diff --git a/admin-dev/themes/default/template/controllers/addresses/helpers/form/form.tpl b/admin-dev/themes/default/template/controllers/addresses/helpers/form/form.tpl
index ef3c911b2..2b70dfdc8 100644
--- a/admin-dev/themes/default/template/controllers/addresses/helpers/form/form.tpl
+++ b/admin-dev/themes/default/template/controllers/addresses/helpers/form/form.tpl
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@
 
 {block name="label"}
 	{if $input.name == 'vat_number'}
-		{if $vat == 'is_applicable'}
-			<div id="vat_area" style="display: visible">
-		{else if $vat == 'management'}
-			<div id="vat_area" style="display: hidden">
-		{else}
-			<div style="display: none;">
-		{/if}
+		<div id="vat_area" style="display: visible">
 	{/if}
 
 	{if $input.type == 'text_customer' && !isset($customer)}
diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminAddressesController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminAddressesController.php
index 9ab026776..cc411b8eb 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminAddressesController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminAddressesController.php
@@ -152,18 +152,7 @@ class AdminAddressesControllerCore extends AdminController
 			$token_customer = Tools::getAdminToken('AdminCustomers'.(int)(Tab::getIdFromClassName('AdminCustomers')).(int)$this->context->employee->id);
 		}
 
-		// @todo in 1.4, this include was done before the class declaration
-		// We should use a hook now
-		if (Configuration::get('VATNUMBER_MANAGEMENT') && file_exists(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.'vatnumber/vatnumber.php'))
-			include_once(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.'vatnumber/vatnumber.php');
-		if (Configuration::get('VATNUMBER_MANAGEMENT'))
-			if (file_exists(_PS_MODULE_DIR_.'vatnumber/vatnumber.php') && VatNumber::isApplicable(Configuration::get('PS_COUNTRY_DEFAULT')))
-				$vat = 'is_applicable';
-			else
-				$vat = 'management';
-
 		$this->tpl_form_vars = array(
-			'vat' => isset($vat) ? $vat : null,
 			'customer' => isset($customer) ? $customer : null,
 			'tokenCustomer' => isset ($token_customer) ? $token_customer : null
 		);