diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 9c97d1a18f9..bb1dcde2d77 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@
                    <searchpanel>
                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" icon="fa-building"/>
                        <field name="department_id" icon="fa-users"/>
-                       <field name="category_ids" select="multi" icon="fa-tags"/>
                    </searchpanel>
                </kanban>