diff --git a/addons/purchase/__manifest__.py b/addons/purchase/__manifest__.py
index 5d144d44f1e..1d8311943bd 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/purchase/__manifest__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
         'web.assets_backend': [
             'purchase/static/src/toaster_button/*',
             'purchase/static/src/views/*.js',
-            'purchase/static/src/views/*.scss',
             'purchase/static/src/js/tours/purchase.js',
             'purchase/static/src/**/*.xml',
         ],
diff --git a/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.scss b/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index cc3c00556ad..00000000000
--- a/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.o_rfq_no_content {
-    position: relative;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.xml b/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.xml
index 383d2a13489..d9ba48f0e75 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/static/src/views/purchase_listview.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
 <templates>
-    <t t-name="purchase.RfqNoContent" t-inherit="web.ActionHelper" t-inherit-mode="primary" owl="1">
-        <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_view_nocontent')]" position="attributes">
-            <attribute name="class" add="o_rfq_no_content" separator=" "/>
-        </xpath>
-    </t>
-
     <t t-name="purchase.PurchaseListView" t-inherit="web.ListRenderer" t-inherit-mode="primary" owl="1">
-        <xpath expr="//t[@t-call='web.ActionHelper']" position="replace">
+        <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_list_renderer')]" position="before">
             <PurchaseDashBoard />
-            <t t-if="showNoContentHelper">
-                <t t-if="!showTable" t-call="purchase.RfqNoContent">
-                    <t t-set="noContentHelp" t-value="props.noContentHelp"/>
-                </t>
-                <t t-else="" t-call="web.ActionHelper">
-                    <t t-set="noContentHelp" t-value="props.noContentHelp"/>
-                </t>
-            </t>
         </xpath>
     </t>
 </templates>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/modal.scss b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/modal.scss
index d2a411ab3d0..1d21ec56cc7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/modal.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/modal.scss
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            > :not(.o_legacy_view_sample_data) .o_view_nocontent {
-                position: unset;
-            }
-
             .o_modal_changes td {
                 &:first-child {
                     padding-right: 10px;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
index 2bf7e1477c0..2829c5906a7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class ListRenderer extends Component {
 
         if (this.env.searchModel) {
             useBus(this.env.searchModel, "focus-view", () => {
-                if (this.props.list.model.useSampleModel || !this.showTable) {
+                if (this.props.list.model.useSampleModel) {
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class ListRenderer extends Component {
             () => {
                 this.freezeColumnWidths();
             },
-            () => [this.state.columns, this.isEmpty, this.showTable]
+            () => [this.state.columns, this.isEmpty]
         );
         useExternalListener(window, "resize", () => {
             this.columnWidths = null;
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@ export class ListRenderer extends Component {
     // The following code manipulates the DOM directly to avoid having to wait for a
     // render + patch which would occur on the next frame and cause flickering.
     freezeColumnWidths() {
-        if (!this.showTable) {
-            return;
-        }
         if (!this.keepColumnWidths) {
             this.columnWidths = null;
         }
@@ -1586,11 +1583,6 @@ export class ListRenderer extends Component {
         return !group.isFolded && group.list.limit < group.list.count;
     }
 
-    get showTable() {
-        const { model } = this.props.list;
-        return model.hasData() || !this.props.noContentHelp;
-    }
-
     toggleGroup(group) {
         group.toggle();
     }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
index ced2c91d4b3..5dfca43a226 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_renderer.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
     <t t-name="web.ListRenderer" owl="1">
         <div
-            class="o_list_renderer o_renderer"
-            t-att-class="{'table-responsive': showTable}"
+            class="o_list_renderer o_renderer table-responsive"
             t-attf-class="{{ props.archInfo.className or '' }}"
             tabindex="-1"
             t-ref="root"
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
             <t t-if="showNoContentHelper" t-call="web.ActionHelper">
                 <t t-set="noContentHelp" t-value="props.noContentHelp"/>
             </t>
-            <table t-if="showTable" t-attf-class="o_list_table table table-sm table-hover position-relative mb-0  {{props.list.isGrouped ? 'o_list_table_grouped' : 'o_list_table_ungrouped table-striped'}}" t-ref="table">
+            <table t-attf-class="o_list_table table table-sm table-hover position-relative mb-0 {{props.list.isGrouped ? 'o_list_table_grouped' : 'o_list_table_ungrouped table-striped'}}" t-ref="table">
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <th t-if="hasSelectors" class="o_list_record_selector o_list_controller align-middle pe-1 cursor-pointer" tabindex="-1" t-on-keydown.synthetic="(ev) => this.onCellKeydown(ev)" t-on-click.stop="toggleSelection">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
index 809eabf59ed..d09de3b8697 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_view_tests.js
@@ -4257,32 +4257,26 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                 noContentHelp: '<p class="hello">click to add a foo</p>',
             });
 
