diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/less/datepicker.less b/addons/web/static/src/less/datepicker.less
index 29ae830280c..a1ecab3fdc2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/less/datepicker.less
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/less/datepicker.less
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@
   border: 0;
 }
 
-.o_bootstrap_datepicker_parent{
-    position: relative;
-}
-
 .o_datepicker {
-    position: relative;
-
     .o_datepicker_input {
         width: 100%;
     }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 9e38841b946..015e4fe7b79 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -831,17 +831,13 @@
 
 <t t-name="web.datepicker">
     <t t-set="placeholder" t-value="widget.getParent().node and widget.getParent().node.attrs.placeholder"/>
-    <div>
-        <div class="o_bootstrap_datepicker_parent"></div>
-        <div class="o_datepicker">
-            <input type="text"
-                class="o_datepicker_input"
-                t-att-name="widget.name"
-                t-att-placeholder="placeholder"/>
-            <span class="o_datepicker_button"/>
-        </div>
+    <div class="o_datepicker">
+        <input type="text"
+            class="o_datepicker_input"
+            t-att-name="widget.name"
+            t-att-placeholder="placeholder"/>
+        <span class="o_datepicker_button"/>
     </div>
-
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldSelection">
     <span t-if="widget.get('effective_readonly')"/>