diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/hr_timesheet.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/hr_timesheet.py
index d8d07c42fd8..3023fdcea59 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/hr_timesheet.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/hr_timesheet.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class AccountAnalyticLine(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def default_get(self, field_list):
         result = super(AccountAnalyticLine, self).default_get(field_list)
-        if 'employee_id' in field_list and result.get('user_id') and result.get('project_id'):
+        if 'employee_id' in field_list and result.get('user_id'):
             result['employee_id'] = self.env['hr.employee'].search([('user_id', '=', result['user_id'])], limit=1).id
         return result