diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
index f86320d917a..5f59f036ef9 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.js
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ var update_jv_details = function(doc, r) {
 	$.each(r, function(i, d) {
 		var row = frappe.model.add_child(doc, "Journal Entry Account", "accounts");
 		frappe.model.set_value(row.doctype, row.name, "account", d.account)
-		frappe.model.set_value(row.doctype, row.name, "balance", d.balance)
 	});
 	refresh_field("accounts");
 }
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ erpnext.accounts.JournalEntry = class JournalEntry extends frappe.ui.form.Contro
 	onload() {
 		this.load_defaults();
 		this.setup_queries();
-		this.setup_balance_formatter();
 		erpnext.accounts.dimensions.setup_dimension_filters(this.frm, this.frm.doctype);
 	}
 
@@ -292,19 +290,6 @@ erpnext.accounts.JournalEntry = class JournalEntry extends frappe.ui.form.Contro
 
 	}
 
-	setup_balance_formatter() {
-		const formatter = function(value, df, options, doc) {
-			var currency = frappe.meta.get_field_currency(df, doc);
-			var dr_or_cr = value ? ('<label>' + (value > 0.0 ? __("Dr") : __("Cr")) + '</label>') : "";
-			return "<div style='text-align: right'>"
-				+ ((value==null || value==="") ? "" : format_currency(Math.abs(value), currency))
-				+ " " + dr_or_cr
-				+ "</div>";
-		};
-		this.frm.fields_dict.accounts.grid.update_docfield_property('balance', 'formatter', formatter);
-		this.frm.fields_dict.accounts.grid.update_docfield_property('party_balance', 'formatter', formatter);
-	}
-
 	reference_name(doc, cdt, cdn) {
 		var d = frappe.get_doc(cdt, cdn);
 
@@ -400,23 +385,22 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Journal Entry Account", {
 		if(!d.account && d.party_type && d.party) {
 			if(!frm.doc.company) frappe.throw(__("Please select Company"));
 			return frm.call({
-				method: "erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry.get_party_account_and_balance",
+				method: "erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry.get_party_account_and_currency",
 				child: d,
 				args: {
 					company: frm.doc.company,
 					party_type: d.party_type,
 					party: d.party,
-					cost_center: d.cost_center
 				}
 			});
 		}
 	},
 	cost_center: function(frm, dt, dn) {
-		erpnext.journal_entry.set_account_balance(frm, dt, dn);
+		erpnext.journal_entry.set_account_details(frm, dt, dn);
 	},
 
 	account: function(frm, dt, dn) {
-		erpnext.journal_entry.set_account_balance(frm, dt, dn);
+		erpnext.journal_entry.set_account_details(frm, dt, dn);
 	},
 
 	debit_in_account_currency: function(frm, cdt, cdn) {
@@ -600,14 +584,14 @@ $.extend(erpnext.journal_entry, {
 });
 
 $.extend(erpnext.journal_entry, {
-	set_account_balance: function(frm, dt, dn) {
+	set_account_details: function(frm, dt, dn) {
 		var d = locals[dt][dn];
 		if(d.account) {
 			if(!frm.doc.company) frappe.throw(__("Please select Company first"));
 			if(!frm.doc.posting_date) frappe.throw(__("Please select Posting Date first"));
 
 			return frappe.call({
-				method: "erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry.get_account_balance_and_party_type",
+				method: "erpnext.accounts.doctype.journal_entry.journal_entry.get_account_details_and_party_type",
 				args: {
 					account: d.account,
 					date: frm.doc.posting_date,
@@ -615,7 +599,6 @@ $.extend(erpnext.journal_entry, {
 					debit: flt(d.debit_in_account_currency),
 					credit: flt(d.credit_in_account_currency),
 					exchange_rate: d.exchange_rate,
-					cost_center: d.cost_center
 				},
 				callback: function(r) {
 					if(r.message) {
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
index 7ea21c9f134..88388128653 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry/journal_entry.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 		self.set_print_format_fields()
 		self.validate_credit_debit_note()
 		self.validate_empty_accounts_table()
-		self.set_account_and_party_balance()
 		self.validate_inter_company_accounts()
 		self.validate_depr_entry_voucher_type()
 
@@ -1076,21 +1075,6 @@ class JournalEntry(AccountsController):
 		if not self.get("accounts"):
 			frappe.throw(_("Accounts table cannot be blank."))
 
