diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index d87cc6314e9..d4b84bab012 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
                                 <label for="number_of_days_temp" string="Duration"/>
                             <div>
                                 <group col="3" attrs="{'invisible': [('type', '=', 'add')]}">
-                                    <field name="date_from" nolabel="1" on_change="onchange_date_from(date_to, date_from)" required="1" class="oe_inline"/><label string="-" class="oe_inline"/>
-                                    <field name="date_to" nolabel="1" on_change="onchange_date_to(date_to, date_from)" required="1" class="oe_inline"/>
+                                    <field name="date_from" nolabel="1" on_change="onchange_date_from(date_to, date_from)" attrs="{'required':[('type', '=', 'remove')]}" class="oe_inline"/><label string="-" class="oe_inline"/>
+                                    <field name="date_to" nolabel="1" on_change="onchange_date_to(date_to, date_from)"  attrs="{'required':[('type', '=', 'remove')]}" class="oe_inline"/>
                                 </group>
                                 <div>
                                     <field name="number_of_days_temp" class="oe_inline"/> days