diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
index ad9768a17..2e31608bb 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -4164,7 +4164,7 @@ class TestWorkflows(
         )
         action = WorkflowAction.objects.create(
             type=WorkflowAction.WorkflowActionType.PASSWORD_REMOVAL,
-            passwords="wrong, right\n extra ",
+            passwords=["wrong", "right", "extra"],
         )
         workflow = Workflow.objects.create(name="Password workflow")
         workflow.triggers.add(trigger)
@@ -4218,7 +4218,7 @@ class TestWorkflows(
         )
         action = WorkflowAction.objects.create(
             type=WorkflowAction.WorkflowActionType.PASSWORD_REMOVAL,
-            passwords=" \n , ",
+            passwords=[" ", "  "],
         )
         workflow = Workflow.objects.create(name="Password workflow missing passwords")
         workflow.triggers.add(trigger)
@@ -4276,7 +4276,7 @@ class TestWorkflows(
         """
         action = WorkflowAction.objects.create(
             type=WorkflowAction.WorkflowActionType.PASSWORD_REMOVAL,
-            passwords="first, second",
+            passwords=["first", "second"],
         )
 
         temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
diff --git a/src/documents/workflows/actions.py b/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
index 9089c6dd8..b6adc35b7 100644
--- a/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
+++ b/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import re
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -290,11 +289,7 @@ def execute_password_removal_action(
         )
         return
 
-    passwords = [
-        password.strip()
-        for password in re.split(r"[,\n]", passwords)
-        if password.strip()
-    ]
+    passwords = [p.strip() for p in passwords if p.strip()]
 
     if isinstance(document, ConsumableDocument):
         # hook the consumption-finished signal to attempt password removal later