-	def set_account_and_party_balance(self):
-		account_balance = {}
-		party_balance = {}
-		for d in self.get("accounts"):
-			if d.account not in account_balance:
-				account_balance[d.account] = get_balance_on(account=d.account, date=self.posting_date)
-
-			if (d.party_type, d.party) not in party_balance:
-				party_balance[(d.party_type, d.party)] = get_balance_on(
-					party_type=d.party_type, party=d.party, date=self.posting_date, company=self.company
-				)
-
-			d.account_balance = account_balance[d.account]
-			d.party_balance = party_balance[(d.party_type, d.party)]
-
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_default_bank_cash_account(company, account_type=None, mode_of_payment=None, account=None):
@@ -1256,8 +1240,6 @@ def get_payment_entry(ref_doc, args):
 			"account_type": frappe.db.get_value("Account", args.get("party_account"), "account_type"),
 			"account_currency": args.get("party_account_currency")
 			or get_account_currency(args.get("party_account")),
-			"balance": get_balance_on(args.get("party_account")),
-			"party_balance": get_balance_on(party=args.get("party"), party_type=args.get("party_type")),
 			"exchange_rate": exchange_rate,
 			args.get("amount_field_party"): args.get("amount"),
 			"is_advance": args.get("is_advance"),
@@ -1405,30 +1387,23 @@ def get_outstanding(args):
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def get_party_account_and_balance(company, party_type, party, cost_center=None):
+def get_party_account_and_currency(company, party_type, party):
 	if not frappe.has_permission("Account"):
 		frappe.msgprint(_("No Permission"), raise_exception=1)
 
 	account = get_party_account(party_type, party, company)
 
-	account_balance = get_balance_on(account=account, cost_center=cost_center)
-	party_balance = get_balance_on(
-		party_type=party_type, party=party, company=company, cost_center=cost_center
-	)
-
 	return {
 		"account": account,
-		"balance": account_balance,
-		"party_balance": party_balance,
-		"account_currency": frappe.db.get_value("Account", account, "account_currency"),
+		"account_currency": frappe.get_cached_value("Account", account, "account_currency"),
 	}
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def get_account_balance_and_party_type(
-	account, date, company, debit=None, credit=None, exchange_rate=None, cost_center=None
+def get_account_details_and_party_type(
+	account, date, company, debit=None, credit=None, exchange_rate=None
 ):
-	"""Returns dict of account balance and party type to be set in Journal Entry on selection of account."""
+	"""Returns dict of account details and party type to be set in Journal Entry on selection of account."""
 	if not frappe.has_permission("Account"):
 		frappe.msgprint(_("No Permission"), raise_exception=1)
 
@@ -1448,7 +1423,6 @@ def get_account_balance_and_party_type(
 		party_type = ""
 
 	grid_values = {
-		"balance": get_balance_on(account, date, cost_center=cost_center),
 		"party_type": party_type,
 		"account_type": account_details.account_type,
 		"account_currency": account_details.account_currency or company_currency,
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_account/journal_entry_account.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_account/journal_entry_account.json
index 3132fe9b12b..94a050a9004 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_account/journal_entry_account.json
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/journal_entry_account/journal_entry_account.json
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
  "field_order": [
   "account",
   "account_type",
-  "balance",
   "col_break1",
   "bank_account",
   "party_type",
   "party",
-  "party_balance",
   "accounting_dimensions_section",
   "cost_center",
   "dimension_col_break",
@@ -63,17 +61,6 @@
    "label": "Account Type",
    "print_hide": 1
   },
-  {
-   "fieldname": "balance",
-   "fieldtype": "Currency",
-   "label": "Account Balance",
-   "no_copy": 1,
-   "oldfieldname": "balance",
-   "oldfieldtype": "Data",
-   "options": "account_currency",
-   "print_hide": 1,
-   "read_only": 1
-  },
   {
    "default": ":Company",
    "description": "If Income or Expense",
@@ -107,14 +94,6 @@
    "label": "Party",
    "options": "party_type"
   },
-  {
-   "fieldname": "party_balance",
-   "fieldtype": "Currency",
-   "label": "Party Balance",
-   "options": "account_currency",
-   "print_hide": 1,
-   "read_only": 1
-  },
   {
    "fieldname": "currency_section",
    "fieldtype": "Section Break",