diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index c2133e3b707..10057d44984 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1305,9 +1305,6 @@ var FieldPdfViewer = FieldBinaryFile.extend({
      * @param {DOMElement} iframe
      */
     _disableButtons: function (iframe) {
-        if (this.mode === 'readonly') {
-            $(iframe).contents().find('button#download').hide();
-        }
         $(iframe).contents().find('button#openFile').hide();
     },
     /**