diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index f55f44591e8..ec77d7227b9 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ actual arch.
         for node in tree.xpath('//*[@groups]'):
             if not self.user_has_groups(node.attrib.pop('groups')):
                 node.getparent().remove(node)
-            elif node.get('postprocess_remove'):
+            elif node.tag == 't' and not node.attrib:
                 # Move content of <t> blocks created in `_postprocess_tag_field` to the parent
                 # and remove the <t> node.
                 # This is to keep the structure
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ actual arch.
                         # set on the field in the Python model
                         # e.g. <t groups="base.group_system"><field name="foo" groups="base.group_no_one"/></t>
                         # The <t> node will be removed later, in _postprocess_access_rights.
-                        node_t = E.t(groups=field.groups, postprocess_remove="1")
+                        node_t = E.t(groups=field.groups)
                         node.getparent().replace(node, node_t)
                         node_t.append(node)
                     else:
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_res_config.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_res_config.py
index 925a01b42e5..0af4a78fa86 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_res_config.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_res_config.py
@@ -85,6 +85,68 @@ class TestResConfig(TransactionCase):
         # Check returned value
         self.assertEqual(res.args[0], self.expected_final_error_msg_wo_menu)
 
+    def test_40_view_expected_architecture(self):
+        """Tests the res.config.settings form view architecture expected by the web client.
+        The res.config.settings form view is handled with a custom widget expecting a very specific
+        structure. This architecture is tested extensively in Javascript unit tests.
+        Here we briefly ensure the view sent by the server to the web client has the right architecture,
+        the right blocks with the right classes in the right order.
+        This tests is to ensure the specification/requirements are listed and tested server side, and
+        if a change occurs in future development, this test will need to be adapted to specify these changes."""
+        view = self.env['ir.ui.view'].create({
+            'name': 'foo',
+            'type': 'form',
+            'model': 'res.config.settings',
+            'inherit_id': self.env.ref('base.res_config_settings_view_form').id,
+            'arch': """
+                <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('settings')]" position="inside">
+                    <t groups="base.group_system">
+                        <div class="app_settings_block" data-string="Foo" string="Foo" data-key="foo">
+                            <h2>Foo</h2>
+                        </div>
+                    </t>
+                </xpath>
+            """,
+        })
+        arch = self.env['res.config.settings'].get_view(view.id)['arch']
+        tree = etree.fromstring(arch)
+        self.assertTrue(tree.xpath("""
+            //form[@class="oe_form_configuration o_base_settings"]
+            /div[@class="o_setting_container"]
+            /div[@class="settings"]
+            /div[@class="app_settings_block"][@data-key="foo"]
+        """), 'The res.config.settings form view architecture is not what is expected by the web client.')
+
+    def test_50_view_expected_architecture_t_node_groups(self):
+        """Tests the behavior of the res.config.settings form view postprocessing when a block `app_settings_block`
+        is wrapped in a `<t groups="...">`, which is used when you need to display an app settings section
+        only for users part of two groups at the same time."""
+        view = self.env['ir.ui.view'].create({
+            'name': 'foo',
+            'type': 'form',
+            'model': 'res.config.settings',
+            'inherit_id': self.env.ref('base.res_config_settings_view_form').id,
+            'arch': """
+                <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('settings')]" position="inside">
+                    <t groups="base.group_system">
+                        <div class="app_settings_block" data-string="Foo"
+                            string="Foo" data-key="foo" groups="base.group_no_one">
+                            <h2>Foo</h2>
+                        </div>
+                    </t>
+                </xpath>
+            """,
+        })
+        with self.debug_mode():
+            arch = self.env['res.config.settings'].get_view(view.id)['arch']
+            tree = etree.fromstring(arch)
+            # The <t> must be removed from the structure
+            self.assertFalse(tree.xpath('//t'), 'The `<t groups="...">` block must not remain in the view')
+            self.assertTrue(tree.xpath("""
+                //div[@class="settings"]
+                /div[@class="app_settings_block"][@data-key="foo"]
+            """), 'The `class="app_settings_block"` block must be a direct child of the `class="settings"` block')
+
 
 @tagged('post_install', '-at_install')
 class TestResConfigExecute(TransactionCase):