diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base.sql b/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
index b1ddb2eec70..757b5731f8b 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base.sql
@@ -113,18 +113,6 @@ CREATE TABLE ir_act_client (
 )
 INHERITS (ir_actions);
 
-
-CREATE TABLE ir_ui_view (
-    id serial NOT NULL,
-    name varchar(64) DEFAULT ''::varchar NOT NULL,
-    model varchar(64) DEFAULT ''::varchar NOT NULL,
-    "type" varchar(64) DEFAULT 'form'::varchar NOT NULL,
-    arch text NOT NULL,
-    field_parent varchar(64),
-    priority integer DEFAULT 5 NOT NULL,
-    primary key(id)
-);
-
 CREATE TABLE ir_ui_menu (
     id serial NOT NULL,
     parent_id int references ir_ui_menu on delete set null,
@@ -410,4 +398,4 @@ insert into ir_model_data (name,module,model,noupdate,res_id) VALUES ('main_comp
 select setval('res_company_id_seq', 2);
 select setval('res_users_id_seq', 2);
 select setval('res_partner_id_seq', 2);
-select setval('res_currency_id_seq', 2);
\ No newline at end of file
+select setval('res_currency_id_seq', 2);
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 79dbc3ff419..839bbc1406f 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
 
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('View Name', required=True),
-        'model': fields.char('Object', size=64, required=True, select=True),
+        'model': fields.char('Object', size=64, select=True),
         'priority': fields.integer('Sequence', required=True),
         'type': fields.function(_type_field, type='selection', selection=[
             ('tree','Tree'),
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
             ('diagram','Diagram'),
             ('gantt', 'Gantt'),
             ('kanban', 'Kanban'),
-            ('search','Search')], string='View Type', required=True, select=True, store=True),
+            ('search','Search')], string='View Type', select=True, store=True),
         'arch': fields.text('View Architecture', required=True),
         'inherit_id': fields.many2one('ir.ui.view', 'Inherited View', ondelete='cascade', select=True),
         'field_parent': fields.char('Child Field',size=64),
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
         'model_ids': fields.one2many('ir.model.data', 'res_id', auto_join=True),
     }
     _defaults = {
-        'arch': '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n<tree string="My view">\n\t<field name="name"/>\n</tree>',
         'priority': 16,
-        'type': 'tree',
     }
     _order = "priority,name"
 
@@ -284,7 +282,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
         """
         user_groups = frozenset(self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, 1, uid, context).groups_id)
 
-        conditions = [['inherit_id', '=', view_id], ['model', '=', model or '']]
+        conditions = [['inherit_id', '=', view_id], ['model', '=', model]]
         if self.pool._init:
             # Module init currently in progress, only consider views from
             # modules whose code is already loaded
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index d7f54140bfe..9006a86500b 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class TestNoModel(common.TransactionCase):
             'type': 'form',
             'priority': 16,
             'inherit_id': False,
-            'model': '',
+            'model': False,
         })
 
     arch = E.body(