diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index c2b738351aa..cf7fe75e986 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
             <field name="name">hr.employee.tree</field>
             <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
             <field name="type">tree</field>
-            <field name="field_parent">child_ids</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Employees">
                     <field name="name"/>