diff --git a/addons/survey/survey.py b/addons/survey/survey.py
index bd27f313d82..8cdc1ffb704 100644
--- a/addons/survey/survey.py
+++ b/addons/survey/survey.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class survey(osv.osv):
                      help="Set to one if survey is answerable only once"),
         'response_user': fields.integer('Maximum Answer per User',
                      help="Set to one if  you require only one Answer per user"),
-        'state': fields.selection([('draft', 'Draft'), ('open', 'Open'), ('close', 'Closed'), ('cancel', 'Cancelled')], 'Status', readonly=True),
+        'state': fields.selection([('open', 'Open'), ('close', 'Closed'), ('cancel', 'Cancelled')], 'Status', readonly=True),
         'responsible_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Responsible', help="User responsible for survey"),
         'tot_start_survey': fields.integer("Total Started Survey", readonly=1),
         'tot_comp_survey': fields.integer("Total Completed Survey", readonly=1),
@@ -70,17 +70,13 @@ class survey(osv.osv):
         'invited_user_ids': fields.many2many('res.users', 'survey_invited_user_rel', 'sid', 'uid', 'Invited User'),
     }
     _defaults = {
-        'state': lambda * a: "draft",
+        'state': lambda * a: "open",
         'tot_start_survey': lambda * a: 0,
         'tot_comp_survey': lambda * a: 0,
         'send_response': lambda * a: 1,
         'response_user': lambda * a:1,
     }
 
-    def survey_draft(self, cr, uid, ids, arg):
-        self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'draft'})
-        return True
-
     def survey_open(self, cr, uid, ids, arg):
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'open', 'date_open': strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")})
         return True
diff --git a/addons/survey/survey_view.xml b/addons/survey/survey_view.xml
index fae6c89210a..b130227adf4 100644
--- a/addons/survey/survey_view.xml
+++ b/addons/survey/survey_view.xml
@@ -180,14 +180,12 @@
                                 </form>
                             </field>
                             <group col="9" colspan="4">
-                                <field name="state"/>
+                                <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="open,close"/>
                                 <button name="survey_cancel"
                                     string="Cancel" states="open" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
-                                <button name="survey_draft"
-                                    string="Set to draft" states="cancel,close" type="object"
-                                    icon="gtk-new"/>
-                                <button name="survey_open" string="Open"
-                                    states="draft" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
+                                <button name="survey_open"
+                                    string="Open" states="cancel,close" type="object"
+                                    icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
                                 <button name="survey_close"
                                     string="Close" states="open" type="object" icon="gtk-close"/>
                             </group>