diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_vat_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_vat_view.xml
index c8a6645f744..018c753a7c2 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_vat_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_vat_view.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <form string="Select Period">
                 <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" widget='selection'/>
                 <newline/>
-                <field name="based_on"/>
+                <field name="based_on" invisible="1"/>
                 <newline/>
                 <separator string="Select Period(s)" colspan="4"/>
                 <field name="periods" nolabel="1" colspan="2"/>