diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/css/base_diagram.css b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/css/base_diagram.css
index 9ba2f6b0c83..0dd8483fdc4 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/css/base_diagram.css
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/css/base_diagram.css
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-.openerp .diagram {
-    border: 1px solid #999;
-    -moz-border-radius: 8px;
-    -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
-}
-
-.openerp .show_grid {
-    background: url("/web_diagram/static/src/img/grid.jpg") repeat;
-}
-
 .openerp .oe_diagram_pager {
     text-align: right;
     white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index b4aa62fd8f0..3e426dc946f 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ openerp.web.DiagramView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         this.$element.find('#new_node.oe_diagram_button_new').click(function(){self.add_edit_node(null, self.node);});
         this.$element.find('#new_edge.oe_diagram_button_new').click(function(){self.add_edit_node(null, self.connector);});
 
-        this.$element.find('#toggle_grid').click(function() {
-            self.$element.find('.diagram').toggleClass('show_grid');
-        });
-
         if(this.id) {
             self.get_diagram_info();
         }
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
index 7867befa957..de34aefe739 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/xml/base_diagram.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
             <div class="oe_diagram_buttons">
                 <button type="button" id="new_node" class="oe_diagram_button_new">New Node</button>
                 <button type="button" id="new_edge" class="oe_diagram_button_new">New Edge</button>
-                <label>Show Grid:</label><input type="checkbox" id="toggle_grid" checked="checked"/>
             </div>
             <div class="oe_diagram_pager">
                 <button type="button" data-pager-action="first">First</button>
@@ -16,6 +15,6 @@
                 <button type="button" data-pager-action="last">Last</button>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div id="dia-canvas" class="diagram show_grid" style="overflow: auto;"></div>
+        <div id="dia-canvas" class="diagram" style="overflow: auto;"></div>
     </t>
 </template>