diff --git a/addons/project/data/project_data.xml b/addons/project/data/project_data.xml
index ff624b5a232..33535f15c19 100644
--- a/addons/project/data/project_data.xml
+++ b/addons/project/data/project_data.xml
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 <odoo>
     <data noupdate="1">
 
-        <!-- sale_timesheet and project define the same field without depending on each, which causes the field to be deleted when the module that created it
-        is deleted. To avoid this, we create xmlids manually for this field in both modules to prevent accidental deletion. To fix in saas-7 by moving the field definition-->
-        <record id="duplicate_field_xmlid" model="ir.model.data">
-            <field name="res_id" search="[('model','=','res.company'),('name','=','project_time_mode_id')]" model="ir.model.fields"/>
-            <field name="model">ir.model.fields</field>
-            <field name="module">project</field>
-            <field name="name">project_time_mode_id_duplicate_xmlid</field>
-            <field name="noupdate">True</field>
-        </record>
-
         <record id="ir_cron_rating_project" model="ir.cron">
             <field name="name">Project: Send rating</field>
             <field name="model_id" ref="project.model_project_project"/>