diff --git a/stock_location_bin_name/models/stock_location.py b/stock_location_bin_name/models/stock_location.py
index d746b765c..3fa503d79 100644
--- a/stock_location_bin_name/models/stock_location.py
+++ b/stock_location_bin_name/models/stock_location.py
@@ -17,19 +17,14 @@ class StockLocation(models.Model):
              ".{level:0>2}'")
 
     area = fields.Char(
-        'Area',
-        compute='_compute_area',
-        store=True,
+        string='Area',
+        # Field used for _onchange_attribute_compute_name, so we
+        # have the name in the record's cache. Does not need to be
+        # stored as we already have 'area_location_id'
+        related='area_location_id.name',
+        readonly=True,
     )
 
-    @api.depends('name', 'location_kind', 'location_id.area')
-    def _compute_area(self):
-        for location in self:
-            if location.location_kind == 'area':
-                location.area = location.name
-            else:
-                location.area = location.location_id.area
-
     @api.multi
     @api.onchange('corridor', 'row', 'rack', 'level',
                   'posx', 'posy', 'posz')