diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index 2ec9025b297..f356e731143 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         root_view_id = View.get_root_ancestor(
             cr, user, view_id, self._name, view_type, context=context)
         root_view = View.read_combined(cr, user, root_view_id, fields=[
-            'id', 'name', 'field_parent', 'type', 'model'
+            'id', 'name', 'field_parent', 'type', 'model', 'arch'
         ], model=self._name, context=context)
         if root_view:
             result.update(
diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_views.py b/openerp/tests/test_views.py
index a7cb126fbdf..b7a454f1f27 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_views.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class TestViewInheritance(common.TransactionCase):
             'name': name,
             'arch': self.view_for(name),
             'inherit_id': parent,
-            'type': 'form',
         })
         self.ids[name] = view_id
         return view_id