diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/static/src/xml/timesheet.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/static/src/xml/timesheet.xml
index 4390c7c6ed1..7ac7330f2d3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/static/src/xml/timesheet.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet_sheet/static/src/xml/timesheet.xml
@@ -54,16 +54,10 @@
             <div t-if="widget.accounts.length == 0">
                 <div class="oe_view_nocontent">
                     <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">
-                        Click to add projects/analytic accounts you worked on.
+                        Click to add projects, contracts or analytic accounts.
                     </p><p>
                         You will be able to register your working hours and
                         activities.
-                    </p><p>
-                        By default, you record timesheets on analytic accounts.
-                        But if an analytic account represents a customer
-                        contract, you can change the type of the analytic
-                        account to 'Contract or Project' to setup the invoicing
-                        options.
                     </p>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml b/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
index 1721b3df1d4..09d7afe6d3d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
             <field name="tag">mail.wall</field>
             <field name="context">{
               'default_model': 'res.users', 
-              'default_res_id': uid, 
-              'search_default_message_read': True
+              'default_res_id': uid
             }</field>
             <field name="params" eval="&quot;{
                 'domain': ['|', ('notification_ids.partner_id.user_ids', 'in', [uid]), ('author_id.user_ids', 'in', [uid])],