diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index e7ad91dfdec..674c41ad2de 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ class project(osv.osv):
             help="Whether this project should be displayed on the dashboard or not"),
         'label_tasks': fields.char('Use Tasks as', help="Gives label to tasks on project's kanban view."),
         'tasks': fields.one2many('project.task', 'project_id', "Task Activities"),
-        'resource_calendar_id': fields.many2one('resource.calendar', 'Working Time', help="Timetable working hours to adjust the gantt diagram report", states={'close':[('readonly',True)]} ),
-        'type_ids': fields.many2many('project.task.type', 'project_task_type_rel', 'project_id', 'type_id', 'Tasks Stages', states={'close':[('readonly',True)], 'cancelled':[('readonly',True)]}),
+        'resource_calendar_id': fields.many2one('resource.calendar', 'Working Time', help="Timetable working hours to adjust the gantt diagram report"),
+        'type_ids': fields.many2many('project.task.type', 'project_task_type_rel', 'project_id', 'type_id', 'Tasks Stages'),
         'task_count': fields.function(_task_count, type='integer', string="Tasks",),
         'task_needaction_count': fields.function(_task_needaction_count, type='integer', string="Tasks",),
         'task_ids': fields.one2many('project.task', 'project_id', string='Tasks',
@@ -203,12 +203,6 @@ class project(osv.osv):
                     "- Employees Only: employees see all tasks or issues\n"
                     "- Followers Only: employees see only the followed tasks or issues; if portal\n"
                     "   is activated, portal users see the followed tasks or issues."),
-        'state': fields.selection([('draft','New'),
-                                   ('open','In Progress'),
-                                   ('cancelled', 'Cancelled'),
-                                   ('pending','Pending'),
-                                   ('close','Closed')],
-                                  'Status', required=True, copy=False),
         'doc_count': fields.function(
             _get_attached_docs, string="Number of documents attached", type='integer'
         ),
@@ -222,7 +216,6 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         'favorite_user_ids': _get_default_favorite_user_ids,
         'type': 'contract',
         'label_tasks': 'Tasks',
-        'state': 'open',
         'sequence': 10,
         'user_id': lambda self,cr,uid,ctx: uid,
         'alias_model': 'project.task',
@@ -292,7 +285,6 @@ class project(osv.osv):
             context.update({'copy':True})
             new_id = self.copy(cr, uid, proj.id, default = {
                                     'name':_("%s (copy)") % (proj.name),
-                                    'state':'open',
                                     'date_start':new_date_start,
                                     'date':new_date_end}, context=context)
             result.append(new_id)
@@ -703,40 +695,6 @@ class task(osv.osv):
     def _get_total_hours(self):
         return self.remaining_hours
 
-    def _generate_task(self, cr, uid, tasks, ident=4, context=None):
-        context = context or {}
-        result = ""
-        ident = ' '*ident
-        company = self.pool["res.users"].browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context).company_id
-        duration_uom = {
-            'day(s)': 'd', 'days': 'd', 'day': 'd', 'd': 'd',
-            'month(s)': 'm', 'months': 'm', 'month': 'month', 'm': 'm',
-            'week(s)': 'w', 'weeks': 'w', 'week': 'w', 'w': 'w',
-            'hour(s)': 'H', 'hours': 'H', 'hour': 'H', 'h': 'H',
-        }.get(company.project_time_mode_id.name.lower(), "hour(s)")
-        for task in tasks:
-            if task.stage_id and task.stage_id.fold:
-                continue
-            result += '''
-%sdef Task_%s():
-%s  todo = \"%.2f%s\"
-%s  effort = \"%.2f%s\"''' % (ident, task.id, ident, task.remaining_hours, duration_uom, ident, task._get_total_hours(), duration_uom)
-            start = []
-            for t2 in task.parent_ids:
-                start.append("up.Task_%s.end" % (t2.id,))
-            if start:
-                result += '''
-%s  start = max(%s)
-''' % (ident,','.join(start))
-
-            if task.user_id:
-                result += '''
-%s  resource = %s
-''' % (ident, 'User_'+str(task.user_id.id))
-
-        result += "\n"
-        return result
-
     # ---------------------------------------------------
     # Mail gateway
     # ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/project/project_demo.xml b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
index ca18f9123ff..a953d89bd94 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
         <record id="project_project_1" model="project.project">
             <field name="date_start" eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-01 10:00:00')"/>
-            <field name="state">open</field>
             <field name="name">Website for Sales &amp; WMS</field>
             <field name="color">3</field>
             <field name="partner_id" ref="portal.partner_demo_portal"/>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 709dc21b9e7..8864ab5694f 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
             <field name="model">project.project</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Project">
-                <header>
-                    <field name="state" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"/>
-                </header>
                 <sheet string="Project">
                     <field name="analytic_account_id" invisible="1" required="0"/>
                     <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box" groups="base.group_user">
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@
                                 <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_partner_id(partner_id)" string="Customer"
                                         attrs="{'invisible':[('privacy_visibility','in',['employees', 'followers'])]}"/>
                                 <field name="user_id" string="Project Manager"
-                                        attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['close', 'cancelled'])]}"
+                                        attrs="{'readonly':[('active','=',False)]}"
                                         groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                             </group>
                             <group name="misc">
@@ -154,8 +151,6 @@
                 <search string="Search Project">
                     <field name="name" string="Project Name"/>
                     <filter string="My Projects" name="my_projects" domain="[('favorite_user_ids', 'in', uid)]"/>
-                    <filter string="Open" name="Current" domain="[('state', '=','open')]"/>
-                    <filter string="Pending" name="Pending" domain="[('state', '=','pending')]"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="Manager" domain="[('user_id','=',uid)]"/>
                     <filter string="Followed by Me" domain="[('message_is_follower','=',True)]"/>
@@ -177,13 +172,12 @@
             <field name="model">project.project</field>
             <field name="field_parent">child_ids</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree decoration-bf="message_needaction==True" decoration-info="state in ('draft','pending')" decoration-muted="state in ('close','cancelled')" string="Projects">
+                <tree decoration-bf="message_needaction==True" decoration-muted="active == False" string="Projects">
                     <field name="sequence" widget="handle"/>
                     <field name="message_needaction" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="name" string="Project Name"/>
                     <field name="user_id" string="Project Manager"/>
                     <field name="partner_id" string="Contact"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -221,14 +215,6 @@
             </field>
         </record>
 
