diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
index 40b4410871f..6010079db00 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -1630,10 +1630,6 @@ instance.web.search.FavoriteMenu = instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 }
             })
             .on('reset', this.proxy('clear_selection'));
-        if (!this.action_id) {
-            this.prepare_dropdown_menu([]);
-            return $.when();
-        }
         return this.model.call('get_filters', [this.target_model, this.action_id],
                                {context: this.searchview.dataset.context})
             .done(this.proxy('prepare_dropdown_menu'));