diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dom.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dom.js
index 7be17700f98..f260478da1e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dom.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dom.js
@@ -108,16 +108,13 @@ var dom = {
             class: $textarea[0].className,
         });
 
-        var direction = _t.database.parameters.direction === 'rtl' ? 'right' : 'left';
         $fixedTextarea.css({
-            position: 'absolute',
             opacity: 0,
-            height: 10,
+            height: 0,
             borderTopWidth: 0,
             borderBottomWidth: 0,
             padding: 0,
-            top: -10000,
-        }).css(direction, -10000);
+        });
         $fixedTextarea.data("auto_resize", true);
 
         // The following line is necessary to prevent the scrollbar to appear