diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
index b7f2dd62b28..8619448e793 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ KanbanRenderer.include({
             onSuccess: function () {
                 // update the columns and tabs positions (optionally with an animation)
                 var updateFunc = animate ? 'animate' : 'css';
-                self.$('.o_kanban_mobile_tab, .o_kanban_group').removeClass('o_current');
+                self.$('.o_kanban_mobile_tab').removeClass('o_current');
                 _.each(self.widgets, function (column, index) {
                     var columnID = column.id || column.db_id;
                     var $column = self.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id="' + columnID + '"]');
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ KanbanRenderer.include({
                     } else if (index === moveToIndex) {
                         $column[updateFunc]({left: '0%'});
                         $tab[updateFunc]({left: '50%'});
-                        $column.addClass('o_current');
                         $tab.addClass('o_current');
                     } else if (index < moveToIndex) {
                         $column.css({left: '-100%'});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view_mobile.scss b/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view_mobile.scss
index 1c5a9eab531..b74ae8aaea5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view_mobile.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view_mobile.scss
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
             margin-left: 0; // override the margin-left: -1px of the desktop mode
             border: none;
 
-            &.o_current {
-                position: initial;
-            }
             .o_kanban_header {
                 display: none;
             }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
index a9eec223143..98e65d1ea9c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
     QUnit.module('KanbanView Mobile');
 
     QUnit.test('mobile grouped rendering', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(11);
+        assert.expect(9);
 
         var kanban = createView({
             View: KanbanView,
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.containsN(kanban, '.o_kanban_group', 2, "should have 2 columns" );
         assert.hasClass(kanban.$('.o_kanban_mobile_tab:first'),'o_current',
             "first tab is the active tab with class 'o_current'");
-        assert.hasClass(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first'),'o_current',
-            "first column is the active column with class 'o_current'");
         assert.containsN(kanban, '.o_kanban_group:first > div.o_kanban_record', 2,
             "there are 2 records in active tab");
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth(1) > div.o_kanban_record').length, 0,
@@ -91,8 +89,6 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_mobile_tab:nth(1)').trigger('click');
         assert.hasClass(kanban.$('.o_kanban_mobile_tab:nth(1)'),'o_current',
             "second tab is now active with class 'o_current'");
-        assert.hasClass(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth(1)'),'o_current',
-            "second column is now active with class 'o_current'");
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth(1) > div.o_kanban_record').length, 2,
             "the 2 records of the second group have now been loaded");