diff --git a/acqui/finishreceive.pl b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
index fa68078baa..1723520995 100755
--- a/acqui/finishreceive.pl
+++ b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ my $cnt              = 0;
 my $ecost            = $input->param('ecost');
 my $rrp              = $input->param('rrp');
 my $order_internalnote = $input->param("order_internalnote");
-my $order_vendornote = $input->param("order_vendornote");
 my $bookfund         = $input->param("bookfund");
 my $order            = GetOrder($ordernumber);
 my $new_ordernumber  = $ordernumber;
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ if ($quantityrec > $origquantityrec ) {
               datereceived     => $datereceived,
               received_items   => \@received_items,
               order_internalnote  => $order_internalnote,
-              order_vendornote    => $order_vendornote,
         } );
     }
 
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/orderreceive.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/orderreceive.tt
index 9ecae0415b..422a4a3e63 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/orderreceive.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/orderreceive.tt
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
             <input type="text" size="20" name="cost" id="cost" value="[% ecost %]" />
         [% END %]</li>
         <li><label for="order_internalnote">Internal note: </label><textarea name="order_internalnote" width="40" rows="8" >[% order_internalnote %]</textarea></li>
-        <li><label for="order_vendornote">Vendor note: </label><textarea name="order_vendornote" width="40" rows="8" readonly="readonly">[% order_vendornote %]</textarea></li>
+        <li><label for="order_vendornote">Vendor note: </label><span>[% order_vendornote %]</span></li>
         </ol>
     </fieldset>