diff --git a/addons/project_issue/models/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/models/project_issue.py
index 64e027d6b35..f2d667a4a50 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/models/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/models/project_issue.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ProjectIssue(models.Model):
     date_closed = fields.Datetime(string='Closed', readonly=True, index=True)
     date = fields.Datetime('Date')
     date_last_stage_update = fields.Datetime(string='Last Stage Update', index=True, default=fields.Datetime.now)
-    channel = fields.Char(string='Channel', help="Communication channel.")
+    channel = fields.Char(string='Channel', help="Communication channel.")  # TDE note: is it still used somewhere ?
     tag_ids = fields.Many2many('project.tags', string='Tags')
     priority = fields.Selection([('0', 'Low'), ('1', 'Normal'), ('2', 'High')], 'Priority', index=True, default='0')
     stage_id = fields.Many2one('project.task.type', string='Stage', track_visibility='onchange', index=True,
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report.py b/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report.py
index 2fd80ed6485..c81f5ccc23c 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ class ProjectIssueReport(models.Model):
     project_id = fields.Many2one('project.project', 'Project', readonly=True)
     user_id = fields.Many2one('res.users', 'Assigned to', readonly=True)
     partner_id = fields.Many2one('res.partner', 'Contact')
-    channel = fields.Char('Channel', readonly=True, help="Communication Channel.")
-    task_id = fields.Many2one('project.task', 'Task')
     email = fields.Integer('# Emails', readonly=True)
 
     @api.model_cr
@@ -49,11 +47,9 @@ class ProjectIssueReport(models.Model):
                     c.project_id as project_id,
                     1 as nbr_issues,
                     c.partner_id,
-                    c.channel,
-                    c.task_id,
                     c.day_open as delay_open,
                     c.day_close as delay_close,
-                    (SELECT count(id) FROM mail_message WHERE model='project.issue' AND res_id=c.id) AS email
+                    (SELECT count(id) FROM mail_message WHERE model='project.issue' AND message_type IN ('email', 'comment') AND res_id=c.id) AS email
 
                 FROM
                     project_issue c
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report_views.xml b/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report_views.xml
index 5f2d2260fdb..e5aeefedfc4 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report_views.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/report/project_issue_report_views.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
                     <field name="partner_id" filter_domain="[('partner_id', 'child_of', self)]"/>
                     <field name="stage_id"/>
                     <filter string="Unassigned" name="unassigned" domain="[('user_id','=',False)]"/>
-                    <separator/>
-                    <filter string="New" name="new" domain="[('stage_id.sequence', '&lt;=', 1)]"/>
                     <group  expand="1" string="Group By">
                         <filter string="Assigned to" name="Responsible" context="{'group_by':'user_id'}" />
                         <filter string="Project" name="project" context="{'group_by':'project_id'}" />