diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_payment.py b/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
index e1dd00f035f..56d6a8a96d9 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_payment.py
@@ -194,13 +194,11 @@ class account_register_payments(models.TransientModel):
         '''
         amount = self._compute_payment_amount(invoices) if self.multi else self.amount
         payment_type = ('inbound' if amount > 0 else 'outbound') if self.multi else self.payment_type
-        communication = (' '.join([inv.reference or inv.number for inv in invoices])
-                         if self.multi else self.communication)
         return {
             'journal_id': self.journal_id.id,
             'payment_method_id': self.payment_method_id.id,
             'payment_date': self.payment_date,
-            'communication': communication,  # DO NOT FORWARD PORT TO V12 OR ABOVE
+            'communication': self.communication, # DO NOT FORWARD PORT TO V12 OR ABOVE
             'invoice_ids': [(6, 0, invoices.ids)],
             'payment_type': payment_type,
             'amount': abs(amount),