diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
index 79d0329dd00..faa6650cab9 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
     company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', "Company", compute='_compute_company', store=True, readonly=False, tracking=True)
     user_id = fields.Many2one(
         'res.users', "Recruiter", compute='_compute_user',
-        tracking=True, default=lambda self: self.env.uid, store=True, readonly=False)
+        tracking=True, store=True, readonly=False)
     date_closed = fields.Datetime("Closed", compute='_compute_date_closed', store=True, index=True)
     date_open = fields.Datetime("Assigned", readonly=True, index=True)
     date_last_stage_update = fields.Datetime("Last Stage Update", index=True, default=fields.Datetime.now)