diff --git a/addons/crm/models/res_config_settings.py b/addons/crm/models/res_config_settings.py
index 258caf44d56..93c4d8d629d 100644
--- a/addons/crm/models/res_config_settings.py
+++ b/addons/crm/models/res_config_settings.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
         if alias:
             alias.write({'alias_name': self.crm_alias_prefix})
         else:
-            self.env['mail.alias'].with_context(
-                alias_model_name='crm.lead',
-                alias_parent_model_name='crm.team').create({'alias_name': self.crm_alias_prefix})
+            self.env['mail.alias'].create({
+                'alias_name': self.crm_alias_prefix,
+                'alias_model_id': self.env['ir.model']._get('crm.lead').id,
+                'alias_parent_model_id': self.env['ir.model']._get('crm.team').id,
+            })
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
index b6ad0c0ff49..30318c51869 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class RecruitmentSource(models.Model):
         for source in self:
             vals = {
                 'alias_parent_thread_id': source.job_id.id,
+                'alias_model_id': self.env['ir.model']._get('hr.applicant').id,
+                'alias_parent_model_id': self.env['ir.model']._get('hr.job').id,
                 'alias_name': "%s+%s" % (source.job_id.alias_name or source.job_id.name, source.name),
                 'alias_defaults': {
                     'job_id': source.job_id.id,
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ class RecruitmentSource(models.Model):
                     'source_id': source.source_id.id,
                 },
             }
-            source.alias_id = self.with_context(alias_model_name='hr.applicant', alias_parent_model_name='hr.job').env['mail.alias'].create(vals)
+            source.alias_id = self.env['mail.alias'].create(vals)
             source.name = source.source_id.name
 
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_alias_mixin.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_alias_mixin.py
index 0a14346f479..58583b00e5b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_alias_mixin.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_alias_mixin.py
@@ -19,19 +19,9 @@ class AliasMixin(models.AbstractModel):
 
     alias_id = fields.Many2one('mail.alias', string='Alias', ondelete="restrict", required=True)
 
-    def get_alias_model_name(self, vals):
-        """ Return the model name for the alias. Incoming emails that are not
-            replies to existing records will cause the creation of a new record
-            of this alias model. The value may depend on ``vals``, the dict of
-            values passed to ``create`` when a record of this model is created.
-        """
-        return None
-
-    def get_alias_values(self):
-        """ Return values to create an alias, or to write on the alias after its
-            creation.
-        """
-        return {'alias_parent_thread_id': self.id}
+    # --------------------------------------------------
+    # CRUD
+    # --------------------------------------------------
 
     @api.model
     def create(self, vals):
@@ -79,6 +69,28 @@ class AliasMixin(models.AbstractModel):
             _logger.info('Mail alias created for %s %s (id %s)',
                          record._name, record.display_name, record.id)
 
+    # --------------------------------------------------
+    # MIXIN TOOL OVERRIDE METHODS
+    # --------------------------------------------------
+
+    def get_alias_model_name(self, vals):
+        """ Return the model name for the alias. Incoming emails that are not
+            replies to existing records will cause the creation of a new record
+            of this alias model. The value may depend on ``vals``, the dict of
+            values passed to ``create`` when a record of this model is created.
+        """
+        return None
+
+    def get_alias_values(self):
+        """ Return values to create an alias, or to write on the alias after its
+            creation.
+        """
+        return {'alias_parent_thread_id': self.id}
+
+    # --------------------------------------------------
+    # GATEWAY
+    # --------------------------------------------------
+
     def _alias_check_contact(self, message, message_dict, alias):
         """ Main mixin method that inheriting models may inherit in order
         to implement a specifc behavior. """