diff --git a/addons/crm/sales_team.py b/addons/crm/sales_team.py
index ce15e1791a9..5a6b02a5f05 100644
--- a/addons/crm/sales_team.py
+++ b/addons/crm/sales_team.py
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class crm_case_section(osv.Model):
             help="The first contact you get with a potential customer is a lead you qualify before converting it into a real business opportunity. Check this box to manage leads in this sales team."),
         'use_opportunities': fields.boolean('Opportunities', help="Check this box to manage opportunities in this sales team."),
         'monthly_open_leads': fields.function(_get_opportunities_data,
-            type="any", readonly=True, multi='_get_opportunities_data',
+            type="char", readonly=True, multi='_get_opportunities_data',
             string='Open Leads per Month'),
         'monthly_planned_revenue': fields.function(_get_opportunities_data,
-            type="any", readonly=True, multi='_get_opportunities_data',
+            type="char", readonly=True, multi='_get_opportunities_data',
             string='Planned Revenue per Month'),
         'alias_id': fields.many2one('mail.alias', 'Alias', ondelete="restrict", required=True, help="The email address associated with this team. New emails received will automatically create new leads assigned to the team."),
     }
diff --git a/addons/sale/sales_team.py b/addons/sale/sales_team.py
index 43eea5d36ce..b6013838791 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sales_team.py
+++ b/addons/sale/sales_team.py
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ class crm_case_section(osv.osv):
             help="Target of invoice revenue for the current month. This is the amount the sales \n"
                     "team estimates to be able to invoice this month."),
         'monthly_quoted': fields.function(_get_sale_orders_data,
-            type='any', readonly=True, multi='_get_sale_orders_data',
+            type='char', readonly=True, multi='_get_sale_orders_data',
             string='Rate of created quotation per duration'),
         'monthly_confirmed': fields.function(_get_sale_orders_data,
-            type='any', readonly=True, multi='_get_sale_orders_data',
+            type='char', readonly=True, multi='_get_sale_orders_data',
             string='Rate of validate sales orders per duration'),
         'monthly_invoiced': fields.function(_get_invoices_data,
-            type='any', readonly=True,
+            type='char', readonly=True,
             string='Rate of sent invoices per duration'),
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 47c5a3006ea..68db426a4f9 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -4149,7 +4149,7 @@ class stock_picking_type(osv.osv):
 
         # Statistics for the kanban view
         'last_done_picking': fields.function(_get_tristate_values,
-            type='any',
+            type='char',
             string='Last 10 Done Pickings'),
 
         'count_picking_draft': fields.function(_get_picking_count,
diff --git a/openerp/fields.py b/openerp/fields.py
index 586e76db39e..d4be79be112 100644
--- a/openerp/fields.py
+++ b/openerp/fields.py
@@ -852,12 +852,6 @@ class Field(object):
         return spec
 
 
-class Any(Field):
-    """ Field for arbitrary Python values. """
-    # Warning: no storage is defined for this type of field!
-    type = 'any'
-
-
 class Boolean(Field):
     """ Boolean field. """
     type = 'boolean'