diff --git a/odoo/http.py b/odoo/http.py
index 03c2bda31b2..1ea60b9194d 100644
--- a/odoo/http.py
+++ b/odoo/http.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class WebRequest(object):
 
             use :attr:`.env`
         """
-        return odoo.registry(self.db) if self.db else None
+        return odoo.registry(self.db)
 
     @property
     def db(self):