diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index cb5daf873e..62bf68b224 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-* Use required on states for dashboard_layout
+* Remove required on dashboard_layout to allow XML user creation
 
 Version 1.6.0 - 2010-05-09
 * Bug fixes (see mercurial logs for details)
diff --git a/res.py b/res.py
index f3afbec8af..af26ed0543 100644
--- a/res.py
+++ b/res.py
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ class User(Model):
         ('stack_left', 'Stack Left'),
         ('stack_top', 'Stack Top'),
         ('stack_bottom', 'Stack Bottom'),
-        ], string='Dashboard Layout',
-        states={
-            'required': True,
-        })
+        ], string='Dashboard Layout')
     dashboard_actions = fields.One2Many('dashboard.action', 'user',
             'Dashboard Actions')