diff --git a/addons/account_check_writing/account_check_writing_report.xml b/addons/account_check_writing/account_check_writing_report.xml
index d32dd77bc8f..aa938c4622c 100644
--- a/addons/account_check_writing/account_check_writing_report.xml
+++ b/addons/account_check_writing/account_check_writing_report.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
             report_type="qweb-pdf"
             name="account_check_writing.report_check" 
             file="account_check_writing.report_check" 
+            paperformat="account_check_writing.paperformat_frenchcheck"
         />
-
-        <record id="action_report_check" model="ir.actions.report.xml">
-            <field name="paperformat_id" ref="account_check_writing.paperformat_frenchcheck"/>
-        </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/event/event_report.xml b/addons/event/event_report.xml
index cdbc36cc3d8..9a2ee6e2e42 100644
--- a/addons/event/event_report.xml
+++ b/addons/event/event_report.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@
     <report id="action_report_registration_badge" model="event.registration" 
         string="Badge" report_type="qweb-html"
         name="event.report_registration_badge"
-        file="event.report_registration_badge"/>
-    <record model="ir.actions.report.xml" id="event.action_report_registration_badge">
-        <field name="paperformat_id" ref="event.paperformat_euro_lowmargin"/>
-    </record>
+        file="event.report_registration_badge"
+        paperformat="event.paperformat_euro_lowmargin"/>
 
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_report.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_report.xml
index 6ae4dbe9c30..48e21ac8b4b 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_report.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/point_of_sale_report.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@
             report_type="qweb-pdf"
             name="point_of_sale.report_receipt"
             file="point_of_sale.report_receipt"
+            paperformat="point_of_sale.paperformat_posreceipt"
         />
-        <record id="action_report_pos_receipt" model="ir.actions.report.xml">
-            <field name="paperformat_id" ref="point_of_sale.paperformat_posreceipt"/>
-        </record>
 
         <report
             id="pos_lines_report"