diff --git a/addons/audittrail/audittrail_view.xml b/addons/audittrail/audittrail_view.xml
index 55c55398f4e..b15cb849767 100644
--- a/addons/audittrail/audittrail_view.xml
+++ b/addons/audittrail/audittrail_view.xml
@@ -63,15 +63,10 @@
             <field name="type">search</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Search Audittrail Rule">
-                    <group>
-                        <field name="name" string="Audittrail Rule"/>
-                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
-                        <filter icon="terp-document-new" string="Draft" domain="[('state','=','draft')]" help="Draft  Rule"/>
-                        <filter icon="terp-camera_test" string="Subscribed" domain="[('state','=','subscribed')]" help="Subscribed Rule"/>
-                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
-                        <field name="object_id"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <newline/>
+                    <field name="name" string="Audittrail Rule"/>
+                    <field name="object_id"/>
+                    <filter icon="terp-document-new" string="Draft" domain="[('state','=','draft')]" help="Draft  Rule"/>
+                    <filter icon="terp-camera_test" string="Subscribed" domain="[('state','=','subscribed')]" help="Subscribed Rule"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By...">
                         <filter string="Status" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'state'}"/>
                     </group>
@@ -171,16 +166,11 @@
             <field name="type">search</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Search Audittrail Log">
-                    <group>
-                        <field name="name" string="Audittrail Log"/>
-                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
-                        <field name="object_id"/>
-                        <field name="user_id"  widget="selection"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <newline/>
+                    <field name="name" string="Audittrail Log"/>
+                    <field name="object_id"/>
+                    <field name="user_id"  widget="selection"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By...">
                         <filter string="User" icon="terp-personal" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'user_id'}"/>
-                        <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                         <filter string="Object" icon="terp-stock_align_left_24" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'object_id'}"/>
                         <filter string="Date" icon="terp-go-month" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'timestamp'}"/>
                     </group>