diff --git a/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/src/js/partner_autocomplete_core.js b/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/src/js/partner_autocomplete_core.js
index bc35c58f538..39acfc4c496 100644
--- a/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/src/js/partner_autocomplete_core.js
+++ b/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/src/js/partner_autocomplete_core.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var PartnerAutocompleteMixin = {
         var self = this;
 
         var removeUselessFields = function (company) {
-            var fields = 'label,description,domain,logo,legal_name,ignored'.split(',');
+            var fields = 'label,description,domain,logo,legal_name,ignored,email'.split(',');
             fields.forEach(function (field) {
                 delete company[field];
             });
diff --git a/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/tests/partner_autocomplete_tests.js b/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/tests/partner_autocomplete_tests.js
index 60fa4679f03..7b07bd99455 100644
--- a/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/tests/partner_autocomplete_tests.js
+++ b/addons/partner_autocomplete/static/tests/partner_autocomplete_tests.js
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
                 city: "Ramillies",
                 zip: "1367",
                 phone: "+1 650-691-3277",
-                email: "info@odoo.com",
                 vat: "BE0477472701",
             };
 
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
                         parent_id: {string: "Company", type: "many2one", relation: "res.partner"},
                         website: {string: "Website", type: "char", searchable: true},
                         image_1920: {string: "Image", type: "binary", searchable: true},
-                        email: {string: "Email", type: "char", searchable: true},
                         phone: {string: "Phone", type: "char", searchable: true},
                         street: {string: "Street", type: "char", searchable: true},
                         city: {string: "City", type: "char", searchable: true},
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
 
 
     QUnit.test("Partner autocomplete : Company type = Company / Name search", async function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(18);
+        assert.expect(17);
         var fields = this.data['res.partner'].fields;
         var form = await createView({
             View: FormView,
@@ -199,7 +197,6 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
                 '<field name="name" widget="field_partner_autocomplete"/>' +
                 '<field name="website"/>' +
                 '<field name="image_1920" widget="image"/>' +
-                '<field name="email"/>' +
                 '<field name="phone"/>' +
                 '<field name="street"/>' +
                 '<field name="city"/>' +
@@ -261,7 +258,7 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
     });
 
     QUnit.test("Partner autocomplete : Company type = Company / VAT search", async function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(29);
+        assert.expect(27);
         var fields = this.data['res.partner'].fields;
         var form = await createView({
             View: FormView,
@@ -273,7 +270,6 @@ odoo.define('partner_autocomplete.tests', function (require) {
                 '<field name="name" widget="field_partner_autocomplete"/>' +
                 '<field name="website"/>' +
                 '<field name="image_1920" widget="image"/>' +
-                '<field name="email"/>' +
                 '<field name="phone"/>' +
                 '<field name="street"/>' +
                 '<field name="city"/>' +