diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
index 3b7e427a923..5c2221d0728 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class res_currency(osv.osv):
     }
     _defaults = {
         'active': lambda *a: 1,
-        'company_id': lambda self,cr,uid,c: self.pool.get('res.company')._company_default_get(cr, uid, 'res.currency', context=c)
     }
     _order = "name"