirmTitle + ' </span><span class="password-confirm__text"></span></div></div>';
-        outerWrapper.find('input.password-confirm').parent().append(passwordConfirm).addClass('confirm-parent');
-        var confirmResult = outerWrapper.find('div.password-confirm');
-        var confirmChild = confirmResult.find('span.password-confirm__text');
-
         // Check that password and confirmation inputs match.
         var passwordCheckMatch = function (confirmInputVal) {
           var success = $passwordInput.val() === confirmInputVal;
@@ -60,7 +53,9 @@
 
           // Fill in the success message and set the class accordingly.
           $confirmChild.html(translate['confirm' + (success ? 'Success' : 'Failure')])
-            .removeClass('ok error').addClass(confirmClass);
+            .removeClass('ok error')
+            .addClass(confirmClass)
+            .attr('aria-live', 'assertive');
         };
 
         // Check the password strength.