-        <record id="open_view_template_project" model="ir.actions.act_window">
-            <field name="name">Templates of Projects</field>
-            <field name="res_model">project.project</field>
-            <field name="view_type">form</field>
-            <field name="domain">[('state','=','template')]</field>
-            <field name="view_id" ref="view_project"/>
-        </record>
-
         <!-- Task -->
         <record id="view_task_form2" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">project.task.form</field>
@@ -257,7 +243,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <group>
                         <group>
-                            <field name="project_id" domain="[('state','not in', ('close', 'cancelled'))]" on_change="onchange_project(project_id)" context="{'default_use_tasks':1}"/>
+                            <field name="project_id" domain="[('active','=',False)]" on_change="onchange_project(project_id)" context="{'default_use_tasks':1}"/>
                             <field name="user_id"
                                 on_change="onchange_user_id(user_id, context)"
                                 options='{"no_open": True}'/>
diff --git a/addons/project/tests/test_access_rights.py b/addons/project/tests/test_access_rights.py
index 61e50c4494f..b0979927812 100644
--- a/addons/project/tests/test_access_rights.py
+++ b/addons/project/tests/test_access_rights.py
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
         pigs.write({'privacy_visibility': 'portal'})
 
         # Do: Alfred reads project -> ok (employee ok public)
-        pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read(['state'])
+        pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read(['user_id'])
         # Test: all project tasks visible
         tasks = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_projectuser).search([('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
         self.assertEqual(tasks, self.task_1 | self.task_2 | self.task_3 | self.task_4 | self.task_5 | self.task_6,
                          'access rights: project user should see all tasks of a portal project')
 
         # Do: Bert reads project -> crash, no group
-        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['user_id'])
         # Test: no project task searchable
         self.assertRaises(AccessError, self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_noone).search, [('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
 
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
         self.task_1.sudo(self.user_projectuser).message_subscribe_users(user_ids=[self.user_portal.id])
         self.task_3.sudo(self.user_projectuser).message_subscribe_users(user_ids=[self.user_portal.id])
         # Do: Chell reads project -> ok (portal ok public)
-        pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read(['state'])
+        pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read(['user_id'])
         # Do: Donovan reads project -> ko (public ko portal)
         # TODO: Change the except_orm to Warning ( Because here it's call check_access_rule
         # which still generate exception in except_orm.)
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['user_id'])
         # Test: no access right to project.task
         self.assertRaises(AccessError, self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_public).search, [])
         # Data: task follower cleaning
@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
 
         pigs.write({'privacy_visibility': 'employees'})
         # Do: Alfred reads project -> ok (employee ok employee)
-        pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read(['state'])
+        pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read(['user_id'])
         # Test: all project tasks visible
         tasks = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_projectuser).search([('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
         test_task_ids = set([self.task_1.id, self.task_2.id, self.task_3.id, self.task_4.id, self.task_5.id, self.task_6.id])
         self.assertEqual(set(tasks.ids), test_task_ids,
                         'access rights: project user cannot see all tasks of an employees project')
         # Do: Bert reads project -> crash, no group
-        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['user_id'])
         # Do: Chell reads project -> ko (portal ko employee)
         # TODO Change the except_orm to Warning
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read, ['user_id'])
         # Test: no project task visible + assigned
         tasks = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_portal).search([('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
         self.assertFalse(tasks.ids, 'access rights: portal user should not see tasks of an employees project, even if assigned')
         # Do: Donovan reads project -> ko (public ko employee)
         # TODO Change the except_orm to Warning
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['user_id'])
         # Do: project user is employee and can create a task
         tmp_task = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_projectuser).with_context({'mail_create_nolog': True}).create({
             'name': 'Pigs task',
@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
 
