diff --git a/addons/payment/models/payment_acquirer.py b/addons/payment/models/payment_acquirer.py
index 9edd843fba7..05958214210 100644
--- a/addons/payment/models/payment_acquirer.py
+++ b/addons/payment/models/payment_acquirer.py
@@ -199,22 +199,13 @@ class PaymentAcquirer(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def create(self, vals):
         image_resize_images(vals)
-        vals = self._check_journal_id(vals)
         return super(PaymentAcquirer, self).create(vals)
 
     @api.multi
     def write(self, vals):
         image_resize_images(vals)
-        vals = self._check_journal_id(vals)
         return super(PaymentAcquirer, self).write(vals)
 
-    def _check_journal_id(self, vals):
-        if not vals.get('journal_id', False):
-            default_journal = self.env['account.journal'].search([('type', '=', 'bank')], limit=1)
-            if default_journal:
-                vals.update({'journal_id': default_journal.id})
-        return vals
-
     @api.multi
     def toggle_website_published(self):
         self.write({'website_published': not self.website_published})
diff --git a/addons/payment/views/payment_views.xml b/addons/payment/views/payment_views.xml
index 6f536f270d5..e5b29fb7b75 100644
--- a/addons/payment/views/payment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/payment/views/payment_views.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                             </page>
                             <page string="Configuration">
                                 <group name="acquirer_config">
-                                    <field name="journal_id" context="{'default_type': 'bank'}"/>
+                                    <field name="journal_id" context="{'default_type': 'bank'}" required="1"/>
                                     <field name="capture_manually" attrs="{'invisible': [('authorize_implemented', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     <field name="save_token" widget="radio" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('token_implemented', '=', False), ('payment_flow', '=', 's2s')]}"/>
                                     <field name="fees_active" attrs="{'invisible': [('fees_implemented', '=', False)]}"/>