diff --git a/addons/account/company.py b/addons/account/company.py
index 2e210626495..eb1a1918386 100644
--- a/addons/account/company.py
+++ b/addons/account/company.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class company_setup(osv.osv_memory):
 
     _columns = {
         'company_id':fields.many2one('res.company','Company',required=True),
-        'partner_id':fields.many2one('res.partner','Partner'),
         'overdue_msg': fields.text('Overdue Payment Message'),
     }
     def get_message(self,cr,uid,context={}):
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class company_setup(osv.osv_memory):
 
     _defaults = {
         'company_id': lambda self, cr, uid, c: self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],c)[0].company_id.id,
-        'partner_id': lambda self, cr, uid, c: self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],c)[0].company_id.partner_id.id,
         'overdue_msg': get_message,
     }
 
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@ class company_setup(osv.osv_memory):
         else:
             msg_tail = '.'
 
-        return {'value': {'overdue_msg': comp_obj.overdue_msg + msg_tail,
-                          'partner_id': comp_obj.partner_id.id } }
+        return {'value': {'overdue_msg': comp_obj.overdue_msg + msg_tail } }
 
     def execute(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         content_wiz = self.pool.get('wizard.company.setup')\
diff --git a/addons/account/company_view.xml b/addons/account/company_view.xml
index ec4cec0c54a..8a84a76ecec 100644
--- a/addons/account/company_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/company_view.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
                     <field name="company_id" select="1" 
                            on_change="onchange_company_id(company_id)"
                            groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                    <field name="partner_id" select="1" readonly="1"/>
                     <separator string="Message" colspan="4"/>
                     <field name="overdue_msg" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
                 </group>