diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 26bc467d644..d899d9284ba 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -321,8 +321,9 @@ class account_account(osv.osv):
 		if 'active' in vals and not vals['active']:
 			line_obj = self.pool.get('account.move.line')
 			if line_obj.search(cr, uid, [('account_id', 'in', ids)]):
-				raise osv.except_osv('Error!', 'You can not deactivate a account with entry lines!')
-		super(account_account, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
+				vals=vals.copy()
+				del vals['active']
+		return super(account_account, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
 account_account()
 
 class account_journal_view(osv.osv):
diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 1aeb243dbdc..4a32562e33e 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 				<page string="General Information">
 					<field name="name" select="1" colspan="4"/>
 					<field name="company_id" select="2"/>
+					<field name="active"/>
 					<newline/>
 					<field name="type" select="1"/>
 					<field name="code" select="1"/>
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@
 					<field name="note" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
 				</page>
 				</notebook>
-				<field name="active" invisible="1" readonly="1"/>
 			</form>
 		</field>
 	</record>