diff --git a/addons/website/controllers/main.py b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
index 85e88859117..6031c575763 100644
--- a/addons/website/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
@@ -353,16 +353,6 @@ class Website(Home):
             ]
         }
 
-    @http.route('/website/get_modules_info', type='json', auth="user")
-    def get_modules_info(self, xml_ids):
-        def get_module_info(xml_id):
-            module_info = request.env.ref(xml_id)
-            return {'id': module_info.id, 'name': module_info.shortdesc}
-        modules_info = {}
-        for xml_id in xml_ids:
-            modules_info[xml_id] = get_module_info(xml_id)
-        return modules_info
-
     @http.route('/website/snippet/filters', type='json', auth='public', website=True)
     def get_dynamic_filter(self, filter_id, template_key, limit=None, search_domain=None, with_sample=False):
         dynamic_filter = request.env['website.snippet.filter'].sudo().search(
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/systray_items/new_content.js b/addons/website/static/src/systray_items/new_content.js
index 2951ed3481e..efebce9df6b 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/systray_items/new_content.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/systray_items/new_content.js
@@ -72,18 +72,21 @@ export class NewContentModal extends Component {
         this.state = useState({
             newContentElements: [
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_blog',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_blog',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-rss"/>`,
                     title: this.env._t('Blog Post'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_event',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_event',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-ticket"/>`,
                     title: this.env._t('Event'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_forum',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_forum',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-comment"/>`,
@@ -91,24 +94,28 @@ export class NewContentModal extends Component {
                     title: this.env._t('Forum'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_hr_recruitment',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_hr_recruitment',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-briefcase"/>`,
                     title: this.env._t('Job Position'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_sale',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_sale',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-shopping-cart"/>`,
                     title: this.env._t('Product'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_slides',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_slides',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa module_icon" style="background-image: url('/website/static/src/img/apps_thumbs/website_slide.svg');background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center;"/>`,
                     title: this.env._t('Course'),
                 },
                 {
+                    moduleName: 'website_livechat',
                     moduleXmlId: 'base.module_website_livechat',
                     status: MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED,
                     icon: xml`<i class="fa fa-comments"/>`,
@@ -131,10 +138,16 @@ export class NewContentModal extends Component {
     async onWillStart() {
         this.isDesigner = await this.user.hasGroup('website.group_website_designer');
         this.canInstall = await this.user.isAdmin;
-
-        const xmlIds = this.state.newContentElements.filter(({status}) => status === MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED).map(({moduleXmlId}) => moduleXmlId);
         if (this.canInstall) {
-            this.modulesInfo = await this.rpc('/website/get_modules_info', {xml_ids: xmlIds});
+            const moduleNames = this.state.newContentElements.filter(({status}) => status === MODULE_STATUS.NOT_INSTALLED).map(({moduleName}) => moduleName);
+            this.modulesInfo = {};
+            for (const record of await this.orm.searchRead(
+                "ir.module.module",
+                [['name', 'in', moduleNames]],
+                ["id", "name", "shortdesc"],
+            )) {
+                this.modulesInfo[record.name] = {id: record.id, name: record.shortdesc};
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +182,7 @@ export class NewContentModal extends Component {
             return element.createNewContent();
         }
 
-        const {id, name} = this.modulesInfo[element.moduleXmlId];
+        const {id, name} = this.modulesInfo[element.moduleName];
         const dialogProps = {
             title: element.title,
             installationText: _.str.sprintf(this.newContentText.installNeeded, name),