--- a/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js
+++ b/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js
@@ -1888,24 +1888,30 @@ BrowserGlue.prototype = {
                                                     buttons);
     notification.persistence = -1; // Until user closes it
   },
 
   _migrateUI: function BG__migrateUI() {
     const UI_VERSION = 34;
     const BROWSER_DOCURL = "chrome://browser/content/browser.xul";
     let currentUIVersion = 0;
+
+    let xulStore = Cc["@mozilla.org/xul/xulstore;1"].getService(Ci.nsIXULStore);
+
+    // Unconditionally remove this for Fx44 so we don't interfere with the UI version
+    xulStore.removeValue("chrome://passwordmgr/content/passwordManager.xul",
+                         "passwordCol",
+                         "hidden");
+
     try {
       currentUIVersion = Services.prefs.getIntPref("browser.migration.version");
     } catch(ex) {}
     if (currentUIVersion >= UI_VERSION)
       return;
 
-    let xulStore = Cc["@mozilla.org/xul/xulstore;1"].getService(Ci.nsIXULStore);
-
     if (currentUIVersion < 2) {
       // This code adds the customizable bookmarks button.
       let currentset = xulStore.getValue(BROWSER_DOCURL, "nav-bar", "currentset");
       // Need to migrate only if toolbar is customized and the element is not found.
       if (currentset &&
           currentset.indexOf("bookmarks-menu-button-container") == -1) {
         currentset += ",bookmarks-menu-button-container";
         xulStore.setValue(BROWSER_DOCURL, "nav-bar", "currentset", currentset);