diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
index c9d5dbe48ff..a26664f2203 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -732,14 +732,14 @@ instance.web.DataSet =  instance.web.CallbackEnabled.extend({
      * @param {Function} callback function to call with name_search result
      * @returns {$.Deferred}
      */
-    name_search: function (name, domain, operator, limit, callback) {
+    name_search: function (name, domain, operator, limit) {
         return this._model.call('name_search', {
             name: name || '',
             args: domain || false,
             operator: operator || 'ilike',
             context: this._model.context(),
             limit: limit || 0
-        }).then(callback);
+        });
     },
     /**
      * @param name
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index c98c6ffe373..e3d227c2e3c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ instance.web.form.CompletionFieldMixin = {
                 values.push({
                     label: _t("Search More..."),
                     action: function() {
-                        dataset.name_search(search_val, self.build_domain(), 'ilike', false, function(data) {
+                        dataset.name_search(search_val, self.build_domain(), 'ilike', false).then(function(data) {
                             self._search_create_popup("search", data);
                         });
                     },