Tweaked code/language for password reset

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\SendsPasswordResetEmails;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use App\Models\User;
 
 class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
 {
@@ -51,18 +50,15 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
     public function sendResetLinkEmail(Request $request)
     {
         $this->validate($request, ['email' => 'required|email']);
-        $valid_user = User::where('email','=',$request->input('email'))->first();
-
-        if ($valid_user->count() == 0 ) {
-            return back()->withErrors('error','This email address does not exist, or is not activated.');
-        }
-
 
         // We will send the password reset link to this user. Once we have attempted
         // to send the link, we will examine the response then see the message we
         // need to show to the user. Finally, we'll send out a proper response.
         $response = $this->broker()->sendResetLink(
-            $request->only('email')
+            array_merge(
+                $request->only('email'),
+                ['activated' => '1']
+            )
         );
 
         if ($response === \Password::RESET_LINK_SENT) {