diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 6dbfcc76e49..52e53912540 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
         'rental': fields.boolean('Can be Rent'),
         'categ_id': fields.many2one('product.category','Category', required=True, change_default=True, domain="[('type','=','normal')]" ,help="Select category for the current product"),
         'list_price': fields.float('Sale Price', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product Price'), help="Base price to compute the customer price. Sometimes called the catalog price."),
-        'standard_price': fields.property('product.template', type = 'float', 
+        'standard_price': fields.property('', type = 'float', view_load=True, 
                                           help="Cost price of the product used for standard stock valuation in accounting and used as a base price on purchase orders.", 
-                                          groups="base.group_user"),
+                                          groups="base.group_user", string="Cost"),
     #fields.float('Cost', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Product Price'), help="Cost price of the product used for standard stock valuation in accounting and used as a base price on purchase orders.", groups="base.group_user"),
         'volume': fields.float('Volume', help="The volume in m3."),
         'weight': fields.float('Gross Weight', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Stock Weight'), help="The gross weight in Kg."),
diff --git a/addons/product/product_data.xml b/addons/product/product_data.xml
index 8a24a9fb5ef..fe45d7685d6 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_data.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_data.xml
@@ -190,15 +190,10 @@ parameter) will see those record just disappear.
         Product
         -->
         
-        <record forcecreate="True" id="standard_price" model="ir.property">
-            <field name="name">standard_price</field>
-            <field name="fields_id" search="[('model','=','product.template'),('name','=','standard_price')]"/>
-            <field eval="30.0" name="value"/>
-        </record>
         
         <record id="product_product_consultant" model="product.product">
             <field name="list_price">75.0</field>
-            <!--<field name="standard_price">30.0</field>-->
+            <field name="standard_price">30.0</field>
             <field name="uom_id" ref="product.product_uom_hour"/>
             <field name="uom_po_id" ref="product.product_uom_hour"/>
             <field name="name">Service</field>