diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index bac87753574..858256ff476 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -597,11 +597,6 @@ openerp.mail = function(session) {
             this.$el.toggle(this.view.get("actual_mode") !== "create");
         },
 
-        destroy: function() {
-            if (this.thread) { this.thread.destroy(); }
-            this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        },
-
         set_value: function() {
             var self = this;
             this._super.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -617,13 +612,11 @@ openerp.mail = function(session) {
             var domain = this.options.domain.concat([['model', '=', this.view.model], ['res_id', '=', this.view.datarecord.id]]);
             // create and render Thread widget
             this.$el.find('div.oe_mail_recthread_main').empty();
-            if (this.thread) { this.thread.destroy(); }
             var thread = new mail.Thread(self, {
                 'context': this.options.context, 'domain': domain, 'message_ids': this.get_value(),
                 // display
                 'thread_level': this.options.thread_level, 'show_header_compose': true, 'show_delete': true, 'composer': true,
             });
-            this.thread = thread;
             return thread.appendTo(this.$el.find('div.oe_mail_recthread_main'));
         },
     });
@@ -666,11 +659,6 @@ openerp.mail = function(session) {
             return (search_view_ready && thread_displayed);
         },
 
-        destroy: function () {
-            if (this.thread) this.thread.destroy();
-            this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        },
-
         /**
          * Load the mail.message search view
          * @param {Object} defaults ??
@@ -716,7 +704,7 @@ openerp.mail = function(session) {
         message_display: function () {
             var domain = this.options.domain.concat(this.search_results['domain']);
             var render_res = session.web.qweb.render('mail.wall_thread_container', {});
-            $('<li class="oe_mail_wall_thread">').html(render_res).appendTo(this.$el.find('ul.oe_mail_wall_threads'));
+            $(render_res).appendTo(this.$el.find('ul.oe_mail_wall_threads'));
             var thread = new mail.Thread(this, {
                 'context': this.options.context, 'domain': domain,
                 // display options
@@ -725,8 +713,7 @@ openerp.mail = function(session) {
                 'show_hide': true, 'show_reply_by_email': true,
                 }
             );
-            thread.appendTo(this.$el.find('li.oe_mail_wall_thread:last'));
-            this.thread = thread;
+            return thread.appendTo(this.$el.find('li.oe_mail_wall_thread:last'));
         },
     });
 };
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
index c3787f50122..601270cc98f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
         wall_thread_container template for the wall
         Each discussion thread is contained inside this template
         -->
-    <t t-name="mail.wall_thread_container">
-    </t>
+    <li t-name="mail.wall_thread_container" class="oe_mail_wall_thread">
+    </li>
 
     <!--
         record_thread main template