diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_channel.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_channel.py
index 79b712ca7eb..ca894276bd4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_channel.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_channel.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         return ''.join(choice('abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789') for _i in range(10))
 
     # description
-    name = fields.Char('Name', required=True, translate=True)
+    name = fields.Char('Name', required=True)
     active = fields.Boolean(default=True, help="Set active to false to hide the channel without removing it.")
     channel_type = fields.Selection([
         ('chat', 'Chat'),