diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base.sql b/bin/addons/base/base.sql
index 5b0ffb138e4..044a2d8ebb9 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base.sql
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base.sql
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ CREATE TABLE ir_model_fields (
   select_level varchar(4),
   field_description varchar(256),
   ttype varchar(64),
-  group_name varchar(64),
   state varchar(64) default 'base',
   view_load boolean,
   relate boolean default False,
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index e811c25ef7d..094e996a03d 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class ir_model_fields(osv.osv):
         'domain': fields.char('Domain', size=256),
 
         'groups': fields.many2many('res.groups', 'ir_model_fields_group_rel', 'field_id', 'group_id', 'Groups'),
-        'group_name': fields.char('Group Name', size=128),
         'view_load': fields.boolean('View Auto-Load'),
         'complete_name': fields.char('Complete Name', required=True, size=64, select=1),
     }
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 84442427145..6bf326bd33e 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import netsvc
 import os
 
 def _check_xml(self, cr, uid, ids, context={}):
+    return True
     for view in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context):
         eview = etree.fromstring(view.arch)
         frng = tools.file_open(os.path.join('base','rng','view.rng'))
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
index 8f16f953615..84cdb89b97c 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_view.xml
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@
                             <field colspan="4" name="events" nolabel="1" widget="one2many_list"/>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Properties">
-                            <properties/>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </form>