diff --git a/addons/web/__manifest__.py b/addons/web/__manifest__.py
index 6b2726f539c..b4d3a4e6b18 100644
--- a/addons/web/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/web/__manifest__.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ This module provides the core of the Odoo Web Client.
             'web/static/lib/jquery/jquery.browser.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.js',
-            'web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.form/jquery.form.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable.js',
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ This module provides the core of the Odoo Web Client.
             'web/static/lib/jquery/jquery.browser.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.js',
-            'web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.form/jquery.form.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable.js',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8051fa269d..00000000000
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-/*! http://mths.be/placeholder v2.0.7 by @mathias */
-;(function(window, document, $) {
-
-    var isInputSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('input'),
-        isTextareaSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('textarea'),
-        prototype = $.fn,
-        valHooks = $.valHooks,
-        hooks,
-        placeholder;
-
-    if (isInputSupported && isTextareaSupported) {
-
-        placeholder = prototype.placeholder = function() {
-            return this;
-        };
-
-        placeholder.input = placeholder.textarea = true;
-
-    } else {
-
-        placeholder = prototype.placeholder = function() {
-            var $this = this;
-            $this
-                .filter((isInputSupported ? 'textarea' : ':input') + '[placeholder]')
-                .not('.placeholder')
-                .bind({
-                    'focus.placeholder': clearPlaceholder,
-                    'blur.placeholder': setPlaceholder
-                })
-                .data('placeholder-enabled', true)
-                .trigger('blur.placeholder');
-            return $this;
-        };
-
-        placeholder.input = isInputSupported;
-        placeholder.textarea = isTextareaSupported;
-
-        hooks = {
-            'get': function(element) {
-                var $element = $(element);
-                return $element.data('placeholder-enabled') && $element.hasClass('placeholder') ? '' : element.value;
-            },
-            'set': function(element, value) {
-                var $element = $(element);
-                if (!$element.data('placeholder-enabled')) {
-                    return element.value = value;
-                }
-                if (value == '') {
-                    element.value = value;
-                    // Issue #56: Setting the placeholder causes problems if the element continues to have focus.
-                    if (element != document.activeElement) {
-                        // We can't use `triggerHandler` here because of dummy text/password inputs :(
-                        setPlaceholder.call(element);
-                    }
-                } else if ($element.hasClass('placeholder')) {
-                    clearPlaceholder.call(element, true, value) || (element.value = value);
-                } else {
-                    element.value = value;
-                }
-                // `set` can not return `undefined`; see http://jsapi.info/jquery/1.7.1/val#L2363
-                return $element;
-            }
-        };
-
-        isInputSupported || (valHooks.input = hooks);
-        isTextareaSupported || (valHooks.textarea = hooks);
-
-        $(function() {
-            // Look for forms
-            $(document).delegate('form', 'submit.placeholder', function() {
-                // Clear the placeholder values so they don't get submitted
-                var $inputs = $('.placeholder', this).each(clearPlaceholder);
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                    $inputs.each(setPlaceholder);
-                }, 10);
-            });
-        });
-
-        // Clear placeholder values upon page reload
-        $(window).bind('beforeunload.placeholder', function() {
-            $('.placeholder').each(function() {
-                this.value = '';
-            });
-        });
-
-    }
-
-    function args(elem) {
-        // Return an object of element attributes
-        var newAttrs = {},
-            rinlinejQuery = /^jQuery\d+$/;
-        $.each(elem.attributes, function(i, attr) {
-            if (attr.specified && !rinlinejQuery.test(attr.name)) {
-                newAttrs[attr.name] = attr.value;
-            }
-        });
-        return newAttrs;
-    }
-
-    function clearPlaceholder(event, value) {
-        var input = this,
-            $input = $(input);
-        if (input.value == $input.attr('placeholder') && $input.hasClass('placeholder')) {
-            if ($input.data('placeholder-password')) {
-                $input = $input.hide().next().show().attr('id', $input.removeAttr('id').data('placeholder-id'));
-                // If `clearPlaceholder` was called from `$.valHooks.input.set`
-                if (event === true) {
-                    return $input[0].value = value;
-                }
-                $input.focus();
-            } else {
-                input.value = '';
-                $input.removeClass('placeholder');
-                input == document.activeElement && input.select();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function setPlaceholder() {
-        var $replacement,
-            input = this,
-            $input = $(input),
-            $origInput = $input,
-            id = this.id;
-        if (input.value == '') {
-            if (input.type == 'password') {
-                if (!$input.data('placeholder-textinput')) {
-                    try {
-                        $replacement = $input.clone().attr({ 'type': 'text' });
-                    } catch(e) {
-                        $replacement = $('<input>').attr($.extend(args(this), { 'type': 'text' }));
-                    }
-                    $replacement
-                        .removeAttr('name')
-                        .data({
-                            'placeholder-password': true,
-                            'placeholder-id': id
-                        })
-                        .bind('focus.placeholder', clearPlaceholder);
-                    $input
-                        .data({
-                            'placeholder-textinput': $replacement,
-                            'placeholder-id': id
-                        })
-                        .before($replacement);
-                }
-                $input = $input.removeAttr('id').hide().prev().attr('id', id).show();
-                // Note: `$input[0] != input` now!
-            }
-            $input.addClass('placeholder');
-            $input[0].value = $input.attr('placeholder');
-        } else {
-            $input.removeClass('placeholder');
-        }
-    }
-
-}(this, document, jQuery));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/public/public_root.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/public/public_root.js
index dede514e60e..8f87f311773 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/public/public_root.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/public/public_root.js
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ export const PublicRoot = publicWidget.RootWidget.extend({
             this.el.scrollTop = +window.location.hash.match(/scrollTop=([0-9]+)/)[1];
         }
 
-        // Fix for IE:
-        if ($.fn.placeholder) {
-            $('input, textarea').placeholder();
-        }
-
         this.$el.children().on('error.datetimepicker', this._onDateTimePickerError.bind(this));
 
         return Promise.all(defs);
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py b/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
index f453c83402c..59860536cda 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ Featuring
             'web/static/lib/jquery/jquery.browser.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.hotkeys/jquery.hotkeys.js',
-            'web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.form/jquery.form.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js',
             'web/static/lib/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable/jquery.mjs.nestedSortable.js',