diff --git a/netbox/templates/login.html b/netbox/templates/login.html
index 164cb1176..e66945ceb 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/login.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/login.html
@@ -1,53 +1,58 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %} {% load static %} {% block layout %}
-<main class="login-container text-center">
-  {% if settings.BANNER_LOGIN %}
-  <div class="alert alert-secondary" role="alert">
-    {{ settings.BANNER_LOGIN|safe }}
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-  <div class="form-login">
-    <form action="{% url 'login' %}" method="post">
-      <div class="mb-4">
-        {% include 'logo.html' with height=80 %}
+{# User login page. Extends base.html directly to override normal UI layout. #}
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load form_helpers %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block layout %}
+  <main class="login-container text-center">
+
+    {# Login banner #}
+    {% if settings.BANNER_LOGIN %}
+      <div class="alert alert-secondary" role="alert">
+        {{ settings.BANNER_LOGIN|safe }}
       </div>
-      {% csrf_token %} {% if 'next' in request.GET %}
-      <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.GET.next }}" />
-      {% endif %} {% if 'next' in request.POST %}
-      <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.POST.next }}" />
-      {% endif %}
-      <input
-        required
-        type="text"
-        placeholder="Username"
-        name="username"
-        maxlength="150"
-        id="id_username"
-        class="form-control"
-      />
-      <input
-        required
-        type="password"
-        placeholder="Password"
-        name="password"
-        id="id_password"
-        class="form-control"
-      />
-      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg w-100 mt-4">
-        Sign In
-      </button>
-    </form>
-  </div>
-  {% load form_helpers %} {% if form.non_field_errors %}
-  <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
-    <h4 class="alert-heading">Errors</h4>
-    <p>
-      {{ form.non_field_errors }}
-    </p>
-  </div>
-  {% endif %}
-</main>
-<footer class="footer container-fluid login-footer py-3">
-  <div class="row align-items-center">
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {# Login form #}
+    <div class="form-login">
+      <form action="{% url 'login' %}" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+
+        {# Logo #}
+        <div class="mb-4">
+          {% include 'logo.html' with height=80 %}
+        </div>
+
+        {# Set post-login URL #}
+        {% if 'next' in request.GET %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.GET.next }}" />
+        {% endif %} {% if 'next' in request.POST %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ request.POST.next }}" />
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {{ form.username }}
+        {{ form.password }}
+
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg w-100 mt-4">
+          Sign In
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Login form errors #}
+    {% if form.non_field_errors %}
+      <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+        <h4 class="alert-heading">Errors</h4>
+        <p>
+          {{ form.non_field_errors }}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
+  </main>
+
+  {# Page footer #}
+  <footer class="footer container-fluid login-footer py-3">
+    <div class="row align-items-center">
       <div class="col-2 col-md-1 mb-0">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm color-mode-toggle" title="Toggle Color Mode">
           <i class="color-mode-icon mdi mdi-lightbulb"></i>&nbsp;
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@
           {{ settings.HOSTNAME }} (v{{ settings.VERSION }})
         </small>
       </div>
-  </div>
-</footer>
+    </div>
+  </footer>
+
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/netbox/users/forms.py b/netbox/users/forms.py
index 495332d2c..8bd54cb66 100644
--- a/netbox/users/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/users/forms.py
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ from .models import Token
 
 
 class LoginForm(BootstrapMixin, AuthenticationForm):
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        self.fields['username'].widget.attrs['placeholder'] = ''
-        self.fields['password'].widget.attrs['placeholder'] = ''
+    pass
 
 
 class PasswordChangeForm(BootstrapMixin, DjangoPasswordChangeForm):