diff --git a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
index 26093c0961f..e270ffe61f1 100644
--- a/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
+++ b/addons/sale/report/sale_order.rml
@@ -351,12 +351,8 @@
     <para style="terp_default_8">
       <font color="white"> </font>
     </para>
+    <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format(o.note or '') ]]</para>
     <blockTable colWidths="533.0" style="Table7">
-      <tr>
-        <td>
-          <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format(o.note or '') ]]</para>
-        </td>
-      </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>
           <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format(o.payment_term and o.payment_term.note or (o.partner_id.property_payment_term and o.partner_id.property_payment_term.note or '')) ]]</para>
diff --git a/addons/sale_layout/report/report_sale_layout.rml b/addons/sale_layout/report/report_sale_layout.rml
index bd142f123bd..0692497488f 100644
--- a/addons/sale_layout/report/report_sale_layout.rml
+++ b/addons/sale_layout/report/report_sale_layout.rml
@@ -343,12 +343,8 @@
         </td>
       </tr>
     </blockTable>
+    <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format(o.note or '') ]]</para>
     <blockTable colWidths="539.0" style="Table2">
-      <tr>
-        <td>
-          <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format(o.note or '') ]]</para>
-        </td>
-      </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>
           <para style="terp_default_9">[[ format((o.partner_id and o.partner_id.property_payment_term and o.partner_id.property_payment_term.note) or '') ]]</para>
@@ -359,4 +355,4 @@
       <font color="white"> </font>
     </para>
   </story>
-</document>
\ No newline at end of file
+</document>