diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 15252fab7b4..f3547e96617 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@
                                     states="cancelled,done" context="{'button_reactivate':True}"/>
                             <button name="action_close" string="Done" type="object"
                                     states="draft,open,pending"/>
-                            <button name="%(action_project_task_delegate)d" string="Delegate" type="action"
-                                    states="pending,open,draft" groups="project.group_delegate_task"/>
                             <button name="do_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object"
                                     states="draft,open,pending"/>
                         </span>