diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
index 288d3b50b67..eb3faf66f49 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_employee_view.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
         <field name="priority">10</field>
         <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4,ref('hr_attendance.group_hr_attendance_user'))]"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <field name="name" position="replace">
-            <div id="textbox">
-                    <field name="name" placeholder="Employee's Name"/>
-            </div>
-            </field>
+            <xpath expr="//button[@name='toggle_active']" position="before">
+                <field name="attendance_state" invisible="1"/>
+                <button name="%(hr_attendance_action_employee)d"
+                    class="oe_stat_button"
+                    type="action" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', False)]}">
+                    <div id="oe_hr_attendance_status" class="fa fa-fw fa-user o_button_icon oe_hr_attendance_status_green" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', 'checked_out')]}"/>
+                    <div id="oe_hr_attendance_status" class="fa fa-fw fa-user o_button_icon oe_hr_attendance_status_red" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', 'checked_in')]}"/>
+                    <div class="o_stat_info">
+                        <span class="o_stat_text">Attendance</span>
+                    </div>
+                </button>
+            </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//group[@name='active_group']" position="after">
                 <group string='Attendance' groups="hr_attendance.group_hr_attendance_user">
                     <field name="barcode"/>
@@ -22,28 +29,6 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
-    <record id="view_employee_form_inherit_hr_attendance_stat" model="ir.ui.view">
-        <field name="name">hr.employee.inherit</field>
-        <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
-        <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_form"/>
-        <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <data>
-                <xpath expr="//button[@name='toggle_active']" position="before">
-                    <field name="attendance_state" invisible="1"/>
-                    <button name="%(hr_attendance_action_employee)d"
-                        class="oe_stat_button"
-                        type="action" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', False)]}">
-                        <div id="oe_hr_attendance_status" class="fa fa-fw fa-user o_button_icon oe_hr_attendance_status_green" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', 'checked_out')]}"/>
-                        <div id="oe_hr_attendance_status" class="fa fa-fw fa-user o_button_icon oe_hr_attendance_status_red" attrs="{'invisible': [('attendance_state', '=', 'checked_in')]}"/>
-                        <div class="o_stat_info">
-                            <span class="o_stat_text">Attendance</span>
-                        </div>
-                    </button>
-                </xpath>
-            </data>
-        </field>
-    </record>
-
     <!-- employee kanban view specifically for hr_attendance (to check in/out) -->
     <record id="hr_employees_view_kanban" model="ir.ui.view">
         <field name="name">hr.employee.kanban</field>