diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index 36e9652dd9b..ea3b8f17a09 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1963,6 +1963,9 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         var records = [];
         var ids = [];
         list = this._applyX2ManyOperations(list);
+        if (_.isEmpty(list.data)) {
+            return $.when();
+        }
         _.each(list.data, function (localId) {
             var record = self.localData[localId];
             var data = record._changes || record.data;