diff --git a/addons/account/account_invoice.py b/addons/account/account_invoice.py
index b4705245268..eb362455cd9 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_invoice.py
+++ b/addons/account/account_invoice.py
@@ -370,18 +370,6 @@ class account_invoice(osv.osv):
         context['view_id'] = view_id
         return context
 
-    def create(self, cr, uid, vals, context=None):
-        if context is None:
-            context = {}
-        try:
-            return super(account_invoice, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context)
-        except Exception, e:
-            if '"journal_id" viol' in e.args[0]:
-                raise orm.except_orm(_('Configuration Error!'),
-                     _('There is no Sale/Purchase Journal(s) defined.'))
-            else:
-                raise orm.except_orm(_('Unknown Error!'), str(e))
-
     def invoice_print(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         '''
         This function prints the invoice and mark it as sent, so that we can see more easily the next step of the workflow