diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 62b5d693617..dc9f706d40e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -1117,12 +1117,10 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this._super(parent);
         var view = this.getParent();
         this.sections = [
-            { 'name': 'buttons', 'label': _t('Button'), },
             { 'name' : 'print', 'label' : _t('Print'), },
             { 'name' : 'other', 'label' : _t('More'), }
         ];
         this.items = {
-            'buttons': [],
             'print' : [],
             'other' : []
         };
@@ -1134,24 +1132,22 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         });
     },
     start: function() {
+        var self = this;
         this._super(this);
         this.redraw();
-        this.$el.on('click', 'button.oe_sidebar_button', this.on_item_click);
-        this.$el.on('click','.oe_dropdown_menu li a', this.on_item_click);
-    },
-    on_item_click: function (event) {
-        var self = this;
-        var section = $(event.currentTarget).data('section');
-        var index = $(event.currentTarget).data('index');
-        var item = self.items[section][index];
-        if (item.callback) {
-            item.callback.apply(self, [item]);
-        } else if (item.action) {
-            self.on_item_action_clicked(item);
-        } else if (item.url) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        event.preventDefault();
+        this.$el.on('click','.oe_dropdown_menu li a', function(event) {
+            var section = $(this).data('section');
+            var index = $(this).data('index');
+            var item = self.items[section][index];
+            if (item.callback) {
+                item.callback.apply(self, [item]);
+            } else if (item.action) {
+                self.on_item_action_clicked(item);
+            } else if (item.url) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            event.preventDefault();
+        });
     },
     redraw: function() {
         var self = this;
@@ -1201,26 +1197,17 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     },
     add_toolbar: function(toolbar) {
         var self = this;
-        var context = self.getParent().dataset.context; // not sure this is the correct way to find the context
-        var highlighted_act_ids = context['view_manager_highlight'] || [];
         _.each(['print','action','relate'], function(type) {
             var items = toolbar[type];
             if (items) {
                 for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-                    var section_code = 'other';
-                    if (highlighted_act_ids && _.indexOf(highlighted_act_ids, items[i]['id']) != -1) {
-                        section_code = 'buttons';
-                    }
-                    else if (type == 'print') {
-                        section_code = 'print';
-                    }
                     items[i] = {
                         label: items[i]['name'],
                         action: items[i],
                         classname: 'oe_sidebar_' + type
                     };
-                    self.add_items(section_code, [items[i]]);
                 }
+                self.add_items(type=='print' ? 'print' : 'other', items);
             }
         });
     },
@@ -1531,7 +1518,7 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         new instance.web.DataExport(this, this.dataset).open();
     },
     sidebar_eval_context: function () {
-        return $.when(new instance.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context()));
+        return $.when({});
     },
     /**
      * Asks the view to reload itself, if the reloading is asynchronous should