diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_message.py b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
index 600c3c6d832..16587ae24fd 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_message.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class mail_message(osv.Model):
         for message in self.read(cr, uid, ids, ['model', 'res_id'], context=context):
             if not message.get('model') or not message.get('res_id') or not self.pool.get(message['model']):
                 continue
-            result[message['id']] = self._shorten_name(self.pool.get(message['model']).name_get(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [message['res_id']], context=context)[0][1])
+            result[message['id']] = self.pool.get(message['model']).name_get(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [message['res_id']], context=context)[0][1]
         return result
 
     def _get_to_read(self, cr, uid, ids, name, arg, context=None):