diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
index bd868596546..5e23c3f2c47 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
@@ -284,16 +284,6 @@ var Widget = core.Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, ServicesMixin, {
 
         return this;
     },
-    
-    /**
-     * Update the modifiers with the newest value. 
-     * Now this.attrs.modifiersValue can be used consistantly even with 
-     * conditional modifiers
-     * 
-     * @param {Object} modifiers  the updated modifiers
-     */
-    updateModifiersValue: function(modifiers) {
-    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Private
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
index 55a6c7a6c94..80cdd05bff5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ var BasicRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
             element.$el.toggleClass("o_readonly_modifier", !!modifiers.readonly);
             element.$el.toggleClass("o_required_modifier", !!modifiers.required);
 
-            if (element.widget) {
+            if (element.widget && element.widget.updateModifiersValue) {
                 element.widget.updateModifiersValue(modifiers);
             }