diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index e28936b850d..97531aa7f0b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldBinaryImage = openerp.web.form.FieldBinary.extend({
 });
 
 openerp.web.form.FieldStatus = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
-    template: "FieldStatus",
+    template: "EmptyComponent",
     start: function() {
         this._super();
         this.selected_value = null;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index c2b6ca0bdf2..486dea94671 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -1412,9 +1412,6 @@
         </p>
     </div>
 </t>
-<t t-name="FieldStatus">
-    <div t-att-id="widget.element_id"></div>
-</t>
 <t t-name="FieldStatus.content">
     <ul class="oe-arrow-list">
         <t t-set="size" t-value="widget.to_show.length"/>