diff --git a/addons/web/doc/qweb.rst b/addons/web/doc/qweb.rst
index 61668dcb9be..a8225a72fee 100644
--- a/addons/web/doc/qweb.rst
+++ b/addons/web/doc/qweb.rst
@@ -312,15 +312,6 @@ Output
 
     Evaluates, html-escapes and outputs ``content``.
 
-.. _qweb-directive-escf:
-
-.. function:: t-escf=content
-
-    :param Format content:
-
-    Similar to :ref:`t-esc <qweb-directive-esc>` but evaluates a
-    ``Format`` instead of just an expression.
-
 .. _qweb-directive-raw:
 
 .. function:: t-raw=content
@@ -331,14 +322,6 @@ Output
     html-escape the result of evaluating ``content``. Should only ever
     be used for known-secure content, or will be an XSS attack vector.
 
-.. _qweb-directive-rawf:
-
-.. function:: t-rawf=content
-
-    :param Format content:
-
-    ``Format``-based version of :ref:`t-raw <qweb-directive-raw>`.
-
 .. _qweb-directive-att:
 
 .. function:: t-att=map
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test-output.xml b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test-output.xml
index 2660e519273..1135ad9f251 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test-output.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test-output.xml
@@ -10,20 +10,6 @@
         <t t-esc="ok"/>
     </t>
 
-    <!-- escf, same as t-esc, but @t-escf is a format string -->
-    <t t-name="escf-noformat-literal">
-        <t t-escf="ok"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="escf-simpleformat-variable">
-        <t t-escf="#{value}"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="escf-format-variable">
-        <t t-escf="[#{value}]"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="escf-format-variable-with-escapes">
-        <t t-escf="[#{value}]"/>
-    </t>
-
     <!-- raw, evaluates and returns @t-raw directly (no escaping) -->
     <t t-name="raw-literal">
         <t t-raw="'ok'"/>
@@ -34,18 +20,4 @@
     <t t-name="raw-notescaped">
         <t t-raw="ok"/>
     </t>
-
-    <!-- rawf, same as t-raw, but @t-rawf is a format string -->
-    <t t-name="rawf-noformat-literal">
-        <t t-escf="ok"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="rawf-simpleformat-variable">
-        <t t-escf="#{value}"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="rawf-format-variable">
-        <t t-escf="[#{value}]"/>
-    </t>
-    <t t-name="rawf-format-variable-notescaped">
-        <t t-rawf="[#{value}]"/>
-    </t>
 </templates>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test.js.html b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test.js.html
index 02ec89c134c..469641a1796 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test.js.html
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb-test.js.html
@@ -32,29 +32,11 @@
                 equals(render('esc-variable', {ok: 'ok'}), "ok", "Render a string variable");
                 equals(render('esc-toescape', {ok: '<ok>'}), "&lt;ok&gt;", "Render a string with data to escape");
             });
-            test("Formatted escaped output", function () {
-                equals(render('escf-noformat-literal', {}), "ok", "Render a literal string");
-                equals(render('escf-simpleformat-variable', {value: 'ok'}), "ok",
-                        "Only render an interpolated variable");
-                equals(render('escf-format-variable', {value: 'ok'}), "[ok]",
-                        "Actually formatted variable");
-                equals(render('escf-format-variable-with-escapes', {value: '<ok>'}), '[&lt;ok&gt;]',
-                        "Render a formatted string with data to escape");
-            });
             test("Basic unescaped output", function () {
                 equals(render('raw-literal', {}), "ok", "Render a literal string");
                 equals(render('raw-variable', {ok: 'ok'}), "ok", "Render a string variable");
                 equals(render('raw-notescaped', {ok: '<ok>'}), "<ok>", "Render a string with data not escaped");
             });
-            test("Formatted unescaped output", function () {
-                equals(render('rawf-noformat-literal', {}), "ok", "Render a literal string");
-                equals(render('rawf-simpleformat-variable', {value: 'ok'}), "ok",
-                        "Only render an interpolated variable");
-                equals(render('rawf-format-variable', {value: 'ok'}), "[ok]",
-                        "Actually formatted variable");
-                equals(render('rawf-format-variable-notescaped', {value: '<ok>'}), '[<ok>]',
-                        "Render a formatted string with data not escaped");
-            });
 
             module("Context-setting tests", {
                 setup: function () {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb2.js b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb2.js
index 4512b749682..0289af91a60 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb2.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/qweb/qweb2.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 var QWeb2 = {
     expressions_cache: {},
     RESERVED_WORDS: 'true,false,NaN,null,undefined,debugger,console,window,in,instanceof,new,function,return,this,typeof,eval,void,Math,RegExp,Array,Object,Date'.split(','),
-    ACTIONS_PRECEDENCE: 'foreach,if,call,set,esc,escf,raw,rawf,js,debug,log'.split(','),
+    ACTIONS_PRECEDENCE: 'foreach,if,call,set,esc,raw,js,debug,log'.split(','),
     WORD_REPLACEMENT: {
         'and': '&&',
         'or': '||',
@@ -735,15 +735,9 @@ QWeb2.Element = (function() {
         compile_action_esc : function(value) {
             this.top("r.push(context.engine.tools.html_escape(" + (this.format_expression(value)) + "));");
         },
-        compile_action_escf : function(value) {
-            this.top("r.push(context.engine.tools.html_escape(" + (this.string_interpolation(value)) + "));");
-        },
         compile_action_raw : function(value) {
             this.top("r.push(" + (this.format_expression(value)) + ");");
         },
-        compile_action_rawf : function(value) {
-            this.top("r.push(" + (this.string_interpolation(value)) + ");");
-        },
         compile_action_js : function(value) {
             this.top("(function(" + value + ") {");
             this.bottom("})(dict);");