diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
index cf57010ac4e..e1b1e4d1f09 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export class HtmlField extends Component {
      *
      * @param {JQuery} $codeview
      */
-    toggleCodeView (el = this.codeViewRef.el) {
+    toggleCodeView() {
         this.state.showCodeView = !this.state.showCodeView;
 
         this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerUnactive('toggleCodeView');
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export class HtmlField extends Component {
             this.props.update(value);
         } else {
             this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerActive('toggleCodeView');
-            const $codeview = $(el);
+            const $codeview = $(this.codeViewRef.el);
             const value = $codeview.val();
             this.props.update(value);