diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
index 536d439766..7b2d07b08f 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/neworderempty.tt
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ $(document).ready(function()
             </li>
             <li>
                 <label for="notes">Notes: </label>
-                <textarea id="notes" cols="30" rows="3" name="notes" >[% notes %]</textarea>
+                <textarea id="notes" cols="30" rows="3" name="notes" ></textarea>
             </li>
             <li><div class="hint">The 2 following fields are available for your own usage. They can be useful for statistical purposes</div>
                 <label for="sort1">Statistic 1: </label>