diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 514bd2ebc9a..2cd347e2bf4 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -1061,7 +1061,8 @@ actual arch.
         """
 
         for node in tree.xpath('//*[@groups]'):
-            if not self.user_has_groups(node.attrib.pop('groups')):
+            attrib_groups = node.attrib.pop('groups')
+            if attrib_groups and not self.user_has_groups(attrib_groups):
                 node.getparent().remove(node)
             elif node.tag == 't' and (not node.attrib or node.get('postprocess_added')):
                 # Move content of <t groups=""> blocks
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index da21a75d569..b46b7a93b5d 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -2969,6 +2969,23 @@ class TestViews(ViewCase):
             </form>
         """, valid=True)
 
+    @mute_logger('odoo.addons.base.models.ir_ui_view')
+    def test_empty_groups_attrib(self):
+        """Ensure we allow empty groups attribute"""
+        view = self.View.create({
+            'name': 'foo',
+            'model': 'res.partner',
+            'arch': """
+                <form>
+                    <field name="name" groups="" />
+                </form>
+            """,
+        })
+        arch = self.env['res.partner'].get_view(view_id=view.id)['arch']
+        tree = etree.fromstring(arch)
+        nodes = tree.xpath("//field[@name='name' and not (@groups)]")
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(nodes))
+
     def test_attrs_groups_with_groups_in_model(self):
         """Tests the attrs is well processed to modifiers for a field node combining:
         - a `groups` attribute on the field node in the view architecture