diff --git a/addons/website_sale/security/website_sale.xml b/addons/website_sale/security/website_sale.xml
index 8d6978af2ee..5d73c4d38b7 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/security/website_sale.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale/security/website_sale.xml
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@
         <field name="perm_unlink" eval="False"/>
     </record>
 
-    <record id="product_public_category_public" model="ir.rule">
-        <field name="name">Public product category public</field>
-        <field name="model_id" ref="model_product_public_category"/>
-        <field name="domain_force">[('website_published', '=', True)]</field>
-        <field name="groups" eval="[(4, ref('base.group_public')), (4, ref('base.group_portal'))]"/>
-    </record>
-
     <record id="product_supplierinfo_public" model="ir.rule">
         <field name="name">Public product supplierinfo</field>
         <field name="model_id" ref="product.model_product_supplierinfo"/>
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/views/product_views.xml b/addons/website_sale/views/product_views.xml
index 1631f297f30..5661df3840c 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/views/product_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale/views/product_views.xml
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Website Public Categories">
                 <sheet>
-                    <div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
-                        <button class="oe_stat_button" name="website_publish_button" type="object" icon="fa-globe">
-                            <field name="website_published" widget="website_button"/>
-                        </button>
-                    </div>
                     <field name="image_medium" widget='image' class="oe_avatar"/>
                     <div class="oe_left">
                         <group>