diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index 5f5d19dde01..0861674e378 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ class crm_lead(base_stage, osv.osv):
         'city': fields.char('City', size=128),
         'state_id': fields.many2one("res.country.state", 'State', domain="[('country_id','=',country_id)]"),
         'country_id': fields.many2one('res.country', 'Country'),
-        'country': fields.related('country_id', type='many2one', relation='res.country', string='Country'),   # for backward compatibility
         'phone': fields.char('Phone', size=64),
         'fax': fields.char('Fax', size=64),
         'mobile': fields.char('Mobile', size=64),
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index d9c65daaada..d9dd524447f 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
                         help="Opportunities that are assigned to either me or one of the sale teams I manage" />
                 <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
-                <field name="country"/>
+                <field name="country_id"/>
                 <field name="partner_id"/>
                 <field name="section_id"
                     context="{'invisible_section': False, 'default_section_id': self}"/>