diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 7623b84cd32..83e80f2de12 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -3068,8 +3068,18 @@ class stock_warehouse(osv.osv):
     def _location_used(self, cr, uid, location_id, warehouse, context=None):
         pull_obj = self.pool['procurement.rule']
         push_obj = self.pool['stock.location.path']
-        pulls = pull_obj.search(cr, uid, ['&', ('route_id', 'not in', [x.id for x in warehouse.route_ids]), '|', ('location_src_id', '=', location_id), ('location_id', '=', location_id)], context=context)
-        pushs = push_obj.search(cr, uid, ['&', ('route_id', 'not in', [x.id for x in warehouse.route_ids]), '|', ('location_from_id', '=', location_id), ('location_dest_id', '=', location_id)], context=context)
+
+        domain = ['&', ('route_id', 'not in', [x.id for x in warehouse.route_ids]),
+                       '|', ('location_src_id', '=', location_id),                      # noqa
+                            ('location_id', '=', location_id)
+                  ]
+        pulls = pull_obj.search_count(cr, uid, domain, context=context)
+
+        domain = ['&', ('route_id', 'not in', [x.id for x in warehouse.route_ids]),
+                       '|', ('location_from_id', '=', location_id),                     # noqa
+                            ('location_dest_id', '=', location_id)
+                  ]
+        pushs = push_obj.search_count(cr, uid, domain, context=context)
         if pulls or pushs:
             return True
         return False