diff --git a/addons/web_editor/i18n/web_editor.pot b/addons/web_editor/i18n/web_editor.pot
index f7ac03f3d1e..01c7f8e3415 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/i18n/web_editor.pot
+++ b/addons/web_editor/i18n/web_editor.pot
@@ -923,11 +923,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Keyboard shortcuts"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. module: web_editor
-#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:web_editor.selection__web_editor_converter_test__selection_str__d
-msgid "La réponse D"
-msgstr ""
-
 #. module: web_editor
 #. openerp-web
 #: code:addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/rte.summernote.js:0
@@ -1165,21 +1160,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Preview"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. module: web_editor
-#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:web_editor.selection__web_editor_converter_test__selection_str__c
-msgid "Qu'est-ce qu'il fout ce maudit pancake, tabernacle ?"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. module: web_editor
-#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:web_editor.selection__web_editor_converter_test__selection_str__a
-msgid "Qu'il n'est pas arrivé à Toronto"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. module: web_editor
-#: model:ir.model.fields.selection,name:web_editor.selection__web_editor_converter_test__selection_str__b
-msgid "Qu'il était supposé arriver à Toronto"
-msgstr ""
-
 #. module: web_editor
 #. openerp-web
 #: code:addons/web_editor/static/src/xml/wysiwyg.xml:0
diff --git a/odoo/tools/translate.py b/odoo/tools/translate.py
index 4ad33bb0341..39edaee9423 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/translate.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/translate.py
@@ -890,6 +890,21 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, cr):
         tnx = (module, source, name, id, type, tuple(comments or ()))
         to_translate.add(tnx)
 
+    def translatable_model(record):
+        if not record._translate:
+            return False
+
+        if record._name == 'ir.model.fields.selection':
+            record = record.field_id
+        if record._name == 'ir.model.fields':
+            field_name = record.name
+            field_model = env.get(record.model)
+            if (field_model is None or not field_model._translate or
+                    field_name not in field_model._fields):
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
     query = 'SELECT min(name), model, res_id, module FROM ir_model_data'
 
     if 'all_installed' in modules:
@@ -914,25 +929,12 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, cr):
             continue
 
         record = env[model].browse(res_id)
-        if not record._translate:
-            # explicitly disabled
-            continue
-
         if not record.exists():
             _logger.warning(u"Unable to find object %r with id %d", model, res_id)
-            continue
+            return False
 
-        if model==u'ir.model.fields':
-            try:
-                field_name = record.name
-            except AttributeError as exc:
-                _logger.error(u"name error in %s: %s", xml_name, str(exc))
-                continue
-            field_model = env.get(record.model)
-            if (field_model is None or not field_model._translate or
-                    field_name not in field_model._fields):
-                continue
-            field = field_model._fields[field_name]
+        if not translatable_model(record):
+            continue
 
         for field_name, field in record._fields.items():
             if field.translate: