diff --git a/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml b/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
index aa36cd88c2f..a09f333076f 100644
--- a/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <group name="config_fetchmail" position="after">
                     <field name="fetchmail_lead"/>
-                    <group colspan="2">
-                        <button type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_lead" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                    </group>
+                    <button colspan="2" type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_lead" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                 </group>
 
                 <group name="config_crm" position="after">
diff --git a/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml b/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
index 46a4d4ff690..72632c1afef 100644
--- a/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <group name="config_fetchmail" position="after">
                     <field name="fetchmail_claim"/>
-                    <group colspan="2">
-                        <button type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_claim" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                    </group>
+                    <button colspan="2" type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_claim" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
index 18b0cc5ee2e..739eaacdf79 100644
--- a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@
                         <field name="module_hr_holidays"/>
                         <newline/>
                         <field name="module_hr_payroll"/>
-                        <group colspan="2">
-                            <button name="%(open_payroll_modules)d" type="action"
-                                string="Install Country-Specific Payroll" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
-                        </group>
+                        <button colspan="2" name="%(open_payroll_modules)d" type="action"
+                            string="Install Country-Specific Payroll" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
 
                         <separator string="Timesheets" colspan="4"/>
                         <field name="module_hr_attendance"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
index c6015198c8e..659aa586d56 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
                     <field name="module_document_ftp"/>
                     <newline/>
                     <field name="fetchmail_applicants"/>
-                    <group colspan="2">
-                        <button type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_applicants" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                    </group>
+                    <button colspan="2" type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_applicants" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/res_config_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/res_config_view.xml
index 6b2ef4c56a2..0a470205c24 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/res_config_view.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <group name="support" position="after">
                     <field name="fetchmail_issue"/>
-                    <group colspan="2">
-                        <button type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_issue" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                    </group>
+                    <button colspan="2" type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_issue" string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>