diff --git a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
index c3d031e8c33..1ddd3f77bd2 100644
--- a/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class HrEmployeePrivate(models.Model):
         'The employee address has a company linked',
         compute='_compute_is_address_home_a_company',
     )
-    private_email = fields.Char(related='address_home_id.email', string="Private Email", readonly=False, groups="hr.group_hr_user")
+    private_email = fields.Char(related='address_home_id.email', string="Private Email", groups="hr.group_hr_user")
     country_id = fields.Many2one(
         'res.country', 'Nationality (Country)', groups="hr.group_hr_user", tracking=True)
     gender = fields.Selection([