diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 96f5855166e..94d8e3b1cfb 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -1553,7 +1553,6 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
 
         # used for colors in tree views:
         'scrapped': fields.related('location_dest_id','scrap_location',type='boolean',relation='stock.location',string='Scrapped', readonly=True),
-        'tracking': fields.boolean('Track Lots'),
     }
     _constraints = [
         (_check_tracking,
@@ -1744,7 +1743,6 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
             'product_uom': product.uom_id.id,
             'product_uos': uos_id,
             'product_qty': 1.00,
-            'tracking': product.track_production,
             'product_uos_qty' : self.pool.get('stock.move').onchange_quantity(cr, uid, ids, prod_id, 1.00, product.uom_id.id, uos_id)['value']['product_uos_qty']
         }
         if not ids:
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
index 60cd813e5fc..488cc801f63 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
@@ -1463,13 +1463,11 @@
                         <field name="prodlot_id" groups="base.group_extended"
                             context="{'location_id':location_id, 'product_id':product_id}"
                             domain="[('product_id','=?',product_id)]"
-                            attrs="{'required':[('tracking','=',True)]}"
                             on_change="onchange_lot_id(prodlot_id,product_qty, location_id, product_id, product_uom)" colspan="3"/>
                         <button name="%(track_line)d"
                               groups="base.group_extended"
                               states="draft,waiting,confirmed,assigned"
                               string="Split" type="action" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize" colspan="1"/>
-                        <field name="tracking" invisible="1"/>
                     </group>
 
                     <separator colspan="4"/>