diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
index 5e1013d..240411d 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.js
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@
 			return { query: "erpnext.controllers.queries.employee_query"} }
 	},
 
-	onload: function() {
-		this.frm.set_query("leave_approver", "leave_approvers", function(doc) {
-			return {
-				query:"erpnext.hr.doctype.employee_leave_approver.employee_leave_approver.get_approvers",
-				filters:{
-					user: doc.user_id
-				}
-			}
-		});
-	},
-
 	refresh: function() {
 		var me = this;
 		erpnext.toggle_naming_series();
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
index cd97e3f..0f11639 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 		self.validate_date()
 		self.validate_email()
 		self.validate_status()
-		self.validate_employee_leave_approver()
 		self.validate_reports_to()
 		self.validate_preferred_email()
 
@@ -150,11 +149,6 @@
 			throw(_("User {0} is already assigned to Employee {1}").format(
 				self.user_id, employee[0]), frappe.DuplicateEntryError)
 
-	def validate_employee_leave_approver(self):
-		for l in self.get("leave_approvers")[:]:
-			if "Leave Approver" not in frappe.get_roles(l.leave_approver):
-				frappe.get_doc("User", l.leave_approver).add_roles("Leave Approver")
-
 	def validate_reports_to(self):
 		if self.reports_to == self.name:
 			throw(_("Employee cannot report to himself."))
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/test_leave_application.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/test_leave_application.py
index 38b10f7..0f77fb9 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/test_leave_application.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/test_leave_application.py
@@ -59,29 +59,6 @@
 	def _clear_applications(self):
 		frappe.db.sql("""delete from `tabLeave Application`""")
 
-	def _add_employee_leave_approver(self, employee, leave_approver):
-		temp_session_user = frappe.session.user
-		frappe.set_user("Administrator")
-		employee = frappe.get_doc("Employee", employee)
-		employee.append("leave_approvers", {
-			"doctype": "Employee Leave Approver",
-			"leave_approver": leave_approver
-		})
-		employee.save()
-		frappe.set_user(temp_session_user)
-
-	def _remove_employee_leave_approver(self, employee, leave_approver):
-		temp_session_user = frappe.session.user
-		frappe.set_user("Administrator")
-		employee = frappe.get_doc("Employee", employee)
-		d = employee.get("leave_approvers", {
-			"leave_approver": leave_approver
-		})
-		if d:
-			employee.get("leave_approvers").remove(d[0])
-			employee.save()
-		frappe.set_user(temp_session_user)
-
 	def get_application(self, doc):
 		application = frappe.copy_doc(doc)
 		application.from_date = "2013-01-01"
@@ -230,7 +207,6 @@
 		from frappe.utils.user import add_role
 		add_role("test1@example.com", "Employee")
 		add_role("test@example.com", "Leave Approver")
-		self._add_employee_leave_approver("_T-Employee-00002", "test@example.com")
 
 		make_allocation_record(employee="_T-Employee-00002")