diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index a43378b1c95..45a9fec1758 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
             <field name="res_model">hr.holidays</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
             <field name="context">{'search_default_approve':1,"search_default_department_id": department_id}</field>
-            <field name="domain">[('type','=','add')]</field>
+            <field name="domain">[('type','=','remove')]</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="edit_holiday_new"/>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_hr_holidays_filter"/>
         </record>
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@
             <field name="view_id" ref="allocation_leave_new"/>
             <field name="act_window_id" ref="request_approve_holidays"/>
         </record>
-
         <menuitem name="Leave Requests to Approve" parent="menu_open_ask_holidays" id="menu_request_approve_holidays" action="request_approve_holidays" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
 
         <record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="open_allocation_holidays">