diff --git a/addons/im_chat/static/src/xml/im_chat.xml b/addons/im_chat/static/src/xml/im_chat.xml
index 0ca4fe307d2..a62d5d5d998 100644
--- a/addons/im_chat/static/src/xml/im_chat.xml
+++ b/addons/im_chat/static/src/xml/im_chat.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <div class="oe_im">
         <div class="oe_im_frame_header">
             <span class="oe_e oe_im_search_icon">ô</span>
-            <input class="oe_im_searchbox" t-att-placeholder="_t('Search users...')"/>
+            <input class="oe_im_searchbox" placeholder="Search users..."/>
             <span class="oe_e oe_im_search_clear">[</span>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_im_users"></div>