diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/__manifest__.py b/addons/point_of_sale/__manifest__.py
index 5751921a465..e4c2c85e1f2 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/__manifest__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@
         ],
         'point_of_sale.pos_assets_backend': [
             ('include', 'web.assets_backend'),
-            ('remove', 'web/static/src/webclient/menu_service.js'),
             ('remove', 'web/static/src/core/errors/error_handlers.js'),
             ('remove', 'web/static/src/legacy/legacy_rpc_error_handler.js'),
         ],
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/views/pos_assets_index.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/views/pos_assets_index.xml
index 0618568fe29..599077081ce 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/views/pos_assets_index.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/views/pos_assets_index.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
                 'login_number': login_number,
                 'debug': debug,
             })"/>;
+            // Prevent the menu_service to load anything. In an ideal world, POS assets would only contain
+            // what is genuinely necessary, and not the whole backend.
+            odoo.loadMenusPromise = Promise.resolve();
             odoo.loadTemplatesPromise = fetch(`/web/webclient/qweb/${odoo.__session_info__.cache_hashes.qweb}?bundle=web.assets_qweb`).then(doc => doc.text());
         </script>