diff --git a/odoo/service/model.py b/odoo/service/model.py
index 91ea16457a1..d6ebf8c0c9a 100644
--- a/odoo/service/model.py
+++ b/odoo/service/model.py
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
-
-from functools import partial
-import json
 import logging
-from psycopg2 import IntegrityError, OperationalError, errorcodes
 import random
 import threading
 import time
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from functools import partial
+
+from psycopg2 import IntegrityError, OperationalError, errorcodes
 
 import odoo
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError, ValidationError
 from odoo.http import request
 from odoo.models import check_method_name
 from odoo.tools import DotDict
-from odoo.tools.translate import translate_sql_constraint
-from odoo.tools.translate import _
-
+from odoo.tools.translate import _, translate_sql_constraint
 from . import security
-from ..tools import traverse_containers, lazy
+from ..tools import lazy
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ def execute_cr(cr, uid, obj, method, *args, **kw):
     result = retrying(partial(odoo.api.call_kw, recs, method, args, kw), env)
     # force evaluation of lazy values before the cursor is closed, as it would
     # error afterwards if the lazy isn't already evaluated (and cached)
-    for l in traverse_containers(result, lazy):
+    for l in _traverse_containers(result, lazy):
         _0 = l._value
     return result
 
@@ -167,3 +165,22 @@ def retrying(func, env):
         env.cr.commit()  # effectively commits and execute post-commits
     env.registry.signal_changes()
     return result
+
+
+def _traverse_containers(val, type_):
+    """ Yields atoms filtered by specified ``type_`` (or type tuple), traverses
+    through standard containers (non-string mappings or sequences) *unless*
+    they're selected by the type filter
+    """
+    from odoo.models import BaseModel
+    if isinstance(val, type_):
+        yield val
+    elif isinstance(val, (str, bytes, BaseModel)):
+        return
+    elif isinstance(val, Mapping):
+        for k, v in val.items():
+            yield from _traverse_containers(k, type_)
+            yield from _traverse_containers(v, type_)
+    elif isinstance(val, Sequence):
+        for v in val:
+            yield from _traverse_containers(v, type_)
diff --git a/odoo/tools/misc.py b/odoo/tools/misc.py
index 957527a9e82..4047ee88547 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/misc.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/misc.py
@@ -1638,25 +1638,6 @@ def get_diff(data_from, data_to, custom_style=False):
     return handle_style(diff, custom_style)
 
 
-def traverse_containers(val, type_):
-    """ Yields atoms filtered by specified ``type_`` (or type tuple), traverses
-    through standard containers (non-string mappings or sequences) *unless*
-    they're selected by the type filter
-    """
-    from odoo.models import BaseModel
-    if isinstance(val, type_):
-        yield val
-    elif isinstance(val, (str, bytes, BaseModel)):
-        return
-    elif isinstance(val, Mapping):
-        for k, v in val.items():
-            yield from traverse_containers(k, type_)
-            yield from traverse_containers(v, type_)
-    elif isinstance(val, collections.abc.Sequence):
-        for v in val:
-            yield from traverse_containers(v, type_)
-
-
 def hmac(env, scope, message, hash_function=hashlib.sha256):
     """Compute HMAC with `database.secret` config parameter as key.