diff --git a/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml b/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
index 6b36b87b545..b78acc737d7 100644
--- a/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
              <form string="mailgate message">
                     <group colspan="4" col="6">
                         <field name="name" string="Subject" select="1"  widget="char" size="512"/>
-                        <field name="date" required="1" select="1"/>
+                        <field name="date" select="1"/>
                         <field name="user_id" string="Owner" select="1"/>
                         <field name="partner_id" readonly="1" />
                     </group>