         # Do: Alfred reads project -> ko (employee ko followers)
         # TODO Change the except_orm to Warning
-        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser).read, ['user_id'])
         # Test: no project task visible
         tasks = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_projectuser).search([('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
         self.assertEqual(tasks, self.task_1,
                          'access rights: employee user should not see tasks of a not-followed followers project, only assigned')
 
         # Do: Bert reads project -> crash, no group
-        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(AccessError, pigs.sudo(self.user_noone).read, ['user_id'])
 
         # Do: Chell reads project -> ko (portal ko employee)
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read, ['user_id'])
         # Test: no project task visible
         tasks = self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_portal).search([('project_id', '=', pigs.id)])
         self.assertEqual(tasks, self.task_3,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
 
         # Do: Donovan reads project -> ko (public ko employee)
         # TODO Change the except_orm to Warning
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['user_id'])
 
         # Data: subscribe Alfred, Chell and Donovan as follower
         pigs.message_subscribe_users(user_ids=[self.user_projectuser.id, self.user_portal.id, self.user_public.id])
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ class TestPortalProject(TestPortalProjectBase):
         # Do: Alfred reads project -> ok (follower ok followers)
         prout = pigs.sudo(self.user_projectuser)
         prout.invalidate_cache()
-        prout.read(['state'])
+        prout.read(['user_id'])
         # Do: Chell reads project -> ok (follower ok follower)
-        pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read(['state'])
+        pigs.sudo(self.user_portal).read(['user_id'])
         # Do: Donovan reads project -> ko (public ko follower even if follower)
         # TODO Change the except_orm to Warning
-        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['state'])
+        self.assertRaises(except_orm, pigs.sudo(self.user_public).read, ['user_id'])
         # Do: project user is follower of the project and can create a task
         self.env['project.task'].sudo(self.user_projectuser.id).with_context({'mail_create_nolog': True}).create({
             'name': 'Pigs task', 'project_id': pigs.id
diff --git a/addons/project/tests/test_project_flow.py b/addons/project/tests/test_project_flow.py
index aabc35d0421..36b5c41c9b7 100644
--- a/addons/project/tests/test_project_flow.py
+++ b/addons/project/tests/test_project_flow.py
@@ -37,28 +37,8 @@ class TestProjectFlow(TestProjectBase):
     def test_project_process_project_manager_duplicate(self):
         pigs = self.project_pigs.sudo(self.user_projectmanager)
         dogs = pigs.copy()
-        self.assertEqual(dogs.state, 'open')
         self.assertEqual(len(dogs.tasks), 2, 'project: duplicating a project must duplicate its tasks')
 
-    def test_project_process_project_manager_state(self):
-        pigs = self.project_pigs.sudo(self.user_projectmanager)
-        pigs.state = 'pending'
-        self.assertEqual(pigs.state, 'pending')
-        # Re-open
-        pigs.state = 'open'
-        self.assertEqual(pigs.state, 'open')
-        # Close project
-        pigs.state = 'close'
-        self.assertEqual(pigs.state, 'close')
-        # Re-open
-        pigs.state = 'open'
-        # Copy the project
-        dogs = pigs.copy()
-        self.assertEqual(len(dogs.tasks), 2, 'project: copied project should have copied task')
-        # Cancel the project
-        pigs.state = 'cancelled'
-        self.assertEqual(pigs.state, 'cancelled', 'project: cancelled project should be in cancel state')
-
     @mute_logger('openerp.addons.mail.mail_thread')
     def test_task_process_without_stage(self):
         # Do: incoming mail from an unknown partner on an alias creates a new task 'Frogs'
diff --git a/addons/sale_timesheet/demo/sale_service_demo.xml b/addons/sale_timesheet/demo/sale_service_demo.xml
index 9f3172a73bc..ffaa23d68d0 100644
--- a/addons/sale_timesheet/demo/sale_service_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/sale_timesheet/demo/sale_service_demo.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
         <record id="project_GAP" model="project.project">
             <field name="date_start" eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-01 10:00:00')"/>
-            <field name="state">open</field>
             <field name="name">Internal - GAP Analysis</field>
             <field name="color">2</field>
             <field name="privacy_visibility">employees</field>