diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
index c51c11ebe81..66d473095be 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_controller.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ var KanbanController = BasicController.extend({
         kanban_column_add_record: '_onAddRecordToColumn',
         kanban_column_resequence: '_onColumnResequence',
         kanban_load_more: '_onLoadMore',
-        kanban_load_records: '_onLoadColumnRecords',
         column_toggle_fold: '_onToggleColumn',
         kanban_column_records_toggle_active: '_onToggleActiveRecords',
     }),
@@ -379,25 +378,6 @@ var KanbanController = BasicController.extend({
                 self.update({}, {reload: !column.isEmpty()});
             });
     },
-    /**
-     * Loads the record of a given column (used in mobile, as the columns are
-     * lazy loaded)
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @param {OdooEvent} ev
-     */
-    _onLoadColumnRecords: function (ev) {
-        var self = this;
-        this.model.loadColumnRecords(ev.data.columnID).then(function (dbID) {
-            var data = self.model.get(dbID);
-            return self.renderer.updateColumn(dbID, data).then(function() {
-                self._updateEnv();
-                if (ev.data.onSuccess) {
-                    ev.data.onSuccess();
-                }
-            });
-        });
-    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {OdooEvent} ev
@@ -490,15 +470,21 @@ var KanbanController = BasicController.extend({
      */
     _onToggleColumn: function (ev) {
         var self = this;
-        var column = ev.target;
-        this.model.toggleGroup(column.db_id).then(function (db_id) {
-            var data = self.model.get(db_id);
-            var options = {
-                openQuickCreate: !!ev.data.openQuickCreate,
-            };
-            self.renderer.updateColumn(db_id, data, options);
-            self._updateEnv();
-        });
+        const columnID = ev.target.db_id || ev.data.db_id;
+        this.model.toggleGroup(columnID)
+            .then(function (db_id) {
+                var data = self.model.get(db_id);
+                var options = {
+                    openQuickCreate: !!ev.data.openQuickCreate,
+                };
+                return self.renderer.updateColumn(db_id, data, options);
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                self._updateEnv();
+                if (ev.data.onSuccess) {
+                    ev.data.onSuccess();
+                }
+            });
     },
     /**
      * @todo should simply use field_changed event...
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
index 30af177214f..2f2def8d850 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_model.js
@@ -183,17 +183,6 @@ var KanbanModel = BasicModel.extend({
         params.groupedBy = (params.groupedBy && params.groupedBy.length) ? params.groupedBy : this.defaultGroupedBy;
         return this._super(params);
     },
-    /**
-     * Opens a given group and loads its <limit> first records
-     *
-     * @param {string} groupID
-     * @returns {Promise}
-     */
-    loadColumnRecords: function (groupID) {
-        var dataPoint = this.localData[groupID];
-        dataPoint.isOpen = true;
-        return this.reload(groupID);
-    },
     /**
      * Load more records in a group.
      *
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
index dfc86042aca..377131c16ba 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer_mobile.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ odoo.define('web.KanbanRendererMobile', function (require) {
  * The purpose of this file is to improve the UX of grouped kanban views in
  * mobile. It includes the KanbanRenderer (in mobile only) to only display one
  * column full width, and enables the swipe to browse to the other columns.
- * Moreover, records in columns are lazy-loaded.
  */
 
 var config = require('web.config');
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ KanbanRenderer.include({
                 $column.css({left: left});
             }
             $column.scrollTop(scrollTop); // required when clicking on 'Load More'
-            self._enableSwipe();
         });
     },
 
@@ -292,22 +290,23 @@ KanbanRenderer.include({
      *   and displayed
      */
     _moveToGroup: function (moveToIndex, animate) {
-        var self = this;
         if (moveToIndex < 0 || moveToIndex >= this.widgets.length) {
             this._layoutUpdate(animate);
             return Promise.resolve();
         }
         this.activeColumnIndex = moveToIndex;
         var column = this.widgets[this.activeColumnIndex];
-        return new Promise(function (resolve) {
-            self.trigger_up('kanban_load_records', {
-                columnID: column.db_id,
-                onSuccess: function () {
-                    self._layoutUpdate(animate);
-                    resolve();
-                },
+        if (column.data.isOpen) {
+            this._layoutUpdate(animate);
+        } else {
+            // Unfold column and fetch records
+            this.trigger_up('column_toggle_fold', {
+                db_id: column.db_id,
+                onSuccess: () => this._layoutUpdate(animate)
             });
-        });
+        }
+        this._enableSwipe();
+        return Promise.resolve();
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
index d265ca6ae6b..cc0de646d2d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_view.js
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ var KanbanView = BasicView.extend({
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 
         this.loadParams.limit = this.loadParams.limit || 40;
-        // in mobile, columns are lazy-loaded, so set 'openGroupByDefault' to
-        // false so that they will won't be loaded by the initial load
-        this.loadParams.openGroupByDefault = config.device.isMobile ? false : true;
+        this.loadParams.openGroupByDefault = true;
         this.loadParams.type = 'list';
         this.noDefaultGroupby = params.noDefaultGroupby;
         var progressBar;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
index 184ac985e80..ecc986eb0e4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_mobile_tests.js
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "first column is the active column with class 'o_current'");
         assert.containsN(kanban, '.o_kanban_group:first > div.o_kanban_record', 2,
             "there are 2 records in active tab");
-        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth(1) > div.o_kanban_record').length, 0,
-            "there is no records in next tab. Records will be loaded when it will be opened");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth(1) > div.o_kanban_record').length, 2,
+            "there are 2 records in next tab. Records will be loaded when the kanban is opened");
 
         // quick create in first column
         await testUtils.dom.click(kanban.$buttons.find('.o-kanban-button-new'));