diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 966c29cab07..fc47b673bfb 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
     _defaults = {
         'active': 1,
         'image': _get_default_image,
-        'marital': 'single',
         'color': 0,
     }