-            // as help is being provided in the action, table won't be rendered until a record exists
-            assert.containsNone(
-                target,
-                ".o_list_table",
-                " there should not be any records in the view."
-            );
             assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_view_nocontent", "should have no content help");
 
             // click on create button
             await click(target.querySelector(".o_list_button_add"));
-            const handleWidgetMinWidth = "33px";
+            const handleWidgetWidth = "33px";
             const handleWidgetHeader = target.querySelector("thead > tr > th.o_handle_cell");
 
             assert.strictEqual(
-                window.getComputedStyle(handleWidgetHeader).minWidth,
-                handleWidgetMinWidth,
-                "While creating first record, min-width should be applied to handle widget."
+                window.getComputedStyle(handleWidgetHeader).width,
+                handleWidgetWidth,
+                "While creating first record, width should be applied to handle widget."
             );
 
             // creating one record
             await editInput(target, ".o_selected_row [name='foo'] input", "test_foo");
             await clickSave(target);
             assert.strictEqual(
-                window.getComputedStyle(handleWidgetHeader).minWidth,
-                handleWidgetMinWidth,
-                "After creation of the first record, min-width of the handle widget should remain as it is"
+                window.getComputedStyle(handleWidgetHeader).width,
+                handleWidgetWidth,
+                "After creation of the first record, width of the handle widget should remain as it is"
             );
         }
     );
@@ -6581,7 +6575,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             noContentHelp: "click to add a partner",
         });
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_view_nocontent", "should display the no content helper");
-        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_view table", "should not have a table in the dom");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view table", "should have a table in the dom");
         assert.deepEqual(
             [...target.querySelectorAll(".o_view_nocontent")].map((el) => el.textContent),
             ["click to add a partner"]
@@ -6595,7 +6589,6 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             ".o_view_nocontent",
             "should not display the no content helper"
         );
-        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view table", "should have a table in the dom");
     });
 
     QUnit.test("no nocontent helper when no data and no help", async function (assert) {
@@ -6678,7 +6671,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             target.querySelector(".o_list_view .o_content"),
             "o_view_sample_data"
         );
-        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_table");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_table");
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_nocontent_help");
 
         await toggleMenuItem(target, "False Domain");
@@ -6923,7 +6916,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                 target.querySelector(".o_list_view .o_content"),
                 "o_view_sample_data"
             );
-            assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_table");
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_table");
             assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_nocontent_help");
         }
     );
@@ -6967,7 +6960,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                 target.querySelector(".o_list_view .o_content"),
                 "o_view_sample_data"
             );
-            assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_table");
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_table");
             assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_nocontent_help");
         }
     );
@@ -7025,7 +7018,7 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
                 target.querySelector(".o_list_view .o_content"),
                 "o_view_sample_data"
             );
-            assert.containsNone(target, ".o_list_table");
+            assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_table");
             assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_nocontent_help");
         }
     );
@@ -7340,12 +7333,12 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             ".o_view_nocontent",
             "should have a no content helper displayed"
         );
-        assert.containsNone(
+        assert.containsOnce(
             target,
             "div.table-responsive",
-            "should not have a div.table-responsive"
+            "should have a div.table-responsive"
         );
-        assert.containsNone(target, "table", "should not have rendered a table");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, "table", "should have rendered a table");
 
         await click(target.querySelector(".o_list_button_add"));
         assert.containsNone(
@@ -7353,7 +7346,6 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             ".o_view_nocontent",
             "should not have a no content helper displayed"
         );
-        assert.containsOnce(target, "table", "should have rendered a table");
         assert.hasClass(
             target.querySelector("tbody tr"),
             "o_selected_row",
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/window_action_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/window_action_tests.js
index 2a6d0fe9118..69e2322104a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/window_action_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/actions/window_action_tests.js
@@ -2501,12 +2501,11 @@ QUnit.module("ActionManager", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view");
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_view_nocontent");
         assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_view_nocontent").innerText, "Hello");
-        assert.containsNone(target, "table");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, "table");
 
         await doAction(webClient, 4);
         assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_list_view");
         assert.containsNone(target, ".o_view_nocontent");
-        assert.containsOnce(target, "table");
     });
 
     QUnit.test("process context.form_view_initial_mode", async function (assert) {