diff --git a/addons/product_email_template/views/email_template_view.xml b/addons/product_email_template/views/email_template_view.xml
index 5b4600b9719..c1312d31132 100644
--- a/addons/product_email_template/views/email_template_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product_email_template/views/email_template_view.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
                         <field name="name" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="model" invisible="1"/>
                         <h3 colspan="2">Body</h3>
-                        <field name="body_html" nolabel="1" colspan="2"
-                            placeholder="Rich-text/HTML content of the message (placeholders may be used here)"/>
+                        <field name="body_html" nolabel="1" colspan="2" widget='text' />
                         <field name="attachment_ids" nolabel="1" colspan="2"
                             widget="many2many_binary"/>
                     </group>