diff --git a/addons/note/note_demo.xml b/addons/note/note_demo.xml
index e322f362ef5..1578b43d2f0 100644
--- a/addons/note/note_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/note/note_demo.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
     * towels
     ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_01"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
       <field name="color">2</field>
     </record>
     <record id="note_2" model="note.note">
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@
     * towels
     ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_01"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
     </record>
 
     <record id="note_3" model="note.note">
@@ -62,9 +58,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_02"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
     </record>
 
     <record id="note_5" model="note.note">
@@ -85,9 +79,7 @@
       a big one, full of pixels, of course !
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_02"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
       <field name="color">3</field>
     </record>
 
@@ -97,9 +89,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_02"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
     </record>
 
     <record id="note_7" model="note.note">
@@ -108,9 +98,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_03"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
     </record>
 
     <record id="note_8" model="note.note">
@@ -119,9 +107,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_03"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
       <field name="color">5</field>
     </record>
 
@@ -131,9 +117,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_03"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
       <field name="color">7</field>
     </record>
 
@@ -143,9 +127,7 @@
       * Open ERP for Retail and Industrial Management
       ]]>
       </field>
-      <field name="note_pad"></field>
       <field name="stage_id" ref="note_stage_03"/>
-      <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
     </record>
 
   </data>