diff --git a/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml b/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
index 3b1aa7b390e..e992e381516 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
@@ -15,22 +15,23 @@
                     <group>
                         <group string="Company Settings">
                             <field name="module_multi_company"/>
-                            <separator string="External Accesses" colspan="2"/>
+                         </group>
+                         <group string="External Accesses">
                             <field name="module_share"/>
                             <field name="module_portal"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <group>
+                         </group>
+                         <group>
                             <div>
                                 You will also find several configuration options on your company data:
                                 address for the header and footer, overdue payments texts, etc.
                             </div>
                             <button type="object" name="open_company" string="Configure Your Company Data" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                            <separator string="Others" colspan="2"/>
-                            <label for="id" string="Outgoing Mail Servers"/>
-                            <button type="action" name="%(base.action_ir_mail_server_list)d"
-                            string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                        </group>
-                        
+                         </group>
+                         <group string="Others">
+                             <label for="id" string="Outgoing Mail Servers"/>
+                             <button type="action" name="%(base.action_ir_mail_server_list)d"
+                                string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
+                         </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml b/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
index 9cfcf4ea3d6..10e91f869cc 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
                     <group>
-                        <group>
-                            <separator string="Purchase Order" colspan="2"/>
+                        <group string="Purchase Order">
                             <field name="group_purchase_pricelist"/>
                             <field name="group_uom"/>
                             <field name="group_purchase_delivery_address"/>
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@
                             <field name="module_warning"/>
                             <field name="module_purchase_analytic_plans"/>
                         </group>
-			<group>
-                            <separator string="Invoicing" colspan="2"/>
+                        <group string="Invoicing">
                             <field name="default_invoice_method" class="oe_inline"/>
                             <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
                         </group>
diff --git a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
index 0503ec544b1..846167d062c 100644
--- a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
@@ -14,28 +14,28 @@
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
                     <group>
-                        <group>
-                            <separator string="Traceability" colspan="2"/>
-                            <field name="group_stock_production_lot"/>
-                            <field name="group_stock_tracking_lot"/>
-                            <field name="module_product_expiry"
-                                attrs="{'invisible': [('group_stock_production_lot','=',False)]}"/>
-                             <separator string="Logistics" colspan="2"/>
-                             <field name="group_stock_multiple_locations"/>
-                             <field name="module_stock_invoice_directly"/>
-                             <field name="module_stock_location"/>
-                             <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
+                        <group string="Logistics">
+                            <field name="group_stock_multiple_locations"/>
+                            <field name="module_stock_invoice_directly"/>
+                            <field name="module_stock_location"/>
+                            <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group>
-                            <separator string="Partners" colspan="2"/>
-                            <field name="module_claim_from_delivery"/>
-                            <separator string="Products" colspan="2"/>
+                        <group string="Products">
                             <field name="group_stock_packaging"/>
                             <field name="group_uom"/>
                             <field name="group_uos"/>
                             <field name="group_stock_inventory_valuation" class="oe_inline"/>
                             <field name="group_product_variant"/>
                         </group>
+                        <group string="Partners">
+                            <field name="module_claim_from_delivery"/>
+                        </group>
+                        <group string="Traceability">
+                            <field name="group_stock_production_lot"/>
+                            <field name="group_stock_tracking_lot"/>
+                            <field name="module_product_expiry"
+                                attrs="{'invisible': [('group_stock_production_lot','=',False)]}"/>
+                        </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>