diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
index 31c3a57baab..1417e31d078 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/actions/action_service.js
@@ -870,20 +870,8 @@ function makeActionManager(env) {
         if (url && !(url.startsWith("http") || url.startsWith("/"))) {
             url = "/" + url;
         }
-        if (action.target === "download") {
+        if (action.target === "download" || action.target === "self") {
             browser.location.assign(url);
-        } else if (action.target === "self") {
-            let willUnload = false;
-            const onUnload = () => {
-                willUnload = true;
-            };
-            browser.addEventListener("beforeunload", onUnload);
-            env.services.ui.block();
-            browser.location.assign(url);
-            browser.removeEventListener("beforeunload", onUnload);
-            if (!willUnload) {
-                env.services.ui.unblock();
-            }
         } else {
             const w = browser.open(url, "_blank");
             if (!w || w.closed || typeof w.closed === "undefined") {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
index e79149da88b..36b00cff26c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/url_action_tests.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
-import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { makeTestEnv } from "../../helpers/mock_env";
 import { setupWebClientRegistries, doAction, getActionManagerServerData } from "./../helpers";
 import { getFixture, patchWithCleanup } from "@web/../tests/helpers/utils";
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ import { browser } from "@web/core/browser/browser";
 
 let target;
 let serverData;
-const serviceRegistry = registry.category("services");
 
 QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
     hooks.beforeEach(() => {
@@ -34,28 +32,6 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         assert.verifySteps(["/my/test/url"]);
     });
 
-    QUnit.test("an 'ir.actions.act_url' with target 'self' blocks the ui", async (assert) => {
-        serviceRegistry.add("ui", {
-            start() {
-                return {
-                    block: () => assert.step("block"),
-                    // we can't simulate a page unload in the tests, so in this scenario the
-                    // ui will be unblocked directly (and we thus need to define the unblock
-                    // function)
-                    unblock: () => {},
-                };
-            },
-        });
-        setupWebClientRegistries();
-        const env = await makeTestEnv({ serverData });
-        await doAction(env, {
-            type: "ir.actions.act_url",
-            target: "self",
-            url: "/my/test/url",
-        });
-        assert.verifySteps(["block"]);
-    });
-
     QUnit.test("execute an 'ir.actions.act_url' action with onClose option", async (assert) => {
         setupWebClientRegistries();
         patchWithCleanup(browser, {