diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
index b619cabf5a3..8b670425f02 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
                             <field name="active_lang_count" invisible="1"/>
                             <label for="lang" attrs="{'invisible': [('active_lang_count', '&lt;=', 1)]}"/>
                             <div class="o_row" attrs="{'invisible': [('active_lang_count', '&lt;=', 1)]}">
-                                <field name="lang" placeholder="System (English)"/>
+                                <field name="lang"/>
                                 <button
                                     type="action"
                                     name="%(base.res_lang_act_window)d"
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
index d85f0245839..355f96e28d2 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
                                         <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                                         <label for="lang" />
                                         <div class="o_row">
-                                            <field name="lang" placeholder="System (English)"/>
+                                            <field name="lang"/>
                                             <button
                                                 type="action"
                                                 name="%(base.res_lang_act_window)d"
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
                         <group>
                             <label for="lang"/>
                             <div class="o_row">
-                                <field name="lang" placeholder="System (English)"/>
+                                <field name="lang"/>
                                 <button
                                     type="action"
                                     name="%(base.res_lang_act_window)d"