diff --git a/addons/account/models/chart_template.py b/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
index 428617a5489..f2e5183eee0 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/chart_template.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class AccountTaxTemplate(models.Model):
     amount_type = fields.Selection(default='percent', string="Tax Computation", required=True,
         selection=[('group', 'Group of Taxes'), ('fixed', 'Fixed'), ('percent', 'Percentage of Price'), ('division', 'Percentage of Price Tax Included')])
     active = fields.Boolean(default=True, help="Set active to false to hide the tax without removing it.")
-    company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', string='Company', required=True, default=lambda self: self.env.user.company_id)
+    company_id = fields.Many2one('res.company', string='Company')
     children_tax_ids = fields.Many2many('account.tax.template', 'account_tax_template_filiation_rel', 'parent_tax', 'child_tax', string='Children Taxes')
     sequence = fields.Integer(required=True, default=1,
         help="The sequence field is used to define order in which the tax lines are applied.")