diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance.py b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance.py
index 6b8c4371dd2..1c3743bf3c7 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance.py
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance.py
@@ -32,17 +32,6 @@ class account_balance_report(osv.osv_memory):
         'journal_ids': [],
     }
 
-    def fields_view_get(self, cr, uid, view_id=None, view_type='form', context=None, toolbar=False, submenu=False):
-        mod_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
-        res = super(account_balance_report, self).fields_view_get(cr, uid, view_id=view_id, view_type=view_type, context=context, toolbar=toolbar, submenu=False)
-        doc = etree.XML(res['arch'])
-        nodes = doc.xpath("//field[@name='journal_ids']")
-        for node in nodes:
-            node.set('readonly', '1')
-            node.set('required', '0')
-        res['arch'] = etree.tostring(doc)
-        return res
-
     def _print_report(self, cr, uid, ids, data, context=None):
         data = self.pre_print_report(cr, uid, ids, data, context=context)
         return {'type': 'ir.actions.report.xml', 'report_name': 'account.account.balance', 'datas': data}
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance_view.xml
index 9438a6f9216..38f456f7d15 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_account_balance_view.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
           <field name="inherit_id" ref="account_common_report_view" />
           <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <data>
+            <xpath expr="//field[@name='journal_ids']" position="replace">
+                <field name="journal_ids" colspan="4" nolabel="1" required="0" readonly="1"/>
+            </xpath>
             <xpath expr="/form/label[@string='']" position="replace">
                 <separator string="Trial Balance" colspan="4"/>
                 <label nolabel="1" colspan="4" string="This report allows you to print or generate a pdf of your trial balance allowing you to quickly check the balance of each of your accounts in a single report"/>
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance.py b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance.py
index 5eb1f0f5a2e..f76beb6bee1 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance.py
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance.py
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ class account_aged_trial_balance(osv.osv_memory):
         'direction_selection': 'past',
     }
 
-    def fields_view_get(self, cr, uid, view_id=None, view_type='form', context=None, toolbar=False, submenu=False):
-        res = super(account_aged_trial_balance, self).fields_view_get(cr, uid, view_id=view_id, view_type=view_type, context=context, toolbar=toolbar, submenu=False)
-        doc = etree.XML(res['arch'])
-        nodes = doc.xpath("//field[@name='journal_ids']")
-        for node in nodes:
-            node.set('invisible', '1')
-            node.set('required', '0')
-        res['arch'] = etree.tostring(doc)
-        return res
-
     def _print_report(self, cr, uid, ids, data, context=None):
         res = {}
         if context is None:
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance_view.xml
index aea2fba2528..195ccbef111 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_aged_partner_balance_view.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                     <newline/>
                     <field name="result_selection"/>
                     <field name="direction_selection"/>
-                    <field name="journal_ids"/>
+                    <field name="journal_ids" required="0" invisible="1"/>
                     <newline/>
                     <separator colspan="4"/>
                     <group col="4" colspan="4">
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss.py b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss.py
index 94487c4f567..444d91fa8fd 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss.py
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss.py
@@ -40,21 +40,6 @@ class account_pl_report(osv.osv_memory):
         'target_move': False
     }
 
-    def fields_view_get(self, cr, uid, view_id=None, view_type='form', context=None, toolbar=False, submenu=False):
-        mod_obj = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')
-        res = super(account_pl_report, self).fields_view_get(cr, uid, view_id=view_id, view_type=view_type, context=context, toolbar=toolbar, submenu=False)
-        doc = etree.XML(res['arch'])
-        nodes = doc.xpath("//field[@name='journal_ids']")
-        for node in nodes:
-            node.set('readonly', '1')
-            node.set('required', '0')
-        nodes = doc.xpath("//field[@name='target_move']")
-        for node in nodes:
-            node.set('readonly', '1')
-            node.set('required', '0')
-        res['arch'] = etree.tostring(doc)
-        return res
-
     def _print_report(self, cr, uid, ids, data, context=None):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss_view.xml
index be0ced5c787..d9876f57454 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_profit_loss_view.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="account.account_common_report_view" />
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <data>
+            <xpath expr="//field[@name='target_move']" position="replace">
+                <field name="target_move" required="0" readonly="1"/>
+            </xpath>
+            <xpath expr="//field[@name='journal_ids']" position="replace">
+                <field name="journal_ids" required="0" colspan="4" nolabel="1" readonly="1"/>
+            </xpath>
             <xpath expr="/form/label[@string='']" position="replace">
                 <separator string="Profit And Loss" colspan="4"/>
                 <label nolabel="1" colspan="4" string="The Profit and Loss report gives you an overview of your company profit and loss in a single document"/>