diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index cef33be0240..629d2f43446 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@
                             states="cancel"/>
                     <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object"
                             states="draft,open,pending"/>
-                    <button name="message_mark_as_unread" string="Mark Unread" type="object"
-                            attrs="{'invisible':[('message_state', '==', False)]}"/>
-                    <button name="message_mark_as_read" string="Mark Read" type="object"
-                            attrs="{'invisible':[('message_state', '==', True)]}"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar"
                             on_change="onchange_stage_id(stage_id)"/>
                 </header>
@@ -147,8 +143,6 @@
 
                     <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only" string="Lead Description"/>
                     <h1><field name="name" placeholder="Describe the lead..."/></h1>
-                    <field name="message_state"/>
-                    <newline/>
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="user_id" />
@@ -456,10 +450,6 @@
                             states="done,cancel" />
                     <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object"
                             states="draft"/>
-                    <button name="message_mark_as_unread" string="Mark Unread" type="object"
-                            attrs="{'invisible':[('message_state', '==', False)]}"/>
-                    <button name="message_mark_as_read" string="Mark Read" type="object"
-                            attrs="{'invisible':[('message_state', '==', True)]}"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar"
                             on_change="onchange_stage_id(stage_id)"/>
                 </header>
@@ -475,10 +465,6 @@
                     <div class="oe_title">
                         <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
                         <h1><field name="name"/></h1>
-                        <newline/>
-                        <field name="message_state"/>
-                        <newline/>
-
                         <label for="planned_revenue" class="oe_edit_only"/>
                         <h2>
                             <field name="planned_revenue" class="oe_inline"/>