diff --git a/addons/sale_timesheet/views/project_task_views.xml b/addons/sale_timesheet/views/project_task_views.xml
index d6d9bace311..c3ed86d0e7b 100644
--- a/addons/sale_timesheet/views/project_task_views.xml
+++ b/addons/sale_timesheet/views/project_task_views.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
                             <field name="pricing_type" invisible="1" widget="radio"/>
                             <field name="timesheet_product_id" string="Default Service" invisible="1" context="{'default_detailed_type': 'service', 'default_service_policy': 'delivered_timesheet', 'default_service_type': 'timesheet'}"/>
                             <field name="sale_order_id" invisible="1" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_edit': True, 'delete': False, 'no_open': True}"/>
-                            <field name="sale_line_id" string="Default Sales Order Item" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_edit': True, 'delete': False, 'no_open': True}"/>
+                            <field name="sale_line_id" groups="!sales_team.group_sale_salesman" string="Default Sales Order Item" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_edit': True, 'delete': False, 'no_open': True}"/>
+                            <field name="sale_line_id" groups="sales_team.group_sale_salesman" string="Default Sales Order Item" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_edit': True, 'delete': False}"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                     <field name="sale_line_employee_ids">
@@ -52,18 +53,6 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
-    <record id="project_project_view_form_salesman" model="ir.ui.view">
-        <field name="name">project.project.form.inherit.salesman</field>
-        <field name="model">project.project</field>
-        <field name="inherit_id" ref="sale_timesheet.project_project_view_form"/>
-        <field name="groups_id" eval="[(4, ref('sales_team.group_sale_salesman'))]"/>
-        <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <field name="sale_line_id" position="attributes">
-                <attribute name="options">{'no_create': True, 'no_edit': True, 'delete': False}</attribute>
-            </field>
-        </field>
-    </record>
-
     <record id="project_project_view_form_simplified_inherit" model="ir.ui.view">
         <field name="name">project.project.view.form.simplified.inherit</field>
         <field name="model">project.project</field>