diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_screens.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_screens.js
index 533b6f83fda..9b81b682f76 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_screens.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_screens.js
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ function openerp_pos_screens(instance, module){ //module is instance.point_of_sa
             this.pos_widget.set_numpad_visible(this.show_numpad && cashier_mode);
             this.pos_widget.set_leftpane_visible(this.show_leftpane);
             this.pos_widget.set_cashier_controls_visible(cashier_mode);
-            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_total_visible(this.show_total);
-            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_help_visible(!cashier_mode, function(){ self.help_button_action(); });
-            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_logout_visible(cashier_mode, function(){ self.logout_button_action(); });
-            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_close_visible(cashier_mode);
+            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_element_visible('total', this.show_total);
+            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_element_visible('help-button',  !cashier_mode, function(){ self.help_button_action(); });
+            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_element_visible('logout-button', cashier_mode, function(){ self.logout_button_action(); });
+            this.pos_widget.action_bar.set_element_visible('close-button', cashier_mode);
 
             this.pos.barcode_reader.set_action_callback({
                 'cashier': self.barcode_cashier_action ? function(ean){ self.barcode_cashier_action(ean); } : undefined ,
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_widgets.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_widgets.js
index 7a5453e7980..8195661ce44 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/pos_widgets.js
@@ -337,25 +337,17 @@ function openerp_pos_widgets(instance, module){ //module is instance.point_of_sa
             this.logout_visibility  = true;
             this.close_visibility  = true;
         },
-        set_element_visible: function(button, visible, action){
-            if(visible != this.visibility[button]){
-                this.visibility[button] = visible;
+        set_element_visible: function(element, visible, action){
+            if(visible != this.visibility[element]){
+                this.visibility[element] = visible;
                 if(visible){
-                    this.$('.'+button).show();
+                    this.$('.'+element).show();
                 }else{
-                    this.$('.'+button).hide();
+                    this.$('.'+element).hide();
                 }
             }
             if(visible && action){
-                this.$('.'+button).off('click').click(action);
-            }
-        },
-        set_all_elements_invisible: function(){
-            for(el in this.visibility){
-                if(this.visibility[el]){
-                    this.visibility[el] = false;
-                    this.$('.'+el).hide();
-                }
+                this.$('.'+element).off('click').click(action);
             }
         },
         set_total_value: function(value){
@@ -381,55 +373,6 @@ function openerp_pos_widgets(instance, module){ //module is instance.point_of_sa
             }
             return undefined;
         },
-        set_total_visible: function(visible){
-            if(visible !== this.total_visibility){
-                this.total_visibility = visible;
-                if(visible){
-                    this.$element.find('.total').show();
-                }else{
-                    this.$element.find('.total').hide();
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        set_help_visible: function(visible,action){
-            if(visible !== this.help_visibility){
-                this.help_visibility = visible;
-                if(visible){
-                    this.$element.find('.help-button').show();
-                }else{
-                    this.$element.find('.help-button').hide();
-                }
-            }
-            if(visible && action){
-                this.$element.find('.help-button').off('click').click(action);
-            }
-        },
-        set_logout_visible: function(visible,action){
-            if(visible !== this.logout_visibility){
-                this.logout_visibility = visible;
-                if(visible){
-                    this.$element.find('.logout-button').show();
-                }else{
-                    this.$element.find('.logout-button').hide();
-                }
-            }
-            if(visible && action){
-                this.$element.find('.logout-button').off('click').click(action);
-            }
-        },
-        set_close_visible: function(visible,action){
-            if(visible !== this.close_visibility){
-                this.close_visibility = visible;
-                if(visible){
-                    this.$element.find('.close-button').show();
-                }else{
-                    this.$element.find('.close-button').hide();
-                }
-            }
-            if(visible && action){
-                this.$element.find('.close-button').off('click').click(action);
-            }
-        },
     });
 
     module.ProductCategoriesWidget = module.PosBaseWidget